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The European Union has taken strict action against the technology giant Google for violating the Digital Market Act. Which is said to be the biggest and drastic step so far. The European Commission has fined Google 890 million euros, i.e. one billion dollars, i.e. more than 8300 crores, for violating the rules of the Digital Market Act. Google has been accused of harming the business of other competitors by unfairly prioritizing shopping, travel and hotel services in search results. The Commission set fines of 570 million euros for Google's biased search policies and 430 million euros for unreasonable restrictions on the Google Play Store. According to the European Commission's findings, Google was abusing its search engine by placing its own shopping, hotel, transportation and sports services at the top of search results compared to third-party services. In addition, according to the Digital Market Act, developers offering apps on the Play Store should have full freedom to communicate freely with their customers and offer cheaper alternatives outside the Play Store, but Google imposed contractual restrictions on app developers to prevent customers from switching to other platforms, which can be said to be a direct violation of the Act.
Indian currency may change. Presently the currency notes are made of paper, it will be discontinued in the near future, but plastic notes can be seen in India in no time. RBI is preparing to start pilot projects of polymer bank notes in the country in due course. For which RBI has issued a global tender for Policemar. RBI believes that if the initial trials are successful, then these new notes can be launched in the market in a phased manner from the year 2027. However, this will not stop existing paper notes. Both types of currency will be moving side by side for some time. Initially, RBI approved this project at Rs. 10 and 20 currency notes will be trialled on a limited scale. RBI then aims to understand how effective these notes are in Indian weather, consumption and market conditions. Polymer notes are made from a special type of strong plastic-like material, making them more durable than regular paper notes. Notes can tear mostly due to pocketing or frequent use. In addition, modern security features are easy to add to Polymer Notes. Due to this, it becomes more difficult than before to prepare fake notes. In such a scenario, the advent of polymer notes can also curb counterfeit currency to a great extent. It may be mentioned here that in order to further the process of preparing polymer notes, RBI's Note Printing Unit has sought applications from companies across the world for availability of special polymer sheets. New notes will be printed on these sheets. Polymer notes have been around for many years in many countries such as Australia, Canada, the UK and New Zealand. The experience of these countries shows that notes last longer and do not deteriorate quickly.
Government of Canada has changed the immigration policy. According to which the applications of Parents and Grandparents Program have been closed for now. The Department of Immigration has announced that, until further notice, neither new Interest to Sponsor forms will be accepted nor will new applicants be given the opportunity to apply for PR sponsorship. This is a big blow for thousands of families living in Canada. They can no longer submit new applications under PGP to secure permanent residency for their parents-grandparents. However, the government said it is targeting to grant Canadian permanent residence to around 15,000 people in 2026 who have previously applied for PGP. The government has advised potential applicants to consider a parent and grandparent super visa. This option allows parents and grandparents to stay in Canada longer.
One 97 Communication Limited-Paytm has informed that the company's board will consider the proposal to issue bonus shares along with June quarter results in a meeting to be held on July 20. However, this will be the first bonus issue after Paytm's stock market listing in 2021. Paytm had earlier completed an open market share buyback of Rs 850 crore in December 2022. After this, this could be the first major corporate action from the company. The entry of Paytm in the stock market took place in the year 2021. The company's IPO came at an issue price of Rs 2150 per share, but the stock was listed below this price. Later, the stock hit a record low of around Rs 300 amid concerns over regulatory challenges and profitability. However, the business and financial performance of the company has improved in recent times. But it is still being quoted at 50 percent below the IPO offer price. Investors at the time of IPO may get relief if Paytm offers one bonus share for one. According to the company's shareholding pattern, the share of domestic investors increased to 51.6 percent as of June 30, 2026, from 50.3 percent in the previous quarter. Paytm has retained its status as an Indian owned and controlled company for the second quarter in a row. The share of domestic institutional investors also increased to 24.9 percent from 23.1 percent in the previous quarter. The total share of mutual funds rose to 17.9 percent from 16.6 percent in the June quarter. The number of mutual funds investing in the company has also increased from 41 to 43. Goldman Sachs believes that growing market share in the payments business and strength in financial services can further support the company's growth. If Paytm maintains a consistent revenue growth of over 20 percent, the stock's valuation may see further improvement.
