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Castrol India Q3 profit falls 22.6% as raw-material costs surge 71%

Profit drops despite revenue growing 27.3%; results come ahead of global ownership change that would give Stonepeak indirect control of the listed Indian lubricant maker

24 Oct 2026 6:54 pm
Supreme Power Equipment net profit grows to 14 crore in Apr-Sept period

Total income rose to 135.57 crore in the first half of FY27, up from 75.36 crore in the same period of the previous fiscal

24 Oct 2026 6:36 pm
Outreach to villages key in expanding Indias higher education access: V Kamakoti

During the event, 20 students with household income less than 6 lakh per annum were awarded the Sumangala Scholarship

24 Oct 2026 6:30 pm
India's basmati rice yield likely to be 5-10% higher this year: Industry leader

Rajeev Setia, President of Basmati IREF and Joint MD of Chaman Lal Setia Exports, said the monsoon and rainfall supported basmati growth and higher yields

24 Oct 2026 5:52 pm
India's Finance Ministry pushes broking industry to shed family-firm model, build structural trust

Dr. Alok Tiwari, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, spoke Saturday at an ANMI-NSE event, addressing market intermediaries, regulators, and government bodies

24 Oct 2026 5:21 pm
NSE Chief warns of AI cyber threats, flags quantum risk as Indian markets hit 460 lakh crore

NSE Managing Director and CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan warns of emerging threats from quantum computing that could compromise current cryptographic frameworks, including SSL protocols

24 Oct 2026 5:19 pm
Cordelia Cruises launches Cordelia Sky, expands fleet to two ships

The 848 feet vessel began commercial sailings from Mumbai, with itineraries covering domestic destinations and Southeast Asia planned for 2027

24 Oct 2026 5:12 pm
SEBI plans Demat 2.0, graded compliance for brokers

SEBI plans to launch Demat 2.0, with tokenised corporate bonds available for secondary-market trading

24 Oct 2026 5:07 pm
AU Small Finance Bank Q2 profit jumps 53% to 858 cr

AU Small Finance Banks total income rises to 6,382 crore in Q2 FY27 from 5,224 crore in the same period a year ago

24 Oct 2026 4:54 pm
Civil society group raises concerns over composition of expert committee on UCPMP

Flags Dr Trehans participation as potential conflict of interest, given his association with private hospital group Medanta

24 Oct 2026 4:46 pm
JK Cement Q2 profit rises 6.3% to 169.3 cr on higher sales volume

JK Cements revenue from operations jumps 23.65% to 3,733.42 crore in Q2 FY27 compared to 3,019.20 crore in the year-ago period

24 Oct 2026 4:42 pm
Ramco Systems Q2 profit plunges on higher expenses

Ramco Systems Q2 FY27 net profit drops to $0.05 million, down from $1.47 million a year ago

24 Oct 2026 4:08 pm
Farm-level pesticide control, traceability key to reducing rice export rejections: Industry leaders at BIRC

Representatives from testing labs, inspection agencies, and exporters agreed that preventing contamination at the source and meeting destination-specific requirements are essential

24 Oct 2026 4:01 pm
India, Uzbekistan discuss bilateral ties during Jaishankars Azerbaijan visit

Jaishankar met President Ilham Aliyev and held talks with Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov on trade, investment, energy, tourism and connectivity

24 Oct 2026 3:49 pm
PM Modi to visit Uttar Pradesh and Odisha on October 25

Prime Minister will inaugurate Arvind Limiteds new garment facility in Varanasi, then attend the Air Force Day Aerial Display-2026

24 Oct 2026 3:24 pm
Adani Wind bags 696 MW orders from five power producers, third-party book crosses 1 GW

The contracts cover three wind turbine generator platforms rated at 5.2 MW, 5 MW and 3.3 MW, with projects spread across Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra

24 Oct 2026 3:18 pm
BPCL Q2 profit falls 22% as EBITDA slips on fuel price freeze

Revenue from operations rose to 1.58 lakh crore from 1.22 lakh crore, while Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) fell nearly 14 per cent to 9,437 crore from 10,968 crore

