Telecom regulator TRAI mandated that all mutual funds companies, AMCs, banks, non-banking financial institutions and pension fund managers use numbers beginning with '1600' for calling customers. It has set January 1 as deadline for banks, February 1 for large NBFCs, March 1 for remaining NBFCs and rural banks and February 15 for AMCs. For stockbrokers, the deadline is March 15.

Udaipur is hosting one of India's grandest billionaire weddings as Netra Mantena, daughter of pharma tycoon Rama Raju Mantena, marries Vamsi Gadiraju on November 21-22. The invitation is presented in deep ruby-red premium box with couple’s names printed in elegant white script. Above their names sits a gold-embossed elephant motif.

Mandhira Smith Kapur, billionaire Sunjay Kapur's sister, slammed his wife Priya Kapur amid a ₹30,000-crore inheritance battle. Claiming that Priya "stole" from Kapur family, Mandhira said, "What have you done? Gotten married?...And it's all yours now?" "Everyone, go get married, have a baby and it's all yours," she added, claiming Kapur family's empire was built by her father Surinder Kapur.

Actress Divya Khossla shared an audio of her phone conversation with filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt after he accused her of creating controversy surrounding her film Savi and Alia Bhatt's Jigra for publicity. During the call, Bhatt purportedly denied answering any question on the controversy. "The fact it has come on your birthday means somebody who wants to hurt you," he said.

Nifty and Sensex hit fresh 52-week highs, but broader indices were mixed. Amid this, Pro Fin Capital rallied nearly 9% after confirming a Board meeting on November 26, 2025, to review bonus shares and a LoI. The LoI proposes acquiring up to 25% equity at ₹22 versus Thursday’s ₹8.71, a 153% premium.

Ex-England spinner Monty Panesar responded after Steve Smith mocked his 'Mastermind' quiz show blunders after Panesar advised England players to make Smith feel guilty about Sandpapergate during Ashes. Panesar told BBC, "We've both made mistakes. I made mine on...quiz show, he made his on...cricket field." Panesar told PA agency, "I find it so funny...he’s memorised the questions and answers."

Brendan Doggett, who'll make his Australia debut in the first Ashes Test, is a pacer who was born on May 3, 1994 in Rockhampton. He previously worked as apprentice carpenter. He has taken 190 wickets in 50 first-class matches. He plays domestic cricket for South Australia. Doggett will become the third indigenous cricketer to play a Test for Australia.

Billionaire Peter Thiel, Facebook's first outside investor, sold his entire stake in Nvidia for $100 million (over ₹886 crore) during the July-September 2025 quarter, according to SEC filings. This is the same period when 'Big Short' investor Michael Burry, who predicted 2008 financial crisis, made a $1-billion bet against AI stocks, including Nvidia. SoftBank had sold Nvidia stake last week.

After defeat in Bihar elections, several reports claimed that rift has erupted in the I.N.D.I.A bloc, which is led by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. Several regional parties questioned the coalition's strategy, leadership and credibility, reports said. SP MLA Ravidas Mehrotra said that party President Akhilesh Yadav should be made the leader of the alliance.

Luma AI has raised a $900 million Series C round led by HUMAIN, backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, with strong participation from AMD Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Amplify Partners, and Matrix Partners. The deal powers Project Halo, a 2-gigawatt AI compute supercluster in Saudi Arabia, to train 'world models', advanced multimodal AI that learns from video, audio, and language.

The headmaster and three teachers of Delhi's St Columba's School were suspended after a 16-year-old Class 10 student died by suicide and blamed teachers in a suicide note. The Principal of the school asked them to remain available for any investigation and said they cannot visit the school or speak to students, staff or parents without permission.

New CCTV footage reveals that the Bengaluru CMS cash van robbers conducted city-wide reconnaissance a day before the ₹7.11 crore heist. The gang used three vehicles, held CMS staff hostage, and escaped due to delayed police action. Police visited Parappana Agrahara Jail to probe possible internal links and are continuing an intensive search to trace and arrest the suspects.

