Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that the state government’s financial package of Rs 31,628 crore for rain and flood-affected farmers is more important than farm loan waiver. He further clarified that the government...
Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) The government on Tuesday announced several new offerings like UPI with on-device biometric authentication for a seamless, secure and user-friendly alternative to PIN-based UPI authentication, Aadhaar-based face authentication in UPI to enable Aadhaar-linked biometric authentication for...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal will visit Brussels at the end of this week to meet European Commission Director General for Trade, Sabine Weyand, to speed up the ongoing negotiations on the proposed India-EU free trade...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Registrations are open till October 11 for school students of Grades 6-12 who wish to take part in Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025, aimed at encouraging creative thinking to address real-life challenges and win Rs 1...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The government on Tuesday announced the selection of five projects under the second round of its expression of interest for the 'Safe and Trusted AI' pillar under the programme launched by IndiaAI.The selected projects will...
Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) PhonePe Payment Gateway (PhonePe PG) on Tuesday announced a strategic collaboration with Mastercard, a global technology company in the payments industry, to launch its device tokenisation solution.Announced at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2025, the initiative...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The government on Tuesday announced that the ‘Research Symposium on AI and Its Impact’ will take place on February 18, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital.The event will be held alongside the India-AI...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) India’s flexi staffing industry grew 6.1 per cent year-on-year in Q1 FY26, driven by robust IT staffing performance, according to a report on Tuesday.The overall flexi staffing industry witnessed a quarter-on-quarter growth of 1.5 per...
Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) Pluckk, a first-of-its-kind lifestyle-oriented fresh food brand, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Chayan Mukhopadhyay as Chief Operating Officer (COO).In his new role, Chayan will not only oversee existing operations in 4 cities, spanning from sourcing,...
Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) The Indian stock markets extended their gains for the fourth straight session on Tuesday, supported by buying in major heavyweights such as ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, and Bharti Airtel.The Sensex rose 136 points, or 0.17 per...
Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India’s proposal to reduce risk weights for NBFCs lending to high-quality operational infrastructure projects will enhance future competitiveness, lower financing costs, and increase the lending capacity of NBFCs, a report said on...
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Salaries in India are expected to grow by nine per cent in 2026, a new report said on Tuesday.The projected increase is slightly higher than the 8.9 per cent growth recorded in 2025 -- reflecting...