High-value buying shifts to credit cards, UPI for everyday payments amid decline in debit card usage: Report

Credit cards continued to dominate high-value consumer spending in the country, while UPI further strengthened its position as the preferred mode for everyday payments, according to a report by Worldline. The report highlighted shifting payment behaviour, with users increasingly favouring credit cards, UPI and prepaid instruments, while debit card usage continued to decline.The report stated…

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Adani group bets big on aviation! Plans to invest Rs 1 lakh crore in next 5 years; will bid ‘very aggressively’ for 11 more airports

The Adani Group plans to invest Rs 1 lakh crore in its airports business over the next five years, betting on strong and sustained growth in India’s aviation sector, according to Jeet Adani, director of Adani Airports. Speaking to news agency PTI ahead of the launch of commercial operations at Navi Mumbai International Airport, he…

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What is SHANTI Bill 2025? Top things to know about the new nuclear energy bill & what it means

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill (SHANTI), 2025, clearing the way for a major overhaul of India’s civil nuclear framework. The Bill was approved by voice vote during the ongoing Winter Session amid a walkout by most opposition members. Introduced earlier this week…

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Filecoin (FIL) reverses lower after earlier strength, underperforms wider crypto markets

Filecoin FIL$1.2445 gave back earlier gains to trade 1% lower over the last 24 hours. as the storage token underperformed wider crypto markets. The broader market gauge, the CoinDesk 20 index, was modestly higher at publication time, trading up 0.2% at 2,662. Trading volatility intensified as the session progressed, with FIL establishing a $0.08 range…

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Boom or skewed spike? India’s exports to China jump 90% – but why there is little reason to cheer

According to GTRI, India’s trade relationship with China has entered a phase of sharp contrasts. (AI image) India’s exports to China surged 90% in November to hit $2.2 billion! However, the remarkable year-on-year spike masks the truth of how volatile India’s exports to China are, and the growing dependence on the neighbouring country for imports,…

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Gold price prediction: What’s the gold outlook for December 19, 2025? What investors should know

Gold February futures on MCX are trading near ₹1,34,100 after failing to sustain above recent intraday resistance levels. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold is seeing selling pressure and the intraday bias is downward, says Jateen Trivedi, VP Research Analyst – Commodity and Currency, LKP Securities. He recommends selling on rise with resistance near…

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US immigration crackdown: Donald Trump suspends green card lottery; what led to the step?

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has suspended the diversity green card lottery programme, saying it allowed the suspect in the deadly Brown University and MIT shootings to enter the United States, as his administration moved to tighten legal immigration channels following the attacks.Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem…

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Will bid for 2036 Olympics, sports infrastructure gaps being plugged: Mandaviya | India News

NEW DELHI: India has decided to bid to host the 2036 Olympics, and efforts are being made to address gaps in sporting infrastructure in the country and develop world-class facilities to host international events of such scale, Union sports and youth affairs minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday.Speaking at an event, Mandaviya said an analysis…

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