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The DSCI guide outlines how liability should be allocated across enterprises, AI developers and service providers, highlighting governance risks in autonomous AI systems
India may need up to 1.5 billion sq ft of additional private education infrastructure by FY35 as enrolment rises and private institutions expand, according to CBRE.
The government's draft DEPA framework proposes secure data environments and privacy safeguards to unlock data for AI training, potentially generating $500 billion in value by 2030.
Indian Oil's Q2 profit nearly tripled to 21,630 crore, aided by 7,243 crore in government compensation for LPG losses, even as higher crude prices pushed up expenses.
WorldQuant's Nitish Maini says India's deep technical talent pool and strong technology infrastructure offer a foundation for sustained growth in quantitative investing
India's forex reserves fell by $1.27 billion to $719.75 billion in the week ended October 23, as a $2.65 billion decline in gold reserves outweighed gains in foreign currency assets.
Air India and Air India Express have extended flight suspensions to Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam until November 14 amid escalating West Asia tensions, offering affected passengers rebooking or refunds.
India's fiscal deficit widens 25.4% to 7.15 trillion in April-September
INDIA bloc's public impeachment of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has been postponed to October 31 due to the rains here, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday as the opposition asserted that the countdown to the exit of the poll body chief is accelerating. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha reiterated that his is not multiple protests but one protest, with the opposition standing together to defend the Constitution. By consensus we have decided to postpone today's progr
Nov 2026 bank holidays will vary across Indian states based on local festivals. The RBI has outlined specific holiday dates for scheduled banks for both scheduled and non-scheduled banks
Mbappe quickly apologized Tuesday for comments perceived as insulting Mao Zedong, but criticism continued to spread across Chinese social media
DLF's Q2 pre-sales beat estimates, but with just Rs 4,460 crore booked in H1FY27, timely launches in Mumbai and Gurugram will be crucial to meeting its annual guidance
Para athletics led India's medal charge on Day 1, contributing three gold medals and three medals across silver and bronze, while shooting para sport and para judo also added to the tally
The five-member committee led by Ojha will now be responsible for selecting India's men's cricket teams across formats
The companies will develop 164 senior living units at Sarvam DXP in Gurugram, with prices starting at around Rs 3.7 crore per unit and handover expected in 48 months
Delhi motorists can seek settlement of eligible pending traffic challans at the National Lok Adalat on October 25. Here is how to check eligibility, download the required slip and attend hearing
Care Edge Ratings on Monday said it has decided to sell a 19.8 per cent stake in its wholly-owned subsidiary CareEdge Global IFSC to State Bank of India and NSE IFSC. The company has executed share purchase agreements and a shareholders' agreement with State Bank of India (SBI) and NSE IFSC (NSEIX) to sell a 9.9 per cent equity stake each in CareEdge Global IFSC Ltd (CGIL), Care Edge Ratings said in a regulatory filing. After the share transfer is completed, the company will continue to hold an
Higher zinc and silver prices, increased production and lower zinc production costs boosted Hindustan Zinc's quarterly earnings, while revenue from operations rose 76.5%
New Delhi [India]/ Las Vegas (Nevada) [US], October 19: Comviva, a global leader in digital transformation solutions, and Aduna, the global aggregator of standardized network APIs, are advancing the use of network intelligence to address growing digital identity and fraud challenges in financial services. At Money20/20 USA, taking place October 18-21, 2026, in Las Vegas, the companies will showcase the progress of their collaboration and demonstrate how network APIs can help financial institutio
New Zealand will host India in five T20Is, five ODIs and two Test matches in the all-format tour starting on Thursday
Food regulator FSSAI has issued a notice to e-commerce firm Zepto for the alleged delivery of expired besan (gram flour) to a customer. In a social media post on Monday, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said it has issued a notice to Zepto Marketplace Pvt Ltd regarding a complaint about the delivery of expired besan. A complaint on social media platform X alleged delivery of two packs of Besan past their use-by date. Both packs reportedly carried the marking USE BY: 12-09
ZF Group has seen India sourcing rise 20% in three years and expects further growth, citing a 20% cost advantage from Indian suppliers even after shipping expenses
Share price of Jana Small Finance Bank slumped 14% to 424.30 on the BSE in Monday's intraday deals amid reports that Federal Bank was not in active talks for a stake buy.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 10: Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), an Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University, launched the MAHE Corporate Cricket Championship (CCC) 2026 at its Bengaluru Campus on Saturday. Bringing together teams from leading organisations across sectors, the 27-match T20 tournament places industry-academia engagement at its centre, giving corporate professionals and the university community a shared platform to build connections, exchange perspecti
The country's engineering exports are expected to reach an all-time high of USD 150 billion this fiscal, EEPC Chairman Pankaj Chadha said on Monday. The Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) Chairman said shipments are recording healthy growth in markets such as the US. Last fiscal, the exports were USD 122 billion, and this financial year, we are expecting it to reach an all-time high of USD 150 billion, he said. He added that increasing exports in sectors like iron and steel and their pr
UltraTech Cement on Monday reported a 21.3% surge in Q2 consolidated net profit, backed by 18.8% growth in revenue from operations.
