‘To strengthen UPI’s long-term sustainability’: RBI backs 0.4% MDR on transactions above Rs 2,000

The RBI said the move would help UPI “continue to scale, innovate and serve consumers.” NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India has backed the introduction of a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on large-value UPI transactions, saying the move would help strengthen the long-term sustainability of India’s digital payments ecosystem.The National Payments Corporation of India…

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In 1835, Free Frank McWorter, a formerly enslaved man, paid $100 for 80 Illinois acres; a year later he founded New Philadelphia, and 191 years later nearly 20 acres entered NPS ownership

Nearly two centuries after a formerly enslaved pioneer bought 80 acres of Illinois prairie and founded the first legally registered town in the United States platted by an African American, nearly 20 acres of the historic townsite have officially been transferred to the National Park Service.According to the National Park Service, the land was donated…

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Uk Breakup: Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales sign historic MoU to break away from UK

Scottish first minister John Swinney, his Welsh counterpart Rhun ap Iorwerth and Northern Ireland’s Michelle O’Neill signed the MoU at a summit in Cardiff. LONDON: Elected representatives of three devolved UK legislatures – Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales – signed a historic pact on Monday, declaring their intent to break free of Westminster’s control.“The political…

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Britain planted woodland on former farmland; 25 years later, scientists found its soil and plants were still different from ancient woodland |

Woodland standing in Epping Forest, south of High Beach, England. Image Credit: Wikipedia Britain has been planting new woodland on former farmland, but a 25-year study found that these new woods can take much longer to develop like ancient woodland. Researchers studied an old farmland site and found that its soil and plants were still…

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Oil prices today: Brent crude falls as US crude inventories rise despite Saudi supply concerns

Oil prices fell on Wednesday after an unexpected increase in US crude inventories outweighed concerns over supply disruptions following an attack on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline.Brent crude futures declined 93 cents, or 0.86%, to $107.82 a barrel at 0028 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures dropped 97 cents, or 0.92%, to $104.86…

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Hulk Hogan bought this Florida mansion for $3.3 million in 2012; six months after his death, it went on the market for nearly $11 million |

Hulk Hogan’s former Florida mansion attracted attention after it was put on the market for nearly $11 million, around six months after the wrestling legend died in July 2025. Hogan had purchased the Gulf-front Clearwater Beach property for about $3.33 million in 2012, giving it a price history that stretches back more than a decade….

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In 2010, Anderson Cooper paid $4.3 million for a 1906 New York firehouse; he restored its historic exterior and turned the 8,240-sq-ft building into a home while preserving its fire pole

When Anderson Cooper bought a historic former fire patrol house in New York’s Greenwich Village for $4.3 million in 2010, the purchase raised concerns among local preservationists, according to contemporary reporting by DNAinfo and the Village Preservation Society. The four-storey building at 84 West 3rd Street had spent decades as a working Fire Patrol station,…

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