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Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks in a video message regarding India’s economic growth of 7.8% in the April-June quarter. | Photo Credit: Instagram/@narendramodi Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the people on India’s 7.8% GDP growth in the April-June quarter, crediting the nation’s resolve and efforts for the achievement. He also requested people not to buy…
Among the 30 Sensex firms, Bajaj Finserv, InterGlobe Aviation, Titan, State Bank of India, Bajaj Finance and Axis Bank were among the major laggards. ITC, HCL Tech, Bharti Airtel and Infosys were among the winners. File | Photo Credit: PTI Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower in early trade on Tuesday (September 1,…
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The latest hike follows two recurrent tranches wherein prices had cumulatively declined by about ₹380 per cylinder across two tranches. | Photo Credit: J. Allen Egenuse Reversing course after two months of decline, prices of the commercial variant of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder were hiked by approximately ₹10 for every cylinder across the country…
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The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of ₹1 lakh on Pladis India Pvt. Ltd., the maker of McVitie’s biscuits, for what it termed a misleading claim on its Whole Wheat Marie biscuits. The consumer protection body said the McVities Whole Wheat Marie Biscuits contained only 19.5% whole wheat flour (atta), while…
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On August 21, a three-judge Supreme Court Bench led by the Chief Justice of India dismissed a petition and sought a fresh one in a case on minimum wages in rural employment guarantee programmes. The Bench lauded MGNREGA’s role in rural development. It probed whether the ‘Right to Work’ should be treated on par with…
A Mahanagar Gas station. File | Photo Credit: Shantanu Das Mahanagar Gas Ltd on Monday (August 31, 2026) announced a hike in Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) price by ₹2 per kg across all their retail outlets. CNG in Mumbai would now cost ₹88/kg. Price of Domestic PNG would also be hiked by ₹1/SCM. Both hikes…
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Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, the country’s largest passenger carmaker, expects significant growth potential in the small-car segment and will continue to focus on the category through new and appropriate product interventions, MD & CEO Hisashi Takeuchi said. Addressing shareholders at the company’s 45th Annual General Meeting (AGM), Takeuchi said Maruti Suzuki remains the dominant player…
Technology solutions provider for defence and communication sectors Avantel has secured a contract for ₹117.88 crore from DRDO’s Defence Electronics Applications Laboratory (DEAL) for development, installation and commissioning of a Ground Segment Hub for voice and data communication using an Indian geostationary satellite. The company said it remain focused on delivering indigenous communication solutions that…
Aurobindo Pharma subsidiary Lannett Company LLC has launched a generic equivalent of GSK plc’s Advair Diskus (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder) in 100/50 mcg and 250/50 mcg strengths in the US market. “The launch marks the first product from our inhalation pipeline to be commercialised in the U.S. reflecting our continued focus on expanding…
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Airbus has awarded Mahindra Aerostructures a contract to manufacture and supply fuselage skins for its A320 family of aircraft, expanding the Indian company’s role in Airbus’ global supply chain. Under the multi-year programme, Mahindra Aerostructures will manufacture fuselage skins used to cover the rear fuselage and tail sections of the Airbus A320neo and A321XLR aircraft,…
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