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By Nanditha S The arrest of Mohammed Ajaj Ahmed (also referred to as Ajaz Mohammed or Ajaj Ahamed) in Kollam on 6 November 2026 confirms a pattern successive Kerala governments have refused to confront. Ahmed, a 30- to 32-year-old native of Dumra Ketharia in Sitamarhi district, Bihar, had been living in a rented house in Andamukkam with his wife, parents and three children, working as a driver for footwear shops and advocates. Bihar Police wanted him for the 12 September 2026 daylight shooting of RJD-linked Baidyanath…

BENGALURU – As the AI era accelerates demand for skilled talent for the semiconductor industry, Lam Research, a leading supplier of wafer fabrication equipment, today announced the winners of the 3rd Lam Research Challenge. The event is the company’s elite, advanced semiconductor systems competition. More than 3,000 young aspiring innovators and engineers from nearly 190 colleges in India competed in this year’s challenge, underscoring the growing importance of systems engineering skills needed to design, build and optimize…

Pune : Carraro India Limited, an independent Tier-I solution provider for axles, transmission systems, gears and other related components, has reported its unaudited financial results for the quarter & half year ended 30th September 2026. Financial Highlights: Particulars (INR Mn)Q2 FY27Q2 FY26Y-o-YH1FY27H1FY26Y-o-YTotal Income7,0585,93119%12,64410,93016%EBITDA (incl. Other Income)65259310%1,2321,1418%EBITDA Margin (%)9.2%10.0% 9.7%10.4% PAT35131711%6656089%PAT Margin (%)5.0%5.3% 5.3%5.6% …

New Delhi : Having quadrupled its assets under management (AUM) from ~₹2,100 crore in FY’22, IKF Finance MD Vasumathi Devi is now targeting ₹25,000 crore by 2030 with a digital push. The group ended FY’26 with consolidated AUM up ~30%, Profit After Tax of ₹215 crore, and a return on assets of ~3%. The Company has delivered ROE of 14% in past, with a clear path to sustained improvement, driven by proven control over credit costs, improved credit rating and better operating leverage with scale and technology.That growth rests…

Mumbai : Revenant XSpark (RNTX), one of India's leading esports, gaming and entertainment organisations, has announced the signing of digital creator Shagun Verma, who has built a community of over 500,000 followers on Instagram. Known for her distinctive short-form content and strong connection with India's Desi Hip-Hop (DHH) culture, Shagun joins RNTX's expanding talent portfolio as the organisation continues to bring together creators from different corners of digital entertainment. Shagun has established a…

Mumbai : Mumbai’s prime commercial and residential real estate landscape is undergoing a monumental shift. Traditionally dominated by the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) and Nariman Point, the city’s corporate spotlight is rapidly pivoting toward the Worli-Lower Parel micro-market. Driven by major infrastructural upgrades, surging demand from financial powerhouses, and high-value luxury leases, this central business district (CBD) is rewriting Mumbai’s real estate narrative. Commenting on this paradigm shift, Mr. Vedanshu…

New Delhi : PaySprint Private Limited, one of India's fastest growing B2B banking fintech and regtech infrastructure companies, today announced that PIX, the conversational AI agent built into its multi gateway payment platform SprintPGx, is live for all enterprise merchants, three months after the platform's launch. With PIX, a business can now reroute payments, set routing rules and diagnose failed transactions by typing a plain language instruction, with no engineering team, no code and no vendor ticket. To coincide with…