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Subsidy outlay for UPI, RuPay biz may be revised upwards
The annual subsidy of ₹437 crore allocated in FY26 budget to support digital payments ecosystem via UPI and RuPay card transactions \"may be revised upwards\", economists at the country's largest lender SBI said on Monday.
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August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Adani Pitches for Self-Reliance
Gautam Adani called on the youth to carry forward the spirit of India's freedom struggle by striving for self-reliance in critical sectors such as technology, energy, data, and defence.
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August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Mission Reforms@100 days
\"WE ARE COMMITTED to speedy reforms across all sectors, which will boost Ease of Living, Ease of Doing Business and prosperity,\" Modi said later in a post on 'X'.
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August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Bond yields up 10 bps
The yield on the 10-year benchmark bond erased all gains made in the previous session as fiscal concerns overtook the rating upgrade by S&P. The yield rose 10 basis points (bps) to close at 6.50% on Monday, the biggest fall in two years.
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August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Oil Prices Stable Ahead Of Meeting
OIL PRICES WERE little changed on Monday as investors awaited talks between the US and Ukrainian presidents after an inconclusive US-Russia summit in Alaska on Friday.
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August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Experts moot 'sin tax' over 40% special rate on demerit goods
EXPERTS HAVE RECOMMENDED a sumptuary (sin) tax—akin to excise duty—with a common floor rate for demerit goods, over and above the special 40% GST rate.
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August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
NHAI Issues 500K Annual Toll Passes
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has collected ₹150 crore upfront within four days of the annual toll permits by issuing 500,000 such passes.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
The AI clones are coming! But it's not all bad
MARK SEWARDS, a British Member of Parliament in the northern city of Leeds, recently launched what he called the country's first artificial intelligence (AI) prototype of an MP.
3 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Vi exploring non-banking funding to sustain capex
CASH-STRAPPED VODAFONE Idea (Vi) is exploring non-banking funding options to maintain capex intensity in the near term.
2 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Tax cut likely to drive car sales
A Welcome Move
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August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
VerSe eyes IPO before Mar '27
GOOGLE-BACKED VerSe Innovation, which has raised more than $2 billion from marquee global investors since its inception, is planning to launch an initial public offering (IPO) before March 2027.
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August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Rising Competition Marks First Year of Flipkart Minutes
AS FLIPKART'S QUICK commerce arm, Flipkart Minutes, completes its first year of operations, the competitive intensity in the quick commerce sector only continues to rise.
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August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Dalal Street thumbs up to GST rejig proposal
OUTPERFORMING THE BENCHMARKS, the broader BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices advanced 1% and 1.39%, respectively.
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August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Great honour' to host EU leaders: US prez
US PRESIDENT TRUMP on Monday foreshadowed his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and top European officials at the White House over Russia's war in Ukraine, posting online: \"Let's see what the results will be.\"
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August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
A step forward, two backward
N INDEPENDENCE DAY last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that there will be a bonanza for consumers this Diwali as he intends to unleash long-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) 2.0 reforms.
3 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Oppn targets CEC, looking at legal steps
Taking exception to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar's comments at a press conference a day earlier, the INDIA bloc of Opposition parties on Monday said it was considering \"both legal and Constitutional measures\" against the poll panel chief.
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August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
At least 10 killed in latest Russian strikes on Ukraine
RUSSIAN ATTACKS ON major Ukrainian cities killed at least 10 people on Monday, hours before President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was expected to press his case in Washington against a quick deal to end Moscow's war.
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August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Tata Capital Profit More Than Doubles
TATA CAPITAL on Monday reported more than doubling of its consolidated net profit to ₹1,040.93 crore for the quarter ended June.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
FM to Attend GoM Meet Tomorrow
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will attend a crucial meeting of a state ministerial panel on August 20 to put forth the Centre's proposal for sweeping GST reforms that will slash tax rates and lead to reduction in prices of common use items.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Trump Vows to Target Mail-In Ballots, Machines
US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump pledged on Monday to issue an executive order to end the use of mail-in ballots and voting machines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, a move likely to spark legal challenges by the states.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
India must stop Russian crude buy: Navarro
WHITE HOUSE TRADE advisor Peter Navarro said India's purchases of Russian crude were funding Moscow's war in Ukraine and had to stop.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Google Picks Tennessee for Small N-reactor
GOOGLE, WITH KAIROS Power, has selected Tennessee as the site of an advanced nuclear power plant that is expected to supply electricity to the Big Tech company's data centers in the US southeast starting in 2030, the companies said on Monday.
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August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Putin dials Modi, briefs him on Alaska summit
India renews call for peaceful resolution to Ukraine war
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August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Sebi mulls smaller public offers for big companies
Timeline To Meet MPS Norms Extended
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August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Norms under Motor Vehicles Act to ease
THE CENTRE ON Monday unveiled a set of reforms to decriminalise provisions under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, with the broader aim of easing compliance, cutting red tape, and reducing day-to-day hardship for citizens dealing with vehicle-related documentation.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Handles heavy workload with ease
A GAMING PHONE WITH A BUILT-IN COOLING FAN
2 min |
August 18, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Modi Urges States to Cooperate in Implementing GST Reforms
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Centre has circulated the draft of the next-generation GST reforms among states and sought their cooperation to implement the proposal before Diwali.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Third-party review of MCA21 to aid corporate data mining
THE MINISTRY OF corporate affairs (MCA) is inviting proposals to conduct a third-party study of its Corporate Data Management (CDM) scheme, which converts company filings on the MCA21 portal into a tool for policymaking, regulation and research.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
Financial Express Pune
70 mn farmers have digital IDs linked to land records
Better Facility
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August 18, 2025
Financial Express Pune
Foxconn's unit in Bengaluru begins iPhone production
TAIWANESE ELECTRONICS GIANT Foxconn's Bengaluru factory, its second-largest manufacturing unit, has commenced operations with production of iPhone 17 recently at a small scale, sources aware of the development said.
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