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Apple launches iPad mini with OLED display, A20 Pro: India pricing, details

Apple has launched the new iPad mini with an 8.5-inch OLED display, A20 Pro chip and IP67 rating for water and dust resistance. Prices in India start at Rs 82,900, with sales from November 6

27 Oct 2026 10:33 am
Q2 results: L&T, Bajaj Auto, Maruti Suzuki, Cipla among 110 firms on Oct 27

Q2FY27 company results: Firms including ACC, Waaree Energies, Vedanta Iron and Steel, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, and Steel Authority of India are also to release their July-September earnings today

27 Oct 2026 9:12 am
Apple's foldable iPhone Duo draws early complaints of screen cracking

Customers reported hearing a crunching sound when unfolding the phone, followed by a large crack forming along the center crease

27 Oct 2026 8:58 am
Motilal Oswal sector of the week: Auto; TVS Motor, Bajaj Auto top picks

Motilal Oswal Wealth Management Research Desk remains constructive on the auto sector, while expecting volume growth to moderate from the elevated levels seen in 1HFY27.

27 Oct 2026 8:28 am
Retail participation has been very strong in India, says Vikas Satija

Shriram Wealth's Vikas Satija says long-term investors should not fear market volatility, while AI will reshape wealth management without replacing relationship managers.

27 Oct 2026 12:32 am
Bonfiglioli to review royalty arrangement with Indian arm where appropriate

Bonfiglioli plans to build on its Indian manufacturing base through greater localisation, technology development and exports, while remaining open to capacity expansion and strategic acquisitions

26 Oct 2026 11:23 pm
Jamia orders student union polls within 15 days of constitution approval

Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday ordered that students' union elections be held within 15 days of the approval of the union's constitution and revoked suspension and show-cause notices issued to students during the ongoing protest, according to an official order. The order, issued by Registrar Md Mahtab Alam Rizvi, also provides for the constitution of a committee to inquire into the conduct of security staff during the protest period. The decisions came after the university considered a demand le

26 Oct 2026 9:52 am
Pak refused to accept bodies of its own soldiers in Kargil war: India at UN

India slammed Pakistan at the UN, reminding the country that it did not even accept the bodies of its own soldiers killed in combat in the 1999 Kargil war but speaks about faith, religious freedom and burials. The interim report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief, Nazila Ghanea, said that Reports of systemic denial of funeral rights in the context of individuals killed in security operations in Jammu and Kashmir, India, including denial of return of bodies to families an

23 Oct 2026 1:36 pm
ResMed India Inaugurates its First Collaboration Experience Store in Kochi

New Delhi [India], October 23: Resmed India, a global leader in sleep health and breathing care solutions, in collaboration with its trusted distributor Microteck, today announced the inauguration of its first flagship experience store in Kochi. The new store is designed to bring together patients, healthcare professionals, therapy users, and the brand under one roof, making sleep health solutions more accessible and empowering individuals to take charge of their sleep wellness.

23 Oct 2026 12:40 pm
Oil India discovers natural gas in shallow Krishna-Godavari waters

State-owned Oil India Ltd. (OIL) on Friday said it has made a natural gas discovery in a shallow-water Krishna Godavari basin block that the firm had won in recent Discovered Small Field (DSF) bid rounds. The discovery was made in the previously unappraised Matsyapuri formation in the Krishna-Godavari Basin off India's east coast, recording a peak test flow of 200,000 Standard Cubic Metres Per Day (SCMD), the state-run explorer said in a statement. The discovery was made in the Godavari-1 apprai

23 Oct 2026 12:39 pm
India private sector growth hits four-month high in Oct: HSBC flash PMI

The composite output index rose to 56.7 from 55.9 in September, while services activity strengthened and export orders recorded their fastest rise in six months

23 Oct 2026 11:25 am
BSE Capital Goods index tanks nearly 4%; Hitachi Energy, ABB India slip 6%

In the past month, the BSE capital goods index slipped 12% as against a 2.8% decline in the BSE Sensex.

23 Oct 2026 11:24 am
New Zealand vs India 2nd T20I: Playing 11, live toss time (IST), streaming

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is likely to return to the playing 11 for the second T20I, with Ishan Kishan ruled out due to injury

23 Oct 2026 11:20 am
India probes yacht incident involving 14 nationals off Yemen coast

The Indian Embassy in Yemen on Friday said it has reached out to different parties to establish circumstances and facts surrounding an incident off the coast of Yemen in which apparently there were Indian nationals on board a yacht. Some Arab media on Thursday quoted Yemen's Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree as claiming that Saudi forces targeted the Indian yacht near Yuqar Island near the Yemeni coast in the Red Sea. Saree said that the yacht is carrying 14 Indian nationals and that Houthi forces ar

