Abhay Bhutada Foundation backs MahaGames to identify and nurture youth sporting talent across Maharashtra with prizes and exposure.
The Abhay Bhutada Foundation, partnered with Campus Club, backed MahaGames-a statewide inter-school competition engaging 50,000+ students across 12 regions and 12 sports-to identify and nurture youth talent through competitive exposure, medals, trophies, and cash awards, asserting a sustained philanthropic focus on long-term youth development and integrated support for education, sports, and cultural preservation.

IVD manufacturers need stronger performance evidence and regulatory strategy to meet IVDR CE marking and market access requirements.
Indian IVD makers confront data shortfalls, study design and site access constraints, fragmented IVDR expectations, resource limitations, and heightened post market evidence demands that delay CE marking. Reghelps SRC proposes a comprehensive remediation package-protocol design, clinical site and study management, biostatistics, regulator aligned dossier preparation, post market surveillance planning, and capacity building training-intended to produce submission ready performance evidence, mitigate regulatory risk, and speed IVDR CE marking and market access.

Tech-enabled goods transportation reduces MSME logistics costs, but GST reclassification risks sharply higher taxes and informalisation.
Technology-enabled intra-city goods transport reduces MSME logistics costs, improves on-time delivery and market reach, with business users supplying the majority of orders. The report warns that potential reclassification under GST 2.0 as Local Delivery Services could raise taxes from 5% to 18%, increasing per-trip costs and risking reversion to informal transport. It recommends clear GST clarification, digital public-infrastructure-led formalisation, and targeted support for an affordable transition to electric freight vehicles.

Palm oil supports food security and national edible oil objectives when produced sustainably and consumed in moderation.
The seminar presented palm oil as a balanced dietary fat with high oxidative stability and tocotrienol antioxidants, arguing health depends on overall dietary patterns and moderation rather than excluding a single oil, and linked oil palm's high yield to national edible oil objectives, asserting that responsible cultivation and sustainability frameworks can support domestic self-sufficiency, rural livelihoods and food security.

Indrani Mukerjea Enterprise brings Tagore-derived dance-dramas to a national festival, signaling repertory and touring ambitions.
Indrani Mukerjea Enterprise staged two Tagore-derived dance-dramas at PVLF to expand its national footprint, showcasing tightened dramaturgy and a larger braided evening, with packed audiences and festival programming that amplified reach and reinforced the company's repertory and touring ambitions.

India-Poland relations: India urges Poland to avoid supporting terrorist infrastructure and rejects selective targeting over energy ties.
India warned Poland to adopt a zero-tolerance stance on terrorism and avoid actions that could fuel terrorist infrastructure in India's neighbourhood, referencing a Poland-Pakistan joint statement that mentioned Kashmir. India also objected to selective targeting over its energy ties with Russia in the context of the Ukraine conflict. The discussion further addressed strengthening a strategic partnership through expanded cooperation in trade and investment, defence and security, clean technologies and digital innovation, supported by longstanding people-to-people links.

Meeting on attacks and prisoner conditions in Jammu and Kashmir and safety measures ahead of Budget discussions.
Discussion focused on public safety concerns after attacks on Jammu and Kashmir residents, particularly traders and students, consideration of protective and preventive measures, and prisoner welfare and custodial conditions of UT detainees held in other states, including intergovernmental coordination and oversight of their treatment and transfer, alongside financial and administrative implications in the context of the upcoming Budget.

Halder Venture's NSE debut after court-approved restructuring boosts shares and expands manufacturing footprint and plans regional expansion.
Listing on a national securities exchange followed a court-approved corporate restructuring and amalgamation that resulted in 1,24,38,135 equity shares of Rs 10 each being admitted to the NSE mainboard; the restructuring included acquisition of the Haldia unit of K S Oil Limited, increasing edible-oil processing capacity and consolidating the company's manufacturing footprint.

Stock markets fell as blue-chip selling, tariff threats and foreign outflows pressured indices amid rupee weakness.
Indian benchmarks fell as heavy selling in large-cap names, led by Reliance and ICICI Bank, pulled the Sensex and Nifty lower; Reliance posted flat quarterly profit while ICICI's consolidated profit declined after an RBI-mandated provisioning adjustment. Broader weakness was reinforced by renewed tariff threats that dampened global risk appetite, substantial foreign institutional outflows, and rupee depreciation, contributing to elevated market volatility and expected stock-specific swings during the earnings season.

Rupee slips past 91 intraday, closing at 90.92 as FII outflows and equity selling pressure weigh on the currency.
Rupee breached 91 intraday and closed at 90.92, pressured by persistent FII outflows, weak domestic equities, and dollar demand from corporates and hedgers; despite softer dollar index and lower crude, the rupee remained near recent lows with USD INR expected to trade in a Rs 90.60-91.30 range.

