
WORLD
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi win Nobel Prize in Chemistry

BUSINESS
Samvardhana Motherson shares drop 2% after BMW cuts 2025 earnings forecast
Samvardhana Motherson derived 5% of its 2024 revenue from the German luxury carmaker.

BUSINESS
Brightcom, IFCI, Jai Corp shares rise up to 11% on circuit change announcement
Shares of Brightcom Group gained 15.79 percent to hit an intraday high of Rs 15.11 on the NSE. The stock opened with a gain of 7.28 percent, recovering after three sessions of decline.

BUSINESS
Live: Nifty fails to defend 25,100, breaks 4-day surge | Closing Bell
Catch Lovisha Darad and Yatin Mota in conversation with Osho Krishan, Sr. Analyst - Technical & Derivative Research, Angel One Ltd and George Thomas, Fund Manager- Equity, Quantum AMC

BUSINESS
DPDP Act will not be retrospective in nature, says Deepak Goel of IT Ministry
Several industry leaders that Moneycontrol spoke to in the past said they expect the rules of the Act to be put in place by November 2025. However, Goel remained tightlipped on the timeline

INDIA
‘We deserve respect’: Manjhi warns NDA, demands 15 seats in Bihar polls
Both Manjhi and Paswan, key Dalit voices in the NDA, are asserting greater influence as allies scramble to finalise seat allocations ahead of Bihar’s high-stakes elections.

BUSINESS
Nifty target 26,300: CLSA’s Laurence Balanco eyes new record high; weak dollar, autos, metals driving rally
Nifty’s repeated defence of the 24,000-24,300 zone has reinforced the market’s bullish base, said Laurence Balanco. This prospective target surpasses the benchmark’s current all-time high of 26,277.35, recorded in September 2024.

BUSINESS
Silver rate today: Silver hits fresh all-time highs; check latest prices in your city on October 8
Silver rate today: Silver futures with December expiry on MCX hit an all-time high level of Rs 1,48,724 per kilogram today.

BUSINESS
Akash Ambani hails PM Modi's vision, says India lucky to have leader driving digital revolution
Reliance Jio Infocomm Chairman added that the India Mobile Congress exemplifies the country's progress toward becoming a global innovation hub, driven by the combined efforts of startups, academia, and industry leaders

BUSINESS
Gold rate today: Yellow metal at fresh lifetime highs; check latest prices in your city on October 8
Gold rate today: Gold futures on MCX with December expiry hit an all-time high level of Rs 1,22,780 per 10 grams today.

BUSINESS
SoftBank's Masayoshi bets on Swiss major ABB's robotics unit in $5.4 billion deal, India arm to assess impact
Swiss engineering group ABB had announced that it is divesting the robotics business at an enterprise value of $5.375 billion, which it said will create value for shareholders and reflects long-term strengths of the robotics business.

INDIA
Pak minister blames India over Jaffar Express attack: ‘Can’t digest defeat faced in Operation Bunyan al-Marsoos’
Pakistan railways minister Hanif Abbasi blamed India for the series of attacks on the Jaffar Express, as he suggested foreign involvement, according to a report by Pakistan-based Dawn

AUTOMOBILE
2025 Toyota Fortuner Leader Edition introduced in India
The 2025 Fortuner Leader Edition has brought refreshed styling, dual-tone interiors, and new features. It is being offered in 4x2 manual and automatic variants.

WORLD
Islamist militants kill 11 Pakistan paramilitary troops in ambush
Roadside bombs hit the convoy before a large number of militants launched a gun attack in the northwestern district of Kurram, five Pakistan security officials told Reuters.

INDIA
‘Looking forward to our meeting’: PM Modi welcomes UK counterpart Keir Starmer on his ‘historic' first visit to India
Starmer arrived at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai this morning, where he was received by Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, and Maharashtra governor Acharya Devvrat

TECHNOLOGY
This is the best time to invest, innovate and make in India: PM Modi
India Mobile Congress 2025: PM Modi highlights reforms, digital growth, and self-reliance push

BUSINESS
Nifty slips under 25,100, Sensex erases morning gains as investors book profits amid weak global cues
Domestic equity benchmark indices Nifty 50 and 30-share Sensex erased their morning gains to trade with losses in the afternoon session on October 8.

BUSINESS
Dabur shares fall for 3rd day, Nomura says firm's underperformance against peers continues
Dabur, on October 7, said it saw short-term moderation in sales during the second quarter as consumers deferred purchases and retailers rushed to liquidate higher priced inventory ahead of tax cuts

INDIA
Digital connectivity no longer a luxury in India, says PM Modi; calls this ‘best time’ to invest & innovate in country
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that today, the cost of 1 GB of wireless data in India is less than the price of a cup of tea

BUSINESS
Dineout founders raise $4.5 million for medical travel startup from Nexus, Swiggy's Sriharsha Majety, England cricketers, others
The Medical Travel Company, founded by Ankit Mehrotra and Sahil Jain, plans to target the UK’s overburdened healthcare system and fix gaps in the $100-billion medical tourism industry.

INDIA
IMC 2025: PM Modi says 1GB data costs less than cup of tea, quips 'special chai mention necessary'
Earlier today, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, hailing India's strides in the domain of technology, said the recent success in the innovation space marks the nation's growing self-reliance and the recent foray into the semiconductor space is a prime example of that.

AUTOMOBILE
Nissan Tekton SUV: Launch, price, features, rivals, other important details
The Nissan Tekton will enter the mid-size SUV segment and rival the Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara and Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder, among others.

BUSINESS
TCS Q2 results | Management to skip post earnings conference on Oct 9: Here's likely why
The country’s largest software exporter, led by CEO K Krithivasan, will announce its second-quarter results after market hours.

PODCAST
Building a Sustainable Battery Supply Chain for the Future | Vikram Handa, Managing Director, EAMPL
Vikram Handa, founder of Epsilon Advanced Materials (EAMPL), joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about sustainable energy storage, battery material innovations, and the pursuit of a secure supply chain to power India’s green transition journey, among other things. Under Handa’s leadership, EAMPL has distinguished itself as the only anode & cathode manufacturer outside China for lithium-ion batteries. In 2018, the company had commissioned India’s first graphite anode material plant in Bellary, Karnataka, with a 78% lower carbon footprint compared to Chinese counterparts. With Handa at the helm, EAMPL is a strong contender for securing India’s battery materials future.