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Industrialist Srinivasan's term renewal at Tata Trusts down to the wire

Just two days before his three-year term in Sir Dorabji Tata Trust was to end, some sources indicated that Srinivasan, vice-chairman, Tata Trusts, had been re-appointed and made a life trustee

Where money's safest in 2025: Switzerland tops resilience Index, India lags

Henley & Partners' 2025 index ranks 226 nations on risk exposure and adaptability - with India among the weakest BRICS performers

Best of BS Opinion: India has to tackle air, energy, and AI challenges

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Premium products, fast deliveries fuel ecommerce boom during Diwali

Amazon, Flipkart, Instamart, Zepto report sales surge across smartphones, gold coins

Netflix teams up with Mattel and Hasbro for K-Pop Demon Hunters toys

Since its June debut, the film has topped more than 325 million views, making it Netflix's most-watched original movie

Google invites Superfans to test upcoming Pixel Phones before public launch

Google has invited members of its 'Superfans' group to apply to test future Pixel hardware, asking entrants to profess their knowledge and passion for the brand

OpenAI to launch ChatGPT Atlas AI browser, taking on Google Chrome

Google's shares declined as much as 4.8% on the news

Rajesh cut his EMI with 1 smart ask - The RBI just made it easier for you

A new rule from the RBI means banks can now reduce the 'spread' part of your floating-rate home loan sooner - and borrowers are waking up to the opportunity.

University of London professor Francesca Orsini deported from IGI Airport

The scholar is known for her book, The Hindi Public Sphere 1920-1940: Language and Literature in the Age of Nationalism

Trump-Putin Budapest summit on hold after Rubio talks with Lavrov

The meeting had been announced last week. It was supposed to take place in Budapest, although a date had not been set

Russia says its terms for Ukraine peace unchanged since August summit

Lavrov said that the place and the timing of the next Trump-Putin summit was less important than the substance of implementing the understandings reached in Anchorage, Alaska

Infra breakdown: AWS' global outage creates a moment of vulnerability

AWS suffers major global outage on October 20, affecting millions of users and services including Canva, Duolingo, and Snapchat amid its dominant cloud market presence

Hospitals see spike in respiratory cases; air pollution may worsen in NCR

Delhi-NCR hospitals report a sharp spike in breathing-related cases as air quality turns 'severe' after Diwali; doctors expect numbers to rise in coming days

Apple challenges EU digital markets act in biggest antitrust court test

Apple's case is the most hard-hitting attack on the law, following on from an earlier defeat for ByteDance over its TikTok platform's inclusion in the DMA's scope

Large pvt banks see green shoots, expect credit demand revival in H2FY26

Attribute this to fiscal, monetary measures

Delhiites head out as air pollution levels spike post Diwali celebrations

The air quality index (AQI) in the city spiked, prompting many to leave the city for a short while, to resorts outside, or even to places with better AQI such as Corbett, Bhimtal, and Dehradun

Diwali night fireworks send PM2.5 levels skyrocketing in Delhi-NCR

AQI slips into 'very poor' category, early respite not expected

From gold toilet to Mona Lisa, Louvre heist adds to art theft history

Recovery of objects from heists is low. it's impossible to put a number to it, but some say art recoveries globally are possibly as low as 10%

Datanomics: Festivities choke Delhi's air despite fall in stubble burning

Historically, Delhi's air has turned hazardous near the Diwali week not just because of the burning of firecrackers, but also due to paddy stubble burning and rising vehicular emissions

Surge in wellness travel in India pushes category into mainstream

Hotels catering to wellness see 15% spike in room rates vs 2024