The demand will be raised from Vodafone India before its merger with Idea Cellular. This is more than likely to keep the mega-merger of the two telecom operators from being completed by the intended deadline of June 30.

IndiGo and SpiceJet raised the extra baggage charges from Friday onwards. After this, state-run Air India is the only airline now on the domestic sector which allows passengers to carry up to 25 kg baggage free.
 

Top officials of IDBI Bank, UCO Bank, Central Bank of India, Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, Dena Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Bank of Maharashtra, United Bank of India, Corporation Bank and Allahabad Bank, will make presentations before the panel and respond to queries on June 26.

Some items have been exempted from the ban to minimise discomfort to businesses till the time alternatives have a strong presence in the market.

While WhatsApp is yet to announce the official date of launch of its UPI-based payments service, industry watchers expect an announcement to come in the next few weeks.