Telangana’s Deputy Chief Minister and Cabinet ministers travelled across Hyderabad using the HMR-TGSRTC common pass, moving between metro rail and bus services in a visible show of support for integrated public transport. During the journey, the ministers interacted with passengers and commuters, underscoring the government’s effort to promote seamless urban mobility and wider adoption of the unified travel system.
Endurance Technologies’ initial public offering opened on Wednesday, with the Aurangabad-based auto components maker seeking to raise nearly Rs 1,162 crore at the upper end of the price band by selling a 17.5 percent stake. The issue has already drawn Rs 348.52 crore from anchor investors, signalling early institutional interest even as investors assess valuation, sector cyclicality and the company’s dependence on the domestic automobile market.
Investors often gravitate to the product that has delivered the best recent returns, but that instinct can be costly. In markets where performance rotates quickly, the better discipline is to match investments to goals, risk tolerance and time horizon rather than to last quarter’s winner.
White-collar hiring in India rose 2% in September, with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning roles continuing to outpace the broader market, according to a new report. AI/ML hiring increased 20% year-on-year, while the auto sector posted 11% growth, underscoring selective strength in technology and manufacturing-linked roles.
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister and Cabinet ministers travelled across Hyderabad using the HMR-TGSRTC common pass, moving between metro rail and bus services in a visible show of support for integrated public transport. During the journey, ministers interacted with passengers and commuters, underscoring the government’s effort to normalise seamless multimodal travel in the city.
Morgan Stanley is working to contain the fallout after an accidental email reportedly exposed a list of more than 100 potential and live transactions across Asia and other markets, raising immediate concerns over confidentiality and internal controls. In India, the Securities and Exchange Board of India has begun examining the matter, underscoring how a simple operational error can quickly become a regulatory and reputational crisis for a global investment bank.
ixigo has announced new partnerships with Uber and redBus to let train travellers book cabs and buses directly inside its trains app, expanding the platform beyond rail search and ticketing. The move strengthens ixigo’s position in India’s increasingly integrated travel market, where convenience, cross-sell, and app retention are becoming central to growth.
A new report on Meta’s latest AI advances suggests the company’s technology could accelerate the production of machine-generated content at a scale that reshapes what users see, share and trust online. The development lands as Indian consumer brands continue to reinterpret khadi for modern buyers, highlighting how technology and heritage-led commerce are both being reimagined for a faster, more fragmented digital economy.
Kannada indie musicians Ashwin Mandoth and Vivek Kiran will release their new song 'Neenillade' on October 6, a track framed around the emotional terrain of absence and longing. The release adds to a growing body of regional independent music that is increasingly shaping contemporary Indian cultural conversation beyond mainstream film soundtracks.
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 also posted a solid 11% increase, underscoring selective but resilient demand across technology and manufacturing-linked functions.
As M. Kannadasan’s birth centenary is marked, cultural observers are revisiting why the celebrated Tamil lyricist remains a towering public voice decades after his most prolific years. His enduring appeal lies in a rare blend of philosophy, classical literary depth and everyday emotional clarity, delivered in language that ordinary listeners could immediately claim as their own.
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh led India’s parliamentary delegation to the 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tanzania, underscoring New Delhi’s continued emphasis on parliamentary diplomacy and multilateral engagement. The visit places India within a global forum where legislatures debate governance, democratic resilience, and international cooperation at a time of shifting geopolitical and institutional pressures.
Mumbai’s Jawahar Island has been designated India’s first plastic-free oil terminal, marking a notable shift in how critical energy infrastructure is managed under environmental and operational standards. The move signals a broader policy direction in which industrial efficiency, waste discipline, and sustainability are increasingly being treated as inseparable goals.
The development is significant not only for the petroleum logistics sector but also for national governance, where public and private operators are under growing pressure to reduce single-use plastic and improve compliance across large-scale facilities.
Foreign portfolio investors reversed course in September, pulling out Rs 35,860 crore from Indian equities amid rising US interest rates, global uncertainty and a firmer dollar. The selling extended into October with an additional Rs 9,232 crore outflow, erasing part of the strong buying seen in July and August.
Filmmaker Bharat Bala’s short documentary on the Ramnami community has won the National Award for Best Documentary, drawing renewed attention to one of India’s most distinctive devotional traditions. A week after the honour, Bala reflected on a 1,000-film career across India and on reuniting with composer A.R. Rahman after their landmark collaboration on Vande Maataram.
A man identified as Akbar Shah has expressed regret after a video showed him tearing down a flex board featuring veteran CPI(M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan during an SFI rally. In the video, Shah said he mistook the banner for Congress promotional material, framing the incident as a case of confusion rather than deliberate political provocation.
U.S. equity exchanges are preparing to launch an overnight trading session from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. starting December 6, marking a significant shift in how American stocks are accessed outside regular market hours. The move is designed to attract foreign investors and keep pace with always-on crypto markets, but it is already drawing caution from institutional investors who warn that thin liquidity and wider price swings could make the new session fragile.
