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New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) Shares of home and furnishing company Wakefit Innovations Ltd on Monday made a muted market debut and ended over 1 per cent lower against the issue price of Rs 195. The stock started trading at Rs 194.10, down 0.46 per cent from the issue price on the BSE. During the day, it declined 9.10 per cent to Rs 177.25. Shares of the firm finally ended at Rs 192.30, down 1.38 per cent. At the NSE, the stock got listed at par with the issue price of Rs 195. Shares of the firm end ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) The Lionel Messi G.O.A.T. India Tour that began in shambolic fashion ended in a blaze of glory as devotional fans joyously gathered to catch a glimpse of a man that does things on the field that are often beyond human comprehension. Most importantly, the much-publicised and anticipated event had the ending it wanted, after a chaotic beginning in Kolkata on the tour's first stop on Saturday. The thousands of heads totting the stands at Kotla, as well as the few Indian ce ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Dec 15 (PTI) Senior Odisha Congress leader and former MLA Mohammed Moquim has been expelled from the party after he challenged its state leadership, an OPCC leader said on Monday. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das said Moquim was removed for "anti-party activities". "This is for the information of all concerned that AICC has approved the proposal for the expulsion of Sri Md. Moquim from the primary membership of the party, due to anti-party activ ...Read More >
Jhajjar (Haryana) [India], December 14 (ANI): Three buses collided at Kulana Chowk in Jhajjar, Haryana, due to low visibility caused by dense fog on Sunday morning. According to the SHO of the Machrauli area, the first bus from Khatusham suffered significant damage compared to the second bus. The accident occurred when a truck was standing in the middle of the road. "We saw that there were 3 buses, the first one with the most damage was coming from Khatusham. And behind that, there were two loca ...Read More >
VMPLMumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 1: For most salaried Indians, Provident Fund (PF) is that one pot of money that quietly grows in the background, meant to be there when life stops going according to plan or there is a crucial life event such as marriage, home loan or purchase. Yet the moment people actually need it or try online PF withdrawal, many discover a hard truth: PF withdrawal often feels less like a process and more like a toss of a coin.The rules are written. The steps are li ...Read More >
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to return with a twist in 2026, offering fresh opportunities for some players while potentially marking the end of the road for others. According to a BCCI official, the upcoming mini auction will be held in Abu Dhabi in mid-December, most likely on the 15th or 16th. This will be the third consecutive year that the IPL auction is hosted overseas, following Dubai in 2023 and Jeddah in 2024. "Abu Dhabi has been locked in as the auction venue," the official c ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): India's export sector has delivered a powerful message of resilience and global competitiveness in by far in 2025-26, recording its highest-ever quarterly exports in both Q1 and Q2, and culminating in the highest-ever export performance for the first half of any financial year.This achievement comes at a time when global trade continues to be weighed down by geopolitical tensions, supply-chain disruptions, inflationary pressures, and uneven demand recovery a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): The mega auction for the upcoming season of the Women's Premier League (WPL) will take place in New Delhi on November 27, with the announcement coming following the announcement of retained and released players by all franchises earlier this month. Taking to their official X handle, WPL posted a 10-day countdown, "Days to Go The countdown to #TATAWPL Mega Auction has begun. Catch the #TATAWPLAuction 2026 on November 27 on http://WPLT20.COM" ...Read More >
VMPLNew Delhi [India], November 14: The Anil Agarwal Foundation (AAF), the social impact arm of the Vedanta Group, India's leading energy transition metals, oil & gas, critical minerals, power, and technology conglomerate announced a landmark moment in India's social impact journey. Nand Ghar, Vedanta's flagship social impact initiative, has surpassed the 10,000 centers milestone across 16 states, transforming the lives of over four lakh children and three lakh women every day, nationwide.Nand G ...Read More >
PNNNew Delhi [India], November 14: India's IPO market in the first nine months of CY25 went into overdrive with a total of 65 mainboard listings. Not only is this higher than the count of 60 in the same period last year, but it also represents a 26.4% jump in the funds raised to INR 80,904 crores.According to data compiled by IPOCentral, an IPO intelligence platform, the median post-issue Price-to-Earnings (P/E) multiple for IPOs launched in 9M CY25 stood at 33.33x, compared with 33x in the same ...Read More >
