Dr Lal PathLabs acquires remaining 30% stake in Centrapath Labs

SBI Funds Management has named RS Srinivas Jain as its new Joint Chief Executive Officer. The decision was made after a recommendation from the firm’s Nomination and Remuneration Committee and became effective on Tuesday.

The National Highways Authority of India is widening a 62‑kilometre section of the East Coast Road between Mamallapuram and Marakkanam and has already completed about three‑quarters of the four‑lane work. As part of the Swachhata Hi Seva‑2026 campaign, NHAI officials and local students began planting tree saplings near Mamallapuram, while the Forest Department will add thousands more to replace trees removed for the project.

India has urged its citizens living in Saudi Arabia to stay calm and stay alert. This appeal comes as Saudi Arabia experiences a wave of lethal drone and missile strikes on civilian facilities carried out by Yemen’s Iran‑backed Houthi rebels. Citizens are advised to remain vigilant amid the ongoing attacks.

Passengers on a train in Bhagalpur, Bihar, seized a man they believed was trying to snatch a mobile phone by reaching through the carriage window and pulling him onto the platform. They held his hand and dragged him alongside the moving train, an incident captured on video that quickly spread online.

Aluminium futures have been falling for about a month, with recent attempts to rise halted around the ₹342 level. The October contract now finds support near ₹325‑₹327, and a break below this band could push prices toward ₹315, while a bounce above could retest ₹342. The overall outlook stays bearish, and traders are advised to stay cautious.

Fourteen people, including CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, were taken into custody and charged after a protest at Jantar Mantar. The arrests occurred a day after Delhi police removed Jantar Mantar’s status as a designated protest site. In addition, two police reports were filed concerning an unauthorised INDIA bloc march that took place in central Delhi.