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TCS Q2 results: profit rises 15% to ₹13,884 crore, AI revenue crosses $3 billion
In its TCS Q2 results announced on Thursday, 8 October 2026, Tata Consultancy Services reported a 15% year-on-year rise in consolidated net…
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Sensex crash: index sinks 1,045 points to 32-month low, investors lose ₹10 lakh crore
A Sensex crash on Thursday, 8 October 2026, wiped about ₹10 lakh crore off investor wealth as the BSE benchmark tumbled 1,045.46…
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GST Council meeting scraps arrest powers, raises prosecution threshold to ₹5 crore
The 57th GST Council meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Thursday, 8 October 2026,…
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Titan Q2 update: consumer businesses grow 25%, jewellery up 21%
Tata group's Titan Company said on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, that its consumer businesses grew 25% year-on-year in the July–September quarter of…
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Aramco chief warns world oil stockpiles are ‘scarily thin’
The world's oil stockpiles are "scarily thin" and could take up to two years to rebuild, Saudi Aramco chief executive Amin Nasser…
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RBI rate hike expected on 7 October, first in nearly four years
The Reserve Bank of India is poised to deliver its first RBI rate hike in nearly four years when Governor Sanjay Malhotra…
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Sensex and Nifty snap four-day losing streak as oil prices ease
India's benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Monday, 5 October 2026, snapping a four-session losing streak in Mumbai as easing…
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Flipkart adds warehouse space ahead of festival orders
Flipkart has expanded its fulfilment network for the festival rush, The Hindu BusinessLine reported on 5 October 2026. The company's logistics arm,…
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India oil imports from the Gulf rise as Russian crude eases in September
India’s Russian crude imports fell almost 9 percent in September, while supplies from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar rose.
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Sensex eight-week fall is the longest weekly slide in 25 years
Indian shares fell for an eighth straight week, the longest weekly losing run in 25 years, with the Sensex ending at 71,909.70.
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Rajasthan logs 10.92 crore tourist visits in H1 2026; Sikar leads on faith footfall
Rajasthan recorded 10.92 crore tourist visits in January–June 2026, with Sikar topping domestic arrivals on Khatu Shyamji traffic and Jaipur leading foreign…
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SC refuses interim stay on UPI MDR; asks Centre and RBI to explain levy
The Supreme Court on 2 Oct refused an interim stay on proposed MDR for eligible UPI transactions and sought detailed replies from…