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Travel bookings up as fans rush in frenzy for Coldplay, Diljit concerts

The Grammy award-winning band Coldplay is scheduled to perform at Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium during January 18-21 as part of its 'Music of the Spheres' world tour

'Conflict escalation in West Asia likely to push logistics cost up'

Think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) stated that the conflict is already hurting India's trade with countries like Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon

Oil prices increases by more than 3% as West Asia tensions escalate

Tehran said any Israeli response to the attack, which Israel said involved more than 180 ballistic missiles, would be met with "vast destruction"

'Women bunk tech career for lack of support, higher education cost'

The gender gap persists largely in STEM education due to societal and cultural factors including gender biases and lack of support

CIL plans to monetise 4 old washeries, aimed at long term supply contract

The public sector enterprise commissioned the operation of Madhuband Washery having 5 million tonnes of annual capacity during 2023-24 to further enhance coking coal beneficiation capacity

Trai's whitelisting mandate comes into effect with minimal disruption

Many entities refrained from sending messages where URLs were not whitelisted, as these would have been blocked by telecom operators

Realty sector gets institutional investment wirth $1.1 bn in Q3: Report

The sector witnessed 45 per cent growth in investments on a yearly basis

India can emerge as a hub for green shipbuilding: Maritime expert

DNV operates in more than 100 countries with a maritime network of over 3,400 professionals across the globe including India

Electric vehicle sales grow 19% in H1, but slow to a crawl monthwise

EV sales also saw a 24.65 per cent annual growth in September, rising to 1,48,539 units compared to 1,19,163 units in the same month last year

Private sector capital expenditure zooms 42% in Q2, shows CMIE data

But project completions slightly lower than in March quarter

Piyush Goyal meets Warburg Pincus and Blackstone; seeks investments

At the invitation of United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Goyal is in the US till October 3, 2024. He will co-chair with Raimondo the India-USA CEO Forum on October 2

As Saudi oil supplies rebound, India gets bargaining power in imports

New Delhi will have a variety of supply choices in the next few months at competitive rates from Russia, Iraq, Saudi Arabia

Working with MCA on Prime Minister's Internship Scheme portal: CII

The scheme, announced in the Budget 2024, aims to provide internship opportunities to 10 million youth in 500 top Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spend companies over the next five years

Centralised portal for internship scheme set to go live on October 3

Candidates can send applications from October 12

Larger gold loan players less impacted by Reserve Bank of India advisory

While banks are dominant in jewellery-backed agriculture loans, NBFCs lead in retail gold loans and are expected to expand at 17-19 per cent in FY25

Price of ATF down 6% to Rs 87,597, commercial LPG up Rs 48.5 per cylinder

No change in pump prices announced by oil marketing companies

More than likes: Engagement speaks louder than social media followers

Actions, not followers, are new social currency for Indians online, reveals Comscore Social's mid-year review

Cable operators hike tariff 5-10% amid rising costs from broadcasters

Leading operator Siti Cable has already rolled out the hike, effective from October 1, while other MSOs are either in the process of implementing the increase in a month

IAEA interested in mobile irradiators developed by India: DAE official

An India-made mobile irradiator was demonstrated at the IAEA office in Vienna last month, said Department of Atomic Energy secretary A K Mohanty at an event here

Shree Cement ties up with DPIIT to support startups in manufacturing sector

Through this partnership, Shree Cement aims to support product startups by offering infrastructure, mentorship, access to funding, and market connections