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Devangi Dalal Calls for Inclusive Hearing Care for Children as Holi Coincides with World Hearing Day

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As the vibrant festival of Holi brought communities together in celebration, leading audiologist and speech-language pathologist Devangi Dalal used the occasion to amplify an equally important message, the urgent need for early hearing care for children. Marking World Hearing Day, observed globally on March 3 under the leadership of the World Health Organization (WHO), this year’s theme, “From communities to classrooms: hearing care for all children,” emphasizes early detection, timely intervention, and collective responsibility in safeguarding children’s hearing health. Addressing the significance of the day, Devangi Dalal highlighted that childhood hearing loss often remains unnoticed until speech delay or academic difficulties surface. “By the time speech delay becomes evident, valuable developmental time may already have passed. Routine screening, parental awareness, and school-level vigilance are critical to ensuring children receive timely support,” she said. With years of dedica...
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Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai Achieves Landmark

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Success in Robotic Hysterectomy for Patient with Rare, Life-Threatening Bleeding Disorder   Navi Mumbai, 5 March 2026 : For years, every menstrual cycle for 37-year-old Ms. Neelam meant a medical emergency. Due to a rare and life-threatening bleeding disorder, she required blood transfusions almost every month just to manage the severe blood loss caused by her periods. Doctors at Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai have now successfully performed a robotic hysterectomy on the patient, a high-precision minimally invasive surgery, offering her a life free from the constant threat of uncontrolled bleeding and repeated blood transfusions. Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai emphasises that persistent or unusually heavy periods should never be ignored, as early diagnosis and specialist care can help prevent life-threatening complications. The patient was diagnosed with Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia, an extremely rare congenital platelet disorder in which the platelet count may appear normal, but the pla...
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Western India Automobile Association (WIAA) supports the Truckers Association on their agitation for random e-challans

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Western India Automobile Association (WIAA) is fully supporting the Truckers Association on their agitation for random e-challans.   On any pretext, photographs are taken and heavy fines are levied, it seems there is target.   By having heavy fines the violations have not gone down, the Government is not able to recover the money, as there is no grievance being heard and wiaa urges the authorities to contact  “LOK ADALAT”  every weekend and the motorists / truckers be heard.   WIAA represents 80000 private car owners has received many complaints as there is no grievance cell where the vehicle owner can go and plead his case.   WIAA requests the Hon’ble Transport Minister to have a grievance cell office in every RTO, so that complaints could be heard.   The vehicle owners are charged more than 40% price of the Car as Tax and also there is a heavy tax of more than 40% in the fuel inspite of which no relief is give to owners.   There is no undergroun...
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Amazon MX Player Unveils Trailer of Sankalp; Nana Patekar Steps Into the Ultimate Game of Power in Prakash Jha’s Socio-Political Thriller

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A Jio Studios Presentation & A PJP Films production, Sankalp will stream from 11th March for free on Amazon MX Player Mumbai, 05 March 2026: Amazon MX Player, India’s leading free, premium, ad-supported video streaming service, today launched the power-packed trailer of its upcoming socio-political thriller Sankalp, marking the much-awaited streaming debut of veteran actor Nana Patekar. Inspired by the ancient Chanakya–Chandragupta chronicles, the series reimagines political strategy for modern India, where classrooms replace. The trailer offers a striking entry into a world shaped by three forces: Sanskaar, Satta, and Samarpan. Anchored by Nana Patekar, the series also boasts a formidable ensemble cast featuring Sanjay Kapoor, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Neeraj Kabi, Kubrra Sait, Kranti Prakash Jha, in pivotal roles. Produced by Jyoti Deshpande for Jio Studios and Dishaa Jhaa under banner of PJP films Productions, Sankalp is set to premiere on March 11, exclusively on Amazon MX Player...
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PNGS Reva Diamond Jewellery IPO debut on the exchange; closes at 7.3% premium

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Mumbai, March 4, 2026:  Shares of PNGS Reva Diamond Jewellery Limited, which is a retail focused jewellery brand involved in the business of sale of a wide range of jewellery made using diamond and precious and semi-precious stones, debut on the exchange to close at a 7.3% premium. The PNGS Reva Diamond Jewellery stock's 7.3% rise was in broad contrast to the broad selling pressure witnessed on Dalal Street on Wednesday. Immediately after the listing, the stock showed upside movement and closed the day with a premium. The company’s share price closed at Rs 414 per share on the BSE, a 7.3% premium, and at Rs 411.7 per share on the NSE, a 6.7% premium. As per NSE, the total quantity traded stood at 47.99 lakh shares, on BSE the total Quantity stood at 2.39 lakh shares. Total Turnover (BSE+NSE) on Day 1 stood at Rs 197 crore. The Market Capitalisation of the Company at today’s closing price stood at Rs 1,312.2 crore as per BSE and Rs 1,265.1 crore as per NSE. The company had offe...
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Motilal Oswal Home Finance Limited Signs $100 Million debt finance deal with Asian Development Bank to Expand Women-Centric Affordable and Green Housing

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Mumbai, March 4, 2026:  Motilal Oswal Home Finance Limited (“MOHFL”/ “the Company”) has entered into an agreement to raise USD 100 million in INR-equivalent from the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”) in the form of debt through a Non-Convertible Debenture (“NCD"). The financing represents an important milestone for MOHFL and reflects strong confidence from a leading global development finance institution in the Company’s business model, governance framework, and long-term growth prospects. The proceeds from the ADB financing  will be used to provide  affordable housing loans to women borrowers, and 10% of the proceeds will be deployed to finance the construction of residential units that meet recognised green building certification standards, supporting the adoption of environmentally sustainable construction practices. Mr. Sukesh Bhowal, MD & CEO, Motilal Oswal Home Finance Limited, said ,  “ Funding from ADB marks a significant milestone in our responsible growth ...
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Aye Finance pilots Generative AI model for image-based underwriting of trading businesses

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  Aye Finance, India’s leading provider of business loans to the underserved micro-scale MSMEs, has completed a pilot that uses the predictive capability of Gen AI technology, which will enhance its formal credit to the trading businesses in tier 2 and beyond cities. The cutting-edge solution developed in-house utilises Generative AI and Machine Learning (ML) models to estimate business sales directly from images of store premises and other parameters. This significantly reduces the "cost-to-serve" for the micro-enterprise segment. Aye Finance is the first NBFC to have received equity investment from Google Capital in 2018. It set up its Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Unit in 2019 and has successfully deployed many customised ML models at key processes across the customer lifecycle. This optimizes the unit economics and allows inclusion of a larger population of the grassroots businesses. The newly developed system serves a critical segment of trading ...
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