Albania is witnessing days of anti-government protests and clashes as demonstrators demand Edi Rama's resignation. Here is what to know about the unrest
Domestic telecom gear maker HFCL has posted a multi-fold jump in consolidated profit to Rs 394.22 crore in the second quarter ended September 30, 2026, driven by demand for optical fibre cables from AI data centres, the company said in a regulatory filing. HFCL had posted net profit of around Rs 72 crore in the same period a year ago. This is the best-ever quarterly performance in HFCL's history and marks a defining moment in our growth journey. The results reflect the increasing scale, strength
So far this year, Union Bank of India's stock has risen 17 per cent, and 32 per cent in a year.
While several prominent names have already been linked with the vacancy, former India head coach Rahul Dravid, Australia's Adam Gilchrist and England's Eoin Morgan are reportedly unavailable
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 19: ECOVACS Robotics today announced the launch of its flagship DEEBOT X12 OmniCyclone robot vacuum and the WINBOT mini 2 window-cleaning robot, built to take floor and window cleaning off your list during the festive season.
Stock market crash: The Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, snapped their two-day gaining streak and declined 1 per cent today.
Net interest income grew 20.2% to 10,765.32 crore and provisions fell 49.6%, while consolidated advances expanded 19.4% on-year in Q2FY27
The proposed measures target specified solar manufacturing technologies and related equipment-manufacturing know-how, not the exports of finished solar modules
New Delhi [India], October 19: Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Limited (Canara HSBC Life Insurance) has announced the launch of Global Wealth Plan (UIN: 2026L002V01), an individual, unit-linked, non-participating life insurance-cum-savings plan available through GIFT City. The plan provides customers with access to global investment opportunities through USD-denominated insurance-linked investments, combining long-term wealth creation with life protection. The product is being currently distr
In the 41-day-long tour, India will face New Zealand in five T20Is, five ODIs and two Test matches
NTPC stock is showing early signs of a potential reversal, as it trades near its long-term support (200-week EMA) on the charts, says Sachin Gupta of Choice Broking.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the Mumbai Police would track down those involved in the firing incident targeting actor Tiger Shroff and their handlers, asserting that such acts would not be tolerated. The police have obtained important leads about the identification of the accused and will arrest them soon, Fadnavis told reporters in Nagpur. The accused were operating from outside Maharashtra, possibly from abroad, he said, adding that the police would coordinate wi
The unrest spread across Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille and Limoges, where masked groups attacked public buildings, set fires and looted shops
Shafali's 25-ball 55 led India to a series-clinching nine-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second T20I
Opener Shafali Verma clobbered a 25-ball 55 as India dismantled an inexperienced Zimbabwe by nine wickets in the second women's T20I to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series here on Sunday. The result of the match was a forgone conclusion once Zimbabwe were restricted to a lowly 102 for eight after they opted to bat first. Shafali and skipper Smriti Mandhana (47 not out) unfurled their elite skills to decimate the tourists during their riveting opening stand, as India chased do
MOFSL said that Axis Bank's elevated opex led to slight earnings miss in Q2. The strong NII growth and lower-than-expected provisions were offset by elevated opex and softer treasury income.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Muhammad Rizwan has received his first reprieve in the ongoing inquiry into allegations of online betting, gambling and the leaking of dressing-room information, with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) allowing him to resume playing domestic cricket. Former Pakistan captain Muhammad Hafeez, who is now the director and head coach of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), confirmed that he had received an email from the PCB's domestic department permitting Rizwan to
Eintracht Frankfurt has appointed former board spokesman Axel Hellmann as its CEO. The German club said Hellmann will also take on the role of board member for sport on an interim basis following the departure of Markus Krosche at his own request. With his appointment as CEO, the supervisory board is counting on continuity while, at the same time, strengthening the leadership structure at the top of the club, Eintracht Frankfurt said. Hellmann has worked for Eintracht Frankfurt since 2001 in var
Karur Vysya Bank's share price hit a record high of 375 in Monday's trading session on the NSE. Equirus Securities and Elara Capital pegged upside targets of 400 and 415, respectively.
Diego Gomez hit it like Beckham. Collecting the ball near the halfway line, the Brighton midfielder advanced just inside Crystal Palace's half and launched a 50-meter shot over stranded goalkeeper Walter Benitez and into the net for a spectacular goal in the seventh minute of the Premier League match at Amex Stadium on Sunday. The Paraguay international's shot revived memories of a strike from a similar range from David Beckham when playing for Manchester United against Wimbledon on the opening
HDFC Bank share price: HDFC Bank reported a 4.7 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase in net profit to 19,510 crore in the second quarter of FY27.
Q2FY27 company results: Firms including Bajaj Finance, Union Bank of India, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (Ireda), HFCL, and Sobha are also to release their July-September earnings today
Besides, developments in West Asia and the rupee-dollar trend would be tracked by investors
Manish Jain, Deputy CEO of Choice Mutual Fund has said that mutual fund inflows are not sufficient to lift the market alone. He added that domestic money sets the floor only, and not the ceiling.

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