UPI boom not quite uniform across states

MUMBAI: India’s digital payments surge is less uniform than headline numbers suggest. Adjusted for population, Maharashtra, the largest state economy, records almost seven times the per-capita UPI transactions of Bihar. Telangana, ranked second, posts more than six times the average of Tripura. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala sit well above the national mean, while Jharkhand,…

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Weight-loss therapy set to push pharma growth

NEW DELHI: Once relegated to the fringes of lifestyle care, obesity drugs have emerged as one of the world’s most powerful growth sectors, ranked by McKinsey alongside AI, EVs and robotics as trillion-dollar opportunities by 2040. In India, the surge in the weight-loss and metabolic therapy market is set to shape pharma’s growth narrative in…

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Sukesh Chandrasekhar claims he has gifted Jacqueline Fernandez a new home for Christmas, ‘I present you The Love Nest in Beverly Hills’ |

Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar has once again made headlines after claiming that he has gifted Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez a new house in Beverly Hills as a Christmas present. In a letter written on Wednesday as per IANS, Sukesh expressed his love for the actor and detailed what he described as an extravagant gift.Addressing Jacqueline as…

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Midnight attack in Bengaluru: Man sets teen’s mom ablaze for refusing his marriage proposal; woman critical | Bengaluru News

BENGALURU: A 28-year-old tenant allegedly set ablaze a 45-year-old grocery shop owner after she refused his proposal to marry her daughter, around midnight Tuesday at Bhovi Colony in Basaveshwaranagar. Geeta is currently undergoing treatment at Victoria Hospital and is critical, police said.Police are are searching for the suspect, Muttu Abhimanyu, who ran a tea stall…

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Record! 14-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scripts history, becomes the first cricketer ever to … | Cricket News

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi created history with a stunning performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Wednesday. Playing for Bihar in their first Plate Group match of the 2025–26 season, the 14-year-old opener produced one of the most remarkable innings ever seen in domestic cricket.Sooryavanshi smashed 190 runs from just 84…

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