MUMBAI: Pine Labs has launched India’s first agent-to-agent payment capability, enabling autonomous transactions through artificial intelligence by extending UPI’s standing mandate framework to machines.The company on Thursday introduced the Pine Labs Payment Protocol (P3P), allowing users to authorise a onetime mandate that can be delegated to an AI agent, which can then independently decide when…
David Dhawan‘s directorial ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’, starring Varun Dhawan, Pooja Hegde, and Mrunal Thakur, continues its steady journey at the box office despite facing tough competition from new releases. The film, which marks the fourth collaboration between Varun and his father David Dhawan, has completed a week at the theatres since its…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has exempted petrol blended with higher levels of ethanol from excise duty as it seeks to make fuel beyond E20 more attractive for consumers and push voluntary use.The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) issued notifications on Wednesday, exempting ethanol blended petrol (EBP) grades E22, E25, E27 and E30,…
Strong domestic travel has again saved the day for Indian hospitality, although the West Asia war has impacted inbound traffic to the country, like many others globally.“Over 40% of people flying to India (and other parts of Asia from the west) do so via the Middle East (West Asia). That has slowed down inbound. The…
Suriya and Trisha Krishnan starrer ‘Karuppu’ has entered the final stage of its theatrical journey as the film begins streaming on OTT. After enjoying a successful run in cinemas for four weeks, the fantasy action drama is now witnessing its last few days on the big screen.According to Sacnilk, the film collected Rs 37 lakhs…
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal and EY (Ernst & Young) Global Chair and CEO Janet Truncale during a meeting to exchange views on India’s consistently growing role in global supply chains. BENGALURU: Janet Truncale, global chair and CEO of EY, said the professional services firm’s India operations are increasingly becoming central to…
NEW DELHI: A fresh round of price hikes by FMCG companies is set to make everyday essentials costlier for consumers soon. The latest increases across categories, from soaps and detergents to toothpaste and edible oils, in the range of 4-11%, come weeks after the fuel price revision in mid-May, industry experts told TOI.Leading consumer goods…
MUMBAI: Credit growth surged to a high even as deposits shrank in the first two months of FY27, widening the funding gap and pushing banks deeper into a liquidity squeeze, with the wedge between loans and deposits reaching about Rs 3.8 lakh crore by May 31.Credit growth stood at 17.7% for the fortnight ending May…
Ram Charan’s sports action drama ‘Peddi’ witnessed another drop in collections as it completed eight days in theatres. After a strong opening week, the film’s daily earnings have gradually slowed.According to Sacnilk, the film collected Rs 6.30 crore net in India on its eighth day. This represents a 16.6 percent decline from the Rs 7.55…
Steven Spielberg is returning to the world of extraterrestrial mysteries with Disclosure Day, an ambitious new sci-fi thriller that the acclaimed filmmaker says took shape in his early childhood. Ahead of the film’s release, Spielberg opened up about his early experience that sparked his curiosity about the unknown. Steven Spielberg’s childhood connection to ‘Disclosure Day’…