Mumbai: Will UPI payments become costlier for consumers using Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm? The government's proposed Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on certain transactions has raised concerns about higher shopping bills, even as authorities maintain that customers will not face additional charges...
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Mumbai: Indian equity markets closed lower on October 12 as foreign investor selling, rising bond yields and tensions in West Asia weakened sentiment. The Sensex fell 547.65 points, or 0.76 per cent, to 71,924.68, while the Nifty 50 lost 157.10 points, or 0.70 per cent, to settle...
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Mumbai: Azad Engineering Limited announced on Tuesday, October 12, 2026, that it has been approved as a long-term source by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), a Maharatna Indian Public Sector Undertaking. Contract Details BHEL awarded Azad Engineering a two-year Long Term R...
safety
Pimpri-Chinchwad: A Podar International School bus crashed into a bus rapid transit (BRT) lane divider near Tapkir Chowk in Kalewadi on Monday afternoon after the driver reportedly felt dizzy and lost control of the vehicle. No students were on board at the time, averting a possi...
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Mumbai: Dr. Lal PathLabs Limited on Friday announced a further investment in its wholly owned subsidiary, PathLabs Unifiers Private Limited (PUPL), by subscribing to equity shares on October 12, 2026. Investment Details The investment involves a cash consideration not exceeding ₹...
schools
Mumbai: As children spend more time on screens, a panel of authors and early-childhood educators have stressed the need to make reading part of everyday life, saying the habit must start at home rather than remain limited to school assignments and examinations. The discussion bro...
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Mumbai: Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson, Tushar Gandhi, on Monday announced that he would stage a sit-in protest against the government near Mantralaya in Mumbai in the first week of November. Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Gandhi wrote, “In the first week of November, I will pro...
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At 6 am, the email arrived. Oracle had begun its second round of layoffs this year. As many as 3,000 of those affected may be from India alone. Product engineering teams are reportedly among the worst hit. Oracle's workforce had already shrunk by about 21,000 people, or 13 percen...
government
Mumbai: Tata Power Renewable Energy commissioned 419 MW of utility-scale generation capacity during July–September 2026, more than double the 182 MW added in the corresponding quarter a year earlier. The Tata Power subsidiary also executed 131.2 MWh of battery storage projects in...
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India curtailed nearly 1.8 billion units of renewable electricity during July and August despite record power demand and declining coal inventories at thermal power stations, according to a report by Reuters citing data from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA)....
library
Mumbai: Almondz Global Securities Limited announced on 12 October 2026 that its subsidiary, Almondz Global Infra-Consultant Limited (AGICL), has secured new orders amounting to ₹154 crore in the first half of the current fiscal year (H1 FY2026-27), ended 30 September 2026. Order ...
business
Pune: For farmers, a good harvest can mean a secure income for the family. But poor soil, irregular rainfall and rising farming costs often make this difficult. Working to address these challenges is Agro Rangers, a social organisation helping farming communities restore their la...
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Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh): In a major push towards eco-friendly infrastructure, plastic waste that once posed a threat to the environment is now being used to build roads in Jabalpur. Under the Government of India's 'Waste to Wonder' initiative, engineers have replaced a portion ...