The ongoing war between America and Iran is now taking a new turn. A giant billboard has been put up in Tehran, which has caused an uproar across the world. On this board, Donald Trump is shown dead in a black coffin. In which it is written in both English and Persian language, We Will Kill Trump. After this writing, America has also conducted exercises to conduct a ground war in Iran. whose plan has been devised. Trump said that, now Iran will not be released. It is worth mentioning that Israel's intelligence agency Mossad had given a lot of intelligence information to America just a few days ago. According to The Wall Street Journal and CNN reports, Israel's intelligence agency shared a secret report with Washington. In which, for the first time, a very accurate conspiracy by Iran to kill the US President Trump was exposed.
Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (Guidelines for Indian Government Websites) with major changes in web portals and mobile apps of the country including Gujarat GIGW 3.0 has been announced, due to which websites will become flexible, secure and user-friendly, from AI-based page loading to open data formats, Conformity to Quality Website (CQW) certification will be mandatory for all government websites and mobile applications. With the growing prevalence of digital technology in India, including Gujarat, the government has now announced a new guideline named GIGW 3.0 to make its websites and mobile apps more accessible, secure and user-friendly. This is the third version of the GIGW Guidelines launched by the National Informatics Center (NIC) in 2009. New guidelines have been drawn up to address inconsistencies in layout, navigation and technology across several state and central government websites and apps. In which there has been a joint effort of NIC, STQC and CERT-In in digital service improvement, especially GIGW 3.0, this time NIC along with STQC Directorate and CERT-In have also been considered, so that website quality as well as cyber security is fully guided. CERT-In's latest cybersecurity updates will also be part of this guide. ** The Gujarat government also issued a circular The Department of Science and Technology issued a circular to all departments of the State Government as well as institutions/offices belonging to the Department, Local Self-Government Bodies, Boards And the corporations must compulsorily evaluate their existing websites, web portals, web applications and mobile applications based on the provisions of GIGW 3.0 and identify the deficiencies and areas requiring improvement and to ensure compliance with GIGW 3.0, the relevant agencies by whom these websites, web portals, web applications and mobile applications have been created must be instructed to take action with immediate effect.
Skoda Auto India has inaugurated three new customer contact centers in Ahmedabad and Himmatnagar in Gujarat, thereby strengthening the company's network presence in the state as well as in western India. These new facilities include a new sales and service center in Naroda, a new sales center in Maninagar and a new compact 3S facility in Himmatnagar. Located at Naroda, Ahmedabad, the center is spread over 26,700 square feet, with six vehicle display facilities and 19 service bays. While the Maninagar-based dealership has a 4,800 sq ft sales center with seven vehicle display facilities. The new compact 3S facility launched at Himmatnagar is spread over an area of 10,600 square feet, with provision for four vehicle displays as well as a service facility with four service bays. All the newly launched sales and service facilities reflect Skoda Auto's global modern solid design philosophy, offering customers a great sales and service experience with a welcoming environment. With the addition of these new centres, Skoda Auto India now has a total of 25 customer contact centers across 16 cities in Gujarat—Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Vapi, Gandhinagar, Anand, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Gandhidham, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Mehsana, Morbi and Navsari. Speaking on the occasion, Ashish Gupta, Brand Director, Skoda Auto said, “With the inauguration of these new facilities in Gujarat, we are further strengthening Skoda Auto India's presence in the state as well as in the western region of India. We now have five customer contact centers operating in Ahmedabad alone. Through it we are bringing our complete product portfolio closer to the customers while also making them experience the highest standards of service and care. The importance of Gujarat in the development of India is very special and we are confident that with the Kylaq, new Kushaq, Kodiaq and Slavia we will be able to strengthen the Škoda brand in this important market.
Delimitation Commission has been formed to change the political geography of the country, through which the Lok Sabha and Assembly seats of the country are demarcated, in which a population of 10 lakh is constituted as Lok Sabha and a population of 1.75 lakh is constituted as Assembly. Earlier, there was a huge discrepancy in the number of voters in different Lok Sabha-Assembly seats, such as one assembly seat having about 1 lakh voters and another seat having more than 3 lakh voters, which An independent Delimitation Commission was formed to balance. Delimitation is the process of determining the boundaries of constituencies comprising a legislative body in a country or state. This process determines how many members the legislature should have, so that the public can benefit. Census report is required for delimitation. That is, demarcation cannot be done without census report.
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The Gujarat Legislative Assembly was redeveloped some time ago, instead of the existing 182 MLAs, seating arrangements for 230 MLAs have been made keeping in mind the new delimitation.
