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Steel Ministry Proposes Merger Between State-Run KIOCL, NMDC

The Indian steel ministry is proposing a merger between state-run KIOCL and NMDC, a government official said on Monday, Reuters reported.

Sensex Projected To Rise 18% By End Of 2025: MS

Morgan Stanley expects India to be one of the best performing emerging markets in 2025, with a base case projection for Sensex to rise by 18 per cent by the end of December.

Prices of tomato, potato in bitter taste; home-cooked meals get costlier in Dec

Prices of home-cooked meals increased in December on dearer key kitchen staples like tomato and potato, a report said on Monday.

Major Telecom Operators Expected to Post 5-6.5% Increase in ARPU in Q3

The major telecom operators in the country are expected to report a 5 to 6.5 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) increase in average revenue per user (ARPU) in their upcoming Q3FY25 results, according to a report by Centrum.

IEX Achieves Highest-Ever Monthly Traded Volume in December 2024

The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), India's leading electricity trading platform, has achieved its highest-ever monthly electricity traded volume of 11,132 million units (MU) in December 2024.

Govt Likely To Miss Capex Target For FY25

The government may fall short of its capital expenditure (capex) target for the financial year 2025, according to a report by Motilal Oswal.

Trade unions ask FinMin to raise taxes on 'super-rich' in Budget

Trade unions on Monday asked the finance ministry to increase taxes on the 'super-rich' taxpayers in the Union Budget for 2025-26 (Apr-Mar), and also introduce wealth and inheritance taxes in order to guarantee social security to all the informal workers in the country.

ICICI Sec pays ₹40.2L to settle case with Sebi

Brokerage firm ICICI Securities on Monday settled a case with the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for alleged misuse of terminals and lapses in monitoring its authorised persons.

Sebi Eases Settlement Rules for Dormant Accounts to Streamline Processes

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Monday said it has eased norms for the settlement of client funds in trading accounts that have remained inactive for 30 days.

RBI Consolidates Instructions on Credit Information of Customers

The RBI on Monday came out with a master direction consolidating various instructions issued to banks and other financial institutions on reporting of the credit information of their customers.

Services sector growth hits 4-month high in Dec

The HSBC India Services Business Activity Index rose from 58.4 in November to 59.3 in December

Mkts slump on HMPV scare, earnings growth concerns

Sensex tumbles 1,258 points, Nifty down 1.62%

RD Burman Memorial Event Held for AIDS Fundraising

An event was organised by Susanskruti Foundation at Gurudakshina Auditorium on Jan 4 to commemorate the memory of RD Burman.

Nashik Tops Ashramshala Competition

The three-day state-level Ashramshala sports competition organised by the Tribal Development Department concluded with great enthusiasm.

Eco-friendly Monday by admin

Collector Jalaj Sharma has declared 'No Vehicle Day' on the first Monday of every month as part of the administration's environment-friendly measures.

Bhujbal expresses displeasure over ministerial snub

Senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal has expressed unhappiness over not being allotted a ministerial berth in the Mahayuti government.

2.65 lakh visitors throng Army exhibition in Pune

'Know Your Army Mela 2025'

Pune's hill littering menace persists

Littering in the hills and forests continues despite the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) crackdown on violators.

Patil fumes as trees burn

Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil got furious on Monday after getting to know that some miscreants had set fire to trees on Mhatoba Hill in Kothrud.

Marathon Celebrates Patangrao's Legacy

On behalf of Sonhira Mitra Mandal, CBD, Navi Mumbai, a state-level marathon competition was organised on Sunday, Jan 5, to commemorate the birth anniversary of Patangrao Kadam, founder of Bharati Vidyapeeth.

Fill PMC's AMC posts: Cong to CM

In a press release, Congress spokesperson Gopal Tiwari urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to fill up vacant posts of two additional municipal commissioners in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).

33 'Infiltrators' Fall in PC Cop Net in 2024

The Pimpri-Chinchwad Police took to its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday and stated that it has arrested 33 \"illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya infiltrators\" in 10 cases in 2024.

NTPC to use bamboo with coal at Solapur

In the first such initiative in India to produce clean energy, NTPC has decided to mix bamboo with coal for generating power at its thermal plant in Maharashtra's Solapur, the executive chairman of the CM's Task Force said on Monday.

Open epidemic building in ADH: Activists demand

HMPV THREAT | The building in Aundh District Hospital was inspected by Pune's Director of Health Services a year ago

Woman gang-raped; police nab 2, 2 flee

Two accused of a woman's gang-rape in the Bharti Vidyapeeth Police Station's jurisdiction have been nabbed while the search for two is going on, the police said on Monday.

GPay helps crack GRP cop's murder

A GPay transaction of Rs 24 helped the Government Railway Police (GRP) solve the New Year's Eve murder of a constable attached to Panvel GRP.

Defying orders: Bldrs get 3-mth civil imprisonment

MahaRERA had ordered the project promoters to pay interest amount on delayed possession to homebuyer

Samruddhi final stretch in 2 months

The final 76km of Samruddhi Mahamarg, between Bharvir in Igatpuri and Aamne in Bhiwandi, will be ready for public use by February-end.

Two bridges, no longer too far

The city is looking forward to the opening of two key railway over bridges (ROBs) after delays spanning several years.

Construction ban lifted as AQI improves

The BMC, on Monday, lifted the blanket ban on construction activities in Borivali (East) and Byculla.