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In the October 2026 Henley Passport Index, India ranks 84th with 55 destinations open without a visa in advance. That is one place higher than a year ago, but two destinations fewer, and the top of the list now belongs to Asia.
Jio Platforms wants to raise up to ₹30,213 crore when bidding opens on 21 October, topping Hyundai India's ₹27,870-crore record. NSE's ₹22,569-crore issue already sits third, and every rupee Jio raises goes to the company itself.
Bihar's milk co-operative plans to place one woman dairy guide in each of its 8,053 panchayats. She will not be a government employee, and a second plan puts a Sudha milk shop, run by a Jeevika didi, in every panchayat too.
Every Navratri, the Durga Saptashati is read aloud: 700 verses in 13 chapters. In West Bengal alone, the Durga Puja built around that story was valued at ₹32,377 crore in a 2019 study.
From 15 October 2026, some UPI payments to shops carry a 0.4% fee. But the shop pays it, not you, and more than 95 in 100 shop payments stay free.
Ten grams of gold now costs about ₹1.5 lakh. India bought 6% less gold from April to June 2026, but paid 50% more for it, a record.
In September 2026, more than 25 lakh new vehicles were sold in India, the most in any month. About 3.34 lakh of them were electric, also a record. Here is what the numbers mean, and why the 32% growth figure needs a careful look.
India has just two national food-tech institutes. Bihar has agreed to give 100 acres in Hajipur, free of cost, for the third. Here's why that number matters.
For 67 years, one single rail line carried trains across the Ganga at Mokama. On 5 October 2026 a new double-line bridge opened right beside it, and Bihar now has three tracks instead of one.
Foreign portfolio investors turned net sellers of Indian equities in September 2026 after two months of buying. Domestic institutions more than absorbed it.
UPI's September 'dip' was a calendar effect, and the daily average hit a record. Now comes the real test: a 0.4% merchant fee from 15 October. What to expect, and what to watch.
Gross GST rose 14.7% in September 2026, but GST on imports grew 25.9% — more than double domestic growth. What the headline hides.