After the ongoing census in the country, the political math will change with the new delimitation of Lok Sabha and Assembly seats, in which the Gujarat Assembly will increase from the current total of 182 seats to 210, that is, 28 seats will increase, in which also 33% seats will be reserved for women after the passage of the Women's Reservation Act, the process of new delimitation may be completed in 2028, as a result, the 2027 assembly elections will be held on the basis of 182 seats only. In Gujarat, 182 assembly seats were last decided in 1975, after that delimitation was done in 2008 based on the 2001 census in which the assembly seats were changed, but the number remained 182. Now, in the new delimitation after the 2025 census, the assembly seat may increase from 182 to 210. That means after 27 years there will be an increase in assembly seats in Gujarat. Along with the new delimitation, as the government has also made preparations to pass the law regarding 33% women reservation in the Lok Sabha and the Legislative Assembly, the new delimitation will also announce the reserved seats for women, currently there are 13 women MLAs out of 182 seats in Gujarat.
India's transition to E20 fuel is the result of long planning, policy preparation, discussions with industry and scientific testing that began in 2001. The route from E10 to E20 went ahead after the roadmap announced in 2021 and inter-ministerial committee discussions. However, the Ministry of Petroleum admitted that some vehicles could experience a mileage reduction of up to 3-5 percent with E20 fuel. But he stressed that the debate should not be limited to mileage alone. Before the government implemented E-20, there were several rounds of discussions with vehicle manufacturers, component suppliers, testing agencies, research institutes and technical experts. The ministry made it clear that if the manufacturers were not satisfied, they would not endorse the fuel or validate the vehicle's warranty. Almost every manufacturer today recognizes the warranty for E20, because they have been part of the process. All aspects like engine calibration, material compatibility, fuel systems, durability, drivability, emissions and fuel efficiency were evaluated before implementing the e20. Key Benefits of E-20 • Higher Octane Rating: Improves fuel quality. • Anti-knock properties: Reduces engine knock. • Cleaner combustion: reduces smoke and pollution. • Smooth acceleration: The driving experience becomes smoother. • Reduced carbon emissions: Environmentally friendly.
Smart phones have become a part of life, the number of which is constantly increasing. A fact has emerged in Gujarat that the number of mobile phones has increased against the population of the state. Telecom operators added 4.06 lakh new customers in May, taking the state's teledensity to cross 100 per cent for the first time in nearly five years, according to data released by TRAI recently. The total telecom subscriber base in Gujarat has reached 7.2 crore, making the teledensity above 100 percent for the first time since July 2021. The reasons for the increase in subscribers include the addition of new customers due to migrant workers, as well as operators expanding their networks, especially in rural areas, while requests for portability also contributed to the overall increase. Competition among operators is also a big factor for this. Company wise, Reliance Jio has been the largest telecom provider in the state with 3.33 crore customers, followed by Vodafone Idea with 1.98 crore, Bharti Airtel with 1.57 crore and BSNL with 32 lakh customers. A TRAI report revealed that the number of 5G fixed wireless subscribers in Gujarat increased from 6.75 lakh in April to 6.84 lakh in May.
If you have Rs. If you have a 2000 currency note, you can exchange it. RBI once again told people that they are still considered legal tender, so you can change it. Often people keep it, and if found, they can return it to the Reserve Bank. On May 19, 2023, the Reserve Bank of India has announced Rs. A circular was issued to withdraw the 2000 currency notes from circulation. Then RBI is advising people to deposit Rs 2000 notes. While the old notes of Rs 500 and 1000 were stopped. A new pink note of 2000 was then issued, which was also promptly withdrawn from the market. The Reserve Bank of India has once again reminded people that most of the 2000 notes have been returned, but if you still have any notes, it is important for you to know that these notes are still considered legal tender. According to RBI, if you want, you can send these notes by post to any issue office of RBI and deposit the money in your bank account.
A state-of-the-art Regional Transport Officer (RTO) office was inaugurated in Ahmedabad by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghvi. On this occasion, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghvi said that the state government is committed to provide technology-based, transparent and fast services to the citizens. Various services including driving license will be more easily available at the new RTO office.
SBI Funds Management Rs. 11693 crore IPO coming up, which has become active in the gray market. SBI Funds Management Rs. 11693 crore IPO coming up, which has become active in the gray market. Given the gray market trends, around Rs. 644 suggests a potential listing price, about a 13 percent premium over the upper price band. Company Rs. 574 fixed issue price. Premium of SBI Funds Management in gray market is Rs. The price of 90 to 94 is being discussed. While Big HNI Rs. 7000, Small HNI Rs. 1800 and for retail investors Rs. 1000 is quoted. While the premium price of subject two is Rs. 56 is being called.
