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Fraudsters will mourn the end of UPI payment requests
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has phased out a major feature of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) that has long made peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions both convenient and risky. From 1 October, the \"collect request\" option for P2P transactions has been withdrawn. This is a decisive step to combat a surge in financial fraud within India's digital payments ecosystem.
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October 09, 2025
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UK fintech Revolut eyes India foray
London-based digital finance firm Revolut said on Wednesday it will launch its payment platform in India, its first foray into one of the world’s largest digital payments markets, as part of a planned global expansion.
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October 09, 2025
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Rural users central to capacity utilization: Starlink
Elon Musk-owned Starlink on Wednesday said a large part of its capacity will remain underutilized in India if the country's rural users are not brought onto its soon-to-be launched satellite internet services.
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October 09, 2025
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SoftBank to buy ABB's robotic arm
SoftBank Group has agreed to buy the robotics business of Swiss engineering group ABB in a $5.4.billion deal, as the Japanese investor forges ahead with a strategy to fuse robotics and artificial intelligence.
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October 09, 2025
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Hyundai gets cold shoulder from Trump despite charm offensive
The Korean carmaker is betting big on the U.S., even as new trade and immigration policies pose hurdles
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October 09, 2025
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Trio win Nobel chemistry prize for metal-organic frameworks
Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel chemistry prize for developing a new form of molecular architecture, yielding materials that can help tackle challenges such as climate change and lack of fresh water.
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October 09, 2025
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Daikin to invest ₹1,000 cr in Haryana
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Osaka, Japan in the presence of the state chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, who along with a high-level delegation is on an official visit to the country from 6 to 8 October.
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October 09, 2025
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Z47 bets on AI-led wealth-tech, fintech
After cutting larger cheques for companies such as Dezerv and Stable Money, Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India) is seeing more opportunities in the wealth-tech segment and fintechs with a strong AI play, its managing director Vikram Vaidyanathan said.
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October 09, 2025
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Our lacklustre market: The fault, dear investor, is not in our stars
Foreign investors have rational and opportunistic reasons to pull money out but the India Story must refresh its appeal too
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October 09, 2025
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Gold zooms past $4,000 for first time
Gold raced past $4,000 an ounce for the first time on Wednesday as investors piled into a record-breaking rally in the safe-haven asset to hedge against global economic uncertainty.
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October 09, 2025
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AI's impact on fair competition: Test first, legislate later
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has moved from the laboratory into the heart of commerce, with algorithms setting cab fares, recommending films to watch and increasingly determining prices in online marketplaces.
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October 09, 2025
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ReNew in $190-million Sembcorp solar deal
Nasdaq-listed firm is selling assets as part of its capital recycling strategy
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October 09, 2025
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RBI restricts Baghat Urban Co-op Bank
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed several restrictions on Solan-based The Baghat Urban Cooperative Bank, including a ₹10,000 cap on withdrawal per customer.
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October 09, 2025
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Adani taps SBI, Temasek, others for NMIA terminal
Airport entity in talks to raise ₹30,000 crore for Terminal-2 opening in 2029
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October 09, 2025
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India lines up ₹7,300-crore push for rare earth magnets
Companies interested in making the magnets need to invest at least ₹200 crore
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October 09, 2025
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INSIDE ZOHO'S BIG BET ON SWADESHI TECH
The company has been quietly building consumer tech products for four years now. We take a closer look.
8 min |
October 09, 2025
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Starmer resists demands for more visas for Indians
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would resist demands from business to allow more highly skilled workers from India to come to the UK following a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
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October 09, 2025
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Cashfree CFO checks out months after taking charge
Cashfree Payments India Pvt. Ltd's chief financial officer, Piyush Anchliya, has resigned just months after taking charge, marking an unexpected senior-level exit at the Bengaluru-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) fintech.
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October 09, 2025
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India to stop substandard drug imports with digital gatekeeping
India's top drug regulator is preparing to link its designated ports with the country's digital customs gateway to strengthen oversight, and ensure that only safe medicines, devices, and cosmetics enter the domestic market, according to an official aware of the matter and documents reviewed by Mint.
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October 09, 2025
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Relief for Amazon in ₹336 cr trademark case
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday granted a major reprieve to Amazon Technologies, a subsidiary of global e-commerce giant Amazon Inc., in a trademark infringement dispute with Lifestyle Equities CV, the owner of the Beverly Hills Polo Club (BHPC) brand.
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October 08, 2025
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Top law firm partners defy risks to start boutique firms
Karishma Sundara had already spent six years working at India's top law firms before joining Trilegal, another marquee name in the country's legal profession, as an equity partner three years ago.
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October 08, 2025
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AI-driven suicide: Are Chinese chatbots safer than American?
The jury's out but an AI race shouldn't be an excuse to ignore safety
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October 08, 2025
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Nayara revives overseas fuel sales
Indian refiner Nayara Energy Ltd—a target of European Union (EU) sanctions aimed at hobbling flows of Russian crude—has broadened efforts to sidestep the curbs by restoring sales to distant markets, including Brazil.
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October 08, 2025
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No risk from algo trades, says Sebi ED
India’s market regulator does not see risks in retail investors using algorithmic trading under the new ‘safer’ framework, said Manoj Kumar, executive director, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).
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October 08, 2025
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Al's antitrust risks call for a firm CCI response
India’s competition regulator has released a report on how AI could warp markets unfairly. It also exhorts businesses to regulate themselves. But what we need is action, not just advice
2 min |
October 08, 2025
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The rupee's new depths against the US dollar: What's going on?
India’s fundamentals are fine and it is mostly external factors that have weakened its currency
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October 08, 2025
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LG Electronics IPO fully subscribed
LG Electronics India's $1.3 billion initial public offering (IPO) was fully subscribed on the first day of bidding on Tuesday, underscoring investor optimism about the country’s second-largest appliance maker.
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October 08, 2025
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HC upholds SBI's fraud tag on Anil Ambani, RCom accounts
The Bombay High Court while upholding an order of the State Bank of India (SBI) classifying the accounts of industrialist Anil Ambani and Reliance Communications as fraud has said it was a reasoned order, and did not have any legal flaw.
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October 08, 2025
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Home-cooked meal costs decline in Sep
The cost of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals, or thalis, declined year-on-year in September, offering some relief to households.
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October 08, 2025
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GIFT City joins global financial hubs
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the foreign currency settlement system on Tuesday at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), marking a major step towards enhancing India’s standing as a global financial hub.
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