Actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra have approached the Bombay High Court seeking suspension of Look Out Circular issued against them to visit Kundra's ailing father in London. The circular was issued in connection with a ₹60-crore cheating case lodged by Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing. Kundra's father has been diagnosed with a chronic disease, read the plea.

Singer-songwriter Miley Cyrus has confirmed her engagement with drummer Maxx Morando after nearly four years of dating. In an interview with People, Miley said she has been "astounded" about the next phase in her relationship. The rumours started after the singer was spotted with a diamond ring as the couple walked the red carpet for 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' premiere.

Oil prices trimmed earlier losses after Vladimir Putin warned that Russia is prepared for war with Europe if provoked. He also accused European nations of blocking Trump's Ukraine peace efforts and sidelining themselves by cutting communication with Moscow. Brent fell 0.4% to $62.92 and WTI slipped to $59.12, rebounding slightly from deeper losses.

Nvidia CFO Colette Kress pushed back on AI bubble concerns at the UBS Global Technology and AI Conference, saying workloads are rapidly shifting from CPUs to GPU-accelerated systems. She projected global data-center infrastructure could reach $3-4 trillion by decade end and noted that nearly all new Nvidia shipments are additive, expanding overall compute capacity.

Ford US sales slipped nearly 1% in November as electric vehicle demand collapsed following the federal tax credit expiry in September. EV sales dropped 61% to 4,247 units, while combustion models rose 2.2% to 144,377. F-Series truck sales fell 10%, SUVs declined 5%, and overall truck sales were flat, reflecting shifting consumer preferences.

Take Solutions hit a fresh 52-week high as shares traded at ₹33.13, up 1.88% on Tuesday, extending YTD gains of over 100%. The stock’s sharp 21-month peak came even as Q2 FY26 revenue stayed at zero, while net profit rose to ₹6.29 crore driven by discontinued operations in the quarter.

A monthly Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) of ₹14,000, at an expected rate of return of 12%, will give an estimated return of ₹75.24 lakh and total corpus of ₹1.06 crore in 18.5 years. However, with a 10% annual step-up, the same SIP could grow into ₹1.01 crore in 14 years at an assumed annual return of 12%.

Racing Bulls on Tuesday confirmed that Indian-origin British driver Arvid Lindblad will race for them in the 2026 F1 season. The 18-year-old, born on August 8, 2007, in Surrey, began karting at five and joined the Red Bull Junior Team at 13. He raced in F3 with PREMA Racing in 2024 and moved to F2 with Campos Racing in 2025.

The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) has confirmed Virat Kohli will play in upcoming edition of Vijay Hazare Trophy. "He has confirmed his availability...How many games he will feature in, that isn't clear yet," DDCA President Rohan Jaitley told PTI. Earlier, reports claimed that Kohli refused to play the domestic tournament. Kohli last played Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2010.

Smartphone makers Apple and Google are planning to push back against Indian government's order to pre-install Sanchar Saathi app for cybersecurity on all devices, The Indian Express reported. The opposition is reportedly linked to "concerns around privacy and system security". Apple and Google have "no...precedent of preloading state-owned apps" to devices anywhere in the world, said the report.

Amid a push for AI growth, LTIMindtree has built 1,500 AI "digital employees" with their own employee ID, a persona and a face, CEO Venu Lambu said. These AI employees may be "retired or fired" if they don't learn properly, he added. "My AI agents won't replace people. I'm getting digital employees whose managers are human employees," he further said.

A third-party system glitch briefly disrupted check-in operations at several airports on Tuesday night, causing delays across multiple airlines, including Air India and IndiGo. Air India confirmed that the disruption had affected passengers nationwide. In its latest update, Air India informed passengers that the system has been fully restored and all the flights are operating as per schedule.

Wipro has finalised its $375 million acquisition of Harman’s Digital Transformation Solutions (DTS) business. Over 5,600 DTS employees globally will now join Wipro. The deal expands Wipro’s capabilities in AI-powered engineering, embedded software, device engineering and digital transformation, positioning it to deliver advanced next-gen products and services at global scale.

