Introduction of MDR on large value transactions to strengthen UPI's long-term sustainability: RBI
Business Lineby PTI·16 Sept 2026
The introduction of Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on large-value UPI transactions is an important step towards strengthening the long-term sustainability of India's digital payments ecosystem, the...
Trump administration plans to send powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8 billion weapons sale
Business Lineby AP- PTI·16 Sept 2026
The Trump administration is planning to deliver powerful 2,000-pound bombs to Israel as part of an upcoming arms deal, weapons that prompted such concerns about the possibility of mass casualties...
Sovereign Investment Institutions Launch China-ASEAN Joint Investment Council
Business Lineby Cuelive·16 Sept 2026
Convened by China Investment Corporation with CGS International as Secretariat, the Council provides a dedicated platform to strengthen sovereign investor partnerships and support capital flows...
Stock Market today: Sensex, Nifty may open higher, but analysts advise caution
Business Lineby KS Badri Narayanan·16 Sept 2026
Indian stock markets are likely to begin on cautious note on Wednesday. With the US yield rising to historic levels, analysts said the focus shifts to the upcoming US Federal Reserve meet.
Stocks to watch, Sept 16: Bharat Forge, Titagarh Rail, BHEL, Cochin Shipyard, Thermax, Blue Star, Allen Blenders, Tata Communications, Mazagon Dock
Business Lineby KS Badri Narayanan·16 Sept 2026
Bharat Forge Ltd. and Pratt & Whitney Canada have announced that they will work together to evaluate the integration of advanced turboprop engines into a high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE)...
Stock Market Today Live, Sept 16: Stocks to watch: Bharat Forge, Titagarh Rail, BHEL, Cochin Shipyard, Thermax, Mazagon Dock
Business Lineby Team BL; KS Badri Narayanan·16 Sept 2026
Sensex Today, Nifty 50 | Stock Market Live Updates - Find here all the live updates related to Sensex, Nifty, BSE, NSE, share prices and Indian stock markets for 16th September 2026.
Karnataka declares September 15 as Engineers’ Day, allows ‘Er.’ prefix
Business Lineby PTI·15 Sept 2026
The Karnataka government on Tuesday approved the observance of September 15, the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Sir M Visvesvaraya, as ‘Engineers’ Day’, in recognition of the invaluable...
MDR may alter payment choices, but ‘won’t curtail market participation’
Business Lineby BL Mumbai Bureau·15 Sept 2026
The government’s decision to levy Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI transactions above ₹2,000 for capital market-related payments is expected to alter payment behaviour among investors, though...
Indian government allocates record sugar sales quota for September to rein in retail prices
Business Lineby Prabhudatta Mishra·15 Sept 2026
The Indian government has announced 13.5 lakh tonnes (lt) as the sugar quota for sales in the domestic market during September 16-30 period, taking the total quantity to 26.5 lt for whole of...
India extends deadline to surrender sugar import quota
Business Lineby BL New Delhi Bureau·15 Sept 2026
The Directorate-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has extended time till September 30 for sugar importers to surrender their quota if they are unable to import under the 10 lakh tonne (lt) TRQ...
Livestock feed makers see rising competition for maize from ethanol producers
Business Lineby Vishwanath Kulkarni·15 Sept 2026
The talk of likely curbs over using sugarcane to manufacture ethanol has raised concerns among the livestock feed makers, who fear increased competition for maize going ahead from ethanol...
MDR on UPI: What consumers and merchants need to know?
Business Lineby Nishanth Gopalakrishnan·15 Sept 2026
While being competitive compared with the MDR on debit cards and credit cards, the regime also includes exemptions and relief to small merchants. Here’s an explainer.
‘India, China open to talks to address trade imbalance, supply chain issues’
Business Lineby Amiti Sen·15 Sept 2026
India and China are open to meeting and finding solutions to long-standing trade issues, including structural trade imbalances and supply chain concerns, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on...
Bond yields hit 4-month high as RBI OMO sales, global headwinds weigh
Business Lineby BL Mumbai Bureau·15 Sept 2026
Indian government bond yields surged on Tuesday, with the benchmark 10-year G-sec briefly testing the crucial 7.10 per cent mark amid concerns over RBI liquidity tightening, heavy debt supply and...
Tamil Nadu can unlock ₹1.2 lakh crore in annual fiscal capacity without new taxes or borrowing, says report
Business Lineby Sindhu Hariharan·15 Sept 2026
Can Tamil Nadu improve its revenue position without resorting to higher borrowing or taxing the citizens?
Turmoil in Coforge
Business Lineby S Ronendra Singh·15 Sept 2026
Noida-based mid-tier information technology (IT) services firm Coforge is going through turmoil since the sudden announcement of its Chairperson O P Bhatt resigned abruptly from the company on...
Madras Sanskrit College and Articul8 AI launch model to make Sanskrit searchable, verifiable and traceable to source
Business Lineby Rohan Das·15 Sept 2026
Ask AI about management and chances are you will get a lesson out of Western management theory. Ask about medicine and it throws up allopathic remedies.
Goyal-Greer meeting likely on G20 sidelines in Milwaukee
Business Lineby Amiti Sen·15 Sept 2026
A meeting between Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and USTR Jamieson Greer could be in the offing on the sidelines of the G20 Trade Ministers’ meeting in Milwaukee, US, later this month where all...
WTO warns global output could fall up to 10% without stronger multilateral trade rules
Business Lineby Amiti Sen·15 Sept 2026
A World Trade Organisation report has cautioned that while a strengthened multilateral trading system could increase global GDP by roughly 3 per cent, or $3 trillion, by 2050, inaction to modernise...
TREV sues Trevel over EV-cab brand as rivals chase ₹22,000-crore market
Business Lineby Amit Vijay Mohile·15 Sept 2026
TREV and Trevel differ by two letters. On September 18, that difference returns to the Delhi High Court as two electric-cab operators fight over who can use the closely named brands while racing to...
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