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Zepto To Raise $400 Mn At $7 Bn Valuation

India, Oct. 1 -- Quick commerce major Zepto is planning to raise around $400 Mn (about INR 3,500 Cr) at a valuation of $7 Bn, with US pension fund Calpers leading the round, according to sources. Othe... Read More


Palme d'Or winner hits global cinemas, France backs it for 2026 Oscars

France, Oct. 1 -- After winning the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in May, It Was Just an Accident, directed by the Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, was released in cinemas worldwide on Wednesd... Read More


Dose of caution in the optimism

India, Oct. 1 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) now believes that the Indian economy will grow at 6.8% in 2025-26. This is higher than RBI's 6.5% projection made in August. It has also made a downwar... Read More


In Gujarat, Gandhi lives on in stories, in craftsmen

India, Oct. 1 -- Once a tiny hamlet inhabited by Harijan weavers, Bhujodi exuded the symphony of the loom that had internalised both Kabiriyat and Gandhiness, their rhythm and rigour of austerity. I w... Read More


Battle for West's identity intensifies in the US, UK

India, Oct. 1 -- One element of our current global crisis is an internal western struggle for securing the identity of the West. Although it has been building up for years, two developments in recent ... Read More


In a first, rural schools to host model gram sabhas to train youth in democracy

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- For the first time, India is preparing to introduce the concept of Gram Sabhas into classrooms to educate children in rural and tribal areas about their rights and responsibilitie... Read More


Multibagger stars of 2025: Stocks that turned heads and wealth

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- Everyone loves a winner-the kind of stock that builds momentum, beats expectations, and suddenly becomes everyone's favourite. 2025 has already delivered more than a few surprise... Read More


అమెరికాలో షట్‌డౌన్ సంక్షోభం: ముంచుకొచ్చిన గడువు.. ఎందుకీ ప్రతిష్టంభన? పర్యవసానాలేంటి?

భారతదేశం, అక్టోబర్ 1 -- అమెరికా ప్రభుత్వం అధికారికంగా షట్‌డౌన్ (Shutdown) దిశగా అడుగులు వేసింది. నవంబర్ 21 వరకు ప్రభుత్వానికి నిధులు అందించేందుకు రిపబ్లికన్లు రూపొందించిన స్వల్పకాలిక బిల్లు సెనేట్‌లో ... Read More


RBI Policy opens up the possibility of another rate cut of 25bps: BoB

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Governors' monetary policy statement made on Wednesday has opened up the possibility of another 25 basis points (bps) rate cut, even as the centr... Read More


EU leaders plot defence boost in shadow of Denmark drones

France, Oct. 1 -- EU leaders will discuss bolstering Europe's defences and Ukraine's financial firepower at a Wednesday summit in Denmark, where mysterious drone flights have ramped up fears about the... Read More