Kashmir’s geographically indicated products are drawing stronger interest from overseas buyers, but exporters and producers still face a familiar set of hurdles: proving authenticity, securing certification and clearing testing delays. With at least 25 products in the region now GI-tagged, the opportunity is significant, but the supply chain remains uneven and compliance costs continue to weigh on smaller producers.
Cristiano Ronaldo marked his return from a reported dispute with Portugal duties by scoring in Al-Nassr's latest league victory, underlining his enduring influence in Saudi football. The result kept the defending champions level on points with leaders Al-Qadsiah after eight rounds, with goal difference separating the sides at the top of the table.
India fast bowler Akash Deep is back in contention after an injury-enforced absence and is understood to be raring to resume competitive cricket. His return offers India another seam option at a time when workload management and bowling depth remain central to the team’s planning.
India remains the world’s largest producer and exporter of spices, but industry leaders say the sector must shift from bulk commodity trade toward higher-value products, advanced processing and branded offerings. The transition will depend on fresh investment in technology, research and product development if Indian exporters are to defend market share and capture more of the global value chain.
Golden Dancer captured the Suresh Mahindra Trophy in a result that underlined both composure and competitive edge in a closely watched Indian sporting contest. The victory adds fresh momentum to the winner’s campaign and reinforces the event’s standing as a meaningful marker of form and ambition.
A technical fault in an empty Ahmedabad Metro train running before passenger service disrupted operations near GIFT City station around 6 a.m. on Tuesday, prompting a service interruption on a key corridor in Gujarat’s financial district. Metro authorities have suspended two staff members as they investigate the incident and work to restore normal operations.
A fresh cricket storyline is gathering pace in India, with Royal Legacy and Miracle Star emerging as the names drawing attention in a developing sports conversation. The pairing has quickly become a talking point because it blends pedigree, promise and the enduring appetite for new heroes in Indian cricket.
Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra warned that financial stress can emerge abruptly and take years to unwind, urging regulators and market participants to avoid complacency as geopolitical shocks intensify inflation risks. Speaking at the Kautilya Economic Conclave, he said the RBI must remain vigilant through strong supervision and timely regulation to preserve financial resilience.
Gold climbed to a one-week high and was set for a weekly gain as investors moved in after a recent slide to a two-month low, drawing support from bargain-hunting and renewed caution over the US interest-rate outlook. Spot gold was last around $4,190.49, with traders now focused on whether inflation pressures could keep the Federal Reserve from easing policy as quickly as markets had hoped.
India’s wealth management industry is undergoing a structural shift as investors increasingly combine active and passive strategies, while specialised investment funds and GIFT City-linked products expand the menu of portfolio choices. Speaking at the ET Alpha Wealth Summit 2.0, Tata Asset Management CEO Anand Vardarajan said the evolution is being driven by a more informed investor base, changing market access and the need for diversification amid global macro uncertainty.
Harmanpreet Kaur, the batter and leader widely credited with helping transform the visibility of women’s cricket in India, has stepped down as captain of the national side. She will continue to play for India, marking a leadership transition that closes one chapter while preserving her influence on the field and in the dressing room.
‘Reporting Live’ arrives with clear intent, sharp observations and sincere performances, but the film ultimately settles into a cautious, uneven rhythm. What begins as a promising commentary on media, power and public perception gradually loses force, leaving behind a watchable but disappointingly safe drama.
The Bharatiya Kisan Union has entered the protest against the Chief Election Commissioner, sharpening the political tone of the agitation and warning against any move to single out YouTuber and commentator Dhruv Rathee. Delhi Police detained a delegation led by BKU national general secretary Yudhvir Singh while it was on its way to Jantar Mantar, underscoring the authorities’ tight control over demonstrations in the capital.
Kerala’s closing session of the C0c0n-2026 cybersecurity summit in Kochi placed a sharp spotlight on the widening social reach of cybercrime, with the state’s minister warning that offenders are increasingly exploiting vulnerable groups. The remarks underscored a broader policy shift: policing must become more adaptive, intelligence-led and digitally capable if it is to keep pace with fast-moving online threats.
What was meant to be a controlled protest site near Jantar Mantar spilled across the INA-Dilli Haat area on Friday morning, after demonstrators struggled to reach the designated venue and regrouped in smaller clusters nearby. Police detained hundreds as students and other protesters pressed ahead with anti-CEC demonstrations, turning a busy public corridor into a flashpoint over protest access and crowd control.
At a recent baithak, musicians and scholars gathered around Purab Anga Gayaki to examine the many forms of kajri and the growing challenge of preserving its individuality. The discussion underscored a wider cultural question in Indian classical and folk performance: how to protect regional musical identity while allowing living traditions to evolve.
Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged agitating students to remain fearless and defend their convictions, framing their protest as part of a wider struggle over democratic space in India. He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of trying to silence dissenting voices through crackdowns, sharpening the political confrontation over campus unrest and civil liberties.
