A woman’s social media video about how everyday activities such as afternoon naps, meeting friends, watching movies and pursuing hobbies became harder after she started working full-time has drawn attention online, with viewers relating to the challenge of balancing employment and personal time.
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An IndiGo crew member’s homemade cake for a captain’s last flight has drawn attention on social media after a video showed her preparing the dessert and presenting it to the pilot as fellow crew members joined the farewell.
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Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath has backed advice urging startups to raise capital sooner rather than later and maintain enough cash to remain financially comfortable for one to two years. Kamath responded with a “100” reaction to a social-media post warning that fundraising conditions could become more difficult next year. His endorsement comes as India's startup funding market presents a mixed picture, with fewer funding rounds but substantial capital still available for selected companies.
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Robotics AI startup FieldAI is reportedly set to raise $700 million at a $10 billion valuation, a dramatic increase from its roughly $2 billion valuation in 2025. The reported financing has a signed term sheet but had not formally closed at the time of the initial report. FieldAI develops hardware-agnostic AI software designed to act as a general-purpose “brain” for different types of robots operating in complex real-world environments.
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Indian startups raised $411.46 million across 24 deals during September 28–October 3, more than doubling from $188.49 million in the previous week. Simple Energy's $182 million Series C and SiMa.ai's $150 million round dominated the funding activity.
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A new branding trend is emerging across the artificial intelligence industry: tech companies are giving increasingly powerful AI agents friendly, cartoon-like faces. OpenAI’s Dots, Meta’s Jolly and Anthropic’s Clawd are among the characters being used to make complex AI systems appear more approachable. Supporters see mascots as useful interface and branding tools, while critics warn that friendly designs should not cause users to underestimate privacy, security or reliability risks.
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Microsoft's 2026 Digital Defense Report warns that artificial intelligence is accelerating cyberattacks by helping threat actors automate vulnerability discovery, social engineering, malware development and other stages of the attack chain. At the same time, Microsoft says AI can also help defenders detect and respond to threats faster.
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Anthropic has launched the Claude Frontier Academy with an initial $100 million investment aimed at developing engineers who can take artificial intelligence from experimental projects into real-world enterprise systems. The company plans to train 10,000 Frontier Deployed Engineers by the end of 2027, with engineers from Accenture, Bain, Capgemini, Deloitte, McKinsey, Morgan Stanley, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Novo Nordisk among the first participants.
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Jr NTR has condemned an AI-morphed version of Chuttamalle featuring him and Janhvi Kapoor after manipulated explicit imagery circulated online. The actor vowed legal action against its creators and distributors and urged users not to watch or share the content.
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Shah Rukh Khan has praised Indian flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his actions during a mid-air cockpit attack that put 174 people at risk. Despite suffering serious stab injuries, Machchhar managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers and crew to intervene before other pilots helped bring the aircraft safely to the ground. Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh and several other film personalities have also publicly applauded the captain.
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Actor Arjun Das has confirmed that he held discussions with filmmaker Farhan Akhtar about joining Don 3. Das said the collaboration was expected to happen but is no longer moving forward. His disclosure comes amid continuing uncertainty around the film following Ranveer Singh’s exit and the subsequent dispute involving the actor and Excel Entertainment.
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CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka criticised what they called a “self-declared liberal ecosystem”, with Das referring to an unnamed “another party” while arguing that such attitudes were not limited to the BJP. Assam Congress spokesperson Reetam Singh subsequently hit back at the CJP.
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Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar joined the Congress on October 3, 2026, ending an association with AAP that began in 2013. Former MLA Shyam Sundar Sharma and journalist Rajat Rakesh Tandon also joined the Congress. Explaining her decision, Kakkar spoke about her vision for Delhi, her disagreements with AAP and the need to prevent opposition votes from being fragmented.
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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has launched a digital platform called “Satyagraha”, aimed at bringing information about protests, public grievances and rights-based movements from across India onto a common platform. The initiative allows people to submit details of their movements and view similar causes through an interactive map. Gandhi said he would seek to support such causes through Parliament, public engagement and other democratic channels.
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Salman Khan’s upcoming war drama Maatrubhumi: May War Rest In Peace has reportedly received a government NOC after its makers substantially revised the film, including changes concerning its portrayal of India-China relations. However, the film still needs certification from the CBFC before it can reach cinemas.
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India’s current-account deficit widened to $4.2 billion, equivalent to 0.5% of GDP, in the April-June quarter of FY2026-27 as a substantially larger merchandise trade deficit outweighed stronger services earnings and transfer receipts. The latest data underline the pressure that a rising import bill can place on India’s external finances.
