WORLD
Hong Kong high-rise fire kills 44, nearly 300 missing in city’s worst inferno in decades
Hong Kong Fire:Hundreds of people remain unaccounted for in what has become the city’s deadliest blaze in decades
BUSINESS
Paytm Payments Services gets RBI nod to operate as payment aggregator
According to the filing, the licence will enable PPSL to continue offering payment aggregation services, and growth in this business segment will reflect in the consolidated financials of One 97 Communications Limited.
INDIA
PM Modi reacts to India hosting CWG 2030, says 'eager to celebrate historic Commonwealth Games'
Gujarat's capital, Ahmedabad, has been confirmed as the host city, marking a major milestone for India in global sports, 20 years after Delhi last hosted the Games in 2010.
TRENDS
Delhi writer finds flight rates to Leh lower than Gurgaon-Noida cab fares. Netizens amazed
The viral post triggered a discussion on rising cab fares in the NCR and comparisons with the off-season flight ticket prices to Leh and the tourist season ones.
BUSINESS
Promoter entity sells 0.6% stake in Bharti Airtel for over Rs 7,195 crore
The total promoters' shareholding in Bharti Airtel was 50.27 percent as of September 2025, including Indian Continent Investment's 1.48 percent stake.
PODCAST
DigiLocker to get its own AI agent; Inside Tech Mahindra’s 8 bn parameter LLM; and OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever reimagines the road to AGI at his new venture | MC Tech3
In today’s Tech3 from Moneycontrol, we break down DigiLocker’s upcoming AI agent and what it means for digital document processing. We also look at Tech Mahindra’s 8-billion-parameter education-focused LLM under the IndiaAI Mission and why India’s skilling gaps matter more than ever. Plus, Ilya Sutskever’s surprising “teenage AGI” approach, a new rare earth magnet manufacturing scheme approved by the Cabinet, and Dream Sports open-sourcing its decade-old tech engine with HorizonOS.
BUSINESS
Clear Secured Services IPO to open on December 1; taps capital markets for working capital, debt reduction
Clear Secured Services IPO | The public issue, which comprises of entirely fresh issue of 64.85 lakh shares with no offer-for-sale component, will open for public subscription on December 1.
INDIA
No moral authority to lecture: India slams Pakistan's remarks on Ram Mandir flag-hoisting
New Delhi's response a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi ceremonially hoisted a saffron flag on the spire of the Ram temple in UP’s Ayodhya on Tuesday, symbolising the completion of its construction.
BUSINESS
FIIs net buy Rs 4778 crore, DIIs pick up Rs 6248 crore in equities on November 26
For the year so far, FIls have been net sellers of shares worth Rs 2.53 lakh crore, while DIls have net bought shares worth Rs 6.98 lakh crore.
BUSINESS
Peanut butter producer Mother Nutri Foods IPO undersubscribed, NII portion fully booked on day 1
Mother Nutri Foods IPO | The company approached capital markets to raise Rs 39.6 crore via IPO of 33.84 lakh shares which is a mix of fresh issue of 27.07 lakh shares and an offer-for-sale of 6.76 lakh shares via promoter Umeshbhai Kantilal Sheth.
INDIA
Babri Masjid foundation stone to be laid on December 6 in Murshidabad, claims TMC MLA Humayun Kabir
Kabir’s remarks prompted a strong response from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Party national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla criticised the MLA’s announcement as politically motivated.
INDIA
'Request being examined': MEA on Bangladesh's request to India for Sheikh Hasina's extradition
This comes three days after Bangladesh's interim government sent an "official letter" to India seeking the extradition of Hasina after a special tribunal sentenced her to death.
BUSINESS
Blinkit-parent Eternal injects Rs 600 crore into quick commerce arm amid intensifying competition
The latest capital infusion comes as Blinkit ramps up dark-store expansion and rivals Zepto and Swiggy arm themselves with fresh capital, setting the stage for the most aggressive phase of competition in India’s quick-commerce market.
INDIA
A month before Delhi blast, accused doctor Adeel Rather was in 'urgent need of money'
The NIA has identified four key accused in the Delhi blast case: Dr. Muzammil Shakeel Ganai of Pulwama, Dr. Adeel Ahmed Rather of Anantnag, Dr. Shaheen Saeed of Lucknow, and Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay of Shopian.
TRENDS
India’s costliest car registration number: HR88B8888 sold for Rs 1.17 crore in Haryana
The base price of the registration number was Rs 50,000, but bids surged rapidly. At noon, the price had already touched Rs 88 lakh before settling at Rs 1.17 crore by evening.
BUSINESS
Mumbai-based pathology, radiology testing services firm Invicta Diagnostic to launch IPO on December 1
Invicta Diagnostic IPO | The diagnostic chain is raising Rs 28.12 crore via initial public offering (IPO) of 33.08 lakh shares at the upper price band. It is entirely fresh issue with no offer-for-sale component.
INDIA
'Could've saved him...we were asked to leave': Basketball player's family claims 'medical negligence' after pole falls on him
Congress leader and Rohtak MP Deepender Singh Hooda called it "criminal negligence".
INDIA
Moneycontrol beats Economic Times, dominates business news and financial news readership
Moneycontrol retained its dominance in India’s business, finance and markets digital news in October, topping Comscore’s rankings for all key digital metrics.
BUSINESS
Wipro taps IISc for joint drive in agentic AI, frontier computing
IISc researchers will work with Wipro engineers to build platforms, models, and IP that can be deployed across telecom, manufacturing, financial services, and healthcare
INDIA
'Had breathing problems after walking for 55 minutes': CJI Surya Kant weighs in on how Delhi pollution is adversely affecting health
Meanwhile, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal also agreed with the CJI and said that he has stopped going for walks altogether due to the rising pollution. "To breathe this obnoxious air, at our age…” Sibal remarked.
INDIA
'Kyun nahi bolenge?': Mamata Banerjee slams restrictions over 'Jai Hind', 'Vande Mataram' slogans in Parliament
The bulletin, which restricted the use of slogans in the Parliament, was issued on Monday and said that if one member of the house criticises another, the former needs to be present to hear their reply.
INDIA
From rare earths to Pune Metro Rail: Ashwini Vaishnaw announces cabinet approvals for major projects
INDIA
Former CJI BR Gavai defends collegium system, says fair criticism of judgements always welcome
Justice Gavai also talked about almost all critical issues including the shoe throwing incident, pendency, criticism of his verdicts on Presidential reference, his controversial views on exclusion of creamy layers amongst Scheduled Castes from quota benefits, and under representation of women in higher judiciary.
BUSINESS
Cabinet approves Rs 7,280-crore rare earth permanent magnet scheme to cut import dependence
Five high-capacity units planned to build end-to-end magnet manufacturing ecosystem crucial for EVs, defence and chips