Reliance Industries halted Russian crude oil purchased for processing at its 'export-only' refinery in Gujarat's Jamnagar from November 20, a company spokesperson announced on Thursday. The company will instead use non-Russian oil for the refinery amid sanctions imposed by the EU and the US over the Russia-Ukraine war. Reliance has long-term deal to buy 500,000 barrels/day from Russia's Rosneft.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal and his Israeli counterpart Nir Barkat signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) for a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and Israel. Goyal said, "The first step to initiate the discussions on FTA...has been taken today." "There will be a good Agreement for bilateral trade, and extensive new opportunities will be thrown open," Goyal added.

US President Donald Trump said skilled immigrants are needed to teach Americans to build complex products like chips and missiles. He highlighted that US has built a large number of "extremely complex" plants and stated, "We want those people to teach our people how to make computer chips and other things." He added, "I may take little heat for this."

After 'Dhurandhar' trailer release, makers received backlash for portraying extreme violence. In defence, Saumya Tandon, who's part of the film, said, "Some people like action films, others don't... Just because some people don't like something, doesn't mean it should be off the market." She added that 'Dhurandhar' doesn't have "mindless violence" for the sake of it, the story justifies it.

Indian-origin billionaire Rama Raju Mantena's daughter Netra Mantena is set to wed Vamsi Gadiraju in three-day celebration in Udaipur, reported Indian Express. The event will see a massive attendance from global celebrities. Musicians such as Justin Bieber, Jennifer Lopez and Tiësto among others are scheduled to perform. Celebs like Hrithik Roshan, Ranveer Singh, Janhvi Kapoor are set to attend.

Ryan Williams is officially eligible for selection to the Indian national football team, All India Football Federation said on Thursday. This comes as FIFA's Players' Status Chamber approved Williams' eligibility to represent India. The 32-year-old forward, who represents Bengaluru FC in ISL, had earlier given up his Australian citizenship to officially become an Indian citizen.

Jadavpur University has proposed the name of India's World Cup-winning captain Harmanpreet Kaur as the recipient of the honorary D Litt, a senior university official said. "It will be a pleasure to honour Harmanpreet," Jadavpur University VC Chiranjib Bhattacharjee said. Harmanpreet will be bestowed with the honour during the university's annual convocation ceremony on December 24.

Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra, commenting on Shubman Gill's role in India's T20I team, opined that Gill not scoring runs in the 2025 Asia Cup final is a problem. He noted that all other batters in the team are "strokemakers" and unable to guide the innings like him. Gill was dismissed for 12 runs off 10 balls in the final.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced a strategic partnership with global alternative asset management firm TPG to support the growth of its AI data centre business, HyperVault. Both companies will invest up to ₹18,000 crore over the next few years. Of this, TPG will invest up to ₹8,820 crore and will have a final shareholding between 27.5% and 49% in HyperVault.

Muhammad Yunus' interim administration in Bangladesh said it would seek assistance of Interpol for the extradition of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal from India. Both Hasina and Kamal have been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity. If the accused don't appeal within 30 days of verdict delivery, they'd lose chance to appeal.

While referring to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to the US White House, Senator Bernie Sanders slammed President Donald Trump in an X post. Sanders wrote, "Trump dislikes Muslims, except those who are billionaire autocrats who can make his family even richer." This visit marks the crown prince's first trip to the United States since 2018.

Mumbai is riding high on the success of its new Metro Line 3, also called the Aqua Line. Now the authorities are planning a 30-minute airport-to-airport commute that will give a direct link between the city’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and the Navi Mumbai International Airport. This metro line will have 20 stations along its route.

Mumbai Metro One and AutoPe Payment Solutions Ltd have launched 996 digital lockers across 12 metro stations. This new initiative aims to boost commuter convenience, streamline e-commerce deliveries and improve last-mile logistics. These lockers are easy to use and come in two sizes. They offer secure, tech-enabled storage for personal items, groceries, parcels, and more.