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Indian equities have completed an eighth consecutive week of losses, their longest weekly losing streak in about 25 years. The Nifty 50 dropped 3.1% during the holiday-shortened week, while the Sensex fell 2.7%, as foreign investor selling, crude oil near $100 a barrel, rising global bond yields and a weakening rupee pressured sentiment.
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Former Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Michael Debabrata Patra has argued that as India develops toward advanced-economy status, its inflation target should eventually converge with the roughly 2% level common among advanced economies. His comments come as India marks a decade of flexible inflation targeting, under which the central target has been 4%, surrounded by a 2%-6% tolerance band.
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New reports about the Omani co-pilot accused of attacking Indian Captain Smit Machchhar aboard flydubai Flight FZ1073 say he had previously been barred from flying in Oman over security concerns and had spent significant time outside the country, including in Syria. However, several details about his background and motive remain unconfirmed by authorities, while a UAE-led investigation continues.
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India’s men’s sepak takraw quadrant team secured a historic bronze medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 after losing a closely fought semifinal 0-2 to hosts Japan. The result marks India’s first-ever Asian Games medal in the men’s quadrant event and adds another chapter to the country’s growing presence in the sport
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India’s men’s recurve archery team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Yashdeep Sanjay Bhoge and Neeraj Chauhan won silver at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games after losing 5-1 to defending champions South Korea in the gold-medal match. The result matched India’s silver-medal finish in the event at the previous Asian Games.
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Indian boxing star Lovlina Borgohain celebrated her 29th birthday by winning the women's 75kg gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, defeating China's Bao Ziyi 5-0 and upgrading the silver she won at the previous Games.
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Amazon is reportedly exploring an unusual financing arrangement involving about $8 billion worth of Nvidia's advanced Grace Blackwell AI chips. The proposed structure would transfer thousands of chips into a special-purpose vehicle backed by outside investors, with Amazon continuing to use the processors through a lease arrangement.
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OpenAI has expanded ChatGPT’s shopping capabilities with an AI-powered virtual try-on feature that generates previews of users wearing clothing and accessories. Users can upload a selfie, try items surfaced in ChatGPT shopping results, or provide their own product image, while a new Favorites feature allows products to be saved for later.
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Google has introduced Gemini 4 Argon, its new frontier artificial-intelligence model designed for long, complex workflows across software engineering, finance, legal work and cybersecurity. The model is initially being made available to a limited group of trusted cyber defenders rather than the general public, as Google takes a phased approach to deployment and safety testing.
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Digital entertainment company Kuku Technologies, which operates Kuku FM and Kuku TV, swung to profitability in FY26 as operating revenue climbed to ₹1,484.2 crore. The sharp expansion comes as the company scales its microdrama business and prepares for a proposed stock-market listing.
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Bengaluru-based semiconductor startup Agrani Labs is in discussions to raise ₹800–850 crore in a new funding round, with Samsung, 360 ONE Asset Management and existing investor Peak XV Partners among the potential participants, according to people familiar with the talks cited by The Economic Times. The company is also considering ₹120–130 crore in support under the government-backed Research, Development and Innovation scheme. The transaction has not yet been announced as completed.
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Indian space startups have successfully sent multiple satellites and technology payloads into orbit aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 on the Transporter-18 rideshare mission, demonstrating capabilities ranging from thermal Earth observation and compact optical imaging to artificial intelligence-powered computing in space.
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Abhishek Bachchan has expressed enthusiasm about recreating the iconic Bollywood song “Kajra Re,” saying he would happily participate in a new version but joking that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan would first have to be convinced.
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Drishyam 3: The Conclusion arrived in theatres on October 2, 2026, bringing Ajay Devgn back as Vijay Salgaonkar. Early audience reactions on X have largely praised the film’s suspense, climax and performances, with Jaideep Ahlawat’s addition receiving particular attention. The first wave of social-media reactions is enthusiastic, although some viewers have found parts of the story predictable.
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Bollywood actor Nushrratt Bharuccha has suffered a spinal fracture following an accident in Bali, where she was on a work-cum-holiday trip. Her team says she remains hospitalised under medical observation and arrangements are being made to bring her to Mumbai by air ambulance for spine surgery.
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The Congress is preparing consultations with its state organisations over the controversy surrounding the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, as questions over voter deletions and procedural safeguards continue to drive political confrontation.
