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Kunal Shah’s Cred scales biometric UPI users to near 10 million

The milestone comes as Cred looks to widen the use of its payments products beyond credit card bill payments. Previous media reports indicated Cred had about 13 million monthly active users in June 2024, while its monthly transacting users rose 14.5% to 12.6 million in FY25.

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‘Cocktail 2’ review: Homi Adajania's film is maddeningly lightweight

Shahid Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna and Kriti Sanon are uninspiringly entangled in the hollow ‘Cocktail 2’

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BSE launches India's first Saatvik Index to promote value-based investing

BSE Index Services launched India’s first Saatvik Index, the BSE Saatvik 100, focusing on ethical investing. Derived from the BSE 500 Index, it offers investors a chance to align investments with value-based principles, particularly in light of the rising interest in ESG investing.

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PhonePe to charge ₹100 fee on inactive wallets: Here's how users can avoid it

PhonePe has introduced a ₹100 quarterly inactivity fee for wallets not used in 365 days. Users must complete a transaction to avoid charges. Details here.

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Blow For Telegram As Delhi HC Rejects Plea Against Temporary Ban Amid NEET Row

The Delhi High Court has upheld the Indian government’s decision to temporarily restrict Telegram, ruling that the Centre is fully empowered to block access to the app. The restrictions, effective until June 22, were imposed over serious concerns that Telegram was being used by cheating networks to leak NEET-UG papers. The court called the order a “least restrictive measure.” Telegram had challenged the ban, arguing it affected over 150 million users. Meanwhile, CEO Pavel Durov accused Reliance and WhatsApp of orchestrating efforts to ban the platform, though he appeared to confuse Reliance Communications with Jio. Watch the Delhi High Court verdict on the Telegram ban in India.

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Centre plans HR overhaul at PSU banks to boost transparency, work culture

The move to reduce human interface in transfer and promotion processes across PSBs comes amid growing recognition that delays, opaque systems and rigid HR practices are hurting employee morale and institutional efficiency, and in extreme cases have been linked to suicides.

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Use development finance to fix governance, not just funding gaps: FM

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that externally aided project funding to India's Northeast has risen nearly eightfold to ₹76,000 crore since 2014, and urged states to use such finance to strengthen governance and service delivery.

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MLC cross-voting row: BJP high command ‘upset’ by party MLAs in Karnataka

The BJP is investigating cross-voting by its MLAs during Karnataka's Legislative Council elections, where Congress secured five seats and BJP only two.

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Brazil vs Haiti prediction: I asked ChatGPT who’d win FIFA World Cup 2026 clash

Brazil's star-studded attack and determination to bounce back from a 1-1 draw with Morocco against Haiti's resilient underdog spirit and dangerous counter-attacks. I asked ChatGPT who’d win Brazil vs Haiti.

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