Emil Barr, an entrepreneur from US worth $25 million (₹224.7 crore), has said he doesn't regret giving up sleep, friends and college parties while starting his first company. "I believe advocating for extreme work-life balance is a recipe for mediocrity," the 22-year-old added. Barr, currently CEO of Flashpass, stated he typically works "100-hour weeks" and has now optimised his life.

Global nonprofit Beyond Type 1 co-founded by Nick Jonas and backed by Priyanka Chopra Jonas has expanded to India with its first campaign, #TheBeyondType. The initiative aims to raise awareness about Type 1 diabetes, fight stigma, support grassroots groups working across regions. Through real stories of people thriving with diabetes, it hopes to change how the world sees the condition.

Researchers have discovered that GRIN2A is the first single gene proven to directly cause mental illness, triggering psychiatric symptoms far earlier than expected. Some patients experience only mental health issues, without epilepsy or learning problems. The gene disrupts brain signaling, and early treatment with L-serine has shown promising improvements.

Inspired by riflebird feathers, Cornell researchers created an ultrablack fabric. By studying how melanin-rich barbule structures trap light, they mimicked this effect on merino wool. After using polydopamine to dye the fabric, the team used plasma treatment to etch nanofibrils. The resulting material reflected only 0.13% of light and stayed ultrablack across viewing angles.

A photo from the International Space Station shows Jabal Arkanu, a rare ring-shaped mountain formation in southeastern Libya's Sahara Desert. The photograph offers a clear and detailed look at this rare geological feature. Once thought to be meteorite impact sites, the circular structures were later confirmed by geologists to be naturally formed through Earth's geological processes, NASA reported.

A newborn baby was left alone in the cold outside a bathroom in a railway workers' colony in West Bengal's Nadia district. A pack of stray dogs had formed a ring around the newborn standing guard through the night. Residents said the dogs did not allow anyone or anything to come near through the night.

Russia's lower house of parliament, State Duma, ratified Reciprocal Exchange of Logistic Support (RELOS) with India ahead of President Vladimir Putin's state visit to India on December 4-5. The military pact sets procedure for sending military formations of Russia to India and vice versa. "Our relations with India are strategic...and we value them," Vyacheslav Volodin, Speaker of State Duma, said.

US President Donald Trump appeared to fall asleep multiple times during three-hour long cabinet meeting. The cameras captured Trump narrowing eyes repeatedly and at one point closing them fully, even as Cabinet members took turns highlighting their achievements and praising him. Hours before meeting, Trump posted over 160 items on Truth Social between 7pm (local time) and midnight on Monday.

India's equity benchmarks are poised to open higher on Wednesday, ending a three-session losing streak driven by profit-booking at record highs, while focus shifts to the Reserve Bank of India's rate decision and commentary on Friday. GIFT Nifty futures were trading at 26,196 as of 07:52 am. IST, indicating that the Nifty 50 will open above Tuesday's close of 26,032.2.

The RBI has tightened rules to boost regional language use across banking services. Banks must provide trilingual communication, multilingual forms, digital support and local-language customer service. PSBs must recruit Local Bank Officers and ensure frontline staff clear a language proficiency test. The move aims to make banking more accessible, especially in rural and semi-urban areas.

The dollar was becalmed on Wednesday, as other assets hogged the limelight, though investors looking ahead to 2026 were starting to position for US rate cuts to weigh on the greenback. In morning trade, the Australian dollar touched a three-week high of $0.6576 before retreating a little after gross domestic product data was slightly below expectations.

IPO-bound Meesho on Tuesday said it has garnered a little over ₹2,439 crore from anchor investors and has allotted 219.78 million shares at ₹111 apiece. The book received bids of over ₹80,000 crore, indicating nearly 30 times oversubscription. The largest allocation went to SBI Mutual Fund. Among global investors, the Government of Singapore was allotted 14.90 million shares.