Paramount Syntex’s Rs 82-crore initial public offering continued to attract institutional interest on the second day of bidding, with the issue subscribed 1.35 times on the BSE SME platform. The qualified institutional buyer portion led the response by being booked 119.29 times, even as retail and non-institutional demand remained modest ahead of the October 6 close.
State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda and Canara Bank have advised customers to complete urgent branch-based transactions in advance of a proposed bank strike scheduled from September 28 to 30, 2026. The lenders said digital and self-service channels should be used during the period, signalling possible disruption to counter services if the industrial action goes ahead.
At Delhi’s Sunder Nursery, Anuradha Kapur’s staging of Virasat transforms Mahesh Elkunchwar’s Wada trilogy into a stark meditation on inheritance, decay, and the emotional cost of preserving a collapsing world. The production argues that modernity is not automatically liberation, and that the refusal to let go of a dying past can exact a steep human price.
The Indian government is evaluating revised financial bids from Fairfax Financial Holdings and Emirates NBD for the proposed sale of a 60.72% stake in IDBI Bank, according to sources familiar with the process. The transaction, one of the country’s most closely watched banking privatisations, is moving forward at a measured pace as officials assess valuation, regulatory and strategic considerations.
The Odisha government has announced a cash award of ₹11 lakh each for members of India’s women’s hockey team after the squad’s Asian Games triumph, underscoring the state’s long-standing investment in the sport. The announcement carries added historical weight: India’s women last won Asian Games hockey gold in 1982, making the latest victory a landmark moment for the team and for Indian hockey more broadly.
PSB Bank Chairman Petr Fradkov has described the cross-border payments arena as one of the economy’s most closed and strategically sensitive sectors, underscoring how alternative rails are being built around existing global systems. In comments to RBC, he outlined how the A7 international payment system operates in a market where conventional international transfers are increasingly constrained, reflecting a broader shift in financial infrastructure.
A cluster of well-bred contenders — Margaretta, Lady Scarlet, Kimiko and Queen's Covenant — has emerged as the talking point in the latest Indian racing build-up, with observers noting their form, pedigree and market appeal. The quartet's rise underscores how closely watched the domestic racing circuit remains as stables position themselves for the season's key contests.
India’s medal haul at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 has been compiled sport by sport, offering a clear view of where the country delivered and where it still has room to grow. The list underscores India’s expanding depth across traditional strength events and newer podium avenues, while also highlighting the competitive demands of Asia’s elite stage.
As veteran filmmaker Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, now 94, prepares for the release of his new Telugu film 'Sing Geetham', a younger generation of directors is revisiting the scale, wit and formal daring of his work. Vivek Athreya, Mohana Krishna Indraganti and Venkatesh Maha have spoken of his enduring influence, underscoring how his films continue to serve as a creative benchmark in contemporary Indian cinema.
Banks are likely to put additional liquidity from FCNR(B) deposits to work in the coming months as festive-season borrowing demand strengthens, Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Rohit Jain said. He indicated that the central bank will not direct lenders toward specific sectors, leaving banks to allocate funds based on viable credit proposals across a broad range of industries.
India is placing cotton-sector reforms at the heart of a broader effort to improve transparency, raise farmer incomes, and reinforce the country’s cotton value chain. The policy emphasis signals a governance push to make the market more efficient while addressing long-standing structural weaknesses affecting growers and downstream industry.
Kotak Mahindra Bank has appointed Anup Kumar Saha as its next Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2027. The move elevates a long-serving financial services executive with more than 32 years of experience and signals continuity at one of India’s most closely watched private-sector lenders.
At the 72nd National Film Awards, Sumira Roy’s documentary Bhangaar has drawn attention for its unflinching look at the Lavate family’s demand for euthanasia and the larger questions it raises about dignity, dependency, and the rights of India’s elderly. The film arrives at a moment when the country’s ageing population is expanding rapidly, forcing a harder public conversation about autonomy at life’s end.
Ritu Arya and Tewfik Jallab say their characters in 'Apollo Has Fallen' are defined as much by emotional strain as by the film’s high-intensity action. Speaking about Zara and Vincent, the actors described a story that pushes its protagonists into morally and psychologically difficult territory while sustaining the franchise’s trademark adrenaline.
India’s new-age tech stocks remained under sustained pressure this week, with 47 counters declining as benchmark indices logged their eighth straight weekly loss. The selloff deepened in select names, including Turtlemint, which fell another 20% over the week, underscoring persistent investor caution toward unprofitable growth stocks. The broader rout reflects a market that is increasingly discriminating between business models with visible earnings paths and those still reliant on future growth narratives.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a deputy director of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in Tamil Nadu in a bribery case, intensifying scrutiny of corruption risks inside India’s aviation regulatory apparatus. The arrest underscores the agency’s continuing focus on alleged abuse of public office in sectors where regulatory discretion can carry significant commercial value.
Runwal Enterprises is scheduled to list on the BSE and NSE today after its Rs 500-crore initial public offering drew moderate overall demand and a zero grey market premium. The IPO, which was entirely a fresh issue, was subscribed 2.64 times, with strong institutional interest helping offset a relatively subdued retail response.
