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UPI Launches Pay With Mutual Fund Feature

October 23, 2025

 

  • New Delhi, October 22, 2025 — India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has introduced a groundbreaking feature — ‘Pay with Mutual Fund’ — enabling users to make real-time payments directly from their liquid mutual fund holdings. The feature, launched in collaboration with ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, Bajaj Finserv AMC, and Curie Money, marks a global first in linking investment assets with day-to-day payments.

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President Droupadi Murmu Offers Prayers at Sabarimala Temple

October 23, 2025
  • Sabarimala, Kerala — October 22: President Droupadi Murmu offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala, becoming the first woman President of India to do so. This marks only the second presidential visit to the shrine since V. V. Giri’s pilgrimage in the 1970s.

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NHAI to Deploy Network Survey Vehicles Across 20,000 km of National Highways

October 23, 2025

 

  • The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will deploy Network Survey Vehicles (NSVs) across 23 states, covering a total of 20,933 km of National Highways. The initiative aims to enhance road safety, maintenance, and asset management through advanced data collection and analysis.

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MeitY Proposes IT Rules to Label and Trace AI-Generated and Deepfake Content

October 23, 2025

 

  • The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released draft amendments to the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, introducing mandatory requirements for social media platforms to label and trace AI-generated and deepfake content. The move aims to curb misinformation, impersonation, and manipulation caused by synthetic media.

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India Reopens Full Embassy in Kabul

October 23, 2025

 

  • India has reopened its full-fledged embassy in Kabul, marking its first complete diplomatic return to Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in August 2021. The move reflects New Delhi’s effort to safeguard its strategic and developmental interests while countering Chinese and Pakistani influence in the region.

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