BigBloc Construction Limited reported consolidated revenue of ₹67.32 crore in Q2FY26, up 30.3% YoY from ₹51.65 crore. Capacity utilisation stood at 62%, with Starbigbloc at 90%, BigBloc Elements at 58% and Siam Cement BigBloc at 43%. For H1FY26, revenue rose 19.8% YoY to ₹123.67 crore. The Board approved the merger of Starbigbloc and BigBloc Elements to enhance efficiency.

Banks will soon begin offering loans against silver. According to RBI guidelines, banks can offer loans against jewellery, ornaments and coins made of silver and cannot offer loans to borrowers who will use the loan amount for buying more gold/silver jewellery. Lenders can offer loans of up to 85% of silver's value for loans of under ₹2.5 lakh.

Atmastco Limited received a Letter of Intent from L&T–MHI Power Boilers for the fabrication and supply of Buckstay, with a one-time domestic contract valued at ₹21.27 crore. The execution timeline depends on the purchase order terms. The transaction involves a domestic entity and is not classified as a related party transaction.

Coal India Ltd (CIL) and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) have signed a ₹21,000 cr Joint Venture Agreement to set up a 1,600 MW coal-fired thermal power plant at Chandrapura, Jharkhand. The project will have two 800 MW ultra-supercritical units with 50:50 equity, targeting commercial operations by FY 2031–32 using coal from CIL’s central coalfields.

JSW Cement Limited reported revenue of ₹1,436 crore in Q2 FY26, up 17% YoY from ₹1,224 crore. Operating EBITDA rose 64% YoY to ₹267.5 crore with an 18.6% margin. PAT stood at ₹75.4 crore. Total volume reached 3.11 million tonnes, while EBITDA per tonne improved to ₹860 from ₹602 in Q2 FY25.

RBI's updated autopay rules mean stricter control over recurring payments for OTT apps, phone bills, and insurance. Transactions up to ₹15,000 go through automatically, while higher amounts need OTP approval. Banks must now send 24-hour alerts before debits. Only RBI-approved merchants qualify for autopay, and blocked or lost cards stop payments instantly.

Toll rates at Kherki Daula plaza on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway (NH-48) have increased from Sunday, officials said. Single-journey rates for cars and light vehicles rose from ₹85 to ₹95, while monthly pass valid for 50 single journeys jumped from ₹930-₹950 to ₹3,240. Fee for commercial vehicles registered in the district in this category remains unchanged at ₹50 for single journey.

US President Donald Trump responded after Supreme Court expressed scepticism over his authority to impose tariffs, saying, "What the hell is going on?". "The President...is allowed...to stop...trade with a foreign country...but...not allowed to put a simple tariff on a foreign country, even for purposes of national security," he said. "That isn't what our great founders had in mind," he added.

US companies have asked the Commerce Department to impose tariffs on about 700 more items with steel content, The Guardian reported. In August, US President Donald Trump's administration levied additional tariffs on 407 steel-linked products. Cookware companies, a tomato-canning company and a mattress spring firm are among those who have submitted requests.

A Chinese employee was fired after he was found to have walked 16,000 steps on a day he called in sick for foot pain. The man, however, later won the unlawful termination case against the company in court and won 118,779 yuan (around ₹15 lakh) in compensation. The 2019 incident has gone viral after China's Justice Ministry shared it online.

Singer Neha Kakkar’s name was misused by some scammers to dupe a Mumbai-based lawyer of over ₹5 lakh. The scammers used Kakkar’s name to promote a fake international trading platform called FXOnet, convincing the lawyer to open a trading account and transfer money in promise of high returns. She transferred the money and realised the scam after not receiving profits.

Frequent job changes can create multiple EPF accounts. To simplify management, Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation introduced an option to merge all accounts under one Universal Account Number (UAN). Employees can log in to EPFO Member Portal, select 'One Member–One EPF Account' and verify details. After selecting your current or previous employer for verification, submit transfer request.