The head of Japan’s Olympic body has acknowledged serious logistical problems at the Asian Games, including cramped accommodation and transport delays after organisers scrapped the traditional Athletes’ Village to cut costs. But he argued that the criticism captures only part of the picture, insisting the event still delivered meaningful sporting value and operational lessons. The remarks come as scrutiny grows over whether austerity measures undermined athlete welfare and the overall standard of the Games.
Borosil Glass Works has emerged as one of the stronger performers in the Indian market, with its shares rising more than 200% over the past year. The rally has been underpinned by sustained revenue growth and improving EBITDA in recent quarters, signalling that investors are rewarding operating momentum rather than speculation alone.
India’s farm price policy has long centred on cereals and a handful of crops, leaving livestock producers exposed to sharp and often unpredictable swings in milk, eggs and meat prices. As economists and policy advisers revisit the idea of a livestock price framework, the debate is turning to whether a CACP-like system and targeted deficiency payments could offer farmers a credible safety net without distorting markets.
A public interest litigation has urged the Madras High Court to abandon the proposed Pattinapakkam Assembly-cum-Secretariat complex project, bringing renewed judicial scrutiny to a major government infrastructure plan. The matter is scheduled to come up before Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan on October 5, 2026.
Brazil under Carlo Ancelotti closed their tour of Australia and India with a composed 3-0 win over India, underlining the gulf in class between the sides. Chelsea winger Estevao opened the scoring and set up Pedro before second-half substitute Lino struck twice to complete a convincing finish to the campaign.
Jane Schoenbrun’s latest film arrives as both a feverish love letter to cinema and a self-consuming meditation on desire, identity, and the mechanics of looking. In this review, the film emerges as a daring metacinematic work that turns cinephilia into a haunted, erotic experience while pushing the boundaries of contemporary genre storytelling.
Kannada cinema is confronting a growing reputational problem as film teams increasingly enlist social-media influencers to post scripted praise on X and Instagram ahead of release. The tactic is designed to manufacture momentum, but it is also raising questions about transparency, audience trust, and the long-term credibility of film criticism in India’s regional entertainment markets.
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao is being remembered as one of Indian cinema’s most inventive and unclassifiable directors, a filmmaker whose career widened dramatically after he found an artistic ally in Kamal Haasan. Their collaboration gave him unusual freedom, particularly in Tamil cinema, where experimentation was not merely tolerated but often celebrated. His legacy endures in the way he expanded the language of popular Indian film without surrendering emotional clarity.
Kerala is preparing to position the Muziris Heritage Project as a global tourism draw, with plans to expand water taxi and kayak services to Ezhikkara, Kottappuram and Azheekode. The move is intended to improve last-mile connectivity across the heritage corridor while strengthening the site’s appeal to domestic and international visitors.
A Centre-backed pilot that routed fertiliser sales through an app in 22 districts has generated estimated savings of about ₹1,500 crore, even as more farmers bought fertilisers during the 2026 kharif season than a year earlier in the same districts. The result points to a sharp reduction in leakages and more disciplined subsidy targeting, offering a potential template for wider fiscal reform in India’s fertiliser regime.
The English-Telugu film 'Impure' uses the familiar grammar of a coming-of-age story to mount a sharper critique of class, gender, and social performance. Built around two female cousins and their shared male friend, the film channels a Jane Austen-like sensitivity to manners and desire while keeping its gaze firmly on contemporary Indian social codes.
Storm Majesty, Royal Legacy and Miracle Star emerged as the principal names in a closely watched day of racing action, underlining the depth and competitiveness of the current Indian turf circuit. Their performances drew attention not only for the results themselves, but for what they suggest about form, conditioning and the evolving pecking order in the sport.
Four futures-and-options stocks recorded a sharp increase in futures open interest as of October 1, signalling a notable build-up in derivatives positioning. Anand Rathi Wealth led the pack with a 141.73% jump, a move that market participants will read as a sign of rising trading interest, heightened speculation, or fresh hedging activity.
Veteran director Radhakrishna Malineni is marking 26 years in Telugu television with a reflective look at a career shaped by family dramas, social values and audience trust. His latest work, 'Seetaramayya Gari Manavaralu' on E TV, continues that trajectory by centring women’s resilience, intergenerational bonds and the emotional architecture of family life.
A potential Reserve Bank of India rate hike is unlikely to cause broad-based asset quality deterioration across non-banking financial companies, according to a Nuvama Institutional Equities report. The note argues that past tightening cycles, healthy capital buffers and ample systemic liquidity should help absorb pressure, while any spillover from the West Asia conflict remains confined to select pockets.
Buddy, the outsider in a competitive Deccan Derby field, produced a decisive late surge to claim a surprise victory and upend pre-race expectations. The result underscored the volatility of elite Indian racing, where pace, positioning and timing can matter as much as reputation and market confidence.