Liquor shop removals within 500 metres of highways stayed pending challenges, with authorities urged to consider road safety in policy.
The Supreme Court stayed a High Court order requiring statewide removal or relocation of liquor shops within a 500 metre limit of national and state highways, issued notice on multiple pleas, and noted the High Court's safety concerns were genuine while inviting the state to consider those concerns in future liquor policy, pending further adjudication.

Paradeep Parivahan Limited honoured with Times Business Award for transformational growth and innovation in port logistics.
Paradeep Parivahan Limited received the "Transformational Growth & Strategic Innovation in Port Logistics & Transportation" award in recognition of its operational performance and innovation in port logistics, cargo handling, intra-port transportation and multimodal supply chain solutions at Paradip Port; the company is a BSE SME-listed provider founded in 2000 with established fleet and services for major industrial clients.

Shriram Money Market Fund offers short term, liquid investments with controlled credit and interest rate risk and regulatory compliance.
Shriram AMC launched the Shriram Money Market Fund, an open ended debt scheme investing in high quality money market instruments with residual maturity up to one year, benchmarked to the NIFTY Money Market Index A I TRI. The fund emphasises credit discipline, portfolio diversification and active liquidity management to provide regular income and daily liquidity while limiting interest rate and credit risk; features include Direct and Regular plans, growth option only, lump sum and SIP subscriptions (minimum ?1,000), no exit load, and redemption within three business days in line with regulations.

India's economy: IMF raises FY26 growth forecast to 7.3% and expects inflation to return near target.
The IMF projects India's GDP at 7.3% for fiscal 2025-26, up 0.7 percentage point from earlier forecasts due to stronger third- and fourth-quarter performance, with moderation to 6.4% in 2026-27 and 2027-28 as temporary factors wane. It anticipates headline inflation returning near the Reserve Bank's CPI inflation target of 4% ( 2 percentage points) following a decline in 2025 driven by subdued food prices, and places India's revision within a global outlook of slightly firmer growth in 2026 and falling global inflation through 2027.

Chargesheet alleges fraudulent drawing of migrant relief by government employee while in service, totaling Rs 18.3 lakh.
Chargesheet alleges the accused unlawfully registered as a migrant and, by misrepresenting his employment status, fraudulently obtained Rs 18,30,265 in migrant relief while ineligible. Investigation established continued receipt of benefits despite active government service, causing wrongful loss to the public exchequer and wrongful gain to the accused; investigators contend the omissions and commissions constitute offences supported by collected material evidence.

HPCL sales officer arrested for allegedly taking Rs 1 lakh as part of a demanded Rs 2 lakh bribe for outlet handover.
A sales officer of a public sector fuel company allegedly demanded Rs 2 lakh to facilitate handover of the company's retail outlet, agreed to accept a first installment of Rs 1 lakh when the complainant could not pay in full, and was arrested after a trap operation in which he was allegedly caught accepting the Rs 1 lakh payment.

Global growth forecast raised to 3.3% amid AI investment surge and easing US-China trade tensions boosting activity.
The International Monetary Fund raised its global growth forecast to 3.3% for the year, attributing the upgrade to resilient demand and a surge in artificial intelligence investment in North America and Asia, which has offset the effects of significant US-led trade disruptions. Country-specific adjustments underpin the revision: the United States is forecast at 2.4% growth due to strong technology investment; China is revised to 4.5% aided by reduced US tariffs after a trade truce; and India is expected to slow to 6.4% after a strong prior year.

Greenland tariffs threaten trade ties; UK calls the 10% tariff wrong, vows dialogue and no immediate retaliation.
A proposed 10% import tax on goods from eight European nations is characterized as retaliation tied to opposition over Greenland and recent deployments; it operates as a trade-policy measure intended to influence allied actions. The United Kingdom deems the tariff threat "completely wrong," affirms the fundamental right of Greenland and Denmark to decide Greenland's future, rejects immediate retaliatory tariffs, and prioritises working with European partners, NATO and the United States to keep dialogue open and prevent a trade war.

Best astrologer in Bangalore 2026: promotional release claims award, predictive accuracy, services, contacts and a distributional disclaimer.
Promotional press material claims Manopravesh Swami Ramananda Guruji is "best astrologer in Bangalore 2026," describes his Vedic astrology, yoga, telepathy expertise, awards and high-profile recognition, cites anecdotal testimonials of predictive accuracy, lists services, ashram and charitable activities, and provides contact information and online links. The release names additional recommended astrologers with specialties and contacts, and includes a distributional disclaimer stating the news agency takes no editorial responsibility.

Best astrologer in India 2026 named Swami Ramananda Guruji; promotional claims, services, awards, and contact details provided.
Promotional release naming Swami Ramananda Guruji as the leading "best astrologer in India 2026" with enumerated awards, claimed governmental and institutional recognitions, listed services and spiritual methodologies (including Manopravesh Vidya, Vedic astrology, Prasna Vidya and various healing practices), and contact details. The piece profiles additional named practitioners, highlights charitable ashram activities, and includes a third party attribution with a clear disclaimer that the news agency takes no editorial responsibility.