{
  "id": 10428508,
  "title": "Today News Headlines for School Assembly, September 29, 2026: SC refuses to stay MDR on UPI payments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/today-news-headlines-for-school-assembly-september-29-2026-sc-refuses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T11:04:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/education/today-news-headlines-for-school-assembly-september-29-2026-sc-refuses-to-stay-mdr-on-upi-payments-10897104/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Today's school assembly news includes the Supreme Court's decision not to stay the government's implementation of a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI transactions exceeding Rs 2,000. From October 15, a 0.4% MDR will apply to person-to-merchant UPI payments above the threshold. Additionally, India's National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited inaugurated the first 100-metre-long steel bridge, weighing 1,405 tonnes, for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project in Maharashtra.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "News@9: Today's top headlines -September 28, 2026 [WATCH]",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/news-9-todays-top-headlines-september-28-2026-watch",
        "published": "2026-09-28T13:00:38.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}