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India would emerge as major exporter to China, Asean in coming years: Goyal

The remarks came nearly two weeks after the minister on October 14 stated that India is working to rebuild its relations with China, but the last word on this journey has not yet been scripted

SC collegium recommends four judges for appointment as HC chief justices

The collegium held its meeting on October 26 and recommended the name of Justice P Sam Koshy of the Telangana High Court for appointment as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court

Anup Bagchi takes charge as HDFC Bank CEO and MD, succeeds Jagdishan

His predecessor, Sashidhar Jagdishan, vacated office on Monday after the completion of his term, the bank informed exchanges

Chile FTA talks nearing conclusion, Canada talks making progress: Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that negotiations with the South Africa-led SACU (Southern African Customs Union) group have started

25% of S Asian Americans who backed Trump plan to back Democrats: Survey

The survey lists cost of living (65 per cent), healthcare (53 per cent), jobs and wages (33 per cent) and education (28 per cent) as key issues for the midterm polls

Jamia students refuse to call off stir, demand definite date for polls

The protesting students have maintained that the administration must announce a definite date for the polls, which have not been held since 2006, and set a timeline for approving the constitution

Israel election tests Netanyahu as war, ethnic tensions shape campaign

Netanyahu is seeking to retain power after three years of war and mounting demands for accountability over the October 7, 2023, attack

Rupee falls 7 paise to 95.22 against US dollar during early trade

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.17 and pared some losses to touch 95.11 but soon lost ground to trade at 95.22 against the greenback, lower by 7 paise

Wheat sowing lags at 11,000 ha amid deficient monsoon, irrigation concerns

Wheat, a major rabi crop, is generally sown in October-November and harvested in March-April. The crop was sown in 336 lakh hectare in the 2025-26 crop year (July-June)

New UNSC permanent members without veto would be 'second-class': India

China, France, Russia, the UK and the US are the five permanent members of the 15-nation Security Council and enjoy veto powers

White House completes review of proposal to modernise PERM programme

The Department of Labour proposal seeks to revise the labour market test and other aspects of the PERM programme which were last modified in 2004

SC asks states and UTs to fund basic facilities for women advocates

The Supreme Court has directed states and Union Territories to fund dedicated bar rooms, washrooms and basic facilities for women advocates in district and taluk courts

Paytm Q2FY27 net profit jumps 10-fold to ₹225 crore, revenue up 28 %

Operating revenue rose 28 per cent YoY to ₹2,648 crore, driven by sustained momentum across merchant and consumer businesses, expanded monetisation and AI adoption

Stock markets rebound after 4-day slump; Sensex jumps 483 points

Sensex gained 483 points to close at 73,606.75, while Nifty rose 153 points to 22,753.20, ending a four-day losing streak as metal, telecom and healthcare stocks rallied.

Microsoft offers voluntary exit to 60K employees in India, 3 other nations

Microsoft has about 23,000 employees in India, although there is no immediate clarity on how many of them would be eligible for the voluntary exit programme

Do not release provisional census data to press: RGI to states and UTs

The Registrar General of India has barred officials from releasing Census 2027 data or provisional population figures until further orders, citing confidentiality under the Census Act.

IIT-Kharagpur to set up India's first dedicated school of Physical AI

The ₹35-crore Benjamin Gupta School of Physical AI will focus on intelligent robotics, autonomous systems and scientific AI

Dhanlaxmi Bank Q2 results: Net profit more than doubles to ₹48.55 crore

The Kerala-based private sector bank had posted a net profit of ₹23.20 crore in the July-September quarter of FY26

CCPA imposes ₹1 lakh fine on Britannia over '100% whole wheat bread' claim

CCPA directed the company to discontinue the advertisement with immediate effect across all print and electronic media, including social media

HCL opens 2 development centres to support Rapidus' chip engineering needs

The centres, located in Bengaluru and Hubli, will draw on HCLTech's core engineering expertise to offer Rapidus a range of capabilities