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Stock market prediction for Monday Oct 26: Sensex, Nifty levels, top stocks to watch - Will bulls dance again?
The Nifty 50 fell nearly 2% last week as geopolitical tensions and crude oil volatility weighed on markets, taking year-to-date losses to 13.56%. Analysts see support n…
News Desk · 25 Oct 2026
Reliance’s Jio Platforms IPO allotment on Mon, Oct 26: What happens to your money if you get none, one or many lots?
Jio Platforms’ IPO was subscribed more than 22 times, making allotment uncertain, especially for investors seeking multiple lots. Applicants allotted no shares will hav…
News Desk · 25 Oct 2026
Patna High Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail Granted 8 Years Ago, Says False Statement On Oath Cannot Be Excused
The Patna High Court has cancelled an anticipatory bail that had been granted roughly eight years earlier. In its reasoning, the court observed that a false statement m…
News Desk · 25 Oct 2026
Handcuffs Come Off, Leverage Stays: India's Section 69 GST Reform
The Supreme Court and High Court rulings reported by Live Law India on 25 October 2026 have reshaped how Section 69 of the GST framework is applied. The provision, whic…
News Desk · 25 Oct 2026
Postal Receipt Alone Cannot Establish Service Of Court Summons: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a postal receipt by itself is not sufficient proof that a court summons was actually served on the intended pa…
News Desk · 25 Oct 2026
J&K&L High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Wife's Murder After 11 Years In Jail, Says Speedy Trial Is A Fundamental Right
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has granted bail to a man who has spent eleven years in custody while facing accusations in his wife's murder case. In its o…
News Desk · 25 Oct 2026
“Ordinary Criminal Law Sufficient”: J&K High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Of Man Accused In Repeated Livestock Theft Cases
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed a preventive detention order against a man accused in multiple livestock theft cases, holding that ordinary criminal law wa…
News Desk · 25 Oct 2026
13th NLIU–VKC Law Offices International Corporate Law Moot, 2027; Register By November 3
The National Law Institute University, Bhopal, in association with VKC Law Offices, is organising the 13th edition of its International Corporate Law Moot, with the com…
News Desk · 25 Oct 2026
RBI data centre to strengthen payment systems, cyber resilience
The Reserve Bank of India inaugurated a new sovereign data centre to enhance the resilience of financial services and reduce reliance on third-party cloud providers. Pr…
News Desk · 25 Oct 2026
NLIU Bhopal To Organise International Conference On Law, Language And Literature In February 2027; Submit Abstracts By November 15
The National Law Institute University, Bhopal, will host an international conference examining the intersection of law, language and literature in February 2027. Accord…
News Desk · 25 Oct 2026
US Stock Markets this week: Wall Street gears up for Fed rate decision; Q3 earnings from Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon
Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon results to test AI investment optimism as rising oil prices and inflation weigh on markets
News Desk · 25 Oct 2026
GST tribunal allows airlines to claim tax refund on cancelled tickets if fare, GST returned to passengers
The case relates to eight GST refund claims totalling ₹45,92,528 by Singapore Airlines for the period between October 2019 and March 2021. During the period, owing to C…
News Desk · 25 Oct 2026
Banks seek relief from sustainable lending norms for FCNR(B) loans
Banks have approached the International Financial Services Centres Authority regarding sustainable lending targets for international banking units. The request stems fr…
News Desk · 25 Oct 2026
Insurance commission: IRDAI extends time for feedback to October 31
The regulator is engaging with different stakeholder groups and has not reached a conclusion on the proposals, IRDAI chairman Ajay Seth had said recently. The objective…
News Desk · 25 Oct 2026
Insurance commission: NBFCs seek 5-year transition period to reduce selling fee
The industry body of NBFCs has told the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) that the proposed commission caps of 2% for credit life and 5% f…
News Desk · 25 Oct 2026
Banks pass on rate hikes, but go slow when rates fall; RBI study finds
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Keeping all data centres sovereign, says RBI governor
The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India has indicated support for keeping all data centres within the country under sovereign control. The statement, reported on 25 O…
News Desk · 25 Oct 2026
RBI, Irdai not inclined to allow investments in commodity derivatives: Sebi
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has indicated that two key financial sector regulators, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Insurance Regulatory a…
News Desk · 25 Oct 2026
SEBI Chief Pandey Flags RBI, IRDAI Resistance to Commodity Derivatives, Calls for ‘Smart Regulation’
The chair of the Securities and Exchange Board of India has publicly drawn attention to resistance from two other financial regulators over the expansion of commodity d…
News Desk · 25 Oct 2026
RBI, IRDAI reluctant to allow banks and insurers into commodity derivatives, says SEBI chief
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has flagged resistance from two other financial regulators over allowing banks and insurers to participate in commodity deriv…
News Desk · 25 Oct 2026