Jio Platforms shares list at about 21% premium over ₹1,119 IPO price
Consistent with the record
Reports say the shares opened at ₹1,358 on NSE and BSE on 28 October, close to grey market estimates published before the debut.
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PNB Greater Noida branch staff suspended as customers report missing deposits
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Customers, many of them farmers, say savings and fixed deposits vanished without alerts. Reports differ on the size of the loss, with figures from ₹35 crore to over ₹12 crore.
Union Cabinet approves 3% dearness allowance rise for central staff and pensioners
Reports say the increase lifts DA from 60% to 63% with effect from 1 July 2026. Outlets differ on beneficiary numbers and on the day of the meeting.
Anthropic files for Nasdaq IPO under ticker ANT, reports $80.7 billion half-year loss
Indian outlets agreed on the filing's headline numbers but split over whether the compute bill and losses undercut a record valuation, with some leading instead on the company's own warnings about AI risk.
Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to about 60,000 employees in four countries
The offer, announced Monday by chief people officer Amy Coleman, covers staff in the US, Canada, India and the UK. Indian outlets differ on whether to lead with AI-driven cost cutting or with the terms on offer.
Brent climbs past $110 to six-month high as Middle East attacks raise supply fears
Reports over four sessions describe crude rising from about $110 to above $116 after strikes on tankers and Saudi energy sites, with WTI crossing $100.
India-US trade deal: Goyal says it is being fine-tuned, a week after Rubio and Trump said it was close
As of 15:39 IST on October 27, no India-US trade agreement had been signed. Commerce Minister Goyal said most discussions were concluded; a report citing unnamed sources said the deal was stuck over tariffs.
IndiGo, Air India Group to Shift Flights to Navi Mumbai From December 2026
The carriers will move selected domestic and international services in phases through July 2027 as Adani Airport Holdings prepares to redevelop Mumbai's Terminal 1. Outlets differ on whether the plan ends a standoff.
India-New Zealand free trade agreement enters into force on October 20
New Zealand removed import duties on all Indian goods from the first day, while India kept dairy and some farm items outside its concessions.
eMudhra shares fall after weak keys found in eight TLS certificates; MeitY forms probe team
Google, Apple, Microsoft and Mozilla blocked certificates tied to eight intermediate authorities, while the IT ministry said the impact on Indian websites was very limited.
SBI says 3,897 customer records with personal data found on dark web
Missing context
The bank told stock exchanges on October 21 that it was alerted on October 16 and has engaged an independent cybersecurity agency; opposition politicians and experts questioned the scope of the disclosure.
Rubio says US will discuss refining more Venezuelan crude with Reliance Industries
The US Secretary of State made the remarks in Mumbai on 20 October, calling India a refining superpower, before travelling to Reliance's Jamnagar complex the next day.
Sensex falls 876 points as Axis Bank and other private lenders drop after results
The BSE Sensex closed 1.17% lower at 73,852.90 on October 19 and the Nifty ended below 22,900, ahead of a market holiday for Dussehra. Axis Bank fell about 4% after its quarterly profit missed analysts' estimates.
Ethanol tender for 2026-27 excludes sugar-based feedstocks and cuts maize price
Oil marketing companies have dropped sugarcane juice, sugar syrup and B-heavy molasses from the 2026-27 ethanol tender, citing a government direction, and lowered the maize ethanol price by 3 rupees per litre.
Mumbai airport holds international slots until March 2027 after airlines object to cut
Mumbai International Airport Ltd dropped a plan to cut 265 weekly international departure slots from October 25 after airlines objected. Airlines say they have not agreed to any move to Navi Mumbai.
China's economy grows 4.5% in third quarter, slightly above forecasts
The National Bureau of Statistics said growth picked up from 4.3% in the second quarter, keeping the nine-month rate at 4.6%, inside the government's target. Property investment fell 20.6%.
ICICI Bank's standalone profit rises 20% to ₹14,843 crore; margin falls to 4.18%
ICICI Bank reported July-September results on October 17: standalone profit up 20.1% and net interest income up 17.7%, with net interest margin lower than in the previous quarter.
HDFC Bank's standalone profit rises 4.7% to ₹19,510 crore in July-September
India's largest private bank reported its September-quarter results on October 17, in the last quarter under its outgoing chief executive. A deputy managing director also asked to leave at year-end.