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RBI data centre and cyber training institute to open in Bhubaneswar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the RBI's new data centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar on October 25. The facility is certified to the Uptime Institute Tier IV standard, the highest tier for data centre resilience.
Centre to begin consultation on an AI law, says Vaishnaw
The government will start a consultation process in the coming weeks to frame legislation on artificial intelligence, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday. IT Secretary S. Krishnan said the Centre recognises that AI needs more regulation, pointing to cyber incidents in which AI agents escaped their sandboxes.
BREAKINGNo more brooms: Mumbai's air plan wants vacuum cleaners and sealed debris trucks
Environment and Climate Change Minister Pankaja Munde has announced a Clean Air Action Programme for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, with vacuum cleaning machines for roads and a mandatory full cover for debris trucks. Guidelines will be ready in 15 to 20 days.
Forensic probe ordered into Jarange audio alleging Rs 500 crore paid via Shrikant Shinde
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered a forensic examination of an audio clip released by Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange. One clip purportedly claims Rs 500 crore was delivered to him through Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde.
An AI agent that works while you're away: Anthropic's Claude Duet hooks into 6,000+ apps
Anthropic has unveiled Claude Duet, a proactive AI agent built on Claude Opus 5.5 that keeps working in the background when the user steps away. It connects to more than 6,000 apps, seeks approval before payments, and is in limited US preview.
Threat email names Mumbai Mayor's office, Bachchan's home and Diljit concert
The Mumbai Mayor's office received a bomb threat email on Friday that also named actor Amitabh Bachchan's Juhu home and the venue of singer Diljit Dosanjh's November 27 concert. Searches found nothing suspicious, and police are investigating the email's origin.
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SBI earned ₹23,038 crore in a quarter and its shares still fell 1.77%
State Bank of India reported a 14 per cent rise in standalone net profit to ₹23,038 crore for the September quarter, ahead of the ₹22,619 crore analyst consensus, on 18 per cent loan growth. The stock fell 1.77 per cent to ₹970.25 as analysts flagged one-off gains. The NSE separately posted a 23 per cent jump in profit to ₹2,578 crore.
₹50,000 crore on offer, ₹23,905 crore bid: RBI's liquidity drain draws a shrug
The RBI announced a ₹50,000 crore variable rate reverse repo operation after banking system liquidity reached nearly ₹2 lakh crore on Monday. Banks bid only ₹23,905 crore. The weighted average call rate eased to 5.45% from 5.50%, and another VRRR is scheduled for Wednesday.
Two planes, six plots, ₹510 crore: ED widens its attach order against the Anil Ambani group
The Enforcement Directorate attached ₹510 crore of assets linked to the Reliance Anil Ambani Group, including two chartered aircraft, six land parcels and an office in Maharashtra. Cumulative attachments in cases against the group have reached about ₹23,100 crore. Anil Ambani denies wrongdoing.
Before a single ticket is sold, Shah Rukh Khan's 'King' has reportedly done ₹665 crore of business
Trade reports say Shah Rukh Khan's 'King' has already tied up about ₹665 crore in pre-release deals, including ₹175 crore for overseas distribution, ₹250 crore for India rights and ₹150 crore for Netflix. None of the figures has been confirmed by the makers.
Jio wants equity, not fees: talks with Comcast and Charter to licence its broadband tech
Jio Platforms is in talks with global telecom and cable firms including Comcast and Charter to licence its unlicensed band radio technology in exchange for possible equity stakes. Talks with South Africa's MTN fell through.
No Shivaji Park Dipotsav this year: Raj Thackeray says not while farmers are leaving
MNS chief Raj Thackeray called off the party's annual Dipotsav at Mumbai's Shivaji Park on Wednesday, citing the drought. In a video message he said it would be wrong to celebrate lavishly while farmers in rural Maharashtra migrate to cities. The state has declared 85% of its area drought-hit and announced ₹5,000 interim aid for farmers.
₹10.24 crore gone from Greater Noida PNB accounts; CBI arrests clerk and her associate
The CBI has arrested a PNB office assistant, Deepanshi, and her associate Ashutosh Kumar Pathak over the disappearance of ₹10.24 crore from accounts at the bank's Greater Noida branch. Pathak was picked up in Pune and granted transit remand. Complainants say the money taken from savings accounts and FDs was far higher.
