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Apple Pay launches in India with Axis Bank partnership

Sept 30 (Reuters) – Apple Pay has launched in India through a partnership with Axis Bank giving the payment service its first foothold in one of the ​world’s largest digital payments markets, the lender said on Wednesday. Axis ‌Bank, India’s third-largest private lender, will be the first Indian bank to offer Apple Pay, initially to customers with credit cards on the Visa and Mastercard networks. Cards on India’s homegrown RuPay ​network will not be eligible. “India is home to a dynamic and ​digitally savvy population that continues to embrace a cashless future ⁠while expecting the highest standards of security and

Cong workers slapped with attempt to murder charge for ‘defacing’ CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s house in Agra

Agra, Sep 30 (PTI) A case of attempt to murder and causing grievous hurt and rioting has been registered against around 20 Congress workers, including six of them who have been arrested, for the alleged defacement of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s residence here during a party protest, sources said on Wednesday. The action followed Monday’s protest outside Kumar’s residence in the Vijay Nagar area, where Congress workers allegedly wrote slogans with black paint on the gate and wall of the house before leaving the spot. The six arrested accused — Congress leaders Anil Yadav, Mukesh Dhangar, Manoj Gaur, Rajesh

Sensex rises 190 points in early trade after two days of losses

Mumbai, Sep 30 (PTI) Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Wednesday after two days of losses amid easing crude oil prices and buying in blue-chip IT stocks. The 30-share BSE Sensex advanced 190 points to 72,733.04 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty was up 22 points to 22,735.20. From the 30 Sensex firms, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, InterGlobe Aviation, ICICI Bank and Trent were among the major winners. Adani Ports, HDFC Bank, Sun Pharma and NTPC were among the laggards. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, traded 0.68 per cent higher

Rupee trades in narrow range against US dollar in early trade

Rupee trades in narrow range against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Sep 30 (PTI) Rupee traded in a narrow range and fell 3 paise to 95.97 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, pressured by persistent dollar demand from state-run oil marketing companies and firm crude oil prices. Dollar sales by state-run banks on behalf of the Reserve Bank of India in both spot and forward markets are restricting the USD/INR pair under 96.00 level. Additionally, foreign portfolio outflows of around USD 2.2 billion this month and firm US yields are keeping the pressure on the USD/INR pair. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at

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