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The Samajwadi Party’s decision to nominate Reliance Industries executive Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani for the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh has attracted political attention because of his corporate career, Gujarat connections and limited conventional party-political background. Nathwani has been fielded alongside senior SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav for the October 16 election.
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The Election Commission of India has directed election authorities in 20 states and Union Territories where the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls has been completed to launch a special enrolment drive. Eligible voters whose names were left out, along with young and first-time voters, can seek inclusion through the continuous updation process.
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India ended the July-September quarter with encouraging signals across manufacturing, industrial production, tax collections, digital payments and parts of the automobile market. The data point to resilient economic activity ahead of the festive season, although inflation, energy costs and uneven rural-facing demand remain important risks.
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India and the United States are continuing negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement, but an immediate breakthrough should not be expected, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said. His comments came after discussions with Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal at the G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Milwaukee. Both sides say negotiations are progressing, although unresolved issues remain.
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India’s Finance Ministry expects real GDP to grow around 7.3% in the July–September quarter of FY27, extending the economy’s strong start to the fiscal year. The estimate is notably above the Reserve Bank of India’s 6.4% projection for the quarter, although the ministry has warned that oil prices, trade uncertainty and tighter global financial conditions remain important risks
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US President Donald Trump has suggested that the co-pilot accused of attacking Indian captain Smit Machchhar aboard a flydubai flight may have links to Iran. However, Trump said authorities were still investigating, while UAE officials have cautioned against drawing conclusions before evidence is established.
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Newly released footage from flydubai Flight FZ1073 shows passengers and crew responding to a violent cockpit incident that left Indian captain Smit Machchhar injured and forced the Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight to divert to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The videos add new details about the tense moments aboard the aircraft, while authorities continue investigating what caused the confrontation.
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On Gandhi Jayanti 2026, Hindustan Times has republished edited excerpts from a 1968 article by C. Rajagopalachari examining the spiritual foundations of Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy. Rajagopalachari argued that Gandhi’s commitment to truth, love and non-violence could not be understood merely as a political strategy, but was closely connected to his faith and moral convictions.
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A woman’s social media video about how everyday activities such as afternoon naps, meeting friends, watching movies and pursuing hobbies became harder after she started working full-time has drawn attention online, with viewers relating to the challenge of balancing employment and personal time.
An IndiGo crew member’s homemade cake for a captain’s last flight has drawn attention on social media after a video showed her preparing the dessert and presenting it to the pilot as fellow crew members joined the farewell.
On Gandhi Jayanti 2026, Hindustan Times has republished edited excerpts from a 1968 article by C. Rajagopalachari examining the spiritual foundations of Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy. Rajagopalachari argued that Gandhi’s commitment to truth, love and non-violence could not be understood merely as a political strategy, but was closely connected to his faith and moral convictions.
Anthropic has launched the Claude Frontier Academy with an initial $100 million investment aimed at developing engineers who can take artificial intelligence from experimental projects into real-world enterprise systems. The company plans to train 10,000 Frontier Deployed Engineers by the end of 2027, with engineers from Accenture, Bain, Capgemini, Deloitte, McKinsey, Morgan Stanley, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Novo Nordisk among the first participants.
Shah Rukh Khan has praised Indian flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his actions during a mid-air cockpit attack that put 174 people at risk. Despite suffering serious stab injuries, Machchhar managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers and crew to intervene before other pilots helped bring the aircraft safely to the ground. Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh and several other film personalities have also publicly applauded the captain.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has launched a digital platform called “Satyagraha”, aimed at bringing information about protests, public grievances and rights-based movements from across India onto a common platform. The initiative allows people to submit details of their movements and view similar causes through an interactive map. Gandhi said he would seek to support such causes through Parliament, public engagement and other democratic channels.
Indian equities have completed an eighth consecutive week of losses, their longest weekly losing streak in about 25 years. The Nifty 50 dropped 3.1% during the holiday-shortened week, while the Sensex fell 2.7%, as foreign investor selling, crude oil near $100 a barrel, rising global bond yields and a weakening rupee pressured sentiment.
Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath has backed advice urging startups to raise capital sooner rather than later and maintain enough cash to remain financially comfortable for one to two years. Kamath responded with a “100” reaction to a social-media post warning that fundraising conditions could become more difficult next year. His endorsement comes as India's startup funding market presents a mixed picture, with fewer funding rounds but substantial capital still available for selected companies.
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Robotics AI startup FieldAI is reportedly set to raise $700 million at a $10 billion valuation, a dramatic increase from its roughly $2 billion valuation in 2025. The reported financing has a signed term sheet but had not formally closed at the time of the initial report. FieldAI develops hardware-agnostic AI software designed to act as a general-purpose “brain” for different types of robots operating in complex real-world environments.
