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India’s women’s team enters the Asian Games 2026 semifinal with momentum and expectation, but Pakistan stands between Harmanpreet Kaur’s side and a place in the final. The contest carries added weight because of Pakistan’s spin threat, led by Sufyan, and India’s need to manage pressure in a high-stakes knockout setting.
Indian mutual funds are likely to extend a $4.5 billion selloff in government bonds after the Reserve Bank of India delivered its first rate increase in nearly four years and signaled further tightening ahead. Fund managers are rotating into shorter-duration assets as long-term yields climb toward three-year highs, raising the risk of additional mark-to-market losses in sovereign debt portfolios.
Indian mutual funds have already sold about $4.5 billion of government bonds since July, and fund managers say the pace could accelerate after the Reserve Bank of India delivered its first rate hike in nearly four years and signaled more tightening ahead. The shift has pushed investors toward shorter-duration assets as long-term bond yields climb to nearly three-year highs, raising mark-to-market risks across debt portfolios.
Indian banks are expected to report 11 percent year-on-year earnings growth in the second quarter of FY27, according to Kotak, with private sector lenders likely to outpace state-run peers. The brokerage said strong FCNR deposit inflows should support system liquidity and deposit growth, but may temporarily compress net interest margins.
Indian kurash player Yash Kumar Chauhan, 24, has failed a dope test after his sample reportedly returned positive for at least three banned substances, including metabolites of the anabolic steroid Metandienone. The case is a serious setback for Indian combat sports and could trigger disciplinary action under anti-doping rules as the Asian Games 2026 cycle intensifies.
Google.org has pledged $15 million to nonprofit The/Nudge to help widen access to formal credit for micro, small and medium enterprises across India. The funding is aimed at strengthening the credit ecosystem for underserved businesses, a segment that remains central to employment and economic growth but continues to face persistent financing gaps.
Indian Bank, UCO Bank, South Indian Bank and Karur Vysya Bank delivered double-digit profit growth in the September quarter, supported by stronger core lending income and steady loan expansion. The gains, however, were tempered by weaker treasury earnings as rising bond yields eroded mark-to-market gains, underscoring the pressure higher rates are placing on banks’ investment books.
One 97 Communications Ltd., the parent of Paytm, has seen Indian ownership rise above 56% in the latest quarter, underscoring a continued shift toward domestic control of one of India’s most closely watched digital payments companies. Domestic institutional ownership has also increased sharply to 29.5%, while foreign direct investment has eased to 18%, highlighting a changing shareholder base as local investors expand their influence.
A new exhibition in Thiruvananthapuram is tracing the emergence of modernism in Keralam and wider south India through more than 140 works by 30 artists. Curated by Tensing Joseph, Southern Latitudes: Scenes from Madras & Trivandrum brings together pivotal paintings and sculptures by figures including KCS Paniker, CL Porinchukutty and Kanayi Kunhiraman, offering a focused account of how the region’s visual language changed across generations.
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