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CJP plans to begin its nationwide agitation from Mumbai's Shivaji Park, demanding Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, a halt to SIR and changes to the Election Commission appointment law

Bastian earlier defended Delta's decision to go with Amazon Leo, saying in a May interview with Bloomberg News that the service offered improved bandwidth at a much lower price point than Starlink

Check full list of India's medal winners at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya across events here

Russian president says Modi repeatedly presses for a peaceful settlement, while India signals readiness to use its ties with both sides to support dialogue

Delhi Police has denied permission for the October 2 protest, with prohibitory orders in New Delhi and 11 Metro stations shut as groups demand CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation

Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed by his copilot, opened the cockpit door after fighting back, allowing passengers to subdue the attacker and avert a crash

The ECI has asked 20 states and UTs where SIR is complete to compare pre- and post-SIR rolls, identify voters left out and enrol them through Form 6

President Donald Trump said Iran may be linked to the FlyDubai copilot who tried to crash an Israel-bound plane. The president was asked Thursday by reporters at the White House whether he had been briefed about any links between the pilot behind the attack and Tehran. He said, We're working on it right now. I would say the answer, based on what I'm hearing, is yes, but we're working on it right now, Trump said. He did not offer details. Asked if the US would retaliate against Tehran if it was b

India beat South Korea 5-3 to win their first Asian Games women's recurve team gold as 17-year-old Kumkum Anil Mohod seals victory with a perfect final arrow

Best Buy's India entity will transition to TCS under a multi-year agreement, combining its retail knowledge with technology and AI capabilities to build an AI-native centre

A new book by Rozina Ali traces the rise of anti-Islamic sentiment in the wake of 9/11, showing how ordinary residents became targets of fear and suspicion

Petrol sales rose 7.21 per cent and diesel sales 4.86 per cent in September, while LPG consumption fell 9.15 per cent amid import dependence and West Asia supply disruptions

The Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has allowed a number of Trump's hardline immigration policies to go into effect.

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the eve of his birth anniversary and said his message of peace and non-violence has become even more relevant as an atmosphere of conflict prevails in many parts of the world, affecting all nations. On behalf of all citizens, I pay my respectful tribute to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on his 157th birth anniversary, celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti, she said in a message. Mahatma Gandhi's life and ideals are widely r

Rising crude prices, firm US yields, global risk aversion weigh on Indian equities

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 1: Herbalife India has released a new episode of its flagship podcast, Live Your Best Life, Unscripted, hosted by Ajay Khanna, Managing Director, Herbalife India. The episode features Paralympic medallist, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awardee Dr Deepa Malik in a candid conversation on resilience, adaptability, self-belief and the ability to rebuild when life changes unexpectedly.

Nifty falls 3.1% in holiday-shortened week, extending its losing streak to eight weeks as high US yields, rising crude and foreign outflows weigh on equities

Canara Bank's domestic advances rose to 12.63 trillion and deposits to 15.48 trillion, while several other lenders also reported strong credit growth in quarterly updates.

Markets regulator Sebi has kept in 'abeyance' the draft offer documents of Inox Clean Energy Ltd, which is looking to raise up to Rs 10,000 crore through an initial public offering (IPO). The proposed IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares worth up to Rs 8,000 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of shares, amounting to Rs 2,000 crore by promoter Devansh Jain, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP). The status of the issue was updated by the Securities and Exchange Board of Indi

Cockroach Janta Party's Abhijeet Dipke announced protests in several states from tomorrow, stating the agitation will continue until CEC Kumar steps down

The court held that promissory estoppel cannot compel the state to act against mining law or confer an enforceable commercial right over natural resources held in public trust.

Anthropic says China's GLM-5.3 can find vulnerabilities and build end-to-end exploits, while its open weights make safeguards easier to modify, raising concerns over access to cyber capabilities

India, like other developing nations, faces a stiff challenge in attracting capital flows as near-term uncertainties over US trade relations, crude price spikes, and the lack of an India angle in global AI developments weigh on its investment attractiveness, a Finance Ministry report said on Thursday. Stating that high-frequency indicators for July-August 2026 suggest some moderation in the pace of economic activity following the strong 7.8 per cent GDP growth in the first quarter (April-June),

Defending champions India survived a scare before Abhishek struck with just 45 seconds remaining to snatch a dramatic 4-3 victory over arch-rivals Pakistan and seal a place in the Asian Games hockey final here on Thursday. Harmanpreet converted two perfectly executed penalty corners in the 5th and 13th minutes, while Sukhjeet Singh scored a field goal in the 23rd minute. Abhishek scored the winning goal for India from a field play in the final minute of the game. Pakistan's goals were scored by

Senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi during the bloc's coordination meeting, in New Delhi on Wednesday photo: pti

Senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi during the bloc's coordination meeting, in New Delhi on Wednesday photo: pti

Rising grid tariffs, TikTok-driven popularisation and the affordability of Chinese solar systems have driven Pakistan's solar boom to such an extent that panels are now being used as wedding dowries

ECINET and ERONET help the Election Commission manage electoral rolls. Here's how the systems work, the role of EROs and why their functioning has come under scrutiny

