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Two buses were hit near Kramatorsk, and the two-day civilian toll is 78

Punjab, Oct. 9 -- Russian strikes on two buses in eastern Ukraine killed more than 30 people, taking the civilian death toll from two days of attacks to 78. UN human rights chief Volker Turk condemned... Read More


GST officers can no longer arrest, and prosecution now starts at Rs 5 crore

Punjab, Oct. 9 -- The GST Council has taken away the power of GST officers to arrest, and raised the threshold at which a taxpayer can be prosecuted from Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore. The decisions came a... Read More


Ola Electric is raising Rs 1,000 crore at Rs 27, and Bhavish Aggarwal pledged stock to join in

Punjab, Oct. 9 -- Ola Electric will raise Rs 1,000 crore through a rights issue priced at Rs 27 a share - a 26 per cent discount to Wednesday's close of Rs 36.32 - and founder Bhavish Aggarwal has ple... Read More


Sensex rebounded 879 points, and the midcaps did not keep up

Punjab, Oct. 9 -- The Sensex rose 879.09 points on Friday, or 1.23 per cent, to close at 72,472.33, recovering most of Thursday's 1,045-point fall. The Nifty added 288.65 points, or 1.3 per cent, to 2... Read More


DailyObjects raised Rs 332 crore, and the valuation tells you what it cost

Punjab, Oct. 9 -- DailyObjects has raised Rs 332 crore in a Series C round that values the accessories brand at Rs 1,050 crore - the largest Indian consumer-brand round of the week, and a rare growth ... Read More


India told the UN that Pakistan has lost control of what it built

Punjab, Oct. 9 -- India told the United Nations this week that Pakistan has lost control of the terrorism it sponsored, and that the groups it nurtured are now operating inside its own territory. Paki... Read More


AI topped India's funding chart for the first time, and 63 percent of investors see froth

Punjab, Oct. 9 -- For the first time, AI was the single largest recipient of startup funding in India in a quarter. Indian AI companies raised 438 million dollars in Q3 2026, up 265 per cent year on y... Read More


Stocks rebound after four-session losing streak

Bangladesh, Oct. 8 -- Stocks rebounded on Wednesday after four consecutive sessions of decline as bargain hunters stepped in to buy recently corrected shares, although overall investor sentiment remai... Read More


Southeast Bank formally launched 7 agent banking outlets

Bangladesh, Oct. 8 -- Southeast Bank PLC. formally launched 7 (Seven) Agent Banking "Shagotom" outlets to facilitate the unbanked people across the country, specially at the rural and semi-urban areas... Read More


Community Bank introduces BO account applications through app

Bangladesh, Oct. 8 -- Community Bank Bangladesh has introduced a feature in its Community Cash app that lets customers apply for beneficiary owner (BO) accounts, making Bangladesh's capital market eas... Read More