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24 Oct

Motorola rolls out second wave of festive deals with discounts on smartphones

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Motorola has announced the second wave of its #BigBillionMotoDeals campaign during Flipkart’s Big Billion Days Sale 2026, offering special festive prices across its smartphone portfolio. The sale is live on Flipkart and features discounts on devices spanning budget, mid-range and premium segments. The offers include the motorola edge 70 fusion, starting at ₹29,749, and the motorola edge 70 pro, priced from ₹36,999. The motorola edge 70 pro+ is available at ₹44,999, while the flagship motorola signature starts at ₹57,249. In the budget and mid-range categories, the moto g37 power starts at ₹15,499, the moto g max at ₹19,999 and the…

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24 Oct

This Durga Puja, Swiggy delivers authentic ‘Pujor Bhog’ from Kolkata’s iconic pandals to your homes; launches Shreshto Pujo in-app voting

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This Durga Puja, Swiggy has joined hands with 20 of Kolkata’s most popular and prominent Durga Puja pandals to offer a unique Pujor Bhog Experience. Available at a token price of INR 71, Swiggy is offering curated boxes of Pujor Bhog, each reflecting the rituals and culinary traditions of the participating pandals. The Pujor Bhog will be delivered from the 18th of October. Additionally, Swiggy has also launched Shrestho Pujo, its flagship in-app interactive campaign that allows users to vote for their favourite pandals. Customers can order Pujor Bhog on the Swiggy app and get them delivered from October 18…

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24 Oct

Stellantis commits ₹4,000 crore to India, plans 12 Jeep and Citroën launches by 2029

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Stellantis has announced fresh investments of approximately ₹4,000 crore over the next three years as it plans 12 product launches across Jeep and Citroën under its FaSTLAne 2030 strategy. The roadmap includes seven all-new products and five major upgrades, with the first launch scheduled for the second quarter of 2027. The company’s planned portfolio will cover B, C and D SUV segments, an MPV, an A-segment car and a premium pickup. The investment will take Stellantis’ cumulative commitment to India to approximately ₹15,000 crore by 2030, from over ₹11,000 crore invested so far. The company is targeting 90% localisation across…

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24 Oct

BHIM Payments App links Diwali transactions to education support for underprivileged children

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BHIM Payments App has launched the third edition of its ‘Meethi Diwali’ campaign in partnership with civic and developmental organisationGoonj, aiming to support the education of underprivileged children through everyday digital payments. Under the initiative, BHIM Payments App will contribute towards providing school kits to children in need of learning support for every seventh transaction made by a user on the app between October 19 and November 8, 2026. The campaign encourages users to make routine digital payments while contributing to a social cause. Gaurav   Kochhar, Chief of Business at NPCI BHIM, said the initiative seeks to connect digital payments…

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24 Oct

ICICI Life reports 26.5% profit growth, highlights faster claims and wider insurance cover

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ICICI Life Insurance Limited reported a 26.5% year-on-year increase in profit after tax to ₹760 crore in the first half of FY2027, while highlighting expanded insurance coverage, timely claim settlements and improved policy issuance for customers. The company’s new business premium rose 25% to ₹11,821 crore, while its value of new business (VNB) increased 22.3% to ₹1,283 crore, with a margin of 26%. Retail protection grew 47.2% and annuity business expanded 50%, taking retail sum assured up 34.9% to ₹2.32 lakh crore. For policyholders, the company reported a claim settlement ratio of 99.3%, with an average turnaround time of 1.1…

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24 Oct

L&T Finance’s record Q2 profit signals strength in retail lending and risk management

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L&T Finance reported its highest-ever consolidated profit after tax (PAT) of Rs. 975 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, marking a 33% year-on-year increase. Its consolidated loan book expanded 28% to Rs. 1,36,635crore, reflecting sustained lending momentum and growth across retail-focused business segments. Retail disbursements rose 27% to Rs. 24,027 crore, while the retail loan book increased 29% to Rs. 1,34,600 crore. Personal loan disbursements grew 45%, and gold finance disbursements surged 229%, taking the gold finance book to Rs. 5,043 crore, up 242%. Two-wheeler finance and SME finance disbursements increased 26% and 24%, respectively. The performance highlights…

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24 Oct

Higher Realisations and Volume Expansion Drive 20.6% Revenue Growth for JSW Steel

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India’s largest steelmaker, JSW Steel, reported a massive 225.5 percent surge in consolidated net profit for the second quarter of the current financial year, reaching ₹5,359 crore compared to ₹1,646 crore in the same period of the previous year. This remarkable growth was driven by higher sales volumes and stronger pricing realisations. The company registered a 20.6 percent increase in revenue from operations, which rose to ₹54,486 crore in Q2 against ₹45,152 crore in Q2FY26. On a consolidated level, sales volumes surged 13 percent year-on-year to 7.46 million tonnes (mt), bolstered by the rapid ramp-up of a new 5 mt…

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24 Oct

Greaves Electric Mobility expands Ampere’s retail network with new centre in Nawadwip

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Greaves Electric Mobility Limited (GEML), the electric mobility business of Greaves Cotton Limited, has strengthened its retail and service footprint in West Bengal with the inauguration of a new Ampere Experience Centre, Sri Baladeb E Byke, at South Srirampur Auto Stand in Nawadwip. The facility will offer customers access to Ampere’s electric scooter portfolio, including the Nexus EX+, Magnus GMax, Magnus Neo and Reo Vyb, alongside sales, service and product guidance. The expansion is aimed at improving customer engagement and making electric mobility more accessible in regional markets. The Nexus EX+ features a 5 kW motor, while selected Nexus EX+…

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24 Oct

Vikram Solar taps Kolkata’s Durga Puja platform to promote clean energy

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Vikram Solar Limited, one of India’s leading solar module manufacturers, has partnered with Ahiritola Sarbojonin Sarodotsav 2026 as title sponsor, using the city’s Durga Puja celebrations to promote solar energy through its campaign, “EbarPujoRobirAloy” (This Pujo, in the Light of the Sun). Organised by Ahiritola Jubak Brinda, the festival features a solar-powered art installation displaying Rabindranath Tagore’s handwritten poem. Vikram Solar panels will illuminate the installation throughout the festival, bringing together Bengal’s cultural heritage and renewable energy technology. The pandal was inaugurated on October 15 in the presence of Industry Minister Tapas Roy, Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Purnima Chakraborty,…

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24 Oct

Birla Opus Paints announces ‘Praner Para’ to celebrate West Bengal’s neighbourhood identities

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Birla Opus Paints has announced the launch of ‘Praner Para’, a community-led initiative designed to celebrate the unique cultural identity of West Bengal’s neighbourhoods through colours, storytelling and bespoke murals. The initiative invites residents across the state to nominate their Paras at www.birlaopuspranerpara.com and share the stories, traditions, landmarks, people and cultural elements that make their neighbourhood distinctive. Fifteen Paras will be selected, including communities from Kolkata, Asansol, Siliguri and Bardhaman, to collaborate with the company on customised murals reflecting their local heritage and shared experiences. The programme seeks to recognise the role of Paras as centres of friendship, festivals,…

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