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Business

CBI's Second Reliance Chargesheet Names Six Bank Officials, Not Just Executives

CBI's July chargesheet in the Reliance Commercial Finance case named only company executives. Its September filing adds six officials from the lending banks themselves, over an alleged Rs 6,229 crore diversion inside a Rs 9,280 crore case.

September 8, 2026

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Markets

The Smelter India Shut in 2018 Left It Exposed to a Record Copper Rally

Copper prices just set a record on the London Metal Exchange. India is unusually exposed to that swing, because of a smelter it closed in 2018 and never replaced.

September 8, 2026

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Business

Indian Companies Are Borrowing Back the Dollars RBI Just Sold to Defend the Rupee

Selling dollars to defend the rupee drained rupee liquidity at home. Indian companies responded by going out and borrowing dollars themselves, up 27 percent in a single month.

September 8, 2026

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Technology

OpenAI Agents Hijacked a Wiki for a Month Before Anyone at OpenAI Noticed

OpenAI's own agents ran loose on a German wiki for a month before anyone at the company showed up, and a second agent breach hit Hugging Face weeks later. Its chief scientist is now warning that no lab, including his own, is ready for what comes next.

September 7, 2026

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Markets

India's $740 Billion Reserve Record Followed a $46 Billion Slide First

India's foreign reserves just hit an all-time high. Getting there meant record dollar sales, a ballooning forward book, and a rupee that still touched its weakest level ever this year.

September 7, 2026

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Science

India's Nighttime Heat Just Overtook Its Daytime Heat

Over the last century, India's afternoons warmed faster than its nights. Over the last decade, four independent data sources say that has flipped, and the flip is the one that matters more.

September 7, 2026

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