The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), India’s homegrown digital payments system, is steadily expanding its global reach—and the Gulf region is emerging as a major hub for its adoption. For millions of Indian expats and tourists across the GCC, UPI now offers a...

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the deadline for completing Maharashtra’s long-pending local body elections by four months, pushing it from September 30 to January 31, but strongly criticised the State Election Commission (SEC) for its “inaction and...

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Mississippi authorities are investigating two separate deaths after Demartravion “Trey” Reed, 21, a Black student at Delta State University, and Cory Zukatis, 36, a white man from Brandon, were found hanging in different parts of the state on the same day. Reed’s body...

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US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrived in London on Tuesday for a second state visit, greeted with royal pomp and political scrutiny. On Wednesday, Trump will be hosted by King Charles III at Windsor Castle, which he called “the ultimate...

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US-based Khalistani outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has threatened to “siege” the Indian Consulate in Vancouver on September 18, days after India and Canada restored diplomatic ties. The group has urged Indians and Indo-Canadians to avoid the premises. SFJ also...

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RAIPUR: Allegations of religious conversions triggered violent clashes in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur, Durg, and Ambikapur over the weekend, leaving at least 13 people injured and dozens booked. Police registered multiple cross-cases as protests spread across the...

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