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India’s 21-year-old shooting star Esha finished with silver in a tense Asian Games 2026 final, falling just short of gold behind China’s Xiao. The result underlined both her growing stature as the reigning world No. 1 and the fine margins that continue to define elite shooting at the continental level.
Scientists have identified an unexpected second function for an enzyme long associated with blood pressure control: it helps generate elemental sulfur rings inside mammalian cells. The finding points to a previously unrecognized antioxidant defense system that could reshape understanding of cellular stress biology, redox chemistry and disease pathways tied to oxidative damage.
Iran has completed rail laying on the Chabahar-Zahedan corridor, a key transport link expected to reshape access from India’s Chabahar port into Iran’s rail network and onward to Afghanistan and Central Asian markets. The project, targeted for commissioning by January 2027, carries outsized strategic value for trade diversification, logistics resilience and regional connectivity.
At Visa’s booth during #GFF26, the payments giant offered a preview of how trusted commerce could reshape mobility, EV charging and everyday transactions in India. The display underscored a broader industry shift: as vehicles become connected and electrified, payment systems are being redesigned to be faster, more secure and increasingly invisible to the user.
Nvidia has approved a $150 billion increase to its share repurchase program, calling it the largest buyback authorization boost in corporate history. The move underscores the chipmaker’s extraordinary cash generation as demand tied to artificial intelligence continues to reshape global technology markets and investor expectations.
India secured a strong presence in the athletics finals at the Asian Games 2026 after Murali Sreeshankar, Patturaj, Santhosh, Vithya and Anu advanced from their respective qualification rounds. Sreeshankar’s 7.84m effort in the men’s long jump stood out, while Patturaj also progressed with 7.62m, underlining India’s growing depth in field and track events.
Racing Ruler produced an unexpected breakthrough in the feature event, overturning the market’s expectations and reshaping the competitive narrative around the race. The result was notable not just for the upset itself, but for the way it exposed the volatility of form, pace and positioning in a contest many had assumed would follow the favourites’ script.
The Reserve Bank of India’s deputy governor has sought to calm concerns that the return of merchant discount rates on select UPI payments will push consumers back to cash. Shirish Chandra Murmu said digital payments and cash circulation have been rising in parallel, arguing that cash serves both as a transaction medium and as a store of value. The clarification comes ahead of the October 15 rollout of MDR on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000, a move that could reshape merchant economics in retail-heavy sectors, including automotive and mobility. The policy debate now centers on whether the fee will be absorbed by businesses, passed on to customers, or simply become another cost in India’s fast-expanding digital payments stack.
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