Indian equity benchmarks ended lower on Wednesday as Brent crude climbed above $110 a barrel, reversing early gains despite strong interest in Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Platforms IPO. The Nifty fell 0.34% to 22,811.35 and the Sensex lost 0.19% to 73,709.69.

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Elon Musk's X to pay creators ₹2.85 lakh for 15 videos in 30 days

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WATCH | Big Buzz! Jio IPO Makes History, Shatters 3 Mega Records

Jio Platforms’ IPO was subscribed 3.16 times on its first day, led by strong institutional demand. QIBs subscribed 9.42 times, while NIIs subscribed 1.68 times, employees 1.36 times, RIL shareholders 1.46 times and retail investors 0.73 times. The offer was open until October 23.

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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notices to Nestlé India and Zydus Wellness over alleged misleading claims in advertisements and on product labels, seeking scientific evidence to support the claims.


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#WATCH | Delhi: CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka come out of Tihar Jail after the SEM Court ordered their release.

eBay layoffs could affect around 1,100 employees, based on eBay's workforce of 12,300 at the end of last year. The company had also reduced its workforce by about 800 employees, or 6%, in February as part of an earlier restructuring effort.

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LTM, IRFC, Modison and Tech Mahindra announced FY27 interim dividends, while Tech Mahindra also proposed a 1:1 bonus issue. Azad India Mobility set October 23, 2026, as the record date for its proposed 1:5 stock split. Investors must hold eligible shares before the relevant record dates.

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Stock market prediction for Thursday, 22 October, 2026: Gift Nifty was trading around the 22,682 level, down nearly 46.50 points or 0.20% from the Nifty futures’ previous close, indicating a negative opening for the Indian stock market indices.

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Carlsberg A/S is preparing to publicly file documents for an initial public offering of its India business, which could raise as much as $700 million, as early as this week, according to people familiar with the matter.

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With air quality in Delhi slipping into the ‘poor’ category, the statutory measures mandated under Stage I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) have come into force across the National Capital Region (NCR) from Wednesday.

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#MintPremium | Air ambulance cover varies widely across health policies, with sub-limits, approval requirements and claim conditions. A few clauses can determine whether families pay lakhs out of pocket.

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#WATCH | Delhi | PM Modi and Polish PM Donald Tusk hold bilateral talks to review the entire spectrum of bilateral relations between India and Poland

Tesla–SpaceX merger plan could add more than $110 billion to Elon Musk's fortune, simply by accelerating the vesting of Tesla shares that otherwise wouldn’t vest until 2028, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index calculation shows. Further, the proposed tie-up could also unlock billions more from Musk’s latest Tesla compensation package, depending on the details of a merger

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#MintMarkets | Indian stock markets closed in the red, with the Sensex dropping 460.30 points to 73,249.39 and the Nifty 50 falling 123.70 points to 22,687.65.

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Barclays plans to cut 5,000 jobs by the end of 2026 as it uses AI to reduce costs and improve returns. The move comes as third-quarter profit misses estimates, with a sharp decline in fixed-income trading weighing on investment bank income.

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US President Donald Trump recalled a conversation with Google chief executive Sundar Pichai at a campaign rally in South Carolina on Wednesday, in which he had suggested renaming one of the world's largest oceans, the Atlantic Ocean, after himself on Google Maps. However, Pichai dismissed the idea.

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Post office deposits, bank FDs and arbitrage funds differ in post-tax returns, liquidity and risk.

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Stock market prediction for Friday, 23 October, 2026: Gift Nifty was trading around the 22,800 level, up nearly 165 points or 0.73% from the Nifty futures’ previous close, indicating a positive opening for the Indian stock market indices.

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Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran discussed aligning higher education with industry needs, strengthening innovation and research, and equipping students to support India’s sustainable development.

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