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After running its payment service – WhatsApp Pay – for the last two years, WhatsApp is going live with its UPI payment offering. In a blog poast, the messaging app noted, “People can send money on WhatsApp to anyone using a UPI-supported app,” adding that the service is now available on the latest version of iPhone and Android.

It is working with  ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, State Bank of India and Jio Payments Bank for UPI payments.

This, along with the 30 per cent cap on UPI volumes for third-party apps by NPCI, is expected to cause significant disruption in the country’s payments ecosystem.

In this podcast,BusinessLine's Surabhi tells you all you need to know about WhatsApp UPI services and how it will affect other players.

The outlook for the short-to-medium term put out by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) suggests that the North-East monsoon may head for a lean patch once the ongoing rain session overseen by a lone circulation and associated trough dissipates over the next two days.

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As the world gets more connected there is a need to analyse the data that companies generate to maintain a competitive edge. Data migration is a part of that process.

In this podcast, Satish Pala, Senior Vice President, Digital Solutions, Indium Software, joins us the explain the concept, how the Covid pandemic has affected businesses, the benefits and the risks  that comes along with data migration.

Life has changed by leaps and bounds since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. With work-from-home becoming a norm for many professionals, many people wonder when the world of concerts, recitals over-dramatic presentations would return to its grandeur. In this episode, we explore the impact of technology in the world of professional classical dance.

To dig deeper into these aspects, we are joined by Priyanka Raghuraman, the disciple of eminent Bharatnatyam dancer Anita Guha. Priyanka is not only Bharatnatyam dancer, but also a teacher, theatre artist and an anchor. She was also involved in the organisation of a cultural festival called Drive East in San Francisco situated in the United States.

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Stage Business is a weekend podcast exploring multiple angles related forms of performing arts and entertainment that are driven by a stage and a live audience.

Are you planning on filing your Income Tax Returns (ITR) by yourself? Did you know that there seven types of ITR forms? This week on Jargon Busters, BusinessLine's Research Analyst, Satya Sontanam, gives us a low down on the various factors related to our ITR forms.

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If you wish to file your ITR, click this link - https://www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/downloads/incomeTaxReturnUtilities

The elections in the US is now over, but it looks like we still have to wait for the final results. 

There are 538 electoral college votes up for grabs, and to win, the candidate needs 270 votes. Former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic party’s pick, is currently holding a slip lead over US President and the Republican nominee Donald Trump. Biden’s wins come from democratic-leaning states, while Trump is winning republican-leaning states. So far, Biden has won 243 votes, while Trump has 214 votes.

There are some themes that are clear from the results so far -- the coronavirus has not has a major impact on the results, Trump has done exceedingly well in key swing States, while Biden has underperformed among a key base. 

In this podcast, Narayan Lakshman, Associate Editor, The Hindu, joins us to look at the election result.

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Rain and thundershowers continue to lash Chennai and neighbourhood this (Friday) morning even as the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, has forecast cloudy skies into mid-noon and possibility of light to moderate thunderstorm across some areas of the city.

Elsewhere in Tamil Nadu, the North-East monsoon is predicted to maintain its current active phase with a disproportionate bias to the southern two-thirds of the region with heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast to occur to the South-West and Mid-West as well as South-East.

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Now, you can use WhatsApp to make UPI payments. 

“Starting today, people across India will be able to send money through WhatsApp,” the messaging service said in a blog post, adding that it would necessary to have a bank account and debit card in India to use the service.

On Friday, The announcement came just after the National Payments Corporation of India allowed WhatsApp to ‘Go Live’ on UPI in the multi-bank model the previous night.

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The second batch of three Rafale fighter jets arrived at Jamnagar airbase in Gujarat on November 4.

With the arrival of these three jets,The number of Rafale aircraft has increased to eight. 

The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on July 29, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to procure 36 aircraft at a cost of Rs 59,000 crore.

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Heavy rain with thundershower has been forecast at isolated places over Tamil Nadu, mainly in the districts of Madurai, Sivagangai, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Theni, Dindigul, Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Coimbatore and Thoothukudi districts as well as over neighbouring Kerala today (Thursday).

IMD, Chennai, said that Wednesday saw varying amounts of rainfall being dropped at isolated places over Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Coastal Karnataka, South interior Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema and Telangana while light rain occurred over Puducherry and Karaikal.

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