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In your daily evening news update, nearly 60 people were killed in a series of landslides in Western Maharashtra; Karnataka High Court quashes notice issued by the Uttar Pradesh Police to Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari; Lok Sabha was informed that no fixed timeline can be indicated for the completion of the vaccination drive but the government expects that all those above 18 years will be vaccinated by year-end and the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics begins today.

In your daily evening news update, a nationwide survey has found two-thirds of the country's population aged above six to have SARS-CoV-2 antibodies; The Pegasus snooping row reaches Karnataka; Raj Kundra was arrested and remanded to police custody till July 23 and Union Health Ministry suggests reopening of primary schools first, before opening colleges.

In your evening news update, University Grants Commission asks colleges to complete the final year examinations of the current academic year by August 31; Amit Shah says that it was only after Narendra Modi became prime minister that the country got an independent security strategy and Congress crisis in Punjab appears to be turning into a jigsaw puzzle.

In your evening news brief, Electoral compulsions may have been behind Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's decision to allow the annual 'Kawad Yatra' in the state; Dearness Allowance (DA) for Central government employees and pensioners has been increased from 17%  to 28% and At SCO, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar says combating terrorism and extremism is the key purpose of the Organisation.

In your evening news update, Rajinikanth announces he has no plans to take the political plunge in the future; Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd says India's full rollout of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine will have to be put on hold until the Russian producer provides equal quantities of its two differing doses; Speculations rife about a reshuffle in the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and Flash floods triggered by heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh’s Dharamshala.

In your evening news update, WHO likely to take a decision on including Covaxin in the emergency use list within four to six weeks; UP unveils draft of The Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilisation and Welfare) Bill, 2021; BJP dubs Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar a “rowdy” and Kerala reports 40 Zika virus cases.

Nitya Sharma, the CEO and founder of Simpl talks about the credit industry, how it's been affected by the pandemic, and explains the concept of 'buy now, Pay later'.

Ahmed Shariff: Hi and welcome to The Lead by DH Radio. We know that Credit Institutions are very important for the economy. Today we are joined by Nitya Sharma, the CEO and founder of Simpl to talk about that. Hi, Nitya, and welcome to DH Radio.

Nitya Sharma: Hi.

Ahmed: Could you explain to us the concept of 'buy now, pay later'?

Nitya: It's basically, allows a user to buy from retailers, online and online, and pay later, as the name suggests. While it seems new and is a buzzword now, it is actually the original form of money...

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In your evening news update, 43 ministers inducted in Modi Cabinet reshuffle, Mamata Banerjee attacks Narendra Modi over fuel prices and veteran actor Dilip Kumar passes away.

In your news update, Russian Direct Investment Fund and Morepen Laboratories announce production of the test batch of the Sputnik V vaccine in an exclusive facility in Himachal Pradesh; Union Minister and Rajya Sabha Leader of House Thawarchand Gehlot appointed Governor of Karnataka; Delhi High Court pulls up Twitter for dilly-dallying on complying with new IT rules and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says BJP members "do not know courtesy and decency".

In your evening news brief, Father Stan Swamy passes away; SBI Research report says India could face the third wave of Covid-19 as early as next month, with cases reaching the peak sometime in September; 12 BJP MLAs were suspended today from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and India offers Co-WIN platform as a digital public good to other countries to run their own Covid-19 inoculation drives.