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Banking, Fintech & Insurance 10 Oct 2026, 12:27 AM IST

Airtel Money Debuts in London After $703 Million IPO, Marking Year’s Biggest Listing

Airtel Money has begun conditional trading on the London Stock Exchange after raising $703 million in the year’s largest initial public offering, with shares priced at £1.96 each. The debut gives Bharti Airtel’s African financial services arm a public-market valuation test at a time when investors are closely watching cross-border listings and the durability of telecom-led fintech growth.

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Banking, Fintech & Insurance07 Oct 2026, 10:17 PM IST

Indian Equities End Lower as RBI Rate Hike Hits Sentiment; Kotak Bank and Bharti Airtel Defy the Sell-Off

Indian equities closed lower on Wednesday after the Reserve Bank of India raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5% and shifted its policy stance to calibrated tightening. The move pressured rate-sensitive and broad market sentiment, even as Kotak Mahindra Bank and Bharti Airtel emerged as notable gainers while Titan Company, Adani Enterprises and Hindalco led the declines.

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Markets, IPOs & WealthRecently

Bharti Airtel Shares Sink to Fresh Low as Investors Reprice Telecom Risk

Bharti Airtel’s stock has fallen to a new low in early trade, extending pressure on one of India’s most closely watched telecom counters. The decline reflects a broader reassessment of sector valuations, margin expectations, and the market’s appetite for large-cap defensive growth names in a volatile macro setting.

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Macro Economy & Fiscal PolicyRecently

Bharti Airtel Shares in Focus as Investors Reprice Telecom Growth, Cash Flow and Policy Risk

Bharti Airtel’s stock is drawing close attention in early trade as investors reassess the telecom heavyweight’s earnings durability, capital intensity and sensitivity to macroeconomic and fiscal conditions. The latest move comes against a backdrop of sector-wide scrutiny over tariff discipline, network investment needs and the broader market’s preference for companies with resilient cash generation.

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Global Health & Biotech09 Oct 2026, 03:58 AM IST

Zimbabwe’s Sir Wicknell Chivayo: A Polarising Tycoon Who Split Opinion Across Africa

Wicknell Chivayo, the flamboyant Zimbabwean businessman known widely as “Sir Wicknell,” remained one of the continent’s most divisive public figures in life and continues to provoke sharply different reactions in death. Admired by supporters as a generous patron and condemned by critics as a symbol of excess and political proximity, his legacy reflects the uneasy overlap of wealth, influence and public power in Africa.

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India Sports & Cricket08 Oct 2026, 12:54 AM IST

Australia Brace for First Test in South Africa Since Sandpapergate

Australia are preparing to play a Test in South Africa for the first time since the 2018 ball-tampering scandal that became known as Sandpapergate, adding a charged historical backdrop to an already significant tour. The series will test not only Australia’s cricketing depth but also the durability of a relationship that has remained competitive, if uneasy, since one of the sport’s most damaging controversies.

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World Politics & Diplomacy06 Oct 2026, 04:31 AM IST

Four African Leaders Forge Security Front as Ethiopia Conflict Deepens

Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia have issued a joint declaration in a move that underscores shifting regional alignments as Ethiopia’s internal conflict and wider Horn of Africa tensions intensify. The statement, emerging from talks in Egypt’s El Alamein, emphasized sovereignty, Red Sea security and opposition to foreign interference, signaling a coordinated diplomatic posture with implications well beyond the immediate crisis.

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World Politics & Diplomacy04 Oct 2026, 06:28 PM IST

Ethiopia and Eritrea Sever Ties as Drone Attacks Raise Fears of a Wider Horn of Africa War

Ethiopia and Eritrea have sharply escalated their confrontation, with ties breaking down amid reports of drone strikes on Ethiopia’s capital and mounting accusations between the two neighbors. The rupture has intensified fears that the conflict could spill beyond bilateral hostility and destabilize the wider Horn of Africa.

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World Politics & Diplomacy03 Oct 2026, 10:33 PM IST

South African Men Push Back Against Gender Violence as Johannesburg Discovery Reopens National Wound

The discovery of 12 women’s bodies near Johannesburg has once again forced South Africa to confront the scale of its violence against women crisis. In response, a growing number of men are publicly organizing, speaking out, and urging other men to treat prevention as a collective responsibility rather than a women’s issue alone.

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Macro Economy & Fiscal Policy03 Oct 2026, 07:54 AM IST

African Buyers Rush to Secure Rice as El Niño, War Risks Tighten Global Supply

African importers are moving quickly to lock in rice supplies amid fears that El Niño-related weather disruptions and the wars in Ukraine and Iran-linked shipping tensions could further unsettle global food markets. Exporters in India say ships are waiting at nearly all major ports to load rice consignments, underscoring a fresh wave of demand from overseas buyers seeking to build inventories before prices rise further.

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