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Indian startups raised $411.46 million across 24 deals during September 28–October 3, more than doubling from $188.49 million in the previous week. Simple Energy's $182 million Series C and SiMa.ai's $150 million round dominated the funding activity.
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A new branding trend is emerging across the artificial intelligence industry: tech companies are giving increasingly powerful AI agents friendly, cartoon-like faces. OpenAI’s Dots, Meta’s Jolly and Anthropic’s Clawd are among the characters being used to make complex AI systems appear more approachable. Supporters see mascots as useful interface and branding tools, while critics warn that friendly designs should not cause users to underestimate privacy, security or reliability risks.
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Microsoft's 2026 Digital Defense Report warns that artificial intelligence is accelerating cyberattacks by helping threat actors automate vulnerability discovery, social engineering, malware development and other stages of the attack chain. At the same time, Microsoft says AI can also help defenders detect and respond to threats faster.
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Jr NTR has condemned an AI-morphed version of Chuttamalle featuring him and Janhvi Kapoor after manipulated explicit imagery circulated online. The actor vowed legal action against its creators and distributors and urged users not to watch or share the content.
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Actor Arjun Das has confirmed that he held discussions with filmmaker Farhan Akhtar about joining Don 3. Das said the collaboration was expected to happen but is no longer moving forward. His disclosure comes amid continuing uncertainty around the film following Ranveer Singh’s exit and the subsequent dispute involving the actor and Excel Entertainment.
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Newly released footage from flydubai Flight FZ1073 shows passengers and crew responding to a violent cockpit incident that left Indian captain Smit Machchhar injured and forced the Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight to divert to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The videos add new details about the tense moments aboard the aircraft, while authorities continue investigating what caused the confrontation.
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Indian pilot Smit Machchhar’s journey into aviation has gained renewed attention after he was injured during a serious cockpit incident aboard a flydubai flight. An older interview in which he spoke about his mother’s initial concerns over his decision to become a pilot is now being widely discussed online.
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A Bengaluru-based professional’s warning about the city’s cost of living has triggered an online discussion, with social media users offering differing views on whether living in India’s technology hub really requires a high monthly salary.
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A 25-year-old entrepreneur from Chandigarh has drawn attention online after sharing several unconventional practices he says shape the culture at his company. Among them: paying employees twice their normal rate when they give up a day off to work, spending heavily on team celebrations and allowing employees to openly roast him.
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India’s preparations for the 2027 ODI World Cup have exposed uncertainty in the pace department. Mohammed Siraj’s fluctuating role, Hardik Pandya’s fitness importance and attempts to develop Nitish Kumar Reddy as a seam-bowling all-rounder underline a selection puzzle India must resolve before the tournament.
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India defeated Sri Lanka by 124 runs in the Asian Games 2026 men's cricket semi-final, powered by Ishan Kishan's unbeaten 80 and a devastating bowling display led by Jasprit Bumrah. The victory sets up a gold-medal clash against Pakistan.
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Shai Hope and Amir Jangoo built a century partnership for West Indies in the second ODI against India in Guwahati, giving the visitors a strong platform after India elected to bowl first. Jangoo also registered his second consecutive ODI half-century as West Indies pushed past 250 for the loss of two wickets.
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Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi made his ODI debut for India against the West Indies in the second match of the three-game series at Guwahati on September 30, 2026. Nabi came into the playing XI in place of Nitish Kumar Reddy as India opted to bowl first.
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India’s startup ecosystem saw funding rebound sharply last week, even as allegations surrounding Bharat Taxi’s rollout in Gujarat raised questions over passenger choice and driver livelihoods. Other major developments included True North’s investment in InMobi, a ₹650 crore fundraising plan at Aequs and the first close of an IIT Madras-linked deeptech fund.
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Used-car marketplace Cars24 is working to shift its corporate domicile from Singapore to India, a key step before its proposed domestic stock-market listing. CFO Shivanshu Makkar says the company could become eligible to file its IPO papers by April 2027, while potential proceeds may support expansion across India and overseas markets.
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India’s technology ecosystem raised $10.3 billion between January 1 and September 21, 2026, up 7% year-on-year, even as the number of funding rounds dropped 38%. Tracxn data shows investment becoming more concentrated in larger deals, with enterprise technology, fintech and AI infrastructure attracting significant capital.
