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Editorial. The hike and after

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Monetary Policy Committee surprised no one when it announced a 25 basis point hike in repo rate to 5.5 per cent. With growth looking good and inflation rising as a visible con... Read More


Retail prices of diesel & petrol will have to be raised at some point: Moody's Ratings

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) cannot continue to absorb high crude oil prices while freezing retail prices of diesel and petrol for long durations, particularly at a ti... Read More


Meta finds 5.3 million pieces of child sexual exploitation content on Facebook, Instagram in January-June 2026

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Meta on Wednesday said it has put additional measures in place to combat child sexual exploitation on its platforms, and in India, it has actioned 5.3 million pieces of child sexu... Read More


Ola Electric sets Rs.27 price for Rs.1,000-crore rights issue

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Ola Electric has fixed the issue price of its Rs.1,000-crore rights issue at Rs.27 a share, a discount of about 26 per cent to the company's current market price, as the electric ... Read More


Tamil Nadu vehicle retail jumps 46% in September

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Vehicle retail sales in Tamil Nadu surged 46 per cent year-on-year to 2.25 lakh units in September 2026, led by strong growth in passenger vehicles, two-wheelers and commercial ve... Read More


RBI allows Account Aggregator interoperability, expanding customer choice

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced interoperability among NBFC-Account Aggregators (NBFC-AAs), allowing customers to choose any account aggregator to access and share t... Read More


A smallfee on UPI transactions will not have a major impact on volumes: RBI GUV

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Reserve Bank of India does not expect thesmall fee on UPI (Unified Payments Interface) transactions to have a major impact on transaction volumes. "Already a decision has bee... Read More


Airtel raises postpaid tariff by Rs.50 in a bundle of one free international roaming

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Bharti Airtel (Airtel) has raised its postpaid tariffs by Rs.50 with a revamped set of plans that bundle one free international roaming trip, every year, effective Wednesday (Octo... Read More


Websites continue to face monetisation crisis as AI agents replace human traffic, says new report

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- There used to be a time- not too long back-when a Google search actually involved searching. With AI taking over the internet, a new paradigm has emerged. Unlike search engines of... Read More


SC to examine plea that systemic blindspots in aviation boom left disabled travellers stranded

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to ask the Union government why millions of passengers with disabilities continue to face humiliation, barriers, broken equipment, and digit... Read More