Indian judoka Inunganbi Takhellambam missed out on a bronze medal after Mongolia’s Anujin Uran-Ulzii produced a decisive Waza-ari in the closing phase of a tightly contested four-minute bout. Uran-Ulzii had already built an advantage with two Yukos before sealing the contest with a throw at the 3:06 mark, leaving the Indian fighter to settle for a near-miss in a high-pressure medal match.
India’s men’s sepaktakraw team bowed out in the semifinals after a defeat to Japan, but still finished with a bronze medal in a strong showing at the event. The result underlines India’s growing competitiveness in a niche but fast-rising sport, even as Japan’s sharper execution proved decisive at the final-four stage.
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to grant an interim stay on the government’s new merchant discount rate policy that imposes a 0.4% charge on certain Unified Payments Interface transactions above Rs 2,000. The court issued notices to the Centre, the Reserve Bank of India, the National Payments Corporation of India and other respondents as a public interest challenge questions the legality of the levy ahead of its October 15 rollout.
US stocks advanced after softer-than-expected jobs data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve may have less room to keep rates elevated for longer. The Nasdaq Composite set a record high, supported by falling Treasury yields, lower oil prices and a renewed bid for semiconductor shares, while Nike fell sharply after warning of a steeper revenue decline tied to weakness in China.
The share of microfinance loans above ₹75,000 to individual borrowers rose sharply to 41% in Q1 FY27 from 28% a year earlier, according to a new report. The shift suggests lenders are increasingly concentrating on existing customers with proven repayment records, even as the sector recalibrates after a period of stress and tighter underwriting.
ICICI Life Insurance is set to elevate veteran ICICI Bank executive Sidharatha Mishra to the roles of chief operating officer and chief executive officer, marking a leadership transition rooted in deep institutional continuity. Mishra’s nearly three-decade career across retail banking, branch operations and digital channels positions him as a steady hand at a time when insurers are under pressure to sharpen execution, deepen distribution and accelerate technology-led growth.
Police in Hyderabad have detained seven more people, including three soldiers, in connection with the theft of military weapons from Bolarum, widening a case that investigators say involved an attempt to move stolen arms into criminal hands. Authorities allege the weapons were intended for a series of robberies, raising serious concerns over insider access, military security, and the flow of stolen service arms into the underworld. Investigators also say retired Havaldar Mallesh explored selling the weapons to contacts in West Bengal.
‘Chainsmoker Cat’ arrives as a deliriously oddball series built around a chain-smoking catgirl, a gallery of damaged misfits and a relentless stream of indignities. Against all expectation, the show turns that grotesque comic energy into something unusually sharp, emotionally observant and, at times, quietly moving.
BorderPlus is positioning itself at the intersection of India’s labour surplus and the world’s widening worker shortages, aiming to channel trained Indian talent into overseas jobs at scale. The startup’s thesis reflects a broader shift in 2026: demographic anxiety has moved from population growth to labour scarcity in ageing economies, creating a market for cross-border workforce infrastructure.
Ayushmann Khurrana’s comedy-drama 'Udta Teer' has been assigned a new theatrical release date, replacing its earlier October 9 slot. The move underscores the increasingly strategic approach Hindi film producers are taking to release planning amid a crowded and volatile box-office calendar.
Manufacturing startups in India are confronting a widening funding gap as investors increasingly favor businesses with tangible production capacity over software-first models, according to Kaushik Mudda. The shift is being accelerated by the rise of artificial intelligence, which is making software easier to replicate and pushing capital toward power electronics, storage components, and grid equipment. For startups, the challenge is no longer just building demand, but financing the factories, supply chains, and working capital needed to meet it.
ixigo has announced partnerships with Uber and redBus to let train travellers book cabs and buses natively inside its trains app, widening the platform’s role beyond rail discovery and ticketing. The move strengthens ixigo’s push to become a multimodal travel marketplace as India’s online travel sector increasingly competes on convenience, retention and trip completion.
Foreign portfolio investors withdrew Rs 35,860 crore from Indian equities in September, reversing the buying momentum seen in July and August as global uncertainty and firmer US interest rates weighed on risk appetite. The selling continued into October, with an additional Rs 9,232 crore exiting Indian stocks, underscoring renewed caution toward emerging markets.
India’s paneer industry is entering a structural shift as stricter food safety enforcement and tighter FSSAI compliance standards raise the bar for unorganised producers. Branded dairy companies are responding by expanding capacity, betting that formalisation will accelerate demand for packaged, traceable paneer in urban and institutional markets.
A disciplined stand from Bhute and Praful denied Australia A the breakthrough they needed to level the series, turning the contest into a test of patience rather than pace. The resistance ensured India’s position remained intact and underlined how lower-order composure can decisively shape a closely fought series.
