Mumbai: The upcoming Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI payments will extend beyond regular merchants to transactions linked to the stock market, raising questions over whether brokers will absorb the additional cost or customers could eventually feel its impact. Reports had suggested that the N...
schools
In the wake of the Ganesh Visarjan festivities, students and volunteers united early Sunday to clean Juhu Beach, collecting an impressive 207 kilograms of waste primarily linked to the immersions. This initiative not only underscored the importance of environmental stewardship po...
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Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is expected to hold discussions with United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer this week on the sidelines of the Group of Twenty (G20) Trade Ministerial in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Goyal is likely to travel to the US late Monday, accordin...
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Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday agreed to hear a petition raising concerns over the implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Maharashtra and posted the matter for hearing on October 5. The petition, filed on behalf of two businessmen, w...
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Nashik: The Maharashtra Government has constituted a high-level task force to study the state’s recruitment examination system and recommend measures to make exams more secure, transparent, reliable and candidate-friendly. As part of the exercise, the task force will interact dir...
schools
Mumbai: The father of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, who allegedly died by suicide 10 days ago, began a sit-in protest at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai on Monday, demanding action against those responsible for his son's death. Mumbai, Maharashtra: IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode’...
business
Mumbai: RateGain Travel Technologies on Saturday announced the appointment of Chetan Garg as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective 28 September 2026. Garg will be based in Noida and will lead the company's global finance function. Leadership Team Bhanu Chopra, Founder and Ma...
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The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on a petition challenging the government’s decision to introduce a 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on certain UPI person-to-merchant transactions exce...
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Mumbai: Arisinfra Solutions Limited announced on Saturday that it will acquire an additional 16% stake in its material subsidiary, Buildmex-Infra Private Limited, for ₹60 crore. This acquisition will raise Arisinfra's total holding in Buildmex-Infra to 92%. Acquisition Details Th...
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Mumbai: Cloud communications company Dove Soft Limited will launch its ₹73.26 crore initial public offering (IPO) on September 30. The BSE SME issue has a price band of ₹104–₹111 per share and will remain open until October 5. The IPO comprises 66 lakh shares: a fresh issue of 53...
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Mumbai: Indian real estate developers are set to add nearly 51.1 million sq. ft. of new shopping mall space over the next five years, propelling the total shopping mall stock to 143.2 million sq. ft. by the end of 2031 according to JLL report titled “ Indian Retail 2031: Towards ...
