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Pune: Cars24 has opened its third hub in Pune at Ambegaon Budruk-Narhe, bringing its car-buying experience closer to customers in south Pune. The hub gives customers another place to explore cars in person, take test drives and speak with an on-ground team as they make their choice. The expansion comes as Maharashtra’s share in Cars24’s used-car demand data rose from 16.4% in 2024 to 20.1% in 2025. With its third Pune hub, Cars24 is making its physical experience more accessible in one of the state’s key cities. …

Abu Dhabi: As global AI enterprises and governments prepare to converge for Ai Everything Abu Dhabi from 6-7 October 2026 at ADNEC Centre, the conversation has shifted decisively towards nation-scale AI infrastructure - how AI has moved beyond the remit of CIOs to national AI missions and policymakers. Ramanan Ramanathan, Mission Governing Board Member of the IndiaAI Mission, Government of India, addresses this through a keynote on "Redefining Digital Power - India's Agentic AI Leap for the Global South," carrying a…

Bengaluru: Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund today announced the launch of MSIF Equity Long-Short Fund, an open-ended equity investment strategy under its Specialized Investment Fund platform. The New Fund Offer will open on 30 September 2026 and close on 14 October 2026. The investment strategy will reopen for continuous sale and repurchase from 26 October 2026. The MSIF Equity Long-Short Fund will invest predominantly in listed equity and equity-related instruments while selectively employing short positions through…

Mumbai: Mahindra Manulife Insurance Limited, the 50:50 joint venture between Mahindra Group and Manulife, has announced the appointment of Nirmal Nogaja as Appointed Actuary (Designate) and Jitin Parekh as Chief Risk Officer, strengthening the company’s leadership capabilities across actuarial, risk, governance and regulatory functions as it sets out to create a differentiated, AI-driven, digitally-enabled and customer-centric life insurance franchise in India. Both Nirmal Nogaja and Jitin Parekh come with extensive…

Mumbai: Heart disease is no longer a health concern that can be viewed primarily through the lens of age. Mumbai’s fast-paced urban lifestyle, coupled with sedentary habits, tobacco exposure, unhealthy dietary patterns, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, abnormal cholesterol, chronic stress and inadequate sleep, is creating a growing cardiovascular risk burden—even among people who may appear healthy and symptom-free. The concern extends beyond conventional lifestyle factors. A study assessing the health impact of…

Chennai: Sustainable buildings are increasingly being evaluated not just on environmental merit but on long-term financial return, said Mr. Navin Kumar, Managing Director, Navin's, speaking at the CII IGBC Green Tamil Nadu Summit 2026. In a session on the business case for green buildings, he spoke about upfront costs, the savings that offset them over time, and the factors that come into play as projects scale. Mr. Navin Kumar, Managing Director, Navin’s noted that estimates of the additional capital expenditure…

President Donald J. Trump today announced at the White House in Washington, D.C., Essar-backed Mesabi Metallics’ $18 billion investment to build a fully integrated American steel company, uniting its iron ore mine on Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range with a new steel complex in Iowa. The announcement was made in the presence of Ravi Ruia, Vice Chairman & Founder, Essar Group, and Rewant Ruia, Chairman, Mesabi Metallics. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and John Jovanovic,…