Rajkumar Badole

About Rajkumar Badole

Rajkumar Badole

Former Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajkumar Badole will contest the elections from Arjuni-Morgaon assembly seat. Rajkumar Badole represented the seat as a BJP candidate in 2009 and 2014 elections. He served as the Minister for Social Justice in the Devendra Fadnavis-led ministry in the state.

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Transporters welcome GST Council move to curb repeated checks on highways

Transport industry bodies say the GST Council's decision to limit highway inspections to intelligence-based checks will reduce unnecessary stoppages, delays and penalties

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 9:15 PM IST

Markets tumble to 18-month low as US-Iran tensions lift crude oil

Nifty slides 1.64% as rising crude prices, higher US Treasury yields and geopolitical tensions trigger broad-based selling

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 9:15 PM IST

Supreme Court asks Centre to frame statutory rules for pharma marketing

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to constitute a committee to examine statutory regulations on pharmaceutical marketing, including gifts and incentives offered to doctors

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 9:15 PM IST

GST Council recommends exemption of tax on seeds meant for sowing

The GST Council has proposed exempting storage and warehousing services for seeds meant for sowing, along with coffee-curing services provided by coffee curers to cultivators

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 9:14 PM IST

US suspends 8 IT firms from permanent labour certification programme

US Labour Department suspends Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, Capgemini, Microsoft and Adobe from the permanent labour certification programme.

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 9:13 PM IST

State-owned banks raise repo-linked lending rates by 25 bps after RBI move

Several banks, including BoB, PNB and Indian Bank, raise repo-linked lending rates by 25 bps after the RBI's policy rate increase, making loans costlier for borrowers

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 9:13 PM IST

PM Modi calls for creating global framework to prevent fraud, scams

Govt, tech cos, telcos, fin institutions must come together: PM at IMC

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 9:12 PM IST

GST Council allows employers to claim ITC on group insurance coverage

The GST Council's decision to allow input tax credit on employee group health and life insurance is expected to reduce coverage costs for employers, particularly MSMEs

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 9:08 PM IST

Air India, Air India Express, Akasa raise fuel surcharges after IndiGo move

Air India, Air India Express and Akasa Air have raised or introduced fuel surcharges from October 9 as airlines seek to offset higher aviation turbine fuel prices amid the West Asia conflict

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 9:05 PM IST

TCS Q2 results: Net profit rises 15% to ₹13,884 crore, revenue up 11.2%

The company's revenue grew 11.2 per cent in reported terms to Rs 73,188 crore for the second quarter, compared to Rs 65,799 crore year-on-year

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 8:58 PM IST

Voice AI adoption scales up in India, moves beyond experimentation

Multilingual, integrated and outcome-focused deployments gain ground as enterprises increasingly partner with technology providers

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 8:55 PM IST

TSMC Q3 revenue surges 50% to $46.71 billion, beats market forecast

TSMC reports record third-quarter revenue of $46.71 billion, beating market estimates as surging demand for AI applications drives chip sales.

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 8:54 PM IST

Harness buys select assets of Augment Code to automate software coding

The acquisition brings Augment Code's Cosmos and Auggie CLI products into Harness, strengthening its push towards autonomous coding, testing, security and software deployment

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 8:42 PM IST

NPCI chief Asbe joins Swift's supervisory board as independent director

NPCI MD and CEO Dilip Asbe joins Swift's 15-member supervisory board, which will oversee the global financial messaging network's strategy and strengthen international cooperation

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 8:37 PM IST

Indian airlines cancel Riyadh flights after Houthi missile attack

Air India and Air India Express have suspended Riyadh services until October 10, while IndiGo has cancelled several flights and diverted a Hyderabad service to Dammam

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 8:36 PM IST

Life insurance NBP jumps 21% in September; non-life premium up 6%

LIC and private life insurers drive strong new business premium growth, while general and health insurers lift non-life premiums despite a sharp decline in crop insurance collections

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 8:34 PM IST

India, Singapore plan 3,000-km cross-border power link via ASEAN nations

The proposed 2,000 MW interconnection from Imphal to Singapore through Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia aims to boost electricity trade, clean energy integration and regional energy security

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 8:32 PM IST

Jane Street to SAT: Sebi changed goalposts, seeks order logs

Jane Street seeks order logs and counterparty details to defend itself in the market manipulation case, while Sebi argues that it has disclosed all material relied upon so far

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 8:31 PM IST

Agrichem majors face earnings cuts as weak demand, higher costs weigh

Brokerages expect weak Q2FY27 earnings for agrichem firms as deficient rainfall, subdued demand and elevated input costs squeeze margins, prompting earnings downgrades

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 8:30 PM IST

GQG Partners entities sell 2.91% stake in ITC for ₹9,395 cr in block deal

GQG Partners entities sold 36.5 crore ITC shares worth ₹9,395.4 crore in a block deal on the BSE, with mutual funds among the buyers, as the stock fell 4.03% on Thursday

Updated On: 08 Oct 2026 | 8:28 PM IST