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Should India Keep UPI Free For Consumers? Ex-Payments Body Board Member Explains
- Aug 19, 2026 18:55 pm IST
- Reported by: Pallava Bagla
Santanu Paul, former NPCI chief, argued that UPI's remarkable success is directly linked to its free-to-use model
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In Cabinet Meet, Review Of Ministers' Social Media Performance: Inside Track
- Aug 19, 2026 18:54 pm IST
- Reported by: Akhilesh Sharma
India is Meta's largest market by users, with hundreds of millions of people using Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
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"We Are Gen Z" Is New "Jaanta Nahin Mera Baap Kaun Hai": Omar Abdullah
- Aug 19, 2026 18:53 pm IST
- Edited by: Prapti Upadhayay
The phrase "Gen Z" has carried weight in India's public conversation since June, when it became associated with student protests in Delhi.
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"Was In Jail When Tender Floated": Satyendar Jain To Court After Arrest In Corruption Case
- Aug 19, 2026 18:53 pm IST
- Reported by: Aaquil Jameel
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
He said he was in jail at the time and was not in charge of any ministry though he was technically a minister. He was relieved of the portfolio after he was arrested on May 30, 2022, by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case.
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India Replaces Indonesia As Asia's Least-Preferred Stock Market In Survey
- Aug 19, 2026 18:33 pm IST
- Bloomberg News
The lack of a clear AI exposure remains the key concern for Indian equities, with weak growth emerging as the next most important risk, according to a survey.
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Migration, Fertility: Why Akal Takht Is Urging Sikhs To Have More Children
- Aug 19, 2026 18:18 pm IST
- Reported by: Manjeet Sehgal
Another reason prompting the Akal Takht heads to encourage Sikhs to have more children and marry at a prime reproductive age is the declining Sikh population.
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Super Chief Minister? New Rules Give D Fadnavis Power To Overrule Any Minister's Decision
- Aug 19, 2026 18:10 pm IST
- Reported by: Abhishek Sureshkumar Awasthi
- Edited by: Mohd Asim
The government views this as an administrative and legal reform. However, politically, it could significantly impact the balance of power between Fadnavis and Shinde.
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Minors Sexually Abused At Private Military School In Nagpur, Director Arrested
- Aug 19, 2026 18:10 pm IST
- Reported by: Sanjay Tiwari
The action followed a police complaint by a teenage survivor alleging sexual and mental harassment at the private facility.
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How 2021 Meetings Shaped Delhi Sewage Treatment Plant Tender Irregularities
- Aug 19, 2026 18:07 pm IST
- Reported by: Ishika Verma
The IFAS proposal, an in-principle approval, key meetings and a Rs 1,546.32-crore estimate were all from 2021, months before Satyendar Jain's arrest, sources said.
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3 Killed, 3 Injured As CNG Cylinder Explodes At Fuel Pump In Delhi
- Aug 19, 2026 18:01 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar, Divyankar Tiwari
- Edited by: Swastika Das Sharma
The explosion occured when a truck was filling gas in its CNG cylinder. According to the DCP, the person who was filling the gas in the CNG cylinder of the truck got killed in the accident. He died on the spot.
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Video: Tiger Drags Horse Away In Front Of Tourists Near Jim Corbett Park
- Aug 19, 2026 17:57 pm IST
- Edited by: Raunaq Lekhi
A dramatic tiger attack was caught on camera in Uttarakhand's Garjiya area near Ramnagar, with a fully grown Bengal tiger seen dragging away a horse in front of stunned tourists.
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'May Review Travel Advisory For Americans Visiting J&K': US Envoy Sergio Gor
- Aug 19, 2026 17:48 pm IST
- Edited by: Akash Majumder
"New Delhi, the chief minister here, the government here, we believe have made some incredible steps to keeping this area safer and making it more safe," Sergio Gor said.
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Tourists Thrashed, Harassed For 2 Hours Over 8-Year-Old's Shorts At Pune Fort
- Aug 19, 2026 17:45 pm IST
- Edited by: Swastika Das Sharma
Pune's Haveli Police have registered a case against nine individuals for assaulting tourists over their clothes at the Sinhagad Fort and intimidating people for two hours on August 16 - a day after India celebrated its 80th Independence Day.
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"Need To Pay Rent": Shehzad Poonawalla's First Interview After Quitting BJP
- Aug 19, 2026 17:25 pm IST
- Reported by: Shiv Aroor
- Edited by: Mohd Asim
Shehzad Poonawalla also repeatedly insisted that his resignation was not a sudden move, but that he had been thinking about it since 2024
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Drug Overdose, Assault? Assam Woman Dies After Party At Friend's Home
- Aug 19, 2026 17:20 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Anwesha Saikia, from Pokamura Na-pamua village in Jorhat, had left home with a friend on Saturday. She later fell ill and was taken to Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, where she died.
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"Happens": Congress MP Downplays Heated Exchange With Samajwadi Party MLA
- Aug 19, 2026 17:16 pm IST
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
The heated exchange reportedly erupted after Imran Masood, who was chairing the meeting in Saharanpur, objected to interruptions and insisted that speakers follow the proceedings of the meeting.
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Opinion | 6 Years After A Dramatic Break-Up, Are BJP-Akali Dal Set To Join Hands Again?
- Aug 19, 2026 17:02 pm IST
- Amitabh Tiwari
The arithmetic looks tempting, but the chemistry decidedly uncertain.
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"Wrong To Claim China Entered 60 km Inside": Kiren Rijiju On Arunachal
- Aug 19, 2026 16:48 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Kiren Rijiju stressed that India and China share a very long border in Arunachal that is not fully and clearly demarcated on the ground.
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"J&K Important Part Of India": US Ambassador Sergio Gor In Srinagar
- Aug 19, 2026 16:43 pm IST
- Reported by: Nazir Masoodi, Rishabh Madhavendra Pratap
- Edited by: Mohd Asim
Praising the improving security situation in the Valley, Gor said US may look at downgrading its advisory to US citizens on J&K travel
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Dog Mask On, Man Claims Madhya Pradesh Sterilisation Drive All Bark, No Bite
- Aug 19, 2026 16:13 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
Accompanied by Municipal Corporation Leader of Opposition Deepak "Mullu" Rathore, the man used the unusual form of protest to draw attention to alleged corruption in the civic body's stray dog sterilisation programme.