MUMBAI: India’s payment industry has long been calling for higher subsidies or a controlled introduction of merchant discount rate (MDR) to recover transaction costs. The decision to allow MDR or higher value business payments will help to turn many business models sustainable and thereby increase competition in an industry that is currently a near duopoly…
The promotional campaign for ‘Batwara 1947’ has picked up its pace with actress Preity Zinta joining leading man Sunny Deol for promotions ahead of the film’s theatrical release on August 14.In photographs and videos from the promotional event, Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta posed together for the media, leaving fans nostalgic and excited to see…
India’s Rohit Sharma (ANI Photo) Former India cricketer Mohammed Kaif believes Rohit Sharma has made up his mind not to retire from ODI cricket on his own and will instead leave it to the selectors to decide when his journey with the national team should end. Rohit’s future has been under intense scrutiny since India’s…
The court battle between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is back in the news, this time, over alleged ‘undisclosed income’.Brad, in his latest move, has reportedly asked a court to compel his ex-wife, Jolie, to disclose details of her film contracts and earnings, claiming she has refused to provide financial records that are allegedly ‘relevant’…
Hundreds of mourners including Irish musicians and entertainers filled a Dublin cathedral on Tuesday for the funeral of Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, who died in a motorcycle crash last week at the age of 56.Actors Steve Coogan and Chris O’Dowd and musicians including Bono, Hozier, Declan O’Rourke and Imelda May were in the congregation…
Tabu moves Delhi High Court to protect personality rights, seeks action against AI-generated impersonation and identity misuse Bollywood actress Tabu has approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of her personality and publicity rights against the alleged unauthorised use of her name, image, likeness and other identity attributes, including AI-generated content and digital impersonation.As reported…
Nora Fatehi breaks silence on dating rumours with Yassine Bounou, calls Moroccan goalkeeper ‘very kind’ and ‘one of the best in the world’ Nora Fatehi has finally addressed the dating rumours linking her to Moroccan football star Yassine Bounou, affectionately known as Bono. While reacting to the speculation with a blush, the actor-dancer clarified that…
Career quote of the day by Warren Buffett. For those who are confused about their career, Warren Buffett has a simple solution. He inherited it from his father, Howard Buffett, and passed it on to his children too, and shared it in his speeches on many occasions. The advice is that one should look for…
The Kestel family donated their vacant farmhouse to the New Lenox Fire Protection District. (Patch media photos) A farmhouse that had been in one family for four generations ended its long history by helping train firefighters before it was burned down in Illinois.The Kestel family donated their vacant farmhouse on Cedar Road, south of Laraway…
Representative Image (AI-generated) Coral reefs are often called the rainforests of the sea, but across the Caribbean, many of them are struggling to survive. Along with warming oceans and habitat loss, bacterial diseases have become a growing threat, capable of wiping out large sections of coral in a short time. Now, researchers in Florida have…