All hope is not lost where effort is made, for the Chandrayaan-2's Orbiter and its eight instruments still continue to operate successfully, orbiting the moon and studying it from above, even though contact has been lost with Vikram lander that was carrying the Pragyaan rover.

Five federations representing over half-a-million workers of Coal India Ltd, along with Singareni Collieries Company Ltd and state-owned coal firms, have called for a strike on September 24, seeking withdrawal of the Centre’s decision to allow 100 per cent FDI in mining.

In a fresh round of FDI reforms, the Union government has allowed 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in coal mining and contract manufacturing, as part of its efforts to boost economic growth.

Mukesh Ambani’s JioFiber is out now and the ambitious broadband network is likely to sway customers of PSU telecom firms MTNL and BSNL away. “There could be a churn, especially for customers who are paying in the range of Rs 500-600 a month,” Nitin Soni, director at Fitch Ratings, said in an interview to CNBC TV18. While Reliance Jio’s starting plan may not be disruptive, the company is focusing more on average revenue per user and consumer stickiness, he added.

New Delhi: Hours before moon lander 'Vikram' touches down on lunar south pole, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the mission manifests the best of Indian talent and spirit of tenacity.

"Its success will benefit crores of Indians," he said in a series of tweets.

Paytm will start preparations for an initial public offering (IPO) in the next 22-24 months, its founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma said at the HT-Mint Asia Leadership Summit in Singapore on Friday.

The Indian e-commerce and digital payments giant last disclosed raising $300 million from Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway in 2018. Its valuation has skyrocketed to $15 billion, Sharma recently told Mint.

Facebook rolled out its online dating service for the United States on Thursday, a move taking on rivals such as smartphone app Tinder. The free “Facebook Dating” site which was announced last year and already available in other countries will allow users to link their Facebook and Instagram post to a separate dating profile. It will seek to facilitate connections among the more than two billion users of the social network worldwide.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will buy e-commerce business Kaola from Chinese gaming company NetEase Inc for $2 billion, adding a platform that specializes in supplying luxury goods from abroad to Chinese consumers.

The long-rumoured deal comes as China's e-commerce players including Alibaba and JD.com Inc look to niche segments for growth, with the online shopping industry in the country slowing as economic growth eases.

Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex advanced over 200 points in early session on Friday, led by gains in index heavyweights Infosys and RIL, amid positive cues from global markets.

After rising 223 points, the 30-share index was trading 164.05 points, or 0.45 %, higher at 36,808.47 at 0930 hours, while the broader Nifty rose 44.15 points, or 0.41 %, to 10,892.05.

Maruti Suzuki will examine the possibility of having a captive finance company, which will help in reducing dependence of its customers and dealers on banks and NBFCs, which have been cautious in lending following a year-long slump in vehicle demand.

Shashank Srivastava, executive director, sales and marketing at Maruti Suzuki, said globally manufacturers have captive finance companies which are successful. “We will examine the option and look at India-specific requirements,” Srivastava told FE.

Hit hard by a whopping 50% decline in its August domestic sales, coupled with no sign of an early recovery in demand, Hinduja group flagship Ashok Leyland (ALL) has once again decided to absorb production holidays at its Ennore plant (the mother plant) in Chennai.

After absorbing August 16, 17, 24, 27 and 31 (and August 26 as the 6th day non-working day) as non-working days earlier, the company has decided to go for more production holidays at the plant.

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