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Apple Pay comes to India after 12 years: How it works, who can use it and what’s missing
Apple Pay comes to India after 12 years: How it works, who can use it and what’s missing
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Apple Pay has finally launched in India, but the first rollout is limited to eligible Visa and Mastercard credit cards. Here’s how it works, where you can use it and what is still missing.
Karan Johar says goodbye to Koffee With Karan: ‘Have that one last cup of coffee with me’
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After 22 years, eight seasons and 161 episodes, Karan Johar is bringing Koffee With Karan to an end. Season 9 will stream on JioHotstar from October 14.
Asian Games 2026: Sunil Kumar wins bronze as India’s wrestling campaign gets off the mark
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Sunil Kumar defeated the Philippines’ Callum Johnston Roberts 9-0 to win bronze in the Greco-Roman 87kg category, while India added golds in shooting and archery at Aichi-Nagoya
Delhi women’s safety: CM Rekha Gupta says ‘no place for fear’, tells boys ‘no means no’
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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has called for greater gender sensitisation among boys and said women should be able to move freely across the capital without fear.
Flydubai Dubai-Tel Aviv flight scare: Pilot stabbed, but it was not a hijacking; what exactly happened?
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Passengers described screams, blood and a terrifying plunge after flydubai flight FZ1073 sent emergency signals and diverted to Saudi Arabia. Here is what we know about the cockpit incident.
Asian Games 2026: Neeru Dhanda, Kynan Chenai Win India’s First Mixed Trap Gold
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Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai shot a Games-record 34 to beat Qatar and secure India’s first mixed team trap gold. The victory followed Neeru’s historic individual title and took India’s medal tally to ...
Delhi HC Rejects Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam’s Bail Pleas in 2020 Riots Conspiracy Case
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The High Court said it was bound by the Supreme Court’s directions on renewing their bail applications. Lawyers for Khalid and Imam cited prolonged incarceration and delays in the trial as grounds for ...
Artificial No More, Donald Trump Renames AI ‘Super Intelligence’
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The terminology change covers federal communications and documents. A separate order directs agencies to bring major public services onto America.gov
EAM Jaishankar Meets UN Chief, Urges Action to Shield Global South From Conflicts
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The meeting with Antonio Guterres followed Jaishankar’s warning that disrupted grain shipments, fertiliser shortages and pressure on energy supplies could trigger a major food crisis in the coming mon ...