VMPLNew Delhi [India], November 14: The 9th Indian Cement Review Awards 2025 and the Multilogistix Awards 2025 concluded with a high-profile awards presentation at Yashobhoomi Convention Centre, New Delhi, recognising excellence across the cement and logistics sectors. The ceremony brought together industry leaders, policy makers, jury members and senior executives to honour outstanding performance, innovation, sustainability efforts and value creation over the assessment period.The Indian Cemen ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 13 (PTI) Patel Engineering on Thursday reported an 11.73 per cent fall in consolidated net profit to Rs 64.7 crore for the September quarter, and a fundraising plan of Rs 500 crore. It had clocked a net profit of Rs 73.3 crore in the July-September period of FY25, the company said in an exchange filing. The company, however, increased its income to Rs 1,271.6 crore in the second quarter, from Rs 1,230.9 crore in the year-ago period. For April-September FY26, the company saw its ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 7 (PTI) The Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Friday sealed a major deal with American defence major GE Aerospace to procure 113 jet engines for its Tejas light combat aircraft programme. The firming up of the deal came notwithstanding a downturn in India-US relations after the Trump administration slapped a 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods. Under the deal, the delivery of the F404-GE-IN20 engines will begin from 2027 and the supplies will have to be completed by 2032, offici ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A software engineer's excitement turned to shock when the premium smartphone he ordered for ₹1.86 lakh turned out to be a piece of tile. The buyer, identified as 43-year-old Premanand, placed the order for a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 via the Amazon app on October 14 and paid the full amount. On October 19, the package arrived, and when he opened the sealed box (which he recorded on video), he discovered a tile rather than the phone. He promptly filed a complaint through the National C ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) Rating agency ICRA on Tuesday reported a 29.4 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 48 crore for the September quarter. ICRA had posted a net profit of Rs 37.1 crore in July-September period last year. Consolidated revenue from operations increased 8.3 per cent to Rs 136.6 crore for the second quarter of the ongoing fiscal year, compared to Rs 126.1 crore a year earlier. The profit after tax for the half year ended September 2025 increased 24.4 per cent to Rs ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) Tata Capital, NBFC arm of Tata Group, on Tuesday reported a flat growth in consolidated profit at Rs 1,119 crore for the September quarter. The NBFC firm had earned a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,133 crore in the second quarter of the previous fiscal year. This is the first quarterly number announcement after listing of the Tata Capital stocks on the bourses. Its share were listed on stock exchanges on October 13. Total income rose to Rs 7,750 crore during the quart ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 28 (PTI) Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday said when Siddaramaiah was elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) after the 2023 Assembly polls to become the chief minister, no timeframe was specified for his tenure. He, however, added that everyone in the party would abide by whatever the high command decides and urged the Congress leadership to put an end to the confusion surrounding the issue. Speculation has been rife about a possible change in the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India]/Aamravati (Andhra Pradesh), October 28 (ANI) Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday directed railways to take precautionary measures in anticipation of Cyclone Montha's impact on the East Coast, particularly in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Telangana. Vaishnaw has directed all officials of East Coast Railway (ECoR) and South-Central Railway (SCR) zones to remain on high alert and to take proactive steps for the quick restoration of train services following the impact of sever ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) The India U20 women's team drew 1-1 against Kazakhstan U19 in the second and final friendly at the BIIK Sports Complex in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday. Both goals came in the second half. Adeliya Bekkozhina handed the lead to the hosts in the 47th minute before Pooja, scoring her second goal in as many games, equalised in the 55th. As part of their preparations for the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup 2026, the Young Tigresses played two friendly matches against Kazakhstan ...Read More >
