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8th Pay Commission: Salary, pension, fitment factor - What employee unions want ahead of Bengaluru meeting

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- The 8th Pay Commission is set to hold its next official meeting with eligible unions, associations and other stakeholders in Bengaluru starting Wednesday, 7 October, as the proces... Read More


GST reforms: commercial activity in India could be set for another major tax stimulus

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Wednesday could well be a red-letter day for India's economy. A meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is expected to unveil a series of key procedural reforms as a f... Read More


Top stocks to watch today: Vedanta, Axis Bank, IREDA, Kotak Mahindra shares in focus on Tuesday, 6 Oct | Full list

Top stocks to watch, Oct. 6 -- The Indian stock market is expected to open higher on Tuesday, 6 October, with GIFT Nifty signalling a positive start for domestic equities. GIFT Nifty was trading arou... Read More


Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal attends pre-COP leaders' event in Tuvalu

Kathmandu, Oct. 6 -- Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal led Nepal's delegation to a high-level pre-COP leaders' event in Funafuti, the capital of Tuvalu, ahead of the 31st UN climate change conference. T... Read More


OpenAI bots made millions of Wikipedia requests, may have contributed to outage: Here's what we know

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that hosts Wikipedia, confirmed unauthorised activity by "rogue" OpenAI agents on its platforms, including millions of automated data requ... Read More


Abandoning pet in Chennai can cost Rs.10,000, Rs.5,000 for no licence; vet explains why microchipping is beneficial

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has passed a new resolution introducing a strict fine of Rs.10,000 for pet owners who abandon their microchipped dogs or cats in public space... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | If barrels of oil are flowing freely from West Asia again, shouldn't prices soften?

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Have West Asia's oil exporters found a way to bypass the Strait of Hormuz? So it would seem from latest Kpler data showing shipments from the region, excluding Iran's, hit 18.5 mi... Read More


Stock market outlook today, 6 Oct: Sensex, Nifty prediction - DJIA, S&P, NASDAQ, GIFT Nifty, Nikkei, Taiwan cues

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Stock market prediction for Tuesday, 6 October, 2026: The Indian stock market is likely to open in green as GIFT Nifty signalled a positive start for Indian indices on Tuesday, 6 ... Read More


Movie review: 'Digger' is a blockbuster-sized waste of a carbon footprint

Nepal, Oct. 6 -- Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Digger might be the mostself-serious unserious film I've seen in recent memory. Ostentatious sets,unsubtle acting punctuated by facial tics, and a score ... Read More


The prime minister must learn to speak in full sentences

Nepal, Oct. 6 -- Prime Minister Balendra Shah has once again turned to Facebook-and once again late at night. At 9:11 on Sunday, he posted that Khula Manch had been improved so a new party could hold ... Read More