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Coca-Cola's Indian bottling parent files IPO papers; Thums Up and Maaza maker's revenue up 20%
Hindustan Coca-Cola Holdings has filed draft papers with SEBI for a share sale of up to about 99.7 crore shares. Coca-Cola's stake would fall from 60% to roughly 45%.
Swiggy renames itself 'Sweety' for Diwali, down to the delivery bags
For the festive season the food-delivery brand has swapped its name on hoardings, rider jerseys, bags and social handles to celebrate India's love of mithai.
Meesho closes its ₹186.71 crore Kirana Club deal, adding 4.1 million kirana shops
The e-commerce company now owns 92.74% of the kirana-network app and its Indian arm, as it pushes into business-to-business trade outside the big cities.
Ramayana: Part One crosses ₹200 crore gross in India in three days
Nitesh Tiwari's Diwali release, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash, is at ₹208 crore gross after its first weekend day, though Hindi screens are running at only 35% full.
10 years after demonetisation, cash in circulation is at a record ₹43.46 lakh crore
The 8 November 2016 note ban was meant to curb black money and push digital payments. UPI exploded, but India's cash habit survived.
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Delhi's air hits AQI 369 on Diwali eve, with 'severe' forecast for today and tomorrow
Sixteen of 59 monitoring stations were already in the severe band on Saturday, and experts warn some could cross 450 after tonight's fireworks.
Agniveers get two more years: Cabinet clears a 'second tour of duty'
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said willing Agniveers can stay on and be enrolled as regular soldiers after four or six years if they meet selection criteria.
LPG check for November: commercial cylinder up ₹10, home cylinder unchanged at ₹942
Petrol and diesel prices are also unchanged, while jet fuel went up ₹1.30 a litre.
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OYO parent PRISM posts ₹353 crore Q1 profit, but ₹244 crore is a tax credit
Revenue rose 35% to ₹2,814 crore, yet most of the profit growth comes from a one-off deferred tax credit rather than cash from hotels.
New-age scorecard: Nykaa profit jumps 207%, Lenskart doubles, Swiggy's loss narrows
Three consumer-internet names reported July–September results. Two are solidly profitable now, while Swiggy is still losing money but less than last year.
Peppermint Robotics raises ₹100 crore to scale robots worldwide
The Pune and Austin-based startup closed a pre-Series B led by pi Ventures and Crane Venture Partners, roughly $10.5 million.
Tech & AI
3 storiesDeepMind's AI agents find two weaknesses in legacy 1024-bit RSA
Google DeepMind says human-guided AI agents cut the theoretical cost of forging some RSA signatures by about 1,600x. Modern 2048-bit keys are not affected.
Starlink India still hasn't launched, and the ₹8,600 price was test data
Despite its licence and a Jio distribution deal, Starlink was not taking consumer orders in India as of 6 November.
Axon invests $1.2 billion in drone maker Skydio at a $5.2 billion valuation
Only $255 million is fresh capital; the rest buys existing shares. Axon becomes Skydio's exclusive public-safety distributor in the US and Canada.
Markets & Money
3 storiesWall Street ends its worst week in over a year, even after a Friday bounce
The S&P 500 fell 2.7% for the week and the Nasdaq logged a fourth straight weekly loss, as AI stocks sold off before a partial rebound.
Reliance jumps 8% on record Q2; Jio Platforms trades 28% above IPO price
Shares rose on 2 November after Reliance posted record quarterly revenue, EBITDA and profit, taking its market value above ₹17 lakh crore.
CarTrade leads new-age stocks, up 23% in a week as 54 of 69 tracked names gain
Foreign buying, Q2 earnings and lower crude helped the Inc42 basket, while the Nifty Midcap 100 rose 5.8%.
Sports
4 storiesIndia win rain-hit 2nd ODI by 4 runs (DLS) to lead New Zealand 2-0
Gurnoor Brar took a career-best 4/30 in Wellington as New Zealand were bowled out for about 134 chasing a revised target.
Dhinidhi Desinghu becomes the first Indian with two Youth Olympics medals
She took bronze in the 200m freestyle in Dakar, while Tirthank Pegu won bronze in the 200m butterfly. India's tally is now six.
Chennaiyin FC thrash defending champions East Bengal 5-3 in ISL goal-fest
Brison Fernandes scored twice in the first 18 minutes and Irfan Yadwad added two more after the break.
Leeds beat Tottenham 1-0 with a late Noah Okafor goal
The substitute's goal ended Spurs' winning run in Saturday's Premier League action.
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A venomous primate feared extinct for a century is alive in Indonesia
The Bangka slow loris, last recorded in the 1930s, has been found again, thanks largely to a rescue centre's records.
25,000 people from 50 countries help buy a 9,400-acre estate for wildlife
The Wildlife Trusts raised about £30 million to protect Rothbury Estate in Northumberland, home to a Bronze Age hill fort.
After a failed first crop, a 57-year-old grew soil-free strawberries and sold ₹44 lakh
Ketan Sodha, a Mumbai commerce graduate with no farming background, now grows strawberries year-round in Mahabaleshwar.
A 100-year-old peepal was lifted by a 50-tonne crane and replanted, and it's growing
Tree-transplantation expert Bharat Sisodia saved an Ahmedabad peepal after it was cut down, moving it nearly two kilometres.
A Delhi fellowship pays rural performers a stipend to learn theatre
Bargad's six-month programme pays ₹10,000 a month, rising to ₹15,000 from January 2027, funded by individual donors.
After 28 years and 31,000 miles on foot, Karl Bushby is home in Hull
The former paratrooper reached home on 2 November and hugged his mother, Angela, at her gate.
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