24 Oct 2026 3:06 pm
India's emerging sectors to drive capex, credit demand towards storage, semiconductors: Report

AI, semiconductors and defence is likely to lead the investment pipeline, with indicative public and private investments of around 5.9 lakh crore, 5.27 lakh crore and 5.07 lakh crore, respectively

24 Oct 2026 3:06 pm
Parliamentary Committee on Finance to examine 46 economic issues, including crypto, AI, in FY'27

The Committee would also study banking, pension, and health insurance sectors, social security for the informal sector, and evaluate various central government schemes

24 Oct 2026 3:01 pm
Nasdaq-listed Amneal opens 135-crore Ahmedabad office, expands India footprint

The new facility spans approximately 3.35 lakh square feet and can accommodate around 1,200 employees

24 Oct 2026 2:56 pm
PIL in SC seeks expert panel to examine election commissions functioning, curb religious appeals in campaigns

The objections reportedly concerned changes to statutory Form 6 without authorisation, centralisation of the electoral database, the filing of appeals in West Bengal without approval and orders relating to the allocation of work

24 Oct 2026 2:54 pm
Kotak Bank Q2 profit rises 29%, beats estimates

Kotak Mahindra Bank posts a stand-alone net profit of 4,211 crore ($443.5 million) for the three months ended September

24 Oct 2026 2:41 pm
Piyush Goyal concludes two-day Germany visit, holds high-level talks to boost trade, investment and technology ties

Goyal's engagements on October 23 included discussions with senior German government officials, business leaders, research institutions and members of the Indian diaspora

24 Oct 2026 2:40 pm
KEC International bags orders worth 2,872 cr from Power Grid Corporation of India

With these wins, the year-to-date order intake has crossed 13,500 crore, including 9,500 crore from the Transmission and Distribution (T&D) business

24 Oct 2026 2:29 pm
Bihar govt introduces performance assessment index for banks

IDFC FIRST Bank currently tops the list with 74 points, Development Commissioner Mihir Kumar Singh says

24 Oct 2026 2:26 pm
IMD issues red alert for 5 districts in Keralam on Oct 25, 26

Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts are under red alert on October 25

24 Oct 2026 2:20 pm
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Thiruvananthapuram airport to handle 644 weekly air traffic movements in winter

The winter schedule, effective from October 25, 2026, to March 27, 2027, will see weekly domestic air traffic movements increase by 12%, from 294 to 328

24 Oct 2026 1:12 pm
Indian physicist Ashoke Sen honoured with Oskar Klein Medal for 2026

Indian physicist Ashoke Sen wins 2026 Oskar Klein Medal for groundbreaking string theory work, delivering memorial lecture in Stockholm

24 Oct 2026 12:56 pm
EAAA India Alternatives secures 360 crore from anchor investors ahead of IPO

The public issue will open on October 26 and close on October 28; the company has fixed a price band of 1,585-1,665 per share, valuing it at 10,765 crore at the upper end

24 Oct 2026 12:18 pm
IMD update: Extremely severe rain for Coastal AP as cyclone watch continues

Andhra coast is increasingly in focus, though the time of landfall and area thereof remain uncertain. Isolated very heavy rain is forecast for Tamil Nadu, Kerala, South Interior Karnataka, Lakshadweep.