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India’s technology ecosystem raised $10.3 billion between January 1 and September 21, 2026, up 7% year-on-year, even as the number of funding rounds dropped 38%. Tracxn data shows investment becoming more concentrated in larger deals, with enterprise technology, fintech and AI infrastructure attracting significant capital.
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Drishyam 3: The Conclusion arrived in theatres on October 2, 2026, bringing Ajay Devgn back as Vijay Salgaonkar. Early audience reactions on X have largely praised the film’s suspense, climax and performances, with Jaideep Ahlawat’s addition receiving particular attention. The first wave of social-media reactions is enthusiastic, although some viewers have found parts of the story predictable.
Bollywood
Bollywood actor Nushrratt Bharuccha has suffered a spinal fracture following an accident in Bali, where she was on a work-cum-holiday trip. Her team says she remains hospitalised under medical observation and arrangements are being made to bring her to Mumbai by air ambulance for spine surgery.
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A viral video from late actor Mushtaq Khan’s prayer meet triggered claims that Rajpal Yadav had been disrespected and asked to leave. However, additional footage from the gathering provides a different context, indicating that the confrontation was connected to a person attempting to take selfies during the solemn event rather than an effort to expel the actor.
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Jr NTR has shared an enthusiastic reaction to Fahadh Faasil’s upcoming fantasy film Don’t Trouble The Trouble, praising Fahadh’s performance as Suri and highlighting child actor Ssara Palekar’s work ahead of the film’s October 2 theatrical release.
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India and the United States are continuing negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement, but an immediate breakthrough should not be expected, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said. His comments came after discussions with Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal at the G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Milwaukee. Both sides say negotiations are progressing, although unresolved issues remain.
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India’s Finance Ministry expects real GDP to grow around 7.3% in the July–September quarter of FY27, extending the economy’s strong start to the fiscal year. The estimate is notably above the Reserve Bank of India’s 6.4% projection for the quarter, although the ministry has warned that oil prices, trade uncertainty and tighter global financial conditions remain important risks
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Foreign portfolio investors remained cautious toward Indian markets during the first half of FY27, with net selling reaching ₹1.29 trillion. Financial services, oil and gas, automobiles and telecom faced significant withdrawals, while selected consumer and services sectors continued to attract overseas capital.
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The Reserve Bank of India’s large-scale dollar-rupee swap operations are reshaping currency-market pricing and creating an unusual funding opportunity for some Indian companies. Higher forward premiums mean eligible corporates may be able to borrow in rupees and convert that liability into dollars through currency swaps at a lower effective cost than borrowing directly overseas.
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Broadcom has agreed to provide Anthropic with access to as much as $42 billion in financing for infrastructure spending, according to details disclosed in Anthropic's IPO documents. The arrangement deepens an already significant relationship between the semiconductor company and the AI developer as demand for computing capacity continues to rise.
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U.S. Representative Ro Khanna has asked several leading American artificial intelligence companies to disclose known attempts by China or other hostile actors to gain unauthorized access to their AI model weights, putting cybersecurity around frontier AI systems under renewed congressional scrutiny.
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The government is reportedly considering changes to the IndiaAI Mission's compute strategy after delays in GPU availability and rising hardware costs created a gap between committed and currently accessible capacity. The development highlights the challenges India faces as it tries to build affordable AI infrastructure while remaining dependent on global suppliers for advanced processors.
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Researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio have developed Genesis, a brain-inspired AI accelerator designed to help artificial intelligence systems continuously learn new information without erasing knowledge acquired earlier. The technology addresses a long-standing machine-learning problem known as catastrophic forgetting.
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The Samajwadi Party’s decision to nominate Reliance Industries executive Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani for the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh has attracted political attention because of his corporate career, Gujarat connections and limited conventional party-political background. Nathwani has been fielded alongside senior SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav for the October 16 election.
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The Election Commission of India has directed election authorities in 20 states and Union Territories where the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls has been completed to launch a special enrolment drive. Eligible voters whose names were left out, along with young and first-time voters, can seek inclusion through the continuous updation process.
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Rajasthan Congress leaders have accused the BJP-led state government of using administrative machinery to collect information about people who could contest upcoming Panchayati Raj elections. The BJP has rejected the allegations, saying it has its own political network and survey teams.
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Political tensions erupted in Kerala after Youth Congress-KSU and SFI-DYFI activists clashed in Thiruvananthapuram during a protest demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The confrontation came as Congress and CPI(M), rivals in Kerala but partners in the INDIA opposition bloc nationally, prepared for coordinated protests over electoral-roll and Election Commission controversies.
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