Business
Sensex Jumps 879 Points, Nifty Ends Above 22,500 as IT Shares Rally; Rupee Closes at 96.72
Indian shares rebounded on 9 October after two days of losses, led by TCS and other IT stocks. The rupee gained 16…
Business
GST Council: Faster Input Tax Credit Refunds and Relief for Service Exporters
The GST Council has recommended quicker refunds of input tax credit and easier rules for exporters of services. Five large states had…
Business
India to Finalise Critical Mineral Stockpile Policy Within a Month
India plans to finalise a policy on stockpiling critical minerals within a month, to guard against supply disruptions and reduce dependence on…
Business
Airtel Money Lists in London at $7 Billion Valuation
Airtel Money, part of Sunil Mittal's Bharti Airtel group, has begun trading in London at an implied valuation of about $7 billion.
India
Railways to Let Pregnant Women Book Lower Berths Online, Proof No Longer Needed at Booking
Pregnant women will be able to book lower berths through IRCTC and other railway portals. Until now the facility was available only…
India
Nineteen Years On, Kerala Police Arrest Suspect in 2007 Sawmill Murder After 3,600 km Trail
Kerala police have arrested a 65-year-old man in Assam over the murder of a sawmill manager in Malappuram in 2007. A second…
Politics
India at the UN: Nuclear Weapons Are Not ‘Routine Instruments of Statecraft’, Delhi Tells Pakistan
India told a UN disarmament committee that nuclear weapons must not be treated as "routine instruments of statecraft", in a reply to…
India
NIA Registers Case Over Cockpit Attack on Indian Pilot Smit Machchhar Aboard Flydubai Flight
The NIA has registered a case over the stabbing of Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar by his co-pilot aboard a Dubai–Tel Aviv…
Technology
Starlink Row: Elon Musk Accuses ‘Oligarchs’ of Blocking India Launch, Government Calls Claim Baseless
Elon Musk says "certain oligarchs" are blocking Starlink in India. The government calls the claim baseless and says three providers are at…
Politics
India Calls JD Vance’s ‘Indentured Servants’ Remark Deeply Offensive as US Bars IT Firms From Green Card Route
India has objected to JD Vance's "indentured servants" remark, made as the US barred Microsoft, Adobe and six IT services companies from…
Politics
Delhi Protest Explained: Why the Capital Was Locked Down Over the Election Commissioner Row
Central Delhi was sealed on 10 October to stop a youth-led protest demanding the resignation of the chief election commissioner. Here is…
India
Khangchendzonga National Park: India’s First Mixed UNESCO World Heritage Site Explained
Khangchendzonga National Park in Sikkim, around the world's third-highest mountain, became India's first mixed UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016.