A long-established gymkhana facility has undergone a significant makeover, reflecting a broader push to modernise India’s sporting infrastructure while preserving legacy institutions. The upgrade is expected to improve training conditions, spectator experience and the venue’s ability to host contemporary sporting activity.
Anand Rathi Wealth reported a 22% year-on-year rise in second-quarter business profit to Rs 122 crore, supported by a 16% increase in revenue and record quarterly net inflows. The company’s assets under management climbed to Rs 1.08 lakh crore, underscoring sustained demand in India’s wealth management market, while the board declared an interim dividend of Rs 4 per share.
HYBE is set to stage Weverse Con in India for the first time, with the K-pop festival scheduled for 27–28 March 2027 in New Delhi. The move marks the event’s first edition outside South Korea and signals a significant expansion of Korean pop culture’s live-event footprint in one of the world’s fastest-growing entertainment markets.
Borosil Glass Works has emerged as one of the more striking outperformers in the Indian market, with its shares rising more than threefold over the past year. The rally has been underpinned by a sustained improvement in revenue and EBITDA growth across recent quarters, prompting investors to reassess the company’s operating trajectory and valuation profile.
The Reserve Bank of India will raise the minimum daily cash reserve maintenance requirement for banks to 99% from 90%, starting with the fortnight beginning October 16, 2026. The move removes a layer of operational flexibility and signals the central bank’s intent to absorb excess liquidity from the banking system without altering the broader cash reserve ratio itself.
Manu Ashokan’s 'Eyes' arrives as a tense, one-time watch that treats stalking as a serious violation rather than a device for melodrama or misplaced sympathy. While the series is stretched by the length of its episodes, its performances lend it enough force to hold attention and sustain its unsettling mood.
Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s 'Carrie' leans less on Gothic dread than on the emotional turbulence of adolescence, turning a familiar horror story into an urgent teen drama with real propulsion. While the conspiracy thread does not fully land, the series remains compelling for the empathy it extends to its characters and the control it shows in balancing genre tension with human vulnerability.
The Laver Cup has become one of tennis’s most marketable new properties, blending team theatre, elite talent and premium presentation in a format modelled on golf’s Ryder Cup. Yet its rise has also sharpened a central question: whether it is a genuine competitive pillar in the sport or a carefully engineered exhibition whose appeal depends on star power and scarcity.
The Reserve Bank of India has raised interest rates, lifting borrowing costs for households and businesses and immediately increasing EMIs for many loan holders. With the Monetary Policy Committee voting unanimously and adopting a stance of calibrated tightening, the central bank has signaled that rate cuts are not under consideration for now.
Leasing of industrial and warehousing space across India’s top 24 cities reached a record 59.1 million sq ft in the January-September period, according to Savills, driven by sustained demand from light manufacturing, e-commerce and third-party logistics operators. Tier-I cities accounted for 47.2 million sq ft of the total, while fresh supply rose to 68.9 million sq ft, underscoring the sector’s continued expansion as supply chains are reconfigured and consumption patterns evolve.
The North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (NEDFI) delivered a solid financial showing in FY 2025–26, with gross income rising 4.40% to Rs. 270.82 crore. The lender’s interest income climbed 9.73% to Rs. 214.94 crore, underscoring steady lending momentum and resilient earnings quality.
India’s listed new-age technology companies have moved from being a speculative startup story to a measurable public-market force, with market capitalisation, revenue scale and profitability now under sharper scrutiny. The latest tracker underscores how the sector has matured from venture-backed disruption into a listed universe that investors increasingly judge on execution, margins and sustainable growth.
India’s cold chain infrastructure has expanded in recent years, but the deeper economic challenge is distribution: too much capacity remains concentrated in a few hubs, while farmers, fishers, dairy producers and food processors in smaller markets still lack reliable access. A more decentralised cold chain could reduce wastage, improve price realisation and strengthen food inflation management without relying solely on large, capital-intensive facilities.
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance is set to elevate long-serving ICICI Bank executive Sidharatha Mishra to the combined role of chief operating officer and chief executive officer, marking a leadership transition rooted in institutional continuity. Mishra, who spent nearly three decades across retail banking, branch operations and digital channels, is expected to bring operational depth and technology fluency to one of India’s largest private life insurers.
The United States has moved to bar Microsoft and several Indian IT firms from a green card programme, a development that could complicate long-term talent mobility for one of India’s most globally integrated sectors. The policy shift lands as Tata Consultancy Services reported a 15% rise in quarterly net profit and 11.2% revenue growth, underscoring the resilience of India’s largest IT exporter even as regulatory risks intensify.
Contract health workers in Andhra Pradesh have suspended their strike after discussions with state officials, easing immediate pressure on public health services. Their joint action committee said it has not withdrawn its core demands, but is giving the government time to address the issues through negotiations.