24 Oct 2026 11:50 am
Boeing supplier dispute has halted 777 freighter production for two months

Boeing is trying to bring production of the trailing-edge rib kit in-house; the component is used in wing assembly for the 767 and current-generation 777 freighter

24 Oct 2026 10:43 am
India-Germany R&D partnership can boost joint innovation, manufacturing: Piyush Goyal

As per Goyal, India's trade agreements already cover two-thirds of global markets and could extend to 75% of global GDP over the next 12 to 18 months

24 Oct 2026 10:34 am
OpenAI resumes frontier AI training with enhanced security, no internet access

Concerns are mounting over the ability of increasingly capable AI agents to identify and exploit software flaws, including in guardrails

24 Oct 2026 10:15 am
US says Russia, Ukraine to let civilians leave war-torn area

The White House statement says that the humanitarian arrangement is due to begin Oct. 29, which credited First Lady Melania Trump with brokering the agreement

24 Oct 2026 10:07 am
West Bengal farmers cut area under early potato varieties due to unremunerative price

Currently, truck-loading prices at cold storage gates for the Jyoti potato are ruling at a 500 per quintal, some 100 lower than the same period last year

24 Oct 2026 9:33 am
Sugar industry: The cost of regulation

With millions of farmers dependent on sugarcane and sugar being an essential household commodity, the government must balance farmer incomes, consumer affordability and mill profitability

24 Oct 2026 9:29 am
Q2 Results Today Live: Kotak Mahindra Bank, AU Small Finance Bank, IDFC First Bank, JK Cement, Netweb Tech, Castrol India, Kajaria Ceramics, Bharat Coking Coal to announce Q2 results

Q2 Results Today, 24th October 2026: Follow the latest announcements and developments on the September quarter earnings, key companies in focus today include Kotak Mahindra Bank, AU Small Finance Bank, IDFC First Bank, JK Cement, Netweb Technologies, Castrol India, Kajaria Ceramics and Bharat Coking Coal

24 Oct 2026 9:25 am
Why the future of food procurement will be data-driven

The real question is whether that prediction helps farmers earn better, consumers eat better, and the food system wastes less water and soil

24 Oct 2026 9:18 am
A new law of behavioural agri-economics: Why agrarian resilience is biological, not financial

Protecting farming families physical health capital ensures that state investments in seed, power, and credit deliver their intended economic return season after season

24 Oct 2026 9:02 am
Rethinking Indias food system: Connecting farmers, retailers and consumers

Strengthening growers access to organised markets can help sustain these practices while making traditional and nutritious food choices more accessible to consumers

24 Oct 2026 8:52 am
AI-discovered software flaws could trigger more internet disruptions, experts warn

Cybersecurity experts warn that artificial intelligence is accelerating the discovery and exploitation of software flaws, leaving organisations less time to respond

24 Oct 2026 12:14 am
AI-driven software flaws could trigger more internet disruptions, experts warn

Cybersecurity experts warn that artificial intelligence is accelerating the discovery and exploitation of software flaws, leaving organisations less time to respond

23 Oct 2026 11:54 pm
Dr Reddys launches two new semaglutide brands amid Obeda supply disruptions

The drugmaker has shifted production to a partner facility and expects to resolve the impurity issue affecting its injectable product next month.

23 Oct 2026 11:47 pm
Indias bulk Scotch tariff dispute risks undermining India-UK trade deal, industry group says

An industry association has sought urgent clarification from the government as the tariff dispute raises concerns over market access and investment

23 Oct 2026 11:40 pm
IDBI Bank employees service conditions will remain unchanged after sale, says DIPAM secretary

DIPAM secretary Arunish Chawla said the share purchase agreement protects existing employees against changes to their disadvantage following the proposed sale

23 Oct 2026 11:25 pm
Fodder scam accused arrested after 25 years; CBI traces trail to Nepal

The accused was travelling from Guna to Lucknow when a CBI team intercepted him following specific intelligence inputs on Thursday night

23 Oct 2026 11:16 pm
Odisha attracts 53,893 crore investment proposals at India Chem 2026, expects 20,210 jobs

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the proposals include major investments in chemicals and power as Odisha seeks to diversify its economy

23 Oct 2026 11:08 pm
SEBI orders Avadhut Sathe Trading Academy to refund 546 crore; imposes 11.5 crore penalty

The regulator cited unregistered advisory services, misleading return claims and a failure to assess the suitability of investment recommendations to participants

23 Oct 2026 11:02 pm