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- Sensex Today, Stock Market, Nifty, Share Market Live News Updates: Brent Crude Oil Holds Above $106 As Saudi Attacks.
- There are three things you should never underestimate in India: the power of 'jugaad', the elasticity of the law, and the confidence of a 'Baap da Brat' who believes his Papa Posh can fix absolutely anything.
- A person may own a valuable house, land or other investments but still struggle to pay for groceries, medical bills and everyday expenses.
- Officers responding to the scene arrested a male suspect and were investigating the motive and circumstances of the attack, a police spokesperson said
- UK Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds' visit to India came amid demonstrations in New Delhi.
- Standing before the UN hall of nations, Naoero President David Adeang asked the world to unlearn its comfortable habits and speak a restored truth.
- The bench extended the time to file the affidavit and said the same be supplied to the counsel appearing for the petitioners.
- The alleged role of three other occupants of the luxury car and a possible street-racing angle is now under investigation, the report, accessed by NDTV, details
- Big Change For UPI Users: According to the Centre, the proposed MDR is intended to help fund UPI infrastructure, which costs Rs 20,000 crore annually.
- District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-III, Hyderabad, directed the two companies to refund Rs 1,86,168 with 12% annual interest and pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation for mental agony
- The devastating Houthi strikes on Riyadh's main airport over the weekend killed at least 16 people, including a US citizen, and wounded roughly 300 in the deadliest attack on the kingdom in decades.
- The UK minister also addressed questions about restrictions affecting foreign workers and professionals in the United States under President Donald Trump's administration, including concerns surrounding green cards and employment-based immigration.
- Reynolds also spoke about his personal rapport with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, crediting their relationship with helping bring the agreement to fruition.
- The ruling came on petitions filed by AIADMK whip Agri Krishnamurthy and National People's Sakthi Party leader ML Ravi challenging the Speaker's decision
- The activist, Parvinder Singh Jhota, was known for exposing the illegal sale of addictive drugs at chemist shops in Punjab.
- The woman's family alleged that she had been under pressure to hand over her entire salary, transfer her parental home's flat to her mother-in-law's name, and purchase a flat worth Rs 1 crore for her father-in-law.
- "Right after he pushed and yanked me, he struck my cameraperson hard. You must have seen it all clearly in the video," Richa Parashar told NDTV
- RBI has said that banks with operating units in the IFSC can only offer offshore rupee-linked derivatives to non-residents for the purpose of hedging.
- Dealerships may offer a combination of cash discounts, exchange bonuses, corporate benefits, free accessories and extended warranty packages.
- The Houthis targeted Riyadh and Khamis Mushait, near the Yemeni border, late Monday, according to a spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition fighting the group.
- STOCKHOLM, Oct 13 – Swedish opposition leader Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats said on Tuesday she is still unable to form a government one month after the country's parliamentary election.
- Oct 13 – Lebanon's Hezbollah will provide up to $14,000 in financial assistance to families whose primary homes have been destroyed or rendered uninhabitable during this year's war with Israel, the chairman of the group's Executive Council said on Tuesday.
- Grynkewich’s intervention came as President Trump has yet again struck a deal with Vladimir Putin.
- SAINT-DENIS, France, Oct 13 – Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined a demonstration outside a high school in a working-class suburb of Paris on Tuesday as French pupils took to the streets for another day of protests over poor conditions.
- LAJA, Bolivia, Oct 13 – In the Bolivian Altiplano, where rising fuel costs are threatening farmers' livelihoods, local resident Etson Machaca built a small plant that turns plastic bags, old tires and used oil into energy for his tractors.
- BUDAPEST, Oct 13 – Hungarian former Prime Minister Viktor Orban has denied directing authorities to seize two Ukrainian cash-in-transit vehicles carrying $82 million in cash and gold, dismissing the claims as politically motivated.
- MOSCOW, Oct 13 – Russia's embassy in France said on Tuesday that France's seizure of a tanker – DF Peak – was a blatant violation of international law, the state RIA news agency reported.
- LAS VEGAS, Oct 13 – A former gang leader was set to be sentenced on Tuesday for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, capping the lone prosecution of a long-unsolved murder that shaped the golden age of rap music.
- FRANKFURT, Oct 13 – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday he was ready to sacrifice his popularity in opinion polls to push through long-overdue welfare system reforms that benefit younger people.
- Ursula von der Leyen called them “another front of escalation of the Russian war in Ukraine”.
- WARSAW, Oct 13 – Police have detained two more people in connection with a fire at a Starlink station in Poland last month, private broadcaster RMF FM reported on Tuesday, citing anonymous sources, bringing the total to four.
- Brad Smith said there should also be a legal requirement for companies to write "incident reports".
- MOSCOW, Oct 13 – Russian forces hit a ship delivering military and dual-use cargo to Ukraine's port city of Mykolaiv, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday, without mentioning any energy facilities following Donald Trump's announcement on Sunday of an energy ceasefire.
- Firms argue that model distillation enables rivals to reproduce advanced capabilities more quickly.
- Small AI models under 30 billion parameters could complete the many steps needed for replication.
- The debate over AI oversight has intensified amid warnings from the industry after recent incidents.
- SOFIA, Oct 13 – Eleven sailors were missing at sea on Tuesday from a ship sunk by a drone attack off the coast of Bulgaria, the second deadly sinking of a cargo vessel in the area in a week, prompting Bulgaria to summon Russia's ambassador.
- Rishi Sunak said the world is adjusting to a new geopolitical reality.
- Oct 13 – Russia's invasion of Ukraine is reshaping NATO's defence technology priorities, with counter-drone systems and space-based surveillance emerging as some of the alliance's most urgent capability gaps, the head of the NATO Innovation Fund told Reuters.
- At stake is US$4.3 billion (S$5.51 billion) linked to reforms demanded by the foreign backers.
- Kids should be allowed to make some mistakes, manage consequences and reflect on what could be done differently next time.
- Analysts have cut their target price on LVMH shares by an average 9%.
- Visa’s clearance of the regulatory hurdle will allow it to operate in China’s US$144 trillion payments market.
- The academy aims to train young people from South-east Asia and Japan to serve as a bridge between the two regions.
- The latest demand follows several letters concerning CEO Niu Liming's position in the company.
- It also acquired 50% of Gammon Construction, making it the sole owner.
- Early backers need confidence that an SGX listing will provide an active market for their shares.
- The firm is expanding into Malaysia’s rare earths sector, including a project in his home state, Johor.
- Brent traded below US$106 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate was near US$93.
- Kroger's CEO said the grocer should adapt with tech and that job cuts would help the firm invest in in-store employees.
- The S&P 500 lost 4.30 points, or 0.06%, to 7,807.24 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 120.27 points, or 0.44%, to 27,245.90.
- The London-headquartered bank will switch to the new pay system at the start of 2028.
- Rising prices for memory components have driven up production costs.
- Microsoft plans to deploy enough of them to draw several gigawatts of electricity.
- BYD plans to recruit from the auto industry and beyond.
- New challenges are emerging for the supermarket brand, while its previous competitive advantage might be fading, says an analyst.
- TikTok's Chew Shou Zi says there is a “non-zero chance” AI surpasses humans in some ways in the future.
- It regained the top spot in sales after four months in second place.
- Street canvassing and door-to-door prospecting will also remain prohibited.