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Brazil have named a star-packed squad including Vinicius Jr and Raphinha for their historic international friendly against India in Kolkata.
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Brazil have named a star-packed squad including Vinicius Jr and Raphinha for their historic international friendly against India in Kolkata.

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to respond to a petition seeking safeguards and possible restrictions on social-media accounts created by minors.

A nationwide bank strike is disrupting branch services across India on September 11. Here’s why unions are protesting and which banking services should still work.

ChatGPT for Financial Services combines GPT-6 Astra with built-in financial data and workflows for research, modelling and client materials.

Rain is forecast to strengthen across Gujarat from September 12, but the state remains around 20% below normal and Saurashtra-Kutch about 39% deficient.

After seven deaths in the Satya Niketan building collapse, Delhi has formed a high-powered committee to examine student housing shortages and safety.

Adani Airport Holdings is raising ₹9,825 crore of primary equity from Alpha Wave, Premji Invest, Temasek and BlackRock-managed funds.

Ultraviolette plans a ₹779 crore factory in Hosur with initial annual capacity of 250,000 electric two-wheelers and room to scale to 500,000.

Wipro says AI-driven productivity gains freed capacity equal to around 20,000 employees, with staff redeployed and retrained rather than simply replaced one-for-one.

India’s food regulator is considering stronger front-of-pack warnings as packaged-food labelling, sugar, salt and fat come under sharper scrutiny.

India beat Bangladesh by 40 runs in Dubai to reach a 10th consecutive Women’s Asia Cup final, with Shafali Verma making 64 and Deepti Sharma taking three wickets.

DMK president M K Stalin has sharply criticised Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay over a recent Assembly gesture and comments linked to MISA, after Vijay said the gesture was not intentional.

Kunal Kemmu says he reshaped a character in an upcoming project so he could cast Sparsh Srivastav, explaining that he wants to give actors opportunities he did not get early in his own career.

Apple has raised iPhone prices sharply in India, with some models up as much as 41%, as chip costs and local tax factors push premium devices further into luxury territory.

Hero Motors’ ₹1,000 crore IPO will open September 16 with a ₹79–₹84 price band, combining a ₹600 crore fresh issue with a ₹400 crore offer for sale.

Axis Bank expects AI and technology investment to help it expand without increasing headcount at the same pace, highlighting how automation may reshape banking employment.

SEBI has lifted a broader trading ban on a JPMorgan unit after funds were deposited in line with the regulator’s order, while restrictions tied to the closing auction and the investigation remain.

Flipkart is testing a food-delivery service called “Eat In” with employees in Bengaluru while piloting a standalone app for its Minutes quick-commerce business.

QNu Labs has raised ₹200 crore in a Series A1 round led by the National Quantum Mission and Speciale Invest to expand R&D and quantum-safe cybersecurity deployment.

India’s women’s junior hockey team defeated Pakistan 19–0 in the Asia Cup quarter-final, with 13 different players scoring and Pooja Malik completing a hat-trick.

Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and family members have been flagged as “unmapped with last SIR” during Karnataka’s electoral-roll revision, an administrative verification issue rather than a finding of wrongdoing.

Several large NSE shareholders have reduced how much stock they plan to sell in the exchange’s upcoming IPO, expecting stronger upside after listing at the proposed valuation.

Jaideep Ahlawat has clarified that his Drishyam 3 character is entirely new and that he is not replacing Akshaye Khanna, addressing months of casting speculation.

AR Rahman has recalled being advised not to work with Danny Boyle before Slumdog Millionaire, a project whose soundtrack he says he completed in about three weeks.

The Indian Olympic Association has formed a four-member independent committee to examine sexual-harassment allegations raised by former India hockey captain Asunta Lakra against a senior Hockey India official.

India finished top of Pool A at the Junior Asia Cup after beating Chinese Taipei 15–0, with captain Anmol Ekka scoring six goals from penalty corners.

SSC CHSL 2026 has announced 2,536 central-government vacancies for roles including clerical and data-entry posts, with applications open to eligible 12th-pass candidates.

SSC has opened applications for 2,018 tentative Sub-Inspector vacancies in Delhi Police and the Central Armed Police Forces, with applications running from September 10 to 30.

Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the Afghanistan T20Is and Asian Games with a hamstring injury, while Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy have cleared fitness tests.

RBI Deputy Governor Rohit Jain has warned that dependence on a small number of cloud, technology and model providers could spread disruptions across several financial institutions at once.