The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has revised its Aadhaar name-update rules, effective September 18, with different document requirements for minor corrections,

Several Indian states, including Rajasthan and Gujarat, are seeking additional power from the Centre to avoid outages. India’s electricity shortfall reached 560 million units in September,

Ahead of the upcoming GST Council meeting, businesses could see proposals aimed at reducing paperwork and easing the money tied up in tax credits. These are expected to include more predictable.

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New Delhi had last December imposed import tariffs on some grades for three years but despite the measure, there has been a surge in imports

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JioHotstar has said it will enter the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in partnership with STARZPLAY, expanding its international footprint.
The streaming platform, which has over 500 million active users, had last month said it would enter the UK, Canada and Singapore markets, targeting the South Asian diaspora, as part of its global expansion plans.
JioHotstar will be available as a dedicated streaming destination within the STARZPLAY app and website, said a joint statement.
"Audiences across MENA will now gain access to new JioHotstar Originals alongside their release in India, with the content offering audio tracks in up to 10 languages, popular television content from JioStar TV channels, blockbuster films and some of the country's biggest reality franchises," it said.
The content spans Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Bangla and other languages, with a substantial Malayalam catalogue reflecting the importance of the Malayali audience in the region, the statement ...

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RBI's interest rate decision, TCS' earnings, crude oil prices and global bond yields will be important factors to determine stock market movement this week, analysts said.
Macroeconomic data announcements and foreign investors' trading activity will also guide market trends, they added.
"RBI's monetary policy meeting will be closely watched. The policy stance, inflation outlook and growth projections will provide important cues on the near-term trajectory of domestic interest rates and financial markets.
"This week will also mark the beginning of the earnings season, with index heavyweight TCS and retail major DMart among the key companies scheduled to announce their results," Ajit Mishra, SVP  Research, Religare Broking, said.
On the data front, India's final HSBC Services PMI and Composite PMI readings for September are scheduled to be released on October 6, he said.
TCS is slated to announce its September quarter earnings on October 8.
"Crude oil remains the most immediate ...

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India's top IT companies are likely to report muted revenue growth and broadly steady margins for the July-September quarter as clients keep discretionary budgets tight, with focus on how quickly strong bookings turn into revenue and how far AI is deflating traditional services, analysts said.
Research advisory UnearthInsight expects the top-five IT companies to grow 0.5-1 per cent quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of FY27, with little improvement over the April-June period.
"Q2 is not going to be any better than Q1... because we are not seeing any revival in client budgets or spending. Discretionary spending remains stuck amid geopolitical tensions, and decision cycles also remain long," Gaurav Vasu, Founder and CEO of UnearthInsight, said.
Gartner sees the quarter as "somewhat stronger" than the previous one. It said this is largely on the back of previously awarded contracts moving into revenue-generating phases.
"However, market conditions remain broadly unchanged, with 

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Divi's Laboratories remains the top pick for most brokerages in this segment, even as valuations turn rich after the sharp rally

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UIDAI has issued a revised procedure for Aadhaar name updates, covering spelling corrections, additions or removals, marriage-related changes and complete name changes

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Development must not destroy the very heritage that gives identities to citizens and communities, Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Monday, as he pitched for giving cultural capital its "rightful place" in the architecture of economic policy.
In his keynote address at Kautilya Economic Conclave -- a gathering of financial policymakers and experts -- in Delhi, he further said, "We must create a model in which development protects heritage, and heritage enriches development."
He spoke at the session under the theme 'Culture as Capital: From Heritage to Horizons' and shared the dais with noted economist N K Singh and British-Indian peer Lord Karan Bilimoria.
Shekhawat, also the Union tourism minister, underlined the value of India's rich cultural heritage in contributing as a growth engine for its economy and asserted that modernity must go hand in hand with "civilisational confidence".
"At an economic forum like this, we must broaden our vocabulary of developmen

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Gajendra, Shekhawat

The benchmark 10-year government bond yield hardened by 42 basis points during the quarter, while the five-year bond yield rose by 43 basis points to 6.85 per cent

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In the global market, gold futures on Comex were trading near $4,165 per ounce, while silver was trading near $60 per ounce

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Malhotra said financial markets can be irrational in the short run and noted that measures including the REER suggest the rupee may be undervalued

Sanjay Malhotra, RBI, RBI Governor

In the past year, Cupid's stock price zoomed 701 per cent against a 4.6 per cent fall in the Nifty 500 index.

Leading brokers are expected to increase brokerage rates in the coming weeks, as they navigate a series of regulatory changes that are expected to squeeze profitability.

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