The intensifying dispute at Tata Sons over compliance with Reserve Bank of India norms and the possibility of listing the group’s holding company has acquired an additional layer of complexity. Two of the company’s key directors, N Chandrasekaran and Venu Srinivasan, previously served on the RBI’s Central Board at different times. Their dual association with … Read more
Christa Pike, a 50-year-old inmate on Tennessee’s death row, is in critical condition, unconscious and on a ventilator in a Nashville-area hospital after surviving an attempted execution by lethal injection. Her attorneys reported the details in court filings, describing the procedure as botched and seeking to preserve all related evidence while urging authorities to reconsider … Read more
India’s crude oil import pattern shifted notably in September 2026, with shipments from West Asian producers rising sharply even as volumes from Russia, the country’s largest single supplier in recent months, declined for the second consecutive month. Provisional tanker tracking data shows that improved logistics, particularly ship-to-ship transfers, enabled higher flows of Gulf crude through … Read more
Apple Pay is now available in India. After years of anticipation, users can add eligible cards to their Apple devices and make payments in stores, in apps and on the web without repeatedly entering card details or relying on OTPs and PINs at checkout. At launch, the service works with Axis Bank-issued Visa and Mastercard … Read more
Amitabh Bachchan sustained a left-knee injury after slipping and falling during a recent shoot for Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 18. In the following episode, the veteran host departed from his long-standing routine and delivered his opening monologue while seated at the game podium instead of standing at the centre of the stage. He addressed the … Read more
Indian benchmark indices opened higher on Wednesday, recovering partially from a sharp two-session decline, yet persistent foreign institutional investor selling and elevated crude oil prices kept overall market sentiment cautious. Early trade showed modest gains in the Sensex and Nifty, with broader markets and select sectors displaying relative strength. Opening Levels and Early Trade At … Read more
A company T-shirt, a coffee mug, a notebook or a tote bag may look like minor workplace perks. Yet behind every branded item handed out at a conference, packed into a new-hire kit or distributed at an internal event sits a chain of decisions. Someone must choose the products, work with designers, select vendors, oversee … Read more
Chinese authorities appear poised to permit selected domestic technology companies, including ByteDance and Alibaba, to purchase Nvidia’s newly released RTX PRO 5500 chips. According to a report citing people familiar with the matter, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has requested detailed purchase plans from several firms and has indicated to some that approvals … Read more
A now-deleted social media post by a Bengaluru entrepreneur has ignited a sharp national conversation about whether a person’s place of origin or gender should influence hiring decisions. The post, which outlined a company policy excluding male candidates from certain states, was removed within hours amid intense backlash. Yet the questions it raised about women’s … Read more
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif used his address at the United Nations General Assembly to advance Islamabad’s account of the 2025 military confrontation with India. In the speech, he presented Pakistan’s actions during the episode as a success and credited external intervention for preventing wider escalation. As he spoke, cameras captured an Indian diplomat’s visible … Read more