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UPI MDR rollout from 15 October may be pushed to January 2027
The government may delay the UPI MDR, a 0.4% merchant fee on Unified Payments Interface payments above ₹2,000 that was due to…
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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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Nana Patekar dies at 75 after cardiac arrest in Goa; PM Modi, Akshay Kumar lead tributes
Veteran actor Nana Patekar died on Thursday morning, 8 October 2026, after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Dona Paula,…
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CEC protest Day 3: INDIA bloc sits at Raj Ghat as 42 ex-judges back Election Commission
The opposition’s CEC protest entered its third day on Thursday, 8 October 2026, with Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and…
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Cancer drugs price cut: Centre caps trade margins at 30% of MRP for 110 medicines
The cancer drugs price burden on patients could ease sharply after the Centre decided on Thursday, 8 October 2026, to cap trade…
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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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US suspends TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCL from PERM green card programme
The United States on Thursday, 8 October 2026, suspended Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro, HCL, Cognizant and Capgemini, along with Microsoft and…
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IND vs WI 2nd T20I: India eye 2-0 lead in Ranchi after Shreyas Iyer’s maiden hundred
IND vs WI 2nd T20I preview: India meet West Indies in Ranchi on 9 October at 7 pm IST, 1-0 up after…
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Starlink India licence row: Musk asks if Ambani is the ‘real boss’, Centre denies bias
Starlink India licence row: Elon Musk asked if Mukesh Ambani is India's 'real boss' as the Centre called his bias claim baseless.…
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India peace plan: Kremlin thanks New Delhi as Kyiv calls 3-part truce proposal the broadest
India peace plan for the Russia-Ukraine war seeks an energy and Black Sea truce. Kremlin thanked Delhi; Kyiv called it the broadest…
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Defence ministry signs ₹661.5 crore BrahMos contract for Navy launchers
The Ministry of Defence on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, signed a ₹661.50 crore BrahMos contract with BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) in…