Orissa High Court dismisses Vedanta’s plea for supply of bauxite at price as per 2004 deal

The Orissa High Court on Thursday (October 1, 2026) dismissed Vedanta Aluminium Limited’s plea seeking a direction to the Odisha government to make 150 million tonnes of bauxite available at…

Coal India production up 9.2% in September

Coal India’s production rose 9.2% year-on-year to 53.5 million tonnes (MT) in September, while supplies grew 12.5% to 61.2 MT. Supplies to the power sector, its largest consumer, increased 10.6%…

Commercial LPG cylinder price increased by ₹65

Cumulatively, prices of the 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder have increased about ₹75 for every cylinder since September across two tranches.  | Photo Credit: AFP The price of commercial LPG cylinders…

Govt warns private fuel retailers over sales caps

Neeraj Mittal, Petroleum Secretary | Photo Credit: The Hindu Imposing caps on retail fuel sales is not acceptable and the government will take up the matter with private oil-marketing companies,…

NMDC’s iron ore output rose 8% in Sept to 4.04 MT, sales dip

An earthmover being used to unload iron ore lumps from a dumper truck at state-owned NMDC’s iron ore project | Photo Credit: PTI State-owned miner NMDC reported iron ore production…

Anup Bagchi to steer HDFC Bank as RBI gives nod

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the appointment of Anup Bagchi as Managing Director & CEO of HDFC Bank for three years from October 27, 2026. The bank’s…

Rupee slumps 37 paise to close at 96.31 against U.S. dollar

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos The rupee slumped below the psychologically important 96 per dollar mark on Thursday (October 1, 2026) to close at 96.31 (provisional) against the…

Stock markets fall for fourth day on relentless foreign fund outflows; Sensex drops 570 points

File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower for the fourth straight day on Thursday (October 1, 2026) as relentless…

Google launches Gemini 4 Argon to a select group

Google on Wednesday (September 30, 2026) said it would withhold its most powerful artificial intelligence model from the public for now, releasing Gemini 4 Argon only to a vetted group…

Rupee trades in narrow range against U.S. dollar in early trade

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.95, then fell to 95.97 against the U.S. dollar, registering a fall of 3 paise from its previous close. File…