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Virat Kohli's brother-in-law was once a professional cricketer, then joined merchant navy at 17. Who is Karnesh Ssharma?Anushka Sharma’s brother Karnesh Ssharma is the producer behind several critically acclaimed films and TV series, such as NH10, Bulbbul, Qa...
These large-cap stocks have ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos and an upside potential of up to 29%, according to analystsAfter crude oil prices, the one thing that provides a boost to the bears is the tariffs that US President Trump keeps announcing. Now, ther...
UPI MDR could bring transaction value into payment apps’ market-share battle, industry executives sayThe new revenue stream could also draw banks and ecommerce companies into consumer UPI. Pine Labs chairman, managing director and chief exe...
Decoding MDR’s impact; EV bikes’ policy change sparks debateHappy Thursday! The return of MDR is set to change UPI's market share game. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
NPCI announces MDR for UPI; merchant transactions above Rs 2,000 to attract 0.4% chargeWhile NPCI has not specified a threshold based on the size of a merchant’s turnover, it said in its announcement that vendors operating und...
ARSBC bought HMCS Chaudière from Canada’s Defence Department for $1 plus 7 cents GST; after its reef conversion, glass tunicates came to cover much of the vesselThe Canadian warship HMCS Chaudière was acquired for a symbolic price and subsequently sunk, transforming it into a vibrant artificial reef...
In 2013, more than 16,000 Old Weather-Arctic volunteers transcribed handwritten Arctic ship logs, while 275,000 scanned pages contained about 23 million weather and sea-ice observationsThrough dedicated efforts, volunteers meticulously transcribed aged ship logs, unearthing essential historical weather information. This ci...
Merchant Navy professional quit his job to transform his gooseberry farm. His earnings boomed from Rs 45,000 to Rs 9 lakh per acreAfter realizing that raw amla sales were not lucrative, Shyam Singh's family pivoted to processing amla into juice and other by-products, r...
UPI transaction volumes hit record high in August, cross 24.5 billionData released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) showed transaction volumes rose 3.6% from 23.66 billion in July, while t...
First drones, now missiles. The spending is certain, who gets the maximum is not: 14 stocks from the defence ecosystemThe defence sector’s positives are well known. But there are some unknowns. For “security reasons” we will never know how or why orders are...
Quote of the day by Daniel Craig: "I’ve always felt that if you’re not slightly terrified of what you're about to do, then it’s probably not..." — Inspiring life lessons from a timeless quote on courage, growth, self-belief, uncertainty, resilience and why stepping beyond comfort can change how you approach life’s biggest decisionsQuote of the day by Daniel Craig speaks to a fear many people quietly understand. Big decisions rarely come with complete confidence. Start...
Sri Lanka tracks 11 US-sanctioned Iranian tankers off coastSri Lankan authorities are monitoring eleven Iranian oil tankers near their southern coast. These vessels are US-sanctioned and cannot retu...
16th-century shipwreck of a merchant vessel discovered off the coast of Ramatuelle in France accidentally when navy researchers scanned the seafloor in routine sonar investigations16th-century shipwreck of a merchant vessel discovered off the coast of Ramatuelle in France accidentally when navy researchers scanned the...
Navi’s FY26 loss widens fourfold on UPI investments; eyes FY27 profitabilityNavi reported a notable increase in net losses for FY26, largely attributed to its strategic investments in UPI and new market initiatives....
Presenting the jury for The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026Meet the high-powered jury that will pick the winners of the ET Startup Awards 2026.
Putin says Russia will start seizing European vessels if its ships targetedThe comments, which Putin made as he oversaw navy drills in Russia's far east, come as the EU tries to ratchet up pressure on Russia's so-c...
Vladimir Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of Russian commercial vesselsPresident Putin threatened retaliation against Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels. He described these actions as piracy and a b...
Trump used elaborate ruse to fly out of Turkey following summit because of Iran threat, report saysUS President Trump secretly departed a NATO summit on a different aircraft. This operation occurred due to an Iranian assassination threat ...
India sails past China with 27% more officers steering the world’s shipsIndia has overtaken China in supplying merchant shipping officers, with 140,718 officers compared with China’s 110,893, according to the BI...
Remains of Indian seafarer killed in Black Sea attack reaches Kanpur; family refuses last ritesMerchant Navy chief officer Sagar Gupta's body arrived in Kanpur after a Black Sea attack. His family is demanding martyr status and financ...