Pakistan cuts fuels for state vehicles to counter oil price surge

IANS | September 18, 2026 4:14 PM

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Pakistan has announced a new round of austerity measures including cut in fuel for official vehicles to cut government spending as petrol and diesel prices surge amid disruptions to Gulf supplies due to the West Asian conflict, as per multiple reports.

Bernstein turns more bullish on Paytm after 'better-than-expected' UPI MDR

IANS | September 18, 2026 3:54 PM

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Global brokerage Bernstein has raised its earnings estimates for Paytm after the final UPI merchant discount rate framework came in better than expected, pointing to sharper monetisation of the company's payments business across both the consumer and merchant sides.

Govt eases stockholding limit for sugar, traders told to further lower prices

IANS | September 18, 2026 3:43 PM

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The government on Friday eased the existing 15-day sugar stockholding limit for bulk consumers to 30 days, subject to the condition that the quantity of stock held beyond the existing 15 days limit is sourced exclusively from sugar imported under advance authorisation scheme (AAS) and tariff rate quota (TRQ).