Saturday's biggest stories.
India and the world — brands, startups, tech, sports, money and more. Explained simply, in our own words.
Angel One overtakes Zerodha to become India's No. 2 broker
New NSE data for October puts Angel One ahead of Zerodha by active clients for the first time. Groww is still far ahead at No. 1.
Remember Karbonn? It's back with a ₹11,999 phone and a 7,000mAh battery
The Indian phone brand that ruled budget shelves a decade ago has returned with the Rebel series, betting on battery life over 5G.
Ramayana crosses ₹100 crore in India in just two days
Nitesh Tiwari's mega-budget epic has earned about ₹112.9 crore net in India and roughly ₹220 crore worldwide since Thursday's release.
Mamaearth's parent Honasa grows profit 87% to ₹73 crore
The D2C beauty company behind Mamaearth posted strong September-quarter numbers, with revenue up 36%.
OpenAI raises $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation
Bloomberg reports the ChatGPT maker's round could reach about $20 billion — but at a lower price than it was aiming for in September.
India
3 stories
Minister says voter ID, not Aadhaar, may be used for benefit payments
Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh said biometrics and the voter ID number would be the basis for paying beneficiaries. No official policy has been announced yet.
Bank of India waives processing fees on home and car loans till March 2027
Borrowers with a CIBIL score of 725 or more can skip the fee; EV car loans qualify regardless of score.
Cabinet clears ₹2,814 crore to build lithium and nickel plants in India
The scheme gives a 30% capital subsidy for four processing plants to cut dependence on imports for EV batteries.
World
4 stories
67 Israeli MPs back Eisenkot over Netanyahu to form the next government
President Herzog will announce on Sunday who gets the first chance to form a government after last month's election.
US economy adds 165,000 jobs in October, far above forecasts
Unemployment fell to 4.1%, a surprise after a rough week for US stocks.
Turkey ratifies a NATO-style defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
The Mecca agreement commits the three countries to help each other if one is attacked.
Paraguay's president tries to resign after a digital bank collapses
Congress refused Santiago Peña's resignation and moved towards impeachment after Ueno, used by about 3 million people, failed.
Startups & Brands
8 stories
Harsh Jain teases a 'brand new Dream11' by end-December
After the real-money gaming ban killed its paid contests, Dream11's CEO says a rebuilt app for sports fans is coming.
ED searches CoinDCX and Delta Exchange over crypto trades sent abroad
The Enforcement Directorate says the two exchanges allegedly routed crypto derivatives and tokenised stock trades overseas without permission. Delta denies it.
Burger King India launches a black-bun 'Doomsday Whopper' for Avengers
As Marvel's official restaurant partner in India, Burger King has rolled out a villain-themed menu from ₹199 ahead of the film's December release.
MakeMyTrip buys majority stake in carpooling app Quick Ride
The travel giant is entering daily commutes, adding Bengaluru's Quick Ride to a ground-transport stable that already has redBus and Savaari.
Jewellery brand GIVA raises $100 million to open 1,000 stores
The fine-jewellery startup's round is led by Multiples, just as India heads into Diwali shopping.
Tata Punch EV beats Mahindra XEV 9S by just 45 units in October
India's best-selling electric car race is down to a photo finish, with EV sales up about 76% from last year.
EloElo raises $80 million from NBCUniversal to grow microdramas
The parent of Story TV is betting that Indians will pay for bite-sized vertical dramas.
MobiKwik gets an RBI lending licence, eyes ₹5,000 crore in loans
The fintech's subsidiary can now lend directly as an NBFC, starting within three to six months.
Tech & AI
3 stories
Claude can now read your bank transactions and flag odd charges
Anthropic's new Personal Finance beta connects bank and card accounts through Plaid. It's US-only for now and read-only.
Bengaluru startup Aina unveils a $399 AI ring with its own screen
The ring tries to guess your next three actions and lets you approve them with a flick.
US Justice Department sets up a 'Super Intelligence' task force
The new team will go after foreign states, criminal groups and fraudsters who misuse advanced AI.
Markets & Money
2 stories
Sports
4 stories
India beat Japan 4-1 to win a record 6th Asian Champions Trophy
Down 0-1 for most of the final, India scored four goals in the last 18 minutes in Mohali to complete a hat-trick of titles.
India hold off Pakistan 3-2 in SAFF Championship opener
Suhail Bhat scored twice as the defending champions led 3-0 at half-time in Dhaka, before two late Pakistan goals.
15-year-old Tanvi Patri wins India's first Youth Olympics women's singles silver
She pushed world junior champion Zhang Yi Xin to 26-24 in the deciding game of the final in Dakar.
India go for 2-0 against New Zealand in today's 2nd ODI
After Virat Kohli's 74 sealed the rain-hit opener, the series moves to Wellington.
Entertainment
1 story
Good News
8 stories
Seabird colony wiped out by bird flu bounces back to 756 terns
At England's Pagham Harbour, sandwich terns have returned in big numbers after vanishing in 2022.
These Tamil Nadu villages skip Diwali crackers every year — to protect bats
In villages across the state, people have chosen quiet Diwalis for generations so fruit bats roosting nearby aren't scared away.
Critically endangered pangolin caught on camera near Shillong
A Wildlife Institute of India camera trap recorded a Chinese pangolin in forests on the edge of the city.
Brazil expands Pantanal park, home to the world's most jaguars
The protected area in the world's largest tropical wetland has grown by 185 square miles.
Barbados stops HIV passing from mothers to babies, WHO confirms
No baby in Barbados got HIV from their mother between 2022 and 2024.
This Maharashtra village now makes 500 litres of drinking water from air
A machine built with CSIR-IICT scientists pulls moisture out of the air for children in drought-prone Washim.
Nature is being restored at the fastest rate ever recorded, says UN
About 252 million hectares across 149 countries are now under active restoration, a UNEP report finds.
A Gurugram student built a free app that measures light pollution from a phone photo
Class 12 student Suhani Gupta's SkyQi has collected readings from 490+ people in 63 countries.
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