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SECTOR | 30 Oct 2025

Buzzing stocks today: Dr. Reddy's likely under pressure; Concor, Samvardhana Motherson, Sharda Motor gain focus

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Dr. Reddy's is likely to drag pharma stocks after its ADR slump on Canada's non-compliance notice. Concor, Ashoka Buildcon, Solex Energy, Zydus Wellness, Sharda Motor, Samvardhana Motherson, and Airfloa Rail will also stay in focus on fresh corporate announcements.

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SECTOR | 30 Oct 2025

Canada pension giant CPPIB to scale up India bets as assets hit $22 billion

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CPPIB, with global assets of about C$732 billion, has recently invested in the National Highways Infrastructure Trust, Kedaara Capital, and Accel Partners.

Transportation

SECTOR | 29 Oct 2025

Montha Leaves One Dead, Roads Inundated, Trees Uprooted, Crops Damaged In Andhra

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Citing preliminary estimates, the government had noted on Tuesday that standing crops in as many as 38,000 hectares were destroyed due to the impact of Montha, and horticulture crops in 1.38 lakh hectares were damaged too.

Heavy Rain Lashes Vijayawada, Trees Uprooted, Roads Inundated After Montha Makes Landfall

NDTV Profit | 29 Oct 2025

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SECTOR | 28 Oct 2025, 04:49PM

Upcoming road construction contracting reforms to stem project delays: Official

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Accordingly, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is in the process of revising the contract document for projects built under the Build Operate and Transfer (BOT-Toll) mode

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SECTOR | 28 Oct 2025, 02:37PM

Railways cancel 32 trains to ensure passenger safety due to Montha cyclone

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Odisha's Ganjam district witnessed rough seas, strong winds, and rainfall, while rain lashed Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada due to the cyclone's impact

Transportation

SECTOR | 25 Oct 2025

Aurangabad railway station renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar station

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Three years after the renaming of the Aurangabad city in Maharashtra, the Central Railway on Saturday said the Aurangabad railway station has been officially renamed as "Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar railway station." Its new station code will be 'CPSN', the Central Railway said in a release. The station falls under the Nanded Division of South Central Railway. The BJP-led Mahayuti government on October 15 had issued a gazette notification to change the name of the Aurangabad railway station. The move came nearly three years after the then government headed by Eknath Shinde formally renamed Aurangabad city as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. The city, previously named for Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, received the new name as a tribute to Chhatrapati Sambhaji, the son of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and second ruler of the Maratha state. Aurangabad railway station was opened in 1900, during the reign of the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar is a tourist hub,

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SECTOR | 24 Oct 2025

Railways aims for cleaner trains with faster sanitation, tech adoption

Business Standard

Railways to bring more mechanisation for faster toilet sanitation, aiming for cleaning under a minute and improved frequency every three to four stations

Transportation

SECTOR | 23 Oct 2025

Railways using tech, DFCs to ease movement amid Chhath rush: Vaishnaw

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Sincere effort to ease movement within constraints, says minister

Indian Railways Launches Fact-Check X Handle To Counter Misinformation, Debunks Claims Made By Congress

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SECTOR | 23 Oct 2025

Rail services disrupted in Assam after IED blast near Kokrajhar station

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Railway services across Lower Assam and parts of north Bengal were disrupted early on Thursday after unidentified miscreants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) on a railway track in Kokrajhar district, officials said. The explosion took place around five kilometres from Kokrajhar railway station on the route towards Salakati after midnight, an official said. "The blast ripped apart nearly three feet of railway line with fragments of the damaged track found strewn several metres away," he added. Kokrajhar Senior Superintendent of Police Pushpraj Singh said there were no reports of any casualties or derailment in the incident. "The damage was limited to a short portion of the track, which was promptly repaired. Train movement has resumed now," he added. Train operations were suspended overnight, affecting several Up and Down trains in Lower Assam and northern West Bengal till around 8 am, another official said. Railway and security personnel conducted thorough inspectio

Elaborate arrangements at Bihar stations to handle Chhath rush: Railways

Business Standard | 23 Oct 2025 1 more

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SECTOR | 22 Oct 2025

Railway Minister approves 4th Line project between Tambaram & Chengalpattu

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The project will be take up at a present cost of 714 crore and an estimated completion cost of 757 crore