Two Buxar teachers dismissed after inquiry finds merit in sexual abuse claims

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has clarified that UPI consumers will not face any additional financial burden under the revised Merchant Discount Rate framework. The MDR charges will be levied solely on payment operators, not on individual users. The revised policy applies only to high-value Person-to-Merchant UPI transactions, leaving the majority of everyday transactions unaffected. The government has firmly ruled out any further changes to this decision, signalling a stable policy stance on digital payments.
India's men's team lost 2.5-1.5 to hosts Uzbekistan in Round 6 of the Chess Olympiad. Nihal Sarin, who had held a winning position, made a critical error that allowed opponent Nodirbek Yakubboev to capture his queen without cost. With Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, and D Gukesh all drawing their games, Nihal's defeat turned out to be the deciding factor in the match result. Meanwhile, the Indian women's team recovered from their previous loss to Poland by defeating the United States 3-1 in the same round.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has issued a sweeping threat to ground all Iranian airlines worldwide as part of escalating economic pressure on Tehran. The warning extends beyond airlines to include airports, ticketing companies, fuel suppliers, and other businesses that support Iranian carriers operating internationally. The move signals a broadening of US sanctions strategy targeting the entire aviation supply chain linked to Iran. This approach aims to cut off Iranian airlines from the global aviation ecosystem by penalizing any entity that facilitates their operations abroad.

North Korea has conducted a test of what it describes as a new-type weapon, coming just days after a missile launch. The country has constitutionally enshrined its identity as a nuclear-armed state. North Korean leadership has repeatedly declared its nuclear arsenal to be permanent and irreversible. These developments signal Pyongyang's continued advancement of its weapons programme despite international pressure.

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