No change in petrol and diesel prices today: Now 5 people can make payments from one UPI account, GDP growth drops to 6.7% in April-June quarter

Yesterday's big news was related to the Disney and Reliance deal. Disney and Reliance Entertainment are merging, its merger has been approved by the Competition Commission of India, i.e. CCI. After CCI, the Mumbai Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has also approved this deal. At the same time, the GDP growth rate has come down to 6.7% in the first quarter of FY 2025 i.e. April-June. This is the lowest in the last five quarters i.e. 15 months. Before tomorrow's big news, today's major events, which will be watched… Now read tomorrow's big news… 1. Reliance-Disney merger will create the country's largest network: There will be 120 channels and 2 OTT, after CCI, now NCLT Mumbai has also approved the deal Disney and Reliance Entertainment are merging, its merger has been approved by the Competition Commission of India, i.e. CCI. After CCI, the Mumbai Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has also approved this deal. After the merger, it will become India's largest entertainment company. It will also become a sports powerhouse. The company will have 75 crore viewers across India. Click here to read the full news… 2. GDP growth drops to 6.7% in April-June quarter: This is the lowest in 15 months, it was 8.2% last year; The impact of poor performance of agriculture and service sector The GDP growth rate has come down to 6.7% in the first quarter of FY 2025 i.e. April-June. This is the lowest in the last five quarters i.e. 15 months. The GDP was 8.2% in the April-June quarter of last year i.e. Q1FY24. The government released the GDP figures for the first quarter of FY 2025 on Friday (30 August). The impact of poor performance of agriculture and service sector has been seen on the economy. Click here to read the full news… 3. 5 people can make payments from one UPI account: Government has launched UPI Circle, it has the facility of maximum payment of ₹15,000 in a month. Now you can use a single UPI ID in more than one mobile. Government has launched a new feature 'UPI Circle Delegated Payment Service' in UPI app. By activating this facility, you will be able to add one or more people in your UPI app. All the added people will be able to make UPI payments from your bank account. Click here to read the full news… 4. Nifty made a record of rising for 12 consecutive days: It closed at 25,235 after rising by 83 points, also touched a record level of 25,268. Nifty index, launched in 1996, made a record of closing higher for 12 consecutive days. Before this, in 2007, Nifty had seen a rise for 11 consecutive days. Whereas, there was a continuous rise for 10 days in January 2015 and April 2014. Nifty touched a record level of 25,268 in Friday's trade. However, later it came down a bit and closed at 25,235 with a gain of 83 points. Sensex also touched a record level of 82,637, it closed at 82,365 with a gain of 231 points. Click here to read the full news… 5. Vistara's last flight will fly on November 11: Tickets will not be booked from September 3, merger with Air India finalized Country's third largest airline Vistara will operate its last flight on November 11. This is because the merger of the Singapore based airline with Air India has been finalized. From November 12, all Vistara flights will now be operated by Air India. Ticket booking for this will also be done from Air India's website. Vistara gave this information on Friday (30 August). Click here to read the full news… 6. Adani Group invested ₹2,000 crores in Dharavi project: Construction expected to start in 2 months, plan to build 20 thousand houses Adani Group has invested Rs 2000 crore in Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP). Adani Group and Maharashtra government are working together to redevelop Asia's largest slum spread over 640 acres in Mumbai. According to the report of Financial Express (FE), this joint venture is being led by Adani Group, which is responsible for building residential and commercial units in Dharavi. Click here to read the full news… 7. Zepto raises $340 million: The company's valuation is $5 billion, Zepto gets unicorn status in 2023 The valuation of instant grocery delivery app Zepto has increased by 40% to $5 billion (₹41,931 crores). Zepto issued a statement and informed about this. The company said that in this funding round, the company has raised $340 million (₹2,851 crores). General Catalyst Partners, Dragon Fund, Epic Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and DST Global were involved in this fundraising round. Click here to read the full news… 8. Maserati GranTurismo sports car launched in the Indian market: The car can run at a speed of 100kmph in just 3.5 seconds, starting price ₹2.72 crore Italian luxury car maker Maserati has launched (30 August) the second generation super sports car Maserati GranTurismo in the Indian market. The company claims that the car can run at a speed of 100kmph in just 3.5 seconds. Maserati has introduced the car in two variants – Modena and Trofeo. The Modena variant is priced at Rs. 2.72 crore and the top variant Trofeo is priced at Rs. 2.90 crore (both prices ex-showroom, India). Click here to read the complete news… Also see who were the top 10 richest people in the world yesterday… Know the status of yesterday's stock market and gold-silver… Know the latest prices of petrol-diesel and gas cylinders…

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