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UPI charges explained: 0.4% MDR on payments above ₹2,000, ₹300 cap and exemptions
From October 15, UPI will no longer be entirely free for every merchant payment. The National Payments Corporation of India...
Bankers’ Books Evidence Act 2026: What the new law means for bank records
Your bank records can be digital evidence now. India's banking system stopped running on physical ledgers years ago, but the...
RBI repo rate and home loan EMI: How interest rate cuts affect borrowers
The Reserve Bank's repo rate sits at 5.25 percent right now, and a striking number of borrowers assume that figure...
Why Nepal’s devastating flood came so fast and vanished almost as quickly
The first footage out of Nepal's August 26 disaster barely made sense. There'd been no big rainstorm beforehand, nothing that...
Vande Mataram row in Northeast: Why Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland object to full version
The Centre's new protocol for Vande Mataram has triggered different responses across the Northeast, with objections focusing on the full...
Meghalaya SIR 2026: How electoral roll scrutiny, mapping discrepancies and voter safeguards work
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 of Meghalaya's electoral rolls stands as one of the most comprehensive administrative revisions of...
Shillong Peak ropeway: what’s actually at stake in the fight over 545 trees
A 896-metre cable car meant to carry tourists to Shillong Peak in under four minutes has turned into the biggest...
Nagaland cracks down on roadside dhabas along National Highways: Explained
When Nagaland recently ordered a halt to new dhabas, eateries and commercial structures within the Right of Way of its...
FCRA Amendment Bill 2026: Why it has triggered concern across the Northeast
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026, has become one of...
Why UPI merchant charges are back in discussion after six years of zero MDR
The possibility of charges returning on some UPI payments has triggered widespread discussion after the Union government introduced amendments to...
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