The Indian pair of Manu Francis and Kurisinkal Noble bagged the silver medal in the men's skiff opening race 9 of the Asian Games sailing competition here on Thursday. Francis and Noble combined for a total of 23 points after nine races and finished behind China, who totalled 16 points in the competition where the lowest total score wins the regatta. The Chinese team comprised Wen Zaiding and Liu Tian. Points in men's skiff sailing are decided by the finish position in each race and a first plac

Skipper Shubman Gill clobbered an unbeaten 223, the fastest double hundred in 50-over cricket, and Rohit Sharma belted a 101 as two generations of super stars came together to give India a series-sealing eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the second ODI here on Wednesday. West Indies might have desperately hoped that 405 for seven remained target far from Indians but how wrong were they! The former captain, who snatched the crown for the fastest ODI 200 (117 balls) from his teammate Ishan

The two-year partnership will focus on host training, digital onboarding and destination promotion to support homestay owners and emerging tourism destinations

India's merchandise exports have risen 15 per cent till September 21 during this fiscal year despite global economic uncertainties triggered by the ongoing wars, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday. Addressing the media after the 14th India-UAE High Level Task Force on Investment meeting here, the minister also said the UAE -- India's seventh largest source of FDI -- has expressed an intent to invest another USD 25 billion in the near future, with the ultimate objective of

India's 4G smartphone market is showing signs of recovery in 2026, with shipments set to grow three per cent year-on-year, staging quite a comeback from a 48 per cent drop suffered in 2025, according to Counterpoint Research. Its share in the overall market is seen rising from 11 per cent in 2025 to 13 per cent in 2026 and an estimated 15 per cent in 2027, as pricier component costs have widened the price gap between 4G and 5G devices, making 5G smartphones more expensive for consumers. The resu

The core banking and card processing platform is exploring credit line on UPI and other use cases as India becomes one of its priority markets for FY27

As global AI firms debate slowing frontier development, India faces a different task of building compute, models and safeguards while closing gaps in AI ecosystem

India should focus on grid-enhancement technologies, dynamic congestion management, besides testing and cybersecurity to fix the stress on its power grids, a Ficci-Nangia white paper said on Monday. With over half of India's installed capacity now non-fossil, the paper said that power grid stability directly affects investment confidence in India's energy transition. With peak electricity demand reaching a record 256 GW in April 2026, the grid is being asked to do more, with less of the natural

Battery storage deployment is set to rise sharply from 1 GWh in FY26 as renewable energy expands and storage-linked projects gain a larger share of government auctions

The proposed physical delivery-based exchange will provide a transparent, technology-enabled marketplace for coal trading under the Coal Exchange Rules, 2026

The companies aim to support the development of advanced testing infrastructure for India's rapidly growing aerospace and propulsion ecosystem

India's first LNG-diesel dual-fuel train aims to cut diesel use, while its hydrogen counterpart, launched earlier, uses fuel cells to generate electricity

IndusInd Bank on Monday launched a new banking vertical for Global Capability Centres (GCCs) by bringing together corporate and employee banking capabilities. India now has 2,117 GCCs and the ecosystem has grown 32 per cent since FY 2021 -- underscoring the country's growing importance as a global capability hub. IndusInd Bank said that by bringing together corporate and employee banking capabilities under a dedicated GCC relationship model, the bank offers a more integrated and specialised appr

Pew Research Center found that expectations of AI-driven job losses and a widening wealth gap were generally higher in countries with higher GDP per capita

India added 50.6 GW of solar module capacity against 9.7 GW of cell capacity in first 6 months of 2026, widening the manufacturing gap and increasing reliance on imports

The El Nino weather pattern is strengthening and is likely to become very strong in late 2026 and early 2027, the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) at Columbia University said, raising concerns over elevated climate risk for India. In its latest ENSO forecast, published on September 21, the IRI said the Nino 3.4 index, a key gauge of Pacific Ocean temperatures, reached +3.0 degrees Celsius in mid-September. All 22 models it surveyed, 13 dynamical and nine statistical

SRIT India IPO GMP today is 33. At the prevailing premium, the shares could list at 163 apiece, up 25.38 per cent over the upper end of the issue price.

The Indian men played out a draw with Hungary and settled for the silver medal on a tie-break, while the women drew with Georgia to bring home the bronze in the 46th Chess Olympiad that concluded here on Sunday. The Uzbekistan team regained the gold medal in the open section after winning the final round game against Ukraine by a 2,5-1.5 points. The Uzbeks ended with 20 points out of a possible 22, winning as many as 10 rounds and losing a lone match against Germany. The Indian men ended up with

India VIX indicates expected volatility in the market over the next 30 days. Higher levels suggest greater volatility as traders expect larger price swings in the market.

MOFSL's bullish nod came as Aster DM recently merged with Quality Care India, with the brokerage firm noting that, the Aster DM Healthcare-QCIL merger creates one of India's largest hospital platforms

The Indian men's squash team made a flying start to its Asian Games campaign, cruising past China 3-0 in Pool A while the women's side recovered from an early setback to prevail 2-1 in their Pool C match against China here on Monday. India's men were barely troubled as Suraj Chand, Veer Chotrani and Velavan Senthilkumar all registered comfortable wins to seal the tie in straight matches. Chand set the tone by beating Du Shaoqian 11-4 11-3 12-10 in 30 minutes. Having raced through the opening two