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In 2019, India launched its first Vande Bharat Express; seven years later came the sleeper version, and Railways now plans 260 Vande sleeper rakes with world-class features

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The first pair of Vande Bharat sleeper trains was launched earlier this year between Guwahati and Howrah. Indian Railways’ first Vande Bharat Express was launched back in 2019 amid much fanfare. The chair car train became the face of modern train travel in India and now the Vande Bharat sleeper train is looking to replicate … Read more

Mobile shop owner won Rs 15 lakh chit prize but waited 55 days for payout; company blamed late sureties, but consumer commission found its records contradicted the claim and ordered Rs 44,500 relief

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The dispute was not about the eligibility for the chit prize or whether the claimant had won the bid. Won a chit prize but the payout is delayed? A Telangana consumer commission has upheld an order against Kapil Chits after holding the company responsible for delaying the payment of a Rs 15 lakh chit prize … Read more

Gold price prediction today: Will gold, silver prices continue to fall? Check September 2, 2026 outlook

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Key data for Gold and Silver this week will be the US Payrolls on Friday, followed by inflation data next week. Gold price prediction today: For the near-term, the outlook for both silver and gold remains bearish, says Vedika Narvekar, Research Analyst – Commodities & Currencies, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers.Jackson Hole was the … Read more

Sun Pharma offers US cheaper drug supply

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Sun Pharma has offered Most Favoured Nation (MFN) pricing to US Medicaid programme New Delhi: Facing the threat of potential tariffs, India’s largest drug firm, Sun Pharma has offered Most Favoured Nation (MFN) pricing to US Medicaid programme under an agreement with the Trump administration. MFN pricing typically ensures that a buyer procures at the … Read more

Start with Rs 25,000 basic salary, end with Rs 1 crore corpus: How EPF compounding math can make you a crorepati at 8.25% interest in less than 30 years with 6% annual increment

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Over time, the interest earned on the accumulated balance earns interest, allowing compounding to steadily increase your retirement savings. Being a crorepati and accumulating a corpus of over Rs 1 crore is often a financial goal for money. But when you are thinking of SIPs, mutual funds, stock markets, ETFs, gold, silver, one quiet savings … Read more

UPI gets festive boost: Digital payments hit a record 24.51 billion transactions in August

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Digital payments hit a record 24.51 billion transactions in August Unified Payments Interface (UPI) hit a new monthly high in August, with transaction volumes crossing 24 billion for the first time in a month and reaching 24.51 billion, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Tuesday.The record came as … Read more

India’s tech workforce gets another jolt: Oracle is cutting around 3,000 jobs while Microsoft puts about 500 employees on PIPs as companies shift budgets towards newer skills

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India’s IT hiring landscape is undergoing a significant change. Layoffs have headlined the global tech landscape for over a year now and the trend continues as the industry faces one its biggest disruptions in recent years. In India too the tech hiring and firing situation is evolving fast.Global tech giant Microsoft has put around 500 … Read more

India’s PMI slips to 52.8 as factory growth loses steam, hits five-year low

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India Manufacturing PMI falls to 52.8 in August India’s manufacturing sector lost further momentum in August, with slower output and new orders dragging factory activity to its weakest level in five years. Employment also fell for the first time in two-and-a-half years, marking a broader slowdown in the sector.The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing … Read more