23 Oct 2026 9:54 am
US crude stays costly for India despite Rubio push; Venezuela offers value

Refiners say record freight rates and crude quality make US barrels less attractive, while discounted Venezuelan oil offers better economics but remains supply-constrained

23 Oct 2026 9:53 am
Samson says India aim to kill games in powerplay itself post T20I win vs NZ

India opener Sanju Samson on Thursday said the three-time world champions have emphasised killing games in the powerplay whenever the opportunity has presented itself. Samson hammered a 33-ball 67, with eight fours and four sixes, to pave the way for India's four-wicket win over New Zealand in the opening match of the five-T20I series here. Samson went berserk at the top as he added 93 runs inside the powerplay in a tall run chase of 226, with India scoring 230/6 in 19.4 overs to record their hi

23 Oct 2026 9:48 am
India to kick off Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship campaign against ENG

India will begin their campaign in the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship against England in the men's section and Malaysia in the women's competition when the tournament gets underway here on Friday. The championship, to be held at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex from October 23 to 31, will feature 23 teams from 13 nations competing in 62 matches across the men's and women's categories. The tournament will feature 13 men's teams divided into two groups, with India placed in Group A al

23 Oct 2026 9:42 am
Asian Para Games: Sandeep, Haney clinch gold with world records for India

India's Sandeep and Haney won gold medals with world record performances in the men's 400m T64 and men's javelin throw F37/38 events respectively at the Asian Para Games here on Friday. Sandeep clocked 52.28 seconds, a world record, to win the 400m T64 final at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium. He finished 0.85 seconds ahead of Saudi Arabia's Nour Alsana (53.13, season's best). Indian compatriot Ajay Kumar took bronze in 53.61, a Games Record, while China's Huang Ruihua was fourth wi

23 Oct 2026 9:33 am
Apple's iPhone Duo hits stores in face of short supply, high demand

The new device goes on sale Friday, with the first shipments reaching Apple retail stores around the world

23 Oct 2026 9:03 am
India, Poland agree to deepen defence ties, double bilateral trade by 2030

Modi and Tusk agreed to deepen defence industrial cooperation and leverage the India-EU trade pact to double bilateral trade from $6.3 billion by 2030, alongside new partnerships

22 Oct 2026 8:23 pm
Apple limits iPhone Duo orders to two per customer amid supply crunch

Apple has capped iPhone Duo pre-orders at two units per customer, with launch-day delivery slots selling out soon after orders opened on October 16

22 Oct 2026 1:38 pm
Apple faces UK regulatory push to open iPhone contactless payment systems

UK watchdog proposes wider, cheaper access to iPhone contactless technology to boost competition among digital wallet providers

20 Oct 2026 9:56 pm
There must be no objection to singing Vande Mataram in entirety: Bhagwat

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday asserted that 'Vande Mataram' remains a symbol of national unity and said there should be no hesitation or objection to singing the national song in its entirety. Speaking at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's annual 'Vijayadashmi' rally here, Bhagwat noted that 'Vande Mataram' defeated the conspiracy to divide Bengal and continues to serve as a powerful inspiration for national unity today. It is our national song, and there should be no hesitation or objection

20 Oct 2026 1:38 pm
Amazon launches TorchNeuron to challenge Nvidia's AI chip dominance

TorchNeuron lets developers run code written in a language called PyTorch on Amazon's Trainium AI chips with a single configuration change and no rewriting needed

20 Oct 2026 8:04 am
Can Apple win over smart-home buyers where Amazon and Google stalled?

At Rs 39,900, the Siri AI-powered smart display hub, the HomeView, is a test of whether Apple can make a shared-space device worth its premium in India

15 Oct 2026 4:26 pm
Apple prepares to debut first AI features in China in December after delay

Apple Intelligence is expected to arrive in China in December, but the rollout will exclude new Siri AI assistant and other recently announced features as the company awaits final regulatory clearance

15 Oct 2026 9:20 am
Apple HomeView, HomePod mini and TV 4K launched: India prices, availability

Apple has launched the HomeView smart display, updated HomePod mini and Apple TV 4K, bringing Siri AI and Apple Intelligence features to its home portfolio

13 Oct 2026 8:24 pm
Apple needs new iPhones and smart-home push to revive pricey stock

The iPhone maker is holding a smart-home products event on Tuesday featuring an Apple doorbell and Apple thermostat

13 Oct 2026 3:31 pm
Apple's smart home push could test a market still struggling with adoption

Samsung SmartThings update and new local-control features come as Apple reportedly prepares a wider smart home push, while Matter and on-device processing aim to address compatibility and reliability

