Ultra Gas said it will add 15 LNG retail stations by the end of the current financial year, taking its network to 25 by March. The firm plans ₹900 crore investment for 100-plus outlets by FY29, pitching 25%-30% fuel savings for trucking.
Deepinder Goyal's health-tech startup Temple has opened an early-access waitlist for its head-worn device that measures blood flow in the brain. Applicants report a price of ₹85,000, which is not official, and pre-orders for the first made-to-order batch open on 1 November.
A blast at an under-construction building in Bengaluru's Pulakeshinagar on 20 October injured two workers. Police are examining a parcel account and a battery theory, and the NIA has asked for the investigation reports. The cause is not yet confirmed.
SSC has released the SSC JE Tier 1 exam city intimation slip for 2026, issued on 23 October. Paper 1 is scheduled from 2 to 6 November, while admit cards are expected 2–3 days before each exam date.
Harry Brook became England's first ODI double centurion with 202, reaching 200 in 114 balls, the fastest ever, in a total of 429 for 4. Sri Lanka then made the second-highest successful chase in ODI history, winning by two wickets with a ball to spare.
Power employees ended their two-day strike on Friday after a three-hour meeting in Panchkula. The state used Section 108 of the Electricity Act to tell the regulator not to create or operationalise any parallel distribution licence, and Chief Minister Saini promised no privatisation.
IIT Madras has launched UDYOG, a finishing school that trains biotechnology graduates for industry through online study, a month of lab work and internships. Students anywhere in India can apply; the first batch starts on 18 January 2027.
Sensex and Nifty fell for a fourth straight session on Oct 23, closing at 73,123.83 and 22,600.00 as oil and West Asia tensions weighed. Mid- and small-caps saw much steeper losses, though benchmarks recovered from intraday lows.
Udta Teer opened in theatres on October 23, drawing quick first-show reactions online. Many praised Ayushmann Khurrana’s comic timing and the film’s satirical spy premise, while others found the tone uneven as it turns more serious.
The IMD has an orange alert for Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, with rain of 11 to 20 cm possible in the south. Schools are shut in five Tamil Nadu districts and all of Puducherry, and a fresh low-pressure area could form in the Bay of Bengal around 23 October.
India's foreign ministry called the attacks on Dammam airport and the Shaybah oilfield 'completely unacceptable' after one Indian was killed and three injured. About 2.74 million Indians work in Saudi Arabia, and the embassy has told them to stay alert and take shelter during air attacks.
CPAO has issued a revised SOP dated 19 Oct 2026 for migrating eligible death or disability NPS pension cases to OPS, replacing the 2025 process. The move directs accounting offices and authorised banks to implement the updated procedure promptly.