Axis Bank is preparing to sharply expand its lending to India’s data centre sector, with exposure expected to double from Rs 8,688 crore within three years, according to the context provided. The move reflects how the artificial intelligence boom is reshaping bank financing, even as lenders weigh long-tenor infrastructure risk, power constraints and execution challenges.
The government has drawn up plans for a significant restructuring of India’s tax administration, including a revamp of the Central Board of Excise and Customs, to support a glitch-free nationwide rollout of the goods and services tax. The move signals a push to align legacy tax machinery with the demands of a unified indirect tax regime and reduce the risk of operational disruption.
Aman has rediscovered the competitive edge that once made him a serious medal prospect, just as the Asian Games spotlight sharpens on India’s next generation of athletes. His renewed hunger for glory arrives at a crucial moment, with expectations rising and margins for error shrinking in elite continental competition.
India’s Environment Minister on Friday released two male Great Indian Bustards into the wild at Desert National Park in Jaisalmer, marking a closely watched conservation intervention for one of the country’s most endangered birds. The release underscores the government’s continuing effort to strengthen habitat-based recovery measures for a species whose survival remains under severe pressure from power infrastructure, habitat loss, and low reproductive rates.
A new entertainment-and-culture quiz framed around “easy like Sunday morning” is drawing attention to a broader theme in Indian public life: the growing visibility of sisters as cultural protagonists, collaborators, and symbols of changing family narratives. The concept arrives at a moment when audiences are increasingly receptive to stories that move beyond conventional heroism and place sibling bonds, especially between sisters, at the center of identity and ambition.
The World Bank has warned that automation could threaten 69% of jobs in India, underscoring the scale of disruption facing the country’s labour market as artificial intelligence and machine-led processes accelerate across industries. The warning places India among the most exposed major economies, with the bank citing even higher vulnerability in China and several African economies.
The assessment raises urgent questions for policymakers, employers and investors about reskilling, productivity and the future of work, particularly in labour-intensive sectors that remain central to India’s growth model.
India is weighing the withdrawal of a goods and services tax exemption that currently benefits banks and nominated agencies handling imports of gold, silver and other precious metals, according to people familiar with the matter. The move would be aimed at discouraging bullion inflows that widen the trade deficit and put pressure on foreign exchange reserves.
Fisherfolk in Chennai have intensified their opposition to the proposed Secretariat at Foreshore Estate, hoisting black flags to signal resistance to the plan. They are demanding that the government return Srinivasapuram lands, build new homes for 15,000 fishermen along Marina Loop Road, and hold direct consultations with the community.
Apple is moving deeper into India at a moment when the country’s digital payments market is already mature, intensely competitive, and shaped by UPI-led habits rather than card-first spending. The question for investors and startups is not whether Apple can attract affluent users, but whether its payments push comes too late to alter the market’s structure in any meaningful way.
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao is being remembered as one of Indian cinema’s most inventive storytellers, a filmmaker whose work moved across languages, genres, and formal boundaries with uncommon ease. In the Tamil industry, his creative partnership with Kamal Haasan gave him a rare sense of freedom and helped shape some of the most adventurous popular films of the era.
Kerala’s government has received legal advice indicating there is no legal bar to proceeding against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in connection with an abetment to suicide case linked to the death of Malaysian national Lee See Been. The opinion, issued by Director General of Prosecution T. Asaf Ali, strengthens the state’s position as the matter moves into a sensitive legal and institutional phase.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is preparing to expand its GIFT City operations over the next few years, with a goal of doubling business in trade finance and payments as its client base and balance sheet deepen. The bank, which opened its branch in 2022, now serves a few hundred clients and manages a book of nearly $1 billion, underscoring the growing appeal of India’s international financial zone for global institutions.
White-collar hiring in India increased 2% in September, with artificial intelligence and machine learning roles emerging as the strongest growth engine, according to a new report. AI/ML hiring rose 20% year-on-year, while the auto sector expanded 11%, underscoring a selective but resilient rebound in knowledge-led employment.
Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s latest film arrives as a maximalist, self-conscious fever dream that treats catastrophe less as spectacle than as a mirror for cinematic vanity. With Tom Cruise cast as a man trapped inside the joke, the film becomes a grand Russian doll of performance, control, and collapse.
A World Bank-backed assessment has warned that automation could threaten 69% of jobs in India, underscoring the scale of disruption facing the country’s labour market as artificial intelligence and machine-led processes accelerate. The warning places India among the most exposed major economies, with the report citing even higher vulnerability in China and Ethiopia, and raises urgent questions for employers, policymakers and investors.
Three stocks with market capitalisations above Rs 10,000 crore appeared on StockEdge’s White Marubozu bullish scanner on October 1, indicating strong intraday buying interest and minimal price rejection. Augmont Enterprises was among the names flagged, a technical development that may draw trader attention even as broader market direction remains tied to macroeconomic and fiscal cues.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke by phone with flydubai pilot Captain Sumeet Sabharwal Machchaar, praising his courage, composure and rapid decision-making during a mid-air incident. Modi said the pilot’s split-second response helped save many lives, according to officials familiar with the conversation.
