PODCAST
Budget action plan for Viksit Bharat, Zoho Pay in works & OpenAI’s walled garden | MC Editor's Picks
Tune in to the day’s newsletter to learn more about the Union Budget’s 5-year sectoral plan in alignment with Viksit Bharat, a possible record outlay for MGNREGA, Zoho’s new consumer payments app, lifetime trustees at Tata Trusts, the pre-IPO advisory boom and OpenAI’s plan to keep users within its ecosystem.
BUSINESS
Stocks to Watch Today: HCL Tech, Jain Resource, Bharat Electronics, Shilchar, Epack Prefab, Kirloskar Ferrous, Fusion Finance, Lloyds Metals in focus on 23 October
Stocks to Watch, 23 October: Stocks like Jain Resource Recycling, Epack Prefab Technologies, Bharat Electronics, Kirloskar Ferrous Industries, HCL Technologies, Fusion Finance, Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services, Nectar Lifesciences, Lloyds Metals and Energy, Filatex India, Gulshan Polyols, LTIMindtree, and United Breweries will be in focus on October 23.
WORLD
As Belgian court dismisses fair trial concerns of Mehul Choksi, Mumbai's Arthur Jail gears up for his extradition | See pics
The court said the documents filed by Choksi were insufficient to make it “concretely plausible” that he faced a “real, present and serious risk of being subjected to flagrant denial of justice, torture or inhuman and degrading treatment.”
ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE
Operant AI finds Shadow Escape, an MCP vulnerability exposing hidden data leaks across leading AI platforms.
Operant AI estimates that trillions of private records could be exposed through such zero-click data leaks.
INDIA
Teen claiming to be MLA’s son rams Audi into cars in Jaipur; two injured
A victim said that he was on his way to deliver blood from a blood bank for his brother-in-law when the crash occurred.
INDIA
Damaged Kali idol in West Bengal's Kakdwip sparks political controversy; BJP accuses TMC of appeasement
Police officials said that after the damaged idol was discovered, locals blocked the national highway and refused to allow the immersion to proceed.
TRENDS
Chinese couple earn US$450 million per annum selling diapers, pads in Africa
The couple recognised a business opportunity when they saw women in Nigeria using rags and leaves as menstrual products, and mothers improvising diapers as western brands were prohibitively expensive.
INDIA
Kolkata woman sleeping beside 4-year-old son gang-raped after men barge into house in Bengaluru
The woman works at a beauty parlour and was sleeping beside her four-year-old son when the men barged into her rented house at around 12:15 am in the Gangondanahalli area.
INDIA
IndiGo Kolkata-Srinagar flight makes emergency landing at Varanasi airport after fuel leak
The aircraft, 6E-6961, carrying 166 passengers and crew, touched down safely at 4.10 pm at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, said authorities.
PODCAST
Govt tightens IT Rules on deepfakes; Diwali, GST cuts fuel UPI spike in Oct; Zoho to take on PhonePe and Google Pay with new payments app | MC Tech3
In today’s Tech3 from Moneycontrol we bring you the top stories shaping India’s tech and startup ecosystem. The government proposes stricter IT Rules to regulate deepfakes, ensuring clear labeling and transparency. UPI transactions surge this October, fueled by Diwali shopping and GST cuts. Zoho prepares to launch Zoho Pay, aiming to compete with Google Pay and PhonePe. Plus, India Quotient raises $129 million for its fifth fund, signaling renewed investor confidence in early-stage Indian startups.
BUSINESS
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana: How a small yearly saving can grow into ₹70 lakh for your child's future?
As per the Department of Posts’ circular (dated August 21, 2024), only the girl’s natural parents or legal guardians can manage the SSY account.
TRENDS
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt, 70, accused of stalking, abusing 31-year-old ex-girlfriend
Eric Schmidt has long been known for maintaining an open marriage and relationships with younger women. As the CEO of Google, he had an extramarital relationship with a public relations executive. The equation between then was messy even a decade after they split.
MARKETS
NSE rolls out major upgrades to RFQ platform to simplify bond trading
NSE to enhance RFQ platform from October 28, 2025, introducing brokered trade execution, a yield-price calculator, client holdings upload, and FIX API for faster, transparent bond trading. The RFQ system lets participants request quotes from multiple brokers, making debt trading easier and more efficient.
INDIA
After Durgapur, another shocker from Bengal: Woman doctor assaulted, threatened with rape; BJP, TMC clash
After the incident, the Joint Forum of Doctors, which is an organisation representing doctors in Bengal, went to the hospital and spoke about the safety of doctors on duty.
BUSINESS
UnifyApps raises $50 million led by WestBridge Capital to help enterprises scale genAI
With the fresh funding, the enterprise AI platform plans to expand globally, deepen product integrations, and accelerate platform development as it positions itself as the ‘operating system’ for AI-native enterprises.
BUSINESS
Infosys delivering over 2,500 Gen AI projects: Chief Delivery Officer Satish
Infosys developers have also produced more than 25 million lines of code using Gen AI.
INDIA
Why ex-Afghanistan VP has warned Indians against Deoband madrasa: The deep Taliban link
Darul Uloom Deoband, a seminary which was set up in 1866 in Saharanpur, has influenced Islamic teaching in both Pakistan and Afghanistan.
INDIA
'Never offered to repair Bengaluru roads': Kiran Mazumdar Shaw's clarification after Chidambaram's post
"I noted with interest Mrs Kiran Mazumdar Shaw's offer to fund the development of some roads in Bengaluru. A great offer! Congratulations!," Chidambaram wrote on X earlier on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
India Quotient raises $129 million in Fund 5 to bet on early-stage startups
India Quotient has also promoted two of its executives, Kanika Agarrwal and Sahil Makkar, to the position of partner
INDIA
Son of 'mountain man' Dashrath Manjhi accuses Rahul Gandhi of denying Congress ticket despite assurance for Bihar polls
In August this year, Bhagirath Manjhi, expressed gratitude towards Rahul Gandhi, as he has built a pucca house for his family in Bihar's Gaya.
INDIA
'Stop dividing India on communal lines...': BJP reacts after Shama Mohamed's remark on Sarfaraz Khan
Sarfaraz last represented India in the home series against New Zealand but didn’t get an opportunity to feature in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.
INDIA
Is Sarfaraz Khan not selected because of his surname? Shama Mohamed questions selectors
Sarfaraz last played for India during the home series against New Zealand and didn't get a chance to play during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.
TECHNOLOGY
MeitY proposes new rules to label and trace deepfake, AI-generated content under IT Rules
Amid rising deepfake concerns, MeitY’s draft amendments mandate clear labelling, metadata tagging and visibility standards for synthetically generated content on social media platforms.
INDIA
‘Problem isn’t lack of money but…’: P Chidambaram responds to Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw’s Bengaluru road repair offer
The senior Congress leader proposed a governance model that pins supervision to a willing company or industrialist like Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