Gold is expected to see some consolidation or more correction in the coming week, said JM Financial Services' VP Pranav Mer. Traders will focus on US inflation, the US Supreme Court's hearing on tariffs and key economic numbers from China, he stated. The court's decision "is expected to increase volatility in the financial markets and more in gold", he added.

Ola Electric alleged that fear of losing market opportunities prompted foreign rival to attack its indigenous battery innovation of '4680 Bharat Cell'. This comes as the firm refuted reports of stealing technology from South Korea's LG Energy Solution. A former LG researcher reportedly attempted to transfer pouch cell technology IPs to Ola, which it termed as "misleading and completely baseless".

India's deeptech sector is projected to reach $30 billion by 2030, tripling from its current base of $9-12 billion, a new report stated. This growth is driven by surging defence spending and country's emergence as low-cost alternative to China in robotics manufacturing. Global robotic machines market may surge to ₹230 billion by 2030, with humanoid robots representing a breakout category.

TVS Motor will be selling its entire stake in bike-taxi aggregator Rapido for ₹287.93 crore. It'll sell 11,997 Series D compulsory convertible preference shares (CCPS) to Accel India VIII for ₹143.96 crore, and 10 equity shares along with 11,988 Series D CCPS to MIH Investments One BV for ₹143.97 crore. Notably, Rapido plans to start working on IPO by 2026-end.

Lenskart CEO Peyush Bansal shared a note ahead of the eyewear brand's stock market listing on Monday, saying, "Profit is oxygen...but purpose is breath." "Tomorrow, when the bell rings, it won't sound like victory to me. It'll sound like a reminder to keep building...keep serving," he stated. He added that the listing will feel like "Day Zero".

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the merger between Suzuki Motor Gujarat and its parent company, Maruti Suzuki India. The proposed merger is expected to eliminate administrative duplications, thereby reducing the costs of maintaining separate entities. Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan, holds 58.28% of Maruti Suzuki India's paid-up share capital, as of March 31, 2025.

Investment firm Think Investments has invested a little over ₹136 crore in edtech firm Physics Wallah as part of a pre-IPO funding round. The investor picked up 1.07 crore equity shares, amounting to a 0.37% stake in Physics Wallah from 14 employees of the edtech firm. Physics Wallah is preparing to launch its ₹3,480-crore IPO on November 11.

Rapido Co-founder Aravind Sanka said the bike-taxi aggregator expects to start working on going public by the end of next year. "We are making moves around that, both from a preparedness point of view, business point of view and everything that is expected," Sanka stated. "We just want to grow further before thinking about markets," he added.

Property prices across metros in India jumped by up to 19% in the July-September quarter due to robust demand in the premium segment, limited supply and increased input costs, PropTiger reported. Delhi-NCR led the surge with a 19% YoY jump, followed by Bengaluru (15%) and Hyderabad (13%). Other major markets, including Pune, Chennai and Kolkata, recorded single-digit growth.

Adani Enterprises could beat Vedanta to emerge as the highest bidder to buy Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) via the insolvency process, PTI reported. Adani is offering to pay lenders within two years, while Vedanta is offering back-ended payments over the next five years. The committee of creditors is expected to vote on the matter in the next two weeks.

In a Reddit post, an employee compared the "contrasting" responses of Indian and Japanese managers to a leave request. Both approved the leave, but the employee said the Indian boss acted "as if he's doing me a personal favour". The Japanese manager said, "Please be careful on your way home", while the Indian manager stated, "Please be online on Teams."

India's forex reserves declined by $5.623 billion in the week ending October 31 to $689.733 billion, driven by a slump in both foreign currency assets and gold reserves, RBI's data said. Still, the country's forex kitty is hovering close to its all-time high of $704.89-billion, reached in September 2024. For the reported week, foreign currency assets stood at $564.591 billion.

US payment firms Visa and Mastercard are nearing to settle 20-year-old legal dispute with merchants, WSJ reported. Settlement would see the two credit card giants reduce interchange fees and ease rules that currently require merchants accepting one type of network credit card to accept all types. This would categorise credit card acceptance into types like rewards cards or no-rewards cards.