If the clouds of global uncertainty are dissipating and there is peace again, Sensex in the Indian stock market may cross one lakh by next June 2027. However, its probability is considered to be only 25 percent. Which is considered as a bull case. That is, if most factors remain in favor of the market, this target can be achieved.
At a time when mobile recharges have become very expensive in the past few years, another jolt is set to come. Again mobile recharge is going to be expensive. According to a new report, telecom companies in the country may hike mobile tariffs by 10 to 15 percent in the next three to four months. It is believed that reduced competition in the telecom market and increasing demand for 4G-5G services has made it easier for companies to raise prices. According to a research report, the Indian telecom market is now limited to large companies, due to which the possibility of increasing tariffs has become strong. The report estimates that mobile plan prices will increase by up to 15 percent in the next 3 to 4 months. The effect of which is to pay more for both prepaid and postpaid. It is worth mentioning that a large number of customers are shifting to 5G network. Apart from this, the number of postpaid customers has also increased, the average subscriber revenue of telecom companies is also estimated to increase by one to one and a half percent, while the earnings of the companies continue to increase due to better network services and more data usage. Talking about telecom companies, both Jio and Airtel are strengthening their position in the market. In which Reliance Jio can add 70 lakh new customers, while Airtel can add 50 lakh customers, Vodafone Idea can only add 2 lakh new customers. The main reason is that Jio and Airtel now provide 5G services in more than 90 percent of the country's districts. They are attracting customers to 5G.
There is a finance company, which used to provide loans, but the company had to take loans from other companies to maintain its business, which has now failed to pay its installments and the company is trapped in debt. As a result, Star Housing Finance CEO Kalpesh Dave has resigned. Debt-ridden Star Housing Finance said in an exchange filing that its executive director and CEO Kalpesh Dave's tenure has ended. Due to which the condition of the company's shares is bad. Share price below Rs.10 Rs. Below 7 has been spoken. According to a PTI report, Star Housing Finance informed two financial institutions, Hinduja Housing Finance and LIC Housing Finance, about the default in payment of term loan installments on April 7. Mumbai-based company Basinvictus Private Limited had expressed interest in buying a stake in Star Housing Finance in May after defaulting on loan installments. He asked to invest 200 crore rupees. Star HFL said in a regulatory filing that Basinvictus Pvt Ltd intends to acquire a majority stake through this investment. Also, after getting all the necessary approvals, it wants to buy the stake of the promoters and the largest investor ARCfin Investments & Advisors Limited through a secondary purchase. Star Housing Finance Limited, was established in 2005, i.e. the company is 21 years old. According to a report, Star Housing Finance Ltd has a total financial debt of Rs 410 crore, which includes short-term and long-term debt obligations.
Amazon will invest Rs 1.23 lakh crore in India. This amount will be used for expansion of artificial intelligence i.e. AI and cloud infrastructure in the country. It will provide employment to around 38 lakh people in the country. The company's CEO Andy Jessie made the announcement after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to India. The company will invest a total of ₹8.31 lakh crore by 2030 The special thing is that the company has asked to invest about 4.53 lakh crore rupees in India within 6 months. Earlier in December 2025, Amazon had talked about an investment of 35 billion dollars i.e. about 3.30 lakh crore rupees in India. This investment will be made between 2026 to 2030. At the same time, between 2010 and 2030, Amazon's total investment in India will be more than 88 billion dollars or about 8.31 lakh crore rupees.
Bollywood has a unique history of multi-starrer comedy films. Whenever the characters of the big cast come on screen, the audience is reminded of the era of 'Andaz Apna Apna' or 'Hera Pheri'. Carrying on this legacy, 'Welcome to the Jungle' has been released theatrically by Star Studio 18 in association with Sita Films and Rakesh Dang. Director Ahmed Khan has proved that with the perfect comic timing of the cast and the grip of the screenplay, the runtime of over two and a half hours is over in the blink of an eye. The film doesn't try to be too serious. Instead, his bold and self-aware nature becomes his greatest strength.
The expanded metro now connects Motera to the city’s western suburbs.
India’s first operational smart city continues its rapid growth.
Narendra Modi Stadium confirmed for the upcoming marquee fixtures.
A local SaaS firm closes the largest seed round from Amdavad yet.
Phase 2 adds gardens, plazas and cycling tracks along the Sabarmati.
Guided pol walks and cultural evenings across the walled city.