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₹79,999, bringing the competition to its rivals from Apple and Samsung. However, with Pixel 9, Samsung Galaxy S24 and Apple iPhone 15 being similarly price, the question arises which phone should you consider when opting for a device under ₹80,000. We try to answer just that in this article.Pixel 9 features a 6.3-inch Actua OLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 2424 pixels and 2,700 nits of peak brightness.

Shares of Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd.(up 4.54 per cent), Sunteck Realty Ltd.(up 1.13 per cent), DLF Ltd.(up 0.96 per cent), Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.(up 0.54 per cent) and Brigade Enterprises Ltd.(up 0.07 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the BSE, Starline Precious(down 20.00 per cent), T & I Global(down 19.75 per cent), DHP India(down 19.38 per cent), Captain Polyplast(down 15.82 per cent) and Innovative Tech(down 15.70 per cent) stood among the top losers in today's trade.

Direct-to-home (DTH) platform Dish TV has slipped in the red during the quarter ended June due to a degrowth in revenue.

Benchmark NSE Nifty closed 4.75 points up at 24143.75 amid buying in frontline bluechip counters.

SpiceJet Ltd, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked it to ground the three engines by Friday and return them to its lessors — Team France 01 SAS and Sunbird France 02 SAS — in 15 days. It also asked the low-cost carrier to make arrangements for inspection of these engines. The Ajay Singh-led carrier has been struggling to secure funding following consecutive quarterly losses. The airline faces legal action from lessors over unpaid dues and has had requests made to the aviation regulator for de-registering their aircraft.

Congress is capable of winning the Haryana assembly polls on its own and no talks have been held with any party for an alliance yet, former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said, indicating that his party may not have a tie-up with the AAP in the upcoming elections. In an interview with PTI, Hooda also stressed that winnability would be the criteria for ticket distribution for the assembly polls. Asked if there is a possibility of a tie-up with its INDIA bloc partner Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the state elections, the senior Congress leader said, «We have an alliance at the national level (with the AAP) but as far as state level is concerned, no talks have been held with any party.» «The Congress is capable (to win) on its own. No talks have been held yet,» the two-time chief minister said.

social media in our lives has seen a massive transformation. From facilitating casual interactions to becoming sources of instant news, entertainment, product discovery and promotion, social media performs many roles today. Plus, with more and more companies switching to the social space to generate awareness about their products and services, social media is brimming with opportunities and seeking fresh talent.

Indian Medical Association (IMA) are likely to meet the agitating doctors at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata where the body of a woman trainee medico was found last week. IMA national president R V Asokan and its secretary general Anilkumar J Nayak reached the city on Tuesday night. «They may go to the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and talk to the junior doctors there,» said an association official. Later, they may meet the parents of the deceased doctor at their Panihati residence, he added.

Nazara Technologies reported a 13% increase in net profit to Rs 23.6 crore for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, even as its quarterly revenue dipped slightly. The firm’s operating revenue fell 1.7% to Rs 250 crore on a year-on-year basis for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. About 44% of the firm’s revenue for the quarter came from the North American market and 33% from India, while the rest of the world contributed 23%.

Ugar Sugar Works Ltd.(up 1.44%) and Vishwaraj Sugar Industries Ltd.(up 0.68%) stood among the top gainers.

DOMS Industries Ltd. with a target price of Rs 2620. The current market price of DOMS Industries Ltd. is Rs 2274.25 . DOMS Industries Ltd., incorporated in the year 2006, is a Small Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 13958.06 Crore) operating in Paper sector.

Karnataka Congress legislator on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to hesitate to take decisive military action like former PM late Indira Gandhi did in 1971. Rizwan Arshad, who represents Shivajinagar Assembly constituency in Bengaluru, in a letter to Modi, also appealed to him to take «decisive action» to not only address concerns of minorities in Bangladesh but also in India, who have been under «constant attack both economically and socially by the right wing.» «I write to you today as a concerned citizen of India deeply distressed by the recent reports and videos circulating on social media, highlighting the ongoing political turmoil in Bangladesh and the atrocities being reported against Hindu minorities in the region,» Arshad said.

Mint analysis of 1,475 BSE-listed companies that reported their financial results by Friday showed a 9% year-on-year increase in their combined revenue and a more modest 5% rise in net profit. While revenue growth was still one of the best in a year, the string of consistent sub-10% figures in this period could keep India Inc. tense.

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IMD. Delhi has experienced light to moderate rainfall across various parts this week. According to IMD data, Safdarjung had accumulated 220.8 mm of rainfall in August by Tuesday evening, approaching the monthly average of 233.1 mm. The current weather patterns include a monsoon trough near its usual position and a cyclonic circulation over northeast Rajasthan extending up to mid-tropospheric levels. This system, along with another cyclonic circulation over southeast Pakistan and adjoining Rajasthan, is contributing to rainfall in northwest India.

finance ministry has exempted the income of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) from payment of income tax for five years till fiscal 2027-28. Accordingly, grants/subsidies received from the central government; fees/ subscriptions, including RTI fee, tender fee, sale of scrap, PVC card; authentication, enrolment and updation service charges received; term/fixed deposits; and interest on bank deposits earned by UIDAI would be exempt from income tax. A notification to this effect was issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) under the Ministry of Finance. «This notification shall be applicable for assessment year 2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028 and 2028-2029,» it added.

Prataap Snacks Ltd.(up 5.75%), Sheetal Cool Products Ltd.(up 3.80%), LT Foods Ltd.(up 3.00%), Hindustan Foods Ltd.(up 2.36%), Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd.(up 2.30%), Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Ltd.(up 1.83%), Heritage Foods Ltd.(up 1.53%), Honasa Consumer Ltd.(up 1.09%), Gillette India Ltd.(up 0.99%) and Colgate-Palmolive(India)Ltd.(up 0.33%) stood among the top gainers.

The other day, I was sitting withtwo of myfriends—one a consultant and the other an employee—when the conversation turned to taxes. My colleague, an employee, was surprised to learn that he had been paying a professional tax of ₹200 every month, automatically deducted from his salary by his employer. The consultant, on the other hand, was fully aware of this tax, as he had to handle the payments himself.

Funders’ requirements have eroded the authenticity and rigour of India’s NGO sector, making them more ‘fake and flaky.’ I described this phenomenon in my last column; in this piece, I will explore one of its aspects in greater detail. Which is the push for scale—the demand by funders for greater numbers, be it in terms of geographical coverage or the count of beneficiaries. Everyone wants more people to benefit— not just funders, but also NGOs, other stakeholders involved and communities.

rupee ended nearly flat on Wednesday as U.S. dollar demand from importers and foreign banks eroded the currency's early gains that came due to growing expectations of rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. The rupee closed at 83.9475 against the dollar, little changed from its close at 83.97 in the previous session.