All-women drivers, 23 km, 17 stations: Pink Line opens to Pune's IT crowd
Commercial services on Pune Metro Line 3 between Maan-Hinjawadi and Shivajinagar began at 6 am on Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the corridor virtually. The 23.2 km elevated Pink Line cost Rs 8,313 crore and was built on a public-private partnership. Around 100 women will drive the trains, a first in the country. Seventeen of the 23 stations open from day one.
Rs 30,000 from an SBI account, a VPN in Denmark: how the Tiger Shroff shooting was funded, say police
Mumbai Police have told a court that a cryptocurrency wallet accessed through a Cambodian number and a Denmark VPN fed money into a local SBI account used by the accused in the October 18 firing at actor Tiger Shroff's car. Suneha Pandit, the 13th arrest, is in custody till November 16.
Clear the Borivali plot or lose your pay: Supreme Court freezes Mumbai civic chief's salary
The Supreme Court has issued a contempt notice to BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide for not clearing encroachments from land meant for a BEST bus stand in Borivali, despite two earlier deadlines. Her salary has been frozen and the corporation fined Rs 5 lakh. The BMC began a demolition drive the next day.
Imran Khan's 'Leave India' notice stays suspended after unconditional apology to Bombay HC
Actor Imran Khan tendered an unconditional apology to the Bombay High Court on Monday for joining the protest against the special revision of electoral rolls. The court extended the suspension of the FRRO's Leave India notice till December 7 and held that OCI cardholders are not on par with Indian citizens.
No midnight wave from Mannat this year, so SRK sent a song instead
Shah Rukh Khan turned 61 on Monday and skipped his usual appearance outside Mannat, which is under reconstruction. A handwritten note went up on a screen for the fans who gathered. At midnight he released Tu Mil Jaaye, the first song from King, reuniting him with Deepika Padukone.
54% of women, 57% of adolescents: Maharashtra sets out to halve anaemia by 2030
Maharashtra's public health department has issued a government resolution for an 'Anaemia-Free Maharashtra' campaign to halve the prevalence across target groups by 2030. It will cover children, adolescents, women of reproductive age, pregnant women and lactating mothers, with screening, treatment and follow-up.
Three-nil up, then two losses: India take the T20I series 3-2 and turn to the ODIs
India beat New Zealand 3-2 in the five-match T20I series, winning the first three before losing the last two. Naman Dhir, who debuted last month, was named impact player of the series with 138 runs at a strike rate of 200. The ODI series begins on November 4.
One iris scan, four identities: court refuses bail in the IBPS impersonation racket
A special CBI court in Mumbai has rejected the bail pleas of a serving GST inspector and a law student arrested in a nationwide bank recruitment racket, in which 46 impersonators allegedly sat exams for 135 candidates. The court noted the probe covers 22 IBPS examinations held between 2020 and 2024.
Woman, 34, found hanging in Pune's Mukund Nagar flat; husband held, in-laws booked
Payal Zambre Patil, 34, was found hanging in a flat in Pune's Mukund Nagar on Monday. Her husband has been arrested and her in-laws booked for alleged abetment of suicide. Police said no suicide note was found. Her maternal relatives allege she was murdered and the body was hanged, and accuse the husband and in-laws of harassing her over a demand for 10 tolas of gold.
Airtel and Carlyle put $1 billion into Nxtra, valuing the data centre arm at $3.1 billion
Bharti Airtel, Carlyle, Alpha Wave Global and Anchorage Capital will invest $1 billion in Nxtra Data, Airtel's data centre arm. Alpha Wave puts in $435 million, Carlyle $240 million, Anchorage $35 million and Airtel about $290 million. The deal values Nxtra at around $3.1 billion, up from $1.2 billion in 2020.
UPI clocks a record 25.47 billion transactions in October as daily value tops Rs 1 lakh crore
UPI recorded 25.47 billion transactions in October, and the daily value of transactions crossed Rs 1 lakh crore for the first time. Razorpay received its final IFSCA licence to run cross-border payments from GIFT City in the same month. MobiKwik posted a record quarterly profit of Rs 11.8 crore, while Capillary Technologies turned profitable with Rs 22 crore on Rs 271 crore of revenue.
