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Sensex slides for a sixth session as RBI flags West Asia oil risk, MeitY picks agentic-AI vendors, and Trivandrum hosts Sunday's ODI opener
Saturday's India Daily Update — twelve stories on the RBI capex bulletin, tariff-hit pharma and IT selling, rupee support and overseas card FX, TRAI voice-only recharges, DigiLocker agentic AI, Manipur security, Congress roll protests, ISRO's NavIC launch window, Tamil Nadu dengue controls, The Vvaan in theatres, and the West Indies tour.
SportsBCCI Sets Trivandrum ODI Opener for Sunday as West Indies Tour Kicks Off 22-Match Home Season
BCCI's 2026-27 home season opens Sunday with the first ODI against West Indies in Trivandrum, the first of 22 matches across 17 cities.
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EntertainmentThe Vvaan Opens With Chhath-Rooted Folklore as Sidharth Malhotra’s Hindi Release Tests Theatres
HealthTamil Nadu Deploys 26,303 Breeding Checkers With 17,939 Dengue Cases Before Northeast Monsoon
ScienceISRO Targets NVS-03 NavIC Launch in Mid-October After CE20 Hot Test Clears LVM3 Path
OpinionMumbai's Pharma Heavyweights Should Stress-Test US Drug Levies Before October's MPC
AIMeitY Shortlists CoRover and Kyndryl for Government Agentic AI Platform With DigiLocker MVP
TechnologyTRAI Mandates Affordable Voice-and-SMS-Only Recharges Under Consumer Protection Amendment
Credit CardsRupee Traders Say RBI Sold Dollars Before Open as Overseas Card Spenders Face Steeper FX Marks
StocksSensex Tumbles to 80,426.46 as Pharma and IT Lead Sixth Straight Market Decline
BusinessRBI Bulletin Puts Private Capex at ₹3.2 Lakh Crore Even as West Asia Oil Revives Inflation Fears
SecurityFour Pilong Village Civilians Killed in Kamjong Cross-Border Attack as India Extends AFSPA
PoliticsPolice Use Water Cannons and Detentions as Congress Demands Election Chief Kumar Quit Over Roll Revision
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Sensex Tumbles to 80,426.46 as Pharma and IT Lead Sixth Straight Market Decline
The Sensex closed 733.22 points lower at 80,426.46 and the Nifty at 24,654.70, a sixth straight down session, as a fresh US tariff headline on branded drugs and trucks hit pharma and dragged IT with it. The rupee near 95.88 and a central bank leaning against the slide are now the two numbers that decide whether the streak breaks.
RBI Bulletin Puts Private Capex at ₹3.2 Lakh Crore Even as West Asia Oil Revives Inflation Fears
The RBI's September bulletin estimates the private corporate capex pipeline at ₹3.2 lakh crore for 2026-27, up from ₹2.6 lakh crore a year earlier — even as it flags West Asia crude as a fresh risk to inflation and reserves sit at $766 billion, or 11.2 months of import cover.
Four Pilong Village Civilians Killed in Kamjong Cross-Border Attack as India Extends AFSPA
Four civilians from Pilong village in Manipur's Kamjong district were killed in a cross-border attack, officials said, hours after the Centre extended AFSPA. Police have not named the attackers, and it is unclear whether Indian agencies had prior intelligence.
Police Use Water Cannons and Detentions as Congress Demands Election Chief Kumar Quit Over Roll Revision
Congress workers were detained and water cannons used as the party demanded Chief Election Commissioner Kumar quit over electoral roll revision, turning a procedural calendar into a political confrontation.