A protest poster opposing the proposed Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on certain UPI transactions was displayed at a store in Mumbai on Friday, October 2, as concerns over the proposed charge continued among sections of the retail and trading community. Pics/Ashish Raje

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the 279th Annual Day celebrations of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan in New Delhi on October 1. (Pic/PTI)