NCP rift out in the open as Sunetra Pawar calls her MLAs to Mumbai tonight
A day after six senior NCP leaders met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi without her, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar has called a meeting of party MLAs at her Mumbai residence on Tuesday evening. The trigger is a lost MLC seat, unhappiness with Parth Pawar's working style and the unreturned finance portfolio.
ChatGPT's biggest market in the world is now India. Next stop: UPI
India has become ChatGPT's largest market by weekly active users, with the local base doubling since January, OpenAI India managing director Prabhjeet Singh said. The company is pushing voice and Hindi, working on entry-level phones, and will announce UPI and payments features in the coming weeks.
Thirteenth arrest in the Tiger Shroff firing case, this one from Karnal
Mumbai Crime Branch arrested a 22-year-old woman from Karnal district in Haryana on Sunday in connection with the firing near a Juhu football ground on October 18, taking the total arrests to 13. Actor Tiger Shroff's driver and a bystander were injured. Police have invoked MCOCA and are probing an absconding gangster's alleged role.
₹665 crore before a single ticket is sold: the arithmetic behind SRK's King
Shah Rukh Khan's King, directed by Siddharth Anand and releasing on December 24, has reportedly locked in ₹665 crore in pre-release business from distribution, streaming, satellite and music rights. Trade reports put its landing cost near ₹550 crore, which means it may need a global haul of about ₹800 crore to turn a profit. The first song was released on his birthday, November 2.
In one afternoon, SBI's ₹23,038 crore, ITC's 18.7% slide and Marico's 10% leap
State Bank of India reported a 14.3 per cent year-on-year rise in Q2FY27 net profit to ₹23,038 crore, helped by higher net interest income and lower provisions, with gross NPA down to 1.39 per cent. ITC's consolidated net profit fell 18.7 per cent to ₹4,168 crore. Marico's profit rose 29.16 per cent and its stock jumped about 10 per cent.
A 23-km ride out of Hinjawadi's traffic jam, and all of it driven by women
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Pune Metro's 23.2-km Pink Line between Maan-Hinjawadi and Shivajinagar on Tuesday, built at Rs 8,313 crore under a public-private partnership. Passenger services begin at 6 am on November 4 from 17 of 23 stations. He also laid the foundation for four Phase-II corridors worth about Rs 13,500 crore.
Maxwell signs off: 14 years, three World Cups and a double century in Mumbai
Glenn Maxwell, 38, announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday, ending a 14-year career in which he played 7 Tests, 149 ODIs and 130 T20Is, scoring 10 international centuries and taking 136 wickets. He was part of Australia's 2015 and 2023 ODI World Cup wins and the 2021 T20 World Cup. He will keep playing franchise cricket.
Tata Motors plants a global flag: Iveco deal creates a Rs 2.28 lakh crore giant
Tata Motors and Italy's Iveco Group announced their coming together at a global press meet in Turin on Tuesday. The combined business has revenues of about 21 billion euros, or over Rs 2.28 lakh crore, and ranks fourth among commercial vehicle makers worldwide. Iveco will keep its headquarters in Turin.
Ramayana's advance booking crosses Rs 100 crore. The pre-Diwali jinx is the next record in its sights
Advance bookings for Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana: Part One have crossed Rs 100 crore worldwide, with Rs 72.91 crore in India by Tuesday morning. PVR INOX expects the November 5 release to post its biggest pre-Diwali advance in more than three decades.
Sensex adds 1,225 points, up 5% in four sessions; investors richer by Rs 4.74 lakh crore
The Sensex closed at 76,917.85 on Tuesday, up 1,225.07 points or 1.62 per cent, and the Nifty at 23,810.85, up 370.05 points. It was the fourth straight session of gains. Softer crude and returning foreign flows did the work, with FMCG leading the sectors.
Put Dia Mirza's video back up, says Bombay HC; Fadnavis calls the row 'not at my level'
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the BMC to re-upload actor Dia Mirza's firecracker-free Deepavali video, which the civic body had removed after objections from Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam and Mayor Ritu Tawde. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis played the row down, calling it a very small issue.
From Sunday, your fund app will show the cheaper plan first
SEBI chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey has said direct plans will become the default option on asset management companies' digital platforms from November 1. Investors who pick regular plans must be told about the higher expense ratio. Direct plans carry no distributor commission, so they cost less.