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With hotel prices on the rise, consumers are looking at alternative payment methods to make their trip work within their budget, but some are finding roadblocks along the way.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The date 10 September 2024 marked a watershed moment for the Indian merger-control regime. Notified by the ministry of corporate affairs and the Competition Commission of India (CCI), the amendments represent a major overhaul.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Earlier this month, AU Small Finance Bank, the country's largest small finance bank (SFB) by market capitalization and advances, said it had applied for a universal banking licence. If it gets one, AU would become the first SFB to transition into a full-fledged bank.

Groww Mutual Fund has launched Groww Nifty India Defence ETF and Groww Nifty India Defence ETF FOF. The new fund offer or NFO is open for subscription and will close on October 4. The scheme will reopen for continuous sale and repurchase on October 18. Also Read | 5 smallcap mutual funds turn Rs 10,000 monthly SIP to over Rs 1 crore in 15 years The schemes will be benchmarked against Nifty India Defence Index — Total Return Index. Both the schemes will be managed by Abhishek Jain.

The Conference Board issues its monthly index of U.S. consumer confidence Tuesday

Index investing is a simple and low-cost passive investment strategy which aims to mirror the returns of an underlying index like Nifty 50 or Nifty 100.

The Ministry of Labour and Employment is developing the Occupational Shortage Index (OSI) in consultation with the International Labour Organization (ILO), a government official said. This is aimed at long-term labour market planning and development of policies to facilitate employment generation, he said. «We are looking to create an index that can provide a picture of demand and supply of workers in a particular occupation in each state,» the official said.

San Francisco's sidewalks were once notorious for sprawling tents belonging to homeless people but are now largely clear

Viksit Bharat 2047 and institutional capacity building would play a key role in that, Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said here on Sunday. Viksit Bharat 2047 is the NDA government's roadmap to make the country a developed nation by 2047, when India celebrates its centenary of achieving independence. The FM said the Centre has left no stone unturned towards enhancing self-sufficiency in defence capabilities. «We will also need to look after our banks, overall infrastructure, health of the companies in the market and prioritising the digitisation of the Indian economy,» she said at the Pondy Lit Fest.

The advent of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology has revolutionized the financial landscape, providing users with decentralized, secure, and transparent systems for transferring and storing wealth. However, with this innovation has come a new wave of challenges, particularly when it comes to security. As the value of digital assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and various altcoins has soared, so too has the frequency of hacking incidents, scams, and frauds. For many investors, losing cryptocurrency can feel like an irreversible loss, but blockchain recovery solutions are offering a glimmer of hope.

real estate data analytics firm PropEquity. The NSE-listed firm said that new launches in the quarter fell to 93,693 units from 1,05,655 units in the same period last year while sales fell to 1,04,393 units from 1,26,848 units in the same period last year. PropEquity tracks housing supply and absorption data in NCR, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata.

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European shares slipped on Friday after a rally in the previous session spurred by the U.S. Federal Reserve's outsized interest rate cut, while shares of Mercedes were set for their worst day in 15 months after the automaker cut its core profit outlook. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.4% to 519.76 points as of 0805 GMT but was on track for a second straight week of gains.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Street is excited about NTPC Green Energy’s recent announcement of an initial public offering (IPO), but industry experts said a better track record on executing projects would have offered investors more comfort. The equity fund manager of a large mutual fund house, who did not wish to be named, told Mint, “Right now, NTPC Green is this large public entity which plans to have 60GW of renewable energy capacity by FY32.

watermarking techniques that balance content protection with privacy concerns. The report highlights India’s potential to play a pivotal role in building a secure and trustworthy AI ecosystem. It notes that with the rapid advancement of AI technologies, concerns around the authenticity of digital content are on the rise. It further calls for a multi-layered approach, combining technological innovations with global frameworks. Policymakers worldwide are beginning to develop open-source tools and regulations to support the widespread adoption of watermarking, it noted.

For Ashita Awasthy, the journey to reclaim her father's long-forgotten shares has been a gruelling odyssey. Bought in the 1990s and discovered in 2015, the shares—some jointly held with her and others in her mother's name—had languished for decades, a silent testament to the bureaucratic labyrinth that plagues India's Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF), often ensnaring unsuspecting investors.

Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday and maintained its view the economy remained on track for a moderate recovery. In a widely expected move, the central bank left unchanged its overnight call rate target at 0.25% by a unanimous vote.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Basic communication devices like pagers and walkie-talkies, used by Hezbollah to avoid being tracked by Israel, were manipulated to detonate, killing many and injuring thousands. Are basic devices the only ones that can be targeted? What about mobiles? Mint explains: Hezbollah had advised its members to stop using mobile phones to prevent Israel from tracking them.

High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI), Chief Executive Officers (CEO), businessmen and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) are part of India's first Fast Track Immigration-Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP). As many as 18,400 individuals, frequent global travellers and OCI card holders have been registered in the programme online for availing the service, said a senior home ministry official. Besides Delhi's IGI Airport, the services in the first phase will be made operational at major airports including Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Cochin, Ahmedabad. According to officials, 60% faster immigration clearance to 1,500 passengers have been granted through e-Gates so far. The facility will be expanded to 21 airports. When asked about the personal data of those enrolled for the programme, a senior official said, «the personal data is safe and secure and details are not to be shared.» As per the programme, «Eligible individuals can apply online for the fast-track immigration facility. Those with approved applications are called to submit their biometrics (fingerprint and facial image) at the international airports in India or the Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRRO).»

Electronic pagers that were popular status symbols in the 1990s are used for communication precisely because they are old school

Kolkata: Vodafone Idea's (Vi) talks with lenders and vendors are on track and the failure of the curative petition in the Supreme Court on the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) issue would not affect those because the case was not factored into the company's business plan or discussions, people familiar with the matter said. A person familiar with the matter said the curative petition was not factored into any business plan given to the lenders. Even the techno-economic assessment that the lenders have done is favourable and does not talk about the curative ruling at all. «We are in active discussions with multiple banks. A key milestone in this process was the updating of the independent techno-economic evaluation initiated by the banks, which was completed recently,» a Vodafone Idea (Vi) spokesperson said in response to ET's queries.