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FSSAI directs States to ramp up enforcement drives for milk products, snacks, beverages ahead of festival season

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- With the onset of upcoming Navratri and Diwali festival, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has directed States to ramp up surveillance and enforcement drives to pre... Read More


EVs, not the only solution to reduce pollution: Venu Srinivasan

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- Electric vehicles (EVs) are not the only solution to reduce pollution, and the auto industry should remain technology-agnostic in its efforts to cut emissions while giving consume... Read More


Health activists calls for regulation of private hospital charges, margins

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- Private hospitals are charging patients significantly more than the cost of providing treatment, with large corporate hospital chains earning substantial surpluses from each bed a... Read More


PhysicsWallah sells loan portfolio worth Rs.95.79 crore to NBFC Auxilo Finserve

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- Edtech PhysicsWallah (PW) is changing its approach to student lending as its wholly owned subsidiary FinZ Finance has agreed to sell, transfer and assign a loan portfolio worth Rs... Read More


Preservation of culture a fundamental right, says SC; refuses to stay Calcutta HC proceedings in Nicobar project case

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- Saying that "preservation of culture is a constitutionally protected fundamental right", the Supreme Court on Monday did not agree with a Union government plea to stay Calcutta Hi... Read More


Set up 24-hour monitoring cells in vulnerable areas, SC tells Delhi Police

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- Underlining the need to take preventive measures against sexual offences against women, the Supreme Court on Monday (October 5, 2026) asked the Delhi Police to set up 24-hour moni... Read More


Listen. Top Business & Market Headlines Today - BL Morning Report, October 5, 2026

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- 325 million oil barrels released to counter global energy crisis: IEA The International Energy Agency (IEA) says around 325 million barrels of its 400-million-barrel emergency oi... Read More


Stocks to watch on October 5: What is buzzing around these 20 companies

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- Management changes Anup Bagchi to head HDFC Bank Anup Bagchi has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of HDFC Bank for a three-year term, followin... Read More


Gold loan companies eye parity on minimum Tier I capital requirementwith other NBFCs

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- Gold loan companies (GLCs) are eyeing for parity with other non-banking financialcompanies (NBFCs) on the minimum Tier I capital requirementso thattheir capital costs come down an... Read More


BJP announces new Rajya Sabha candidates for UP; Union Ministers Hardeep Puri, BL Verma dropped

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- Union ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and BL Verma were dropped from list of eight Rajya Sabha candidates from Uttar Pradesh that the ruling BJP announced on Monday. Puri holds the ... Read More