Market indices Sensex and Nifty scaled to hit fresh all-time highs on Monday as India's 8.2% Q2 GDP estimates lifted market mood. While Sensex rose over 300 points to peak at 86,159.02 at open, Nifty 50 opened at 26,325.80. Adani Ports and Eternal were among the biggest gainers on both indices, while ITC and Titan were among the biggest losers.

Civic authorities in Mumbai have imposed Graded Response Action Plan or GRAP IV curbs as air quality crossed 'very poor' and 'severe' thresholds in many areas. GRAP IV restrictions have been imposed in Mazgaon, Deonar, Malad, Borivali East, Chakala-Andheri East, Navy Nagar, Powai and Mulund. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has halted construction and dust-generating activities in these areas.

Kriti Sanon's 'Tere Ishk Mein' opened strongly, crossing ₹50 crore in three days with ₹16 crore, ₹17 crore, and ₹18.75 crore. In contrast, Vijay Varma and Fatima Sana Sheikh's 'Gustaakh Ishq' is struggling, earning just ₹1.16 crore on Day 3 after ₹0.50 crore on Day 1 and ₹0.45 crore on Day 2.

During a chat, actress Jaya Bachchan said the best thing she likes about Amitabh Bachchan is his discipline. "I'm a big one for discipline. I'm a very strict mother," she stated. Talking about Amitabh, Jaya further added, "He's not free with his opinion like I am...He knows how to convey what he wants to...at the right time...in the right way."

The Indian rupee has become Asia’s weakest currency in 2025 after harsh US tariffs, concerns over Russian crude imports, and heavy dollar demand pushed it past 89. Foreign investors exited $16 billion, and despite RBI interventions, rising import costs, inflation risks, and slowing inflows deepened the pressure.

Considering a 15-year time period, an annual investment of ₹90,000 (or ₹7,500/month) in a SIP at 12% expected rate of return will give a corpus of ₹37.8 lakh. The same annual investment in a PPF, however, will have a 7.1% expected rate of return and generate a corpus of ₹24.4 lakh. The two investment options differ in risk and returns.

Fresh button mushrooms contain ergosterol, which under UV exposure converts to vitamin D. Studies show UV-exposed button mushrooms can yield up to ~400 IU vitamin D per serving. Without UV light, vitamin D content is negligible. Therefore, only UV-treated or sun-exposed mushrooms reliably contribute to dietary vitamin D.

Fatty liver is rising rapidly in India, especially among diabetics and young adults. According to diabetologist Dr Brij Mohan Arora, you can detect warning signs at home without tests - dark skin folds, belly fat, skin tags, and spider veins. These reflect insulin resistance and early metabolic dysfunction linked to fatty liver.

Anup Shah, owner of the Goa resort where players stayed during the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025, responded to Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi's criticism of the conditions in India. "Chess players are supposed to be rational, logical thinkers, and here we've people who complain about humidity," he said. Shah added, "There will be mosquitoes here. We're in a tropical country."

The F1 2025 World Championship will be decided at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, with Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri on 408, 396 and 392 points, respectively. Norris will win the title with a podium finish. Verstappen must win and hope Norris finishes outside the podium, while Piastri needs to win and Norris to finish sixth/lower.

Ex-India captain Virat Kohli scored his 83rd international century on Sunday. Kohli will have 32 ODIs, including ODI World Cup 2027 group matches, to attempt to reach 101 international centuries and surpass Sachin Tendulkar's record. With his current ODI century rate of 0.1769/innings, the mathematical probability of scoring 18 centuries in 32 matches is just 0.000106%, roughly 1 in 9,40,000.

Google issued a warning against downloading malicious VPN apps. These apps impersonate trusted enterprise and consumer VPN brands to target vulnerable users. Once installed, they can steal banking details, crypto wallet data, passwords, and private messages and can enable remote access. "Only download VPN apps from official sources, and check for apps with VPN badge in Google Play," Google said.

SpaceX and Tesla chief Elon Musk, speaking on Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath's podcast, said working at all will be optional in the next 10-15 years and it will be like a hobby. "The advancements in AI and robotics will bring us to...point where working is optional in...same way that you can grow your own vegetables in your garden," he stated.

On being questioned by Nikhil Kamath about which company (not owned by him) he'd invest with a capitalistic view, Elon Musk said, "I don't look for things to invest in." However, Musk noted that AI and robotics will be "very important" and added, "I think Google is gonna be pretty valuable in the future...[and] Nvidia is obvious at this point."

Scientists studying 97-million-year-old magnetofossil discovered that early animals likely used Earth's magnetic field for GPS-like navigation. They had tiny magnetic particles, called magnetic moments, which aligned with magnetic field and rotated like microscopic compasses. By sensing how these moments shifted with Earth's field, they could detect direction and position, facilitating navigation.

The joint India-US NISAR satellite has entered full science operations after months of post-launch testing. It has deployed a twelve-metre radar antenna successfully with both L-band and S-band radars fully active. NISAR will now deliver continuous, high-precision global Earth-monitoring data to advance climate research, track natural resources, and strengthen disaster preparedness and response.

A techie was arrested for allegedly harassing a female flight attendant on board Air India flight from Dubai to Hyderabad. The accused allegedly touched the woman while she was providing services. Upon landing, the accused said he missed his passport on seat which crew went to pick. The crew found note on seat containing "obscene and abusive" remarks targeting crew.

Prime Minister's Office (PMO) reportedly told Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) and CPCB to expedite work on a new emission inventory. PMO also asked for an action plan to redevelop major urban and industrial roads to curb dust pollution, The Indian Express reported. Action against Delhi-NCR pollution was based on old emissions data, National Green Tribunal was told earlier.

Australian police have arrested four Sydney men for allegedly running and distributing "satanic" child abuse material through an internationally administered website. Officers seized thousands of disturbing videos involving children aged 5 to 12. Detectives said the content and conversations raised fears for children's safety. All four men, including a 26-year-old believed to be a key player.

Switzerland-based right-to-die organisation Dignitas' Founder Ludwig Minelli has died by assisted suicide at the age of 92, days before his birthday. Minelli started his career as a journalist and later studied law. Noting ECHR's ruling recognising the right to decide the time and manner of one's own end of life, Dignitas stated Minelli left a "lasting influence" on Swiss law.

The new labour codes mandate employers to clear entire full and final settlement of employees within two working days from their last working day. This rule, mentioned in Clause 17 of Chapter III in Code on Wages, applies to employees who've been fired or who've resigned. It also mandates salary payments for previous month before seventh day of next month.

India's equity benchmarks may open higher on Monday as stronger-than-expected economic growth in the quarter through September is expected to boost investor sentiment. Gift Nifty futures were trading at 26,509.5, as of 07:45 a.m. IST, indicating that the Nifty 50 could open above the previous session's close of 26,202.95.

Bank Nifty on Monday opened above the 60,000 mark for the first time ever, surging to an early trading high of 60,114.05. At the time of writing, the index is trading 0.4% higher, extending last week’s record-setting rally. State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Axis Bank were top gainers in early trade.

Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan said India batter Rohit Sharma "seems to be at his peak" after the 38-year-old scored 57(51) in the first ODI against South Africa in Ranchi. "It doesn't look like he is 38, he has improved his fitness," he added. Irfan further stated, "It feels extremely good seeing how [Rohit and Virat Kohli] are progressing."

Billionaire Elon Musk said the project that excites him the most today is the increasing convergence between his companies SpaceX, Tesla and xAI. "If…future is solar-powered AI satellites that need to harness a non-trivial amount of energy of…sun, you have to move to solar AI satellites in deep space," he said. "All the companies are doing great things," he added.