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How unpaid dues pushed Rohit Arya to take 17 children hostage in Mumbai

Arya, who took the children hostage inside the R A Studio in the Mahavir Classic building in the city's Powai suburb, carried an airgun and inflammable spray

Meta set to raise $25 bn in its biggest-ever bond sale to fund AI expansion

Meta Platforms' $25 billion bond sale, among the biggest US corporate bond offerings of 2025, will help the company to ramp up AI infrastructure and integrating AI services into core products

Air quality in Delhi-NCR improves slightly but remains in 'poor' category

Stronger breeze offered slight relief even as air quality remained 'poor'. Delhi recorded its wettest October in three years, keeping temperatures unusually lower

Green card applicants: One mistake on this form could cost you, warns USCIS

Green card applicants risk rejection if Form I-485 is incomplete, warns USCIS, as errors in the public charge section remain a major cause of delays

Air India seeks $1.1 bn from owners after crash, airspace restrictions

After facing multiple setbacks, the ailing carrier is far from its goal of achieving operational break-even by the end of March next year and has sought ₹10,000 cr from Tata Sons, Singapore Airlines

King Charles III's brother Andrew to lose Prince title over Epstein links

Following the rare move by King Charles III, after years of shameful scandal, he will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, not as a prince

US ends automatic work permit extensions, thousands of Indian workers hit

US Work Permit News: The US has ended automatic work permit extensions for migrant workers from October 30, 2025, affecting thousands, including Indian employees

CBSE releases 2026 Board exam schedule for Classes 10, 12: Check dates here

According to the date sheet, the examinations for Classes 10 and 12 will begin on February 17, and will go on till March 10 and April 9, respectively

PFRDA chief calls for more awareness, tax support to expand NPS reach

Ramann said financial literacy will be the key to the wider adoption of products such as pensions, insurance, and mutual funds

Rs 380 crore Gurugram deal: Delhi-NCR tycoon picks 4 DLF Dahlias flats

A Delhi-NCR businessman has purchased four ultra-luxury apartments worth ₹380 crore in DLF's The Dahlias, marking one of India's biggest housing deals

Reliance, Google announce free Gemini AI offer for Jio 5G subscribers

Earlier this year, Jio's rival telecom operator Airtel also partnered with AI firm Perplexity to offer its subscribers free access to Perplexity Pro for 12 months

Louvre jewellery heist: Five more arrests made in Paris as probe deepens

Earlier, two suspects from Aubervilliers were charged with organised theft and criminal conspiracy after being held for nearly four days

Worst is over but liquidity support remains a key concern, say MFI chiefs

Industry leaders at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit said that while collections and rural affordability are improving, liquidity support is critical to sustain the sector's ongoing recovery

As cybercrime surges, experts call zero trust a must for Indian BFSI

Speaking at Business Standard's BFSI Summit, experts highlighted the need for a zero-trust approach, calling it a critical requirement

Bulgaria to open long-term visa centres for Indians in 6 cities from Nov 1

Indian citizens can apply for Bulgaria's long-term D visa at VFS Global centres in six cities, starting November 1, 2025

0% GST makes health insurance a hot pick for bigger, long-term cover: Study

Tax-free health cover drives surge in ₹15-25 lakh plans across age groups

RBI Dy Guv reaffirms crypto scepticism, says CBDC will grow step by step

RBI Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar said the central bank will take a calibrated approach to rolling out the digital rupee, maintain its firm stance against cryptocurrencies, and push for rupee globalis

Rare brain disorder found in four sisters: Doctors call it extraordinary

A West Virginia family's story has stunned doctors after four sisters were diagnosed with Chiari malformation, a rare structural brain defect seldom seen in more than one sibling

Tejashwi promises one govt job per family in Bihar. But is it feasible?

With nearly 27 million families in Bihar, fulfilling one government job promise per family would mean rewriting the state's fiscal playbook and stretching its machinery to the brink

India secures six-month US sanctions waiver for Iran's Chabahar Port

Last month, the US revoked the 2018 sanctions waiver for Iran's Chabahar Port, saying the move aligns with President Trump's 'maximum pressure policy' to isolate Tehran