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Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Q2 profit more than doubles to ₹53 crore

Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands reported an 11.2 per cent rise in Q2 revenue to Rs 2,265.61 crore, supported by growth in lifestyle brands, emerging businesses and retail sales

Bengal BJP chief seeks fresh SIR, says earlier exercise incomplete

Questioning the opposition's protests demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the BJP leader claimed that the CEC was being worshipped in West Bengal

Yogi, Vaishnaw flag off Vande Bharat Sleeper train on Varanasi-Delhi route

The Railway Ministry had announced on Friday that the new service would strengthen connectivity between one of India's most prominent spiritual and cultural destinations and the national capital

Muthoot Finance Q2 profit rises 27% to ₹2,977 crore, income up 37%

Total income rose to ₹8,842 crore in the July-September quarter, from ₹6,442 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago, Muthoot Finance said in a regulatory filing

NCLT scraps JLS Realty land transfer to Spenta, cancels ₹525 cr IIFL deal

The ruling follows five years of litigation initiated by Moniveda Consultants LLP and Rajat Jhunjhunwala against Shajas Developers, JLS Realty, and other respondents

CDSL Q2 profit rises 24% to ₹173 cr as demat accounts grow by 7.5 million

For the first half of FY27, consolidated net profit grew 20 per cent to ₹291 crore, while total income rose 19 per cent to ₹758 crore

Delhi to Agra in 59 minutes: PM Modi approves north bullet train corridor

Vaishnaw emphasised that the concept of the construction work for the bullet train, from pillar to girder, will be made in India

Govt extends customs duty exemption on cotton imports up to Dec 31

In May, the government had exempted cotton imports from customs duties for five months, till October 31, 2026

Sebi chairman says market regulator keeping eye on Tata Group developments

Pandey did not refer to any specific governance violation or regulatory action against the group in his remarks

K'taka CM defends ₹8 per litre milk price hike, says farmers will benefit

The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday approved a ₹8 per litre increase in milk prices across all categories

J-K CM Omar Abdullah marries journalist Nidhi Razdan in Srinagar

In a tweet on Saturday, 56-year-old Omar said, "a new journey began yesterday..." and tagged Nidhi in it

BPCL, Lanxess in pact to explore advanced industrial lubricant technologies

LANXESS and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) said they have entered into an agreement to explore opportunities for long-term cooperation in advanced industrial lubricant technologies

Venture capital firm Octopus Ventures leads $38 million investment in Braid

Octopus Ventures, along with KPN Ventures, has invested $38 million in Netherlands-based enterprise connectivity platform Braid in a Series A funding round

Indian-American-led firm to build $8.2 bn deepwater port off Texas coast

India-born Sharad Tak's ST LNG deepwater port will be built approximately 10.4 miles offshore Matagorda, Texas

Govt raises windfall tax on diesel by ₹3, ATF by 50 paise per litre

Duty on petrol exports has been slashed to nil, from ₹2.5 per litre, for the next fortnight

Centre sets up panel to improve uptake of RELIEF scheme for exporters

RELIEF (Resilience and Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation) is an initiative of the government launched under the Rs 25,060-crore Export Promotion Mission (EPM)

Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit takes charge as new Chief of Air Staff

Fighter pilot with over 3,500 flying hours across more than 20 aircraft types, Dixit was serving as the IAF's Vice Chief and played a key role in Operation Sindoor

Low-pressure set to intensify into depression, reach Andhra coast by Nov 2

IMD says the system near Andaman and Nicobar Islands is moving west-north-westwards and may intensify into a depression within 12 hours; impact on Odisha remains unclear

Odisha launches search for 12 missing after rain-triggered landslide

170 personnel from NDRF, ODRAF and Special Operation Group deployed in Ganjam district; 13 villagers escaped while one of the 13 initially reported missing has been traced

MeitY launches DEPA handbook to enable secure data sharing for AI training

Framework combines contractual permissions, controlled computing environments and privacy safeguards to help institutions collaborate on AI training data while retaining control over it