Minister Ponguleti inaugurated an under-20 girls’ kabaddi tournament in Aswaraopet, framing the event as part of a broader push to strengthen grassroots sports participation and youth opportunity in rural Telangana. The tournament places a traditionally local sport at the centre of public policy attention, underscoring how district-level sporting events are increasingly being used to promote inclusion, talent identification, and community engagement.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is preparing to propose changes to the Chartered Accountants Act in a bid to enable larger, more competitive domestic accounting firms. The move comes amid discussions at the Prime Minister’s Office on regulatory adjustments that could help Indian professional services firms expand their scale, collaboration and international reach.
India pacer Akash Deep has returned to full fitness after an injury lay-off and is pushing to re-enter competitive cricket with renewed intent. His comeback matters at a time when India continue to manage a demanding fast-bowling workload across formats.
Anushka Yadav captured the hammer throw gold at the National Open Athletics Championships, underlining her growing stature in India’s field-events circuit. The result adds momentum to a discipline that has steadily gained depth, even as athletes continue to push for more consistent national-level competition and support.
The second meeting of the Global Initiative on AI for Food Systems, known as GI-AI4FS, was held in New Delhi during IMC 2026, underscoring India’s push to position digital public infrastructure and artificial intelligence at the centre of agricultural transformation. The gathering brought policy attention to how AI can improve productivity, resilience, and decision-making across food systems while raising the stakes on governance, inclusion, and responsible deployment.
Telangana minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy inaugurated an under-20 girls’ kabaddi tournament in Aswaraopet, using the occasion to underscore the state’s emphasis on grassroots sports and youth participation. The event placed a local competitive platform for young women at the centre of a broader policy message on inclusion, rural talent development, and community-level sporting infrastructure.
A sweeping police and paramilitary crackdown in Delhi on Wednesday morning triggered a wave of flash protests at multiple sites, including the Safdarjung flyover, Dilli Haat and Raj Ghat. Demonstrators responded by staging improvised sit-ins, singing protest songs and turning makeshift detention centres into spaces for public lectures and political discussion.
Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh has called on industry to move faster in converting Indian innovation into market-ready products and services, framing the effort as central to the country’s long-term strategic autonomy. His remarks place commercialization, scale-up capacity, and domestic capability-building at the heart of India’s 2047 national vision.
The trailer for Rahul Sankrityan’s Telugu period drama 'Ranabaali' has introduced a sweeping historical canvas set against the Madras famine of 1876-78, a devastating and often overlooked chapter in colonial India. Fronted by Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna, the film appears to frame personal resistance as part of a broader anti-colonial struggle, positioning the project as both a star-driven spectacle and a historical intervention.
Indian households are increasingly shifting toward secured borrowing, with loans against gold jewellery rising sharply even as credit card dues and consumer durable loans show only modest growth, according to Reserve Bank of India data. The trend suggests a more cautious credit appetite, while personal loans continue to expand and remain a major driver of overall bank credit growth.
Bengaluru FC opened their Indian Super League campaign with a hard-fought win over SC Delhi in a lively contest that tested both discipline and composure. The result offered an early reminder that even in season openers, control is rarely complete and margins are often decided by efficiency in decisive moments.
Amazon and Flipkart are sharpening their festive-season playbooks to capture demand beyond India’s biggest cities, leaning on quick-commerce delivery, no-cost financing, and AI-led personalization to convert record traffic into orders. The contest underscores how the country’s mega sales have evolved from discount events into a high-stakes test of logistics, credit access, and consumer targeting.
Crown Invictus, Ashwa Tazbeez and Red Lightning have emerged as the names drawing the sharpest attention in India’s latest racing conversation, with form, momentum and market interest converging around the trio. The developing picture suggests a competitive field in which recent performances, stable confidence and track conditions may prove decisive in the hours ahead.
India’s Chief Economic Adviser has pitched for a differentiated approach to classifying non-performing assets for micro, small and medium enterprises, arguing that standard lending norms may not adequately reflect the sector’s uneven cash flows and working-capital cycles. The Finance Ministry has indicated support for reviewing the framework, a move that could reshape credit discipline for a segment central to jobs, supply chains and industrial output.
India’s National Biodiversity Authority has distributed ₹2.02 crore from the Access and Benefit-Sharing fund to support biodiversity conservation and community welfare at the grassroots level. The move underscores the growing policy role of benefit-sharing mechanisms in linking biological resource use with local development outcomes.
Delhi Police have imposed stringent traffic restrictions across central Delhi as an anti-CEC protest entered its second day, with diversions enforced from 6 a.m. and movement likely to remain disrupted around key Lutyens' Delhi junctions. The advisory signals a broader security and mobility response in the capital’s administrative core, where even limited demonstrations can quickly affect commuting, office access and emergency routing.
Indian banks are expected to deliver about 11% year-on-year earnings growth in the second quarter of FY27, according to Kotak’s outlook, with private sector lenders likely to outpace state-run peers. Strong deposit accretion, aided by FCNR inflows, should support balance-sheet expansion, though it may temporarily compress net interest margins.