7 Oct 2026 4:02 pm
Israelis mourn Oct 7 attack as Palestinians grapple with war it sparked

Israelis are gathering Wednesday to commemorate the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that killed 1,200 people, saw 251 taken hostage, and sparked a devastating war in Gaza that Palestinians still grapple with. In southern Israel, families will mourn at intersections, bomb shelters, and the site of a music festival that Hamas-led militants overran three years ago in the deadliest attack against Israel. This will be the first anniversary that all the hostages are home, marking a new stage of grief. For Palest

7 Oct 2026 10:26 am
Apple partners with LG on doorbells, lock, thermostat in smart home push

The products will be part of an ecosystem of devices that work with Apple's new smart home hub, as well as an upgraded HomePod mini and fresh TV set-top box

7 Oct 2026 9:11 am
Middle powers are soft on the US, 'about right' with China, survey finds

The Munich Security Conference poll, conducted in 11 countries, found respondents in India saying the government was oo accommodating of China

6 Oct 2026 11:36 pm
Balance AI-driven judicial transformation with constitutional values: CJI

Surya Kant says technology can improve access and reduce delays without diluting dignity, equality, liberty and fairness

3 Oct 2026 12:21 am
Tata Sons boardgame likely to spur promoter relook at the charters

Experts say clearer boundaries between promoter oversight and professional management can help prevent governance conflicts

2 Oct 2026 11:57 pm
10 years of inflation targeting: How elephant was driven away to the jungle

India's inflation-targeting framework has anchored price expectations, but economists see scope to refine its mandate

2 Oct 2026 11:17 pm
Govt should have made RBI's 2022 inflation failure report public: Janak Raj

We are still in the early stages of reaping the full benefits of FIT. It is, therefore, imperative to remain focused on the primary objective, he said

2 Oct 2026 11:07 pm
What Chinese archives reveal about the 1962 war

How India and China came close to avoiding a war before domestic politics got in the way

2 Oct 2026 11:02 pm
MPC external members should be appointed full-time, says Chetan Ghate

Ghate says flexible inflation targeting has established a credible nominal anchor, while stronger monetary-fiscal coordination remains important for managing inflation

2 Oct 2026 11:00 pm
Crossing the wine-dark sea: Making sense of a deeply complicated past

Wilson is a longstanding champion of the classics. She has also been vocal about the need to engage more deeply with the process of interpretation and translation of the ancient texts

2 Oct 2026 10:56 pm
Want to become a regional corporate giant: Milky Mist's TSathish Kumar

It is a myth that a firm needs a corporate office in a high-rise in a major city like Chennai or Bengaluru, Kumar says. The Milky Mist corporate office sits directly above factory in a rural setting

2 Oct 2026 10:44 pm
Galactic Nobel? International Space Station contender for Peace Prize

The International Space Station is among the names in focus ahead of the October 9 Nobel Peace Prize announcement, alongside political leaders and humanitarian groups

2 Oct 2026 10:36 pm
Anthropic warns govt actions could hurt revenue, customer relationships

Anthropic's IPO prospectus says government actions and attitudes towards the AI company could cause revenue losses, business disruptions and reputational harm

2 Oct 2026 10:33 pm
US Fed may skip October rate hike as labour market cools more than expected

US employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, well below expectations, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.2 per cent, weakening the case for an October rate hike

2 Oct 2026 10:31 pm
Tracking the outliers: 10 stocks zoom ahead amid weak and volatile markets

Just about 38% of BSE 500 stocks have delivered positive returns in the past year

2 Oct 2026 10:13 pm
Steel sector eyes stronger quarters as demand and realisations improve

Low inventories, stronger seasonal demand and firm prices could support steel makers, though raw material costs and domestic supply-demand trends remain key monitorables

2 Oct 2026 9:13 pm
RBI MPC meet from Oct 5-7: Will RBI hike the repo rate this time?

RBI's MPC will meet from October 5-7 to decide on interest rates; economists expect a 25-basis-point hike to 5.5 per cent as inflation rises and global central banks tighten policy

2 Oct 2026 9:46 am
Protest demanding CEC Kumar's resignation at Jantar Mantar today: Details

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

2 Oct 2026 9:28 am
FlyDubai pilot Smit Machchhar's path from nervous pilot to cockpit 'hero'

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

2 Oct 2026 9:27 am
SIR row: ECI orders special drive to enrol 'left-out' voters in 20 states

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

2 Oct 2026 9:21 am
Asian shares tumble after wild swings in bonds, FX before US jobs data

Bond markets were again the centre of volatility overnight, with the benchmark 10-year US Treasury yields hitting the highest since 2002 at 5.34% after capping the biggest quarterly rise in 32 years

2 Oct 2026 8:25 am