1.The revised framework will come into effect from October 15, 2026, while UPI transactions will remain free of cost for consumers. More than 95 per cent of low-value UPI Person-to-Merchant (P2M) transactions, involving payments of up to Rs 2,000, will remain outside the scope of MDR.

2.There is no proposal for a BRICS currency as of now, while discussions on trade in local currencies have been underway for some time, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday. 

3.Zomato has begun charging customers an additional fee of Rs 5 to Rs 20 for choosing cash on delivery (COD) as the company seeks to monetise payment methods amid intensifying competition. 

4.“India has the potential to power the next wave of global growth, and the IMF remains a close partner in supporting the country on this journey,” Clarke said in a statement issued from Washington.

5.Officers of  Satyabadi police station in Puri District   were taken aback when hundreds of farmers from Balapur panchayat lodged written complaints, seeking police intervention against the stray bulls.

6.Ahead of hearing of the remission plea moved by Darasingh in Suprem court, the Odisha review board said Singh’s release could have societal ramifications and potentially lead to communal disturbances.

7.The Puri district administration in Odisha has stepped up action against alleged illegal constructions, issuing notices to 32 hotels in the city for suspected violations of construction and land-use regulations.

8.The US military said Tuesday that it opened fire and destroyed two small Iranian boats this week.

9.The Supreme Court Tuesday gave the last opportunity of two weeks to actor Rajpal Yadav to come out with a concrete proposal to pay an outstanding amount to a private firm and directed him to deposit Rs 2 crore with the apex court registry.

10. A Delhi court Tuesday granted three weeks' interim bail to Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj in connection with the alleged assault on the father of a student activist during a protest at Jantar Mantar, among other charges, sources said.

11.In January, the Union Home Ministry directed that all six stanzas of Vande Mataram be sung before the National Anthem - when both are played together.

12.In the Jaipur Municipal Corporation elections, 18 Gen Z candidates were fielded by the BJP and Congress in the 150 wards that went to polls. Six of them -- four from the Congress and two from the BJP  won,

13.The case stems from a BBC Eye media report that said Instagram had been running advertisements promoting what appeared to be child sexual abuse material in India

14.The Unit Approval Committee (UAC) of the Falta Special Economic Zone (FSEZ) has greenlit a proposal by M/s SiCSem Private Limited to establish Odisha’s second major semiconductor manufacturing unit at IDCO Infovalley-II in Jatni Tahasil, Khordha district.

15.Camera traps confirm a growing melanistic leopard population as elephants and prey species rebound across Nayagada and Satkosia.