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Aadhar Housing Finance Limited has received an upgrade in its credit rating from ICRA, with the rating agency raising the company’s rating on debt instruments and bank facilities to ‘ICRA AA+/Stable’ from ‘ICRA AA/Positive’. The upgrade makes ICRA the third rating agency to assign an AA+ rating to Aadhar, following CARE Ratings and India Ratings. The company said it is now the only housing finance company to have AA+ ratings from all three agencies on a standalone basis. ICRA attributed the upgrade to Aadhar’s established position in affordable and low-income housing finance, strong capitalisation, healthy earnings profile and comfortable asset…

Nissan on Tuesday unveiled the all-new PIXO, a compact electric city car developed specifically for urban driving in Europe, expanding the automaker’s growing electric vehicle line-up alongside the recently launched LEAF and MICRA. The A-segment PIXO offers a driving range of up to 259 km from a 27.5kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery. It comes with 50kW DC rapid charging as standard, allowing the battery to charge from 15 to 80 per cent in about 28 minutes. An 11kW AC bi-directional charging system is also available for home and workplace charging. Measuring 3,796mm in length and 1,790mm in width, PIXO…

Tata AIA Life Insurance has launched the Tata AIA Momentum Value 50 Index Fund, a unit-linked investment option combining momentum and value investment approaches to provide diversified equity exposure along with life insurance protection. The fund will select companies from the BSE 500 universe based on momentum and value characteristics, customised to meet IRDAI requirements, and will be benchmarked against the BSE 500 Momentum Value 50 Index (Customized). The momentum approach focuses on companies showing relatively stronger market performance, while the value strategy identifies companies that may offer attractive valuations relative to their fundamentals. The fund’s New Fund Offer (NFO)…

Before IVF treatment begins, a fertility specialist considers a woman’s ovarian reserve, reproductive history, existing health conditions and the medicines or supplements already taken by the patient.  As these details help shape the stimulation plan, guide the management of medical conditions and support safe planning for procedures such as egg retrieval. Dr Kalpana Jain, Fertility Specialist, Birla Fertility & IVF, Guwahati, says medication review should be part of the pre-IVF assessment rather than something discussed only after injections have started. What should be included in the medication history? The fertility specialist should know about everything being taken regularly or occasionally,…

Godrej Enterprises Group (GEG) has launched ‘Udaan’, an industry-led supplier capability-building initiative in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), aimed at strengthening India’s manufacturing ecosystem through MSME development. Aligarh is the first location for the programme, which will be expanded to 10 cities as part of a wider supplier capability-building programme. Under Udaan, GEG and the CII TPM Club of India have developed a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) curriculum for MSMEs, with specialist consultants supporting participating suppliers in on-ground implementation, productivity improvement and operational excellence. The cluster-based programme will focus on eliminating operational losses, improving resource productivity and…

Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn on Wednesday inaugurated the redesigned showrooms of Kalyan Jewellers at Lachit Nagar and A.T. Road in Guwahati, as the jewellery retailer looks to strengthen its presence in the region. The revamped showrooms feature a redesigned ambience and an expanded range of jewellery across Kalyan Jewellers’ signature collections. Speaking at the inauguration, Devgn said he was delighted to represent a brand associated with trust, transparency and a customer-first approach, and expressed confidence that customers in Guwahati would appreciate its products and services. Kalyan Jewellers Executive Director Ramesh Kalyanaraman said the company was focused on reinventing the shopping…

Digital investing is gaining ground in Sikkim, with Groww accounting for 41% of the state’s active investor base on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) as of June 2026, according to data released by the investment platform. The figure means around two in every five active investors in the state invest through Groww. The development comes amid growing adoption of digital investment platforms across the Northeast, supported by increasing smartphone use, internet penetration and financial awareness. Groww users account for nearly 24% of the NSE investor base of 36.31 lakh across the eight northeastern states. Sikkim recorded the highest share at…

Digital investing is gaining ground in Assam, with Groww accounting for more than 20 per cent of the state’s active investor base on the NSE as of June 2026, the investment platform said. The figure means around one in every five active investors in Assam invests through Groww. The development comes amid growing digital connectivity, smartphone adoption and financial awareness across the Northeast. Groww users account for nearly 24 per cent of the NSE investor base of 36.31 lakh across the region’s eight states. Sikkim recorded the highest share at 41 per cent, followed by Arunachal Pradesh at 40 per…

TVS Motor Company has introduced a series of upgrades across its premium motorcycle portfolio, including the TVS Apache and TVS Ronin, ahead of the festive season. The company said the TVS Apache range, which has more than 7 million riders across 90 countries, has been enhanced with new features focused on safety, connectivity, convenience, rider control and design. The Apache RTR 160 now gets traction control, hazard lamps and LED TSLs, while the RTR 160 4V features a TFT display with Google Map Mirroring, Panic Brake Alert and Type-C charger. The RTR 200 4V adds front adjustable USD suspension alongside…

The age at which Indians are buying their first homes appears to be falling, with Gen Z emerging as the fastest-growing segment among younger home loan borrowers, according to data from Kotak Mahindra Bank. The bank said the number of home loan borrowers aged 25-30 years increased 86% between FY24 and FY26, rising from 1,234 to 2,290. Their share of Kotak’s individual home loan borrowers also increased from 6% to 9%, while borrowers aged 30-45 years grew 26% during the same period. Kotak Mahindra Bank Head – Home Loans NakulSaxena said younger borrowers were entering the housing market with greater…