IndusInd Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Rajiv Anand has said he was informed that his name is “unmapped” from the electoral roll, even though he holds valid identification documents including a voter ID and Aadhaar card. The development comes as the Election Commission carries out a Special Intensive Revision of voter lists and has extended claim-filing deadlines in Delhi and Maharashtra.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is preparing to expand its GIFT City operations over the next few years, aiming to double its business in trade finance and payments as activity at India’s international financial hub deepens. The bank, which opened its branch in 2022, now serves a few hundred clients and has built a book of nearly $1 billion.
Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport is set to discontinue 265 international flights from October 26 as part of a planned slot reduction, according to airlines briefed by Mumbai International Airport Ltd on Thursday. The move has triggered opposition from carriers, which say the cuts could disrupt schedules, reduce connectivity and strain an already competitive international market.
India’s medal haul at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 reflects a broad-based performance across individual and team events, underscoring the country’s growing depth in Olympic-cycle sport. The final list of medallists, organised by discipline, offers a clear snapshot of where India converted promise into podium finishes and where the next phase of development still needs to be sharpened.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has come under sharp criticism from political rivals after remarks directed at TVK’s Dharapuram candidate Sathyabama triggered a fresh campaign-row. Senior leaders and ministers condemned the comments as inappropriate, while TVK escalated the matter by filing a complaint with the Election Commission. The episode has added another layer of tension to an already combative election atmosphere in the state.
India’s men’s sepaktakraw team lost to Japan in the semifinal, ending their bid for gold but still securing a bronze medal. The result underlines India’s growing presence in the sport while also exposing the gap that remains between the national side and Asia’s most established powers.
West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has said the decision to cut player pay before a series did not improve the team’s position, arguing that such messages are difficult for professionals to absorb. His remarks point to the wider strain between cricket boards and players in a region where financial pressure has long shaped performance and morale.
As India marks Gandhi Jayanti 2026, the Mahatma’s image remains one of the most enduring and contested in the country’s visual culture. From Nandalal Bose’s foundational nationalist iconography to contemporary reinterpretations by artists such as Gigi Scaria, Gandhi continues to be re-read through changing artistic, political and public lenses.
Kalyanapuram S. Aravind delivered a poised and intellectually coherent recital that balanced tradition, structure, and expressive range. From Dikshitar’s Kamboji kriti to a ragamalika virutham, the performance translated complex musical ideas into a clear and accessible listening experience.
INOX Air Products, a diversified industrial and specialty gases company, has filed draft papers with the Securities and Exchange Board of India for an initial public offering, marking a significant capital-markets move in India’s manufacturing and infrastructure supply chain. The proposed listing comes as demand for industrial gases is supported by growth in healthcare, electronics, metals and broader industrial activity.
Anthropic PBC is preparing to begin marketing an initial public offering around November 9, with a trading debut potentially arriving before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday on November 26. The move would place one of the most closely watched artificial intelligence companies on the public markets even as the sector remains defined by heavy losses, intense competition and a cautious new-listings environment.
India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has lauded Shubman Gill’s appetite for converting starts into massive scores, saying the young batter’s hunger stood out even after he had crossed 100. Kotak said Gill’s mindset suggested he could have pushed beyond 200, underlining the value India place on sustained concentration and innings-building at the highest level.
Global equity funds attracted $34.76 billion in the week through September 30, extending inflows for a second straight week as investors leaned into stocks on the back of artificial intelligence enthusiasm and easing U.S. inflation pressures. The broad-based bid covered U.S., European and Asian equities, even as emerging-market funds recorded a fourth consecutive week of outflows, underscoring a selective global rotation rather than a full-risk rally.
With the three-match ODI series already secured, India enter the final game against West Indies with an opportunity to do more than simply complete a clean sweep. The match offers captain Shubman Gill and his management a chance to examine bench strength, sharpen tactical options and, if conditions allow, practice the harder art of setting a target and defending it.
The film adaptation of Verity arrives with the promise of a dark, erotic psychological thriller, but the result is far less sinister than advertised. Instead, it plays like an unintentionally comic exercise in mood, with Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson trapped inside a glossy but underpowered production that never fully commits to its own premise.
Ayushmann Khurrana’s comedy-drama 'Udta Teer' has been moved to a new theatrical release date, replacing its earlier October 9 slot. The shift underscores the increasingly strategic way Hindi film releases are being timed to maximise box-office visibility and audience reach.
India’s women’s recurve team delivered a landmark upset at the Asian Games, ending South Korea’s 28-year dominance in the event with a composed and tactically disciplined performance. Korea, under visible pressure after starting the set, produced its lowest score of the week as India seized a breakthrough victory with major historical significance for the sport.
Rajiv and Rohit delivered a commanding performance to win the Rally of Himalayas, underlining their pace and consistency across one of India’s most demanding motorsport events. In the two-wheeler category, Dhritimaan emerged victorious, adding another notable result to a competition defined by altitude, endurance, and technical precision.
