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Route Mobile targets digital identity solutions for q-comm to fuel growth

DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS provider Route Mobile is developing security solutions under its digital identity vertical to service up and coming sectors like quick commerce.

Real estate firms ride the luxury home wave

LUXURY PROPERTY DEVELOPERS in the country had a robust 2024, eclipsing the combined sales value of total residential sales in top cities during the previous year.

Beauty Startups Trim Losses Amid Cost-Cutting Drive

BEAUTY AND PERSONAL care startups, including Sugar Cosmetics, mCaffeine, Wow Skin Sciences, and online retailer Purplle have successfully reduced their losses in FY24 by tightening their advertising and promotional expenses.

PM Internship: 621,000 applications received

ABOUT 621,000 APPLICATIONS have been received for 127,000 opportunities under the Prime Minister's Internship Scheme and the selection process is continuing, the government said on Sunday.

Public capex growth hits a plateau

● Overall growth in govt capital spending for FY26 seen at 8%

Brazil offers expertise to boost India's dairy cattle productivity

Discussions are ongoing about establishing a joint Zebu research institute in both countries, aimed at boosting milk production

25% Attrition in Pvt Banks Risks Operations: RBI Report

EMPLOYEE ATTRITION IN private sector banks has witnessed an increase to about 25% and this high turnover rate poses significant operational risk, according to the latest report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2023-24.

Plans to boost railway receipts likely in FY26

● Vande Bharat sleeper trains, revival of PPP on the cards

FTA helps expand trade basket with Australia

THE ECONOMIC COOPERATION and Trade Agreement (ECTA) with Australia has opened up new export sectors for India, including gold studded with diamonds and turbojets, while also ensuring access to key raw materials for the domestic industry, the ministry of commerce and industry said.

Anti-dumping duty on PVC Resin Paste from China, five others

INDIA'S DIRECTORATE GENERAL of trade remedies (DGTR) has proposed imposing anti-dumping duties of up to $707 per metric tonne on imports of Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) Resin Paste from China and five other countries: Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Norway.

CII seeks consumption boost in FY26 Budget

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has urged the government to announce some specific policies in the upcoming Union Budget, which are aimed at boosting consumption in the economy.

Food subsidy likely to surpass BE by ₹20K cr

● FY26 outlay to be higher than likely RE of ₹2.25 lakh cr for FY25

PM Surya Ghar subsidy disbursal at 58% till Oct

Even as the government is focusing ramping up installations under the newly launched PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, delays in subsidy disbursal have raised concerns.

Putin Apologizes for 'Tragic' Azerbaijani Airplane Crash

But stops short of admitting airliner was shot down

Hallucinatory AI May Not Necessarily Be a Bad Thing

The smart machines, it turns out, are dreaming up riots of unrealities that help scientists track cancer, design drugs, and even win the Nobel Prize

Genome reveals how a small group burst out of Africa

DNA from European fossils dating back 45,000 years offers new clues to how our species spread across the world

What does the future hold for out-of-form India captain Rohit Sharma?

Steve Smith was said to be a shadow of his best self before he scored a long overdue hundred against India in the Brisbane Test.

Defiant push to change Constitution

Support of two-thirds of the members present and voting required to pass a Constitution Amendment Bill. The Opposition needs only 182 votes in the Lok Sabha to defeat the Bill. The I.N.D.I.A. bloc has 234 seats.

Individualised AI Tools

According to the Info-Tech Research Group report, more and more organisations will also be pursuing building their own AI tools.

Biotech Advancements

Recent breakthroughs in the field of biotechnology are expected to provide solutions for dominant problems in 2025.

Adani Green Forms New Subsidiary for Renewables

ADANI GREEN ENERGY on Saturday incorporated a new wholly owned subsidiary, Adani Green Energy Sixty Eight Limited.

Scindia Meets FM to Discuss India Post's Profitability Path

COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER JYOTIRADITYA Scindia has met finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to discuss India Post's path to profitability, an official release said on Saturday.

Tax Officials Initiate Inspection of M&M Records in Chennai

MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA on Saturday said state tax authorities in Tamil Nadu initiated an inspection of records at one of the places of its business operations in Chennai.

Zydus Wellness arm gets ₹56.33-cr GST demand

ZYDUS WELLNESS ON Saturday said its wholly-owned arm has received a GST demand of ₹56.33 crore, along with applicable interest and penalty from the tax authority.

Reliance buys Karkinos Healthcare for ₹375 cr

BOOST TO RELIANCE GROUP'S HEALTH SERVICES BIZ

Punjab Farmers Call for Kisan Mahapanchayat on January 4

FARMERS, on a warpath against the Centre, on Saturday called for a \"Kisan Mahapanchayat\" at the Khanauri protest site on January 4.

All states, UTs to draft labour code rules by March

Several minor offences were decriminalised via the codes, while skill development and dispute resolution have been accorded due priority.

Heavy Snowfall Throws Life Out Of Gear In J&K

Cold Wave Grips Entire North India

Retail investors pump in ₹1.5 L cr into cash market

IN LINE WITH domestic institutional investors, retail investors also pumped in a record ₹1.55 lakh crore into the cash market during January-November, as per NSE data.

Relief for Vi; DoT waives bank guarantee

VODAFONE IDEA has been granted waiver of bank guarantee for spectrum auctions held in 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2021, the telco informed the exchanges on Saturday.