Top headlines: Ather Energy plans IPO, ED and CBI chiefs' jobs extended

EV startup Ather Energy is planning to go for an IPO within two years. More on that story in our top headlines this morning.

India’s top listed companies record their best-ever quarterly net profit of Rs 2.39 trillion in Q2. The government uses an ordinance to give the chiefs of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Central Bureau of Investigation more time in office.

India Inc earnings hit record Rs 2.4 trillion in September quarter

India’s top listed companies reported their best-ever quarterly net profit of Rs 2.39 trillion in the September quarter of FY22, up 46.4 per cent year-on-year. The earnings were driven by a big surge in the profitability of banks, non-banking financial companies & insurance (BFSI), oil & gas,