The wait for Mirzapur: The Film just got even more thrilling! The powerhouse trio Pankaj Tripathi (Kaleen Bhaiya), Ali Fazal (Guddu Pandit), and Shweta Tripathi (Golu Gupta) have officially wrapped the Banaras schedule of the much-awaited film. After two weeks of intense shooting in the vibrant lanes and ghats of Banaras, the cast and crew concluded a major leg of the film that saw huge fan excitement, with behind-the-scenes glimpses flooding social media. The team is now set to resume filming i ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 28 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on behalf of the Government of India, has announced the sale (re-issue) of four dated Government Securities for a total notified amount of Rs 32,000 crore.The auction is scheduled to be held on October 31, 2025 (Friday), while the settlement will take place on November 3, 2025 (Monday).According to the official statement by the RBI, the auction will include four Government Securities with varying maturities and coup ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 28 (PTI) With cyclonic storm 'Montha' moving towards Andhra Pradesh, in Tamil Nadu, all eyes are on Tiruvallur district, which is expected to receive heavy rainfall on Tuesday. According to Tiruvallur District Disaster Management, in the last 24 hours, till 6 am on Tuesday, Ponneri and Avadi in Tiruvallur received 72 mm and 62 mm of rainfall respectively. Tiruvallur District Collector M Prathap declared a holiday for schools on Tuesday, anticipating heavy rains. According to Chen ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 28 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 21 paise to 88.40 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, weighed down by month-end dollar demand from importers and a surge in global crude oil prices. Forex traders said investors are keeping a watch on Federal Reserve's policy decision on Wednesday for further cues. Markets are assigning a 97.8 per cent probability to a 25-basis-point rate cut, with another one expected in December, they said. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 28 (PTI) Marathi actor Sachin Chandwade, who appeared in the popular Hindi OTT series "Jamtara 2", has allegedly died by suicide, police said on Tuesday. The 25-year-old actor was found hanging at his residence in Undirkheda village, located in the Parola area of Maharashtra's Jalgaon district, on the evening of October 23, an official said. His family members rushed him to a private hospital in Dhule (adjoining Jalgaon), where his condition deteriorated and he died in the early ho ...Read More >
Patna, Oct 27 (PTI) A large number of people congregated on the banks of the Ganga river for evening 'arghya' (offerings) to the Sun God on the occasion of Chhath puja on Monday. As the sun set, people offered arghya at several ghats in the state capital, filling the air with hymns. The shimmering diyas floating on the river, and the echo of prayers created a mesmerising atmosphere at Kali Ghat, Kadam Ghat, Patna College Ghat and Krishna Ghat in Patna. Devotional songs dedicated to the Sun God ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 27: Meyer Vitabiotics, one of India's leading nutraceutical companies, has partnered with Fresh Box Media, an integrated digital marketing agency, to strengthen its overall brand presence across the digital ecosystem. The partnership aims to refresh Meyer Vitabiotics' online strategy with a stronger focus on engagement, visibility, and meaningful communication across audiences. Through this collaboration, Fresh Box Media will work towards reimagining how Meyer Vitabio ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 26 (ANI): India's final league-stage match of the Women's World Cup 2025 against Bangladesh was abandoned midway at the D Y Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday due to persistent rain.Chasing a revised target of 126 in 27 overs, India were cruising at 57/0 in 8.4 overs when heavy drizzle interrupted play, and no further action was possible.Regular opener Pratika Rawal had to step out of the ground due to a knee and ankle injury sustained earlier in the fir ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 26 (PTI) After a hiatus of over four years, direct commercial air services between Kolkata and mainland China's Guangzhou city resumed on Sunday with the first flight taking off from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport here at 10 pm, an official said. The A320 neo aircraft of private carrier IndiGo flew off from the airport with 176 passengers, the official said. Direct flights were operational between the two countries till early 2020 before being suspended due t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 26 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday greeted citizens on Chhath Puja and said the festival gives the message of unity, cooperation and collective participation in the society. During Chhath Puja, devotees worship and offer 'arghya' to the Sun, she said in a message. "On this festival, we express our gratitude to nature. We worship the rivers and ponds, and pray for the well-being of our families. This festival also conveys a message of cleanliness and environment conserva ...Read More >
Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 26 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh police on Sunday confirmed that the two bike-borne persons connected to the Bengaluru-bound bus fire accident, which claimed the lives of 19 passengers, were drunk. In the wee hours of October 24, the sleeper bus ran over a two-wheeler, which had already met in an accident, at Chinna Tekuru village in Kurnool district. There were 44 passengers on the bus and several managed to escape. The two-wheeler was dragged forward underneath the bus, ...Read More >
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