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‘No such commitment’: Finance ministry denies agreeing to 5-day bank week ahead of strike, says report

TazaPulseSeptember 25, 2026

The proposed five-day work week would increase working hours from Monday to Friday by 40 minutes to compensate for the additional day off. The Finance Ministry has reportedly dismissed claims that it had agreed to the implementation of a five-day work week for banks, saying there was no such commitment from the ministry.The clarification comes...

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: AKAM, SNPS, NKE

TazaPulseSeptember 25, 2026

Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Akamai Technologies – The cloud computing company jumped over 21% after announcing a seven-year power contract and $11.6 billion deal with Anthropic on Thursday. Akamai also issued a warrant that gives Anthropic the right to buy up to roughly 5% of the company’s shares at an...

NSE debuts on BSE with minor gains amid selloff

TazaPulseSeptember 25, 2026

MUMBAI: Shares of National Stock Exchange (NSE), the largest bourse in India in terms of turnover and profit, listed on BSE at Rs 1,800, a marginal 0.8% premium to its IPO price of Rs 1,785 but rallied soon after. After touching an intraday high of 1,878, a 5% gain over its offer price, the stock...

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US 30-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2004 as bond selloff deepens

TazaPulseSeptember 25, 2026

The global bond selloff has pushed borrowing costs higher and intensified concerns over inflation, further rate hikes and pressure on asset valuations. US Treasury yields remained elevated on Friday after a fresh selloff in global bonds pushed the 30-year yield to its highest level since 2004, raising borrowing costs and adding to concerns about the...

India draws record $94.5 billion FDI in FY26; total inflow crosses $843 billion

TazaPulseSeptember 25, 2026

India draws record $94.5 billion FDI in FY26 India’s investment and manufacturing push has clocked record gains, with Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) reaching a record $94.53 billion in 2025-26, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.The latest annual inflow has taken India’s cumulative FDI receipts between 2014 and 2026 to $843 billion, Goyal...

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‘Not a government issue’: FM Sitharaman explains where UPI MDR charge goes

TazaPulseSeptember 25, 2026

finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday clarified that the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI transactions is not a government charge and will not burden consumers.Sitharaman clarified that consumers will not have to pay Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 and, rather it will be...

Bloodbath for PB Fintech shares! Stock down 5% after 36% fall yesterday; IRDAI’s overhaul move spooks investors

TazaPulseSeptember 25, 2026

PB Fintech shares hit multiple circuit limits during Thursday’s session before ending 36% lower at a 52-week low. PB Fintech share price today: PB Fintech, the parent company of Policybazaar, suffered its steepest-ever single-day fall on Thursday, with the stock plunging 36% and wiping out around Rs 31,430 crore from the company’s market value. The...

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Crypto platform Bitget suspects North Korea in $352 million hack

TazaPulseSeptember 25, 2026

Crypto exchange Bitget suspects North Korean hackers may be behind a security breach that affected about $351.6 million in digital assets, citing preliminary evidence from an ongoing investigation. Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said investigators identified internet protocol addresses linked to VPN services previously used by a North Korean hacking group. The pattern of the attack...

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Insurance stocks crash as Irdai proposes tighter rules

TazaPulseSeptember 25, 2026

A host of insurance companies and insurance policy sellers slid as much as 36% on Thursday. Mumbai: A host of insurance companies and insurance policy sellers slid as much as 36% on Thursday after the industry regulator Irdai suggested new policy distribution methods that, among others, ban dark patterns and several other changes to how...

India can meet screen-protector demand locally, assures IT secy

TazaPulseSeptember 25, 2026

NEW DELHI: India can manufacture enough smartphone screen protectors to meet its needs, IT secretary S Krishnan said, arguing that inferior imports should not erode the business of domestic producers investing in quality.“We now have enough production capacity in the country for this category of equipment,” Krishnan said on Thursday on the sidelines of an...