Delhi's toxic air, Airtel block deal, FIFA 2026 WC, CNBC-TV18 Future Female Forward and more

Delhi-NCR air quality remains 'very poor' for 13th day; smog looms over Mumbai

The air quality in Delhi and other parts of the National Capital Region remained in the 'very poor' category for the 13th consecutive day on Wednesday (November 26). The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 373, as per air quality tracker aqi.in.

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Bharti Airtel shares decline 2.5% after equity worth ₹7,400 crore changes hands in block deals

As many as 3.5 crore shares, or 0.6% equity, of Bharti Airtel Ltd., worth ₹7,400 crore changed hands at ₹2,108 apiece in multiple block deals on Wednesday, November 26. This is the second block deal in Bharti Airtel in three weeks.

Ethiopian volcano subsides, leaving trail of disruption and cancelled flights

Volcanic activity

in northern Ethiopia's long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano subsided (November 25) after an eruption over the weekend that left a trail of destruction in nearby villages and caused flight cancellations after ash plumes disrupted high-altitude flight paths.

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HDFC AMC shares to trade ex-bonus from today — What is in store for 4.1 lakh small shareholders

Shares of asset manager HDFC Asset Management Company (HDFC AMC) Ltd., will be trading adjusted for their bonus issue of shares announced by the company earlier from Wednesday, November 26. The record date for the bonus issue was fixed for today's session.

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Dow Jones recovers 55% of recent sell-off after 1,360-point rally in three sessions; Nvidia falls

The Dow Jones recovered 800 points from the lows of the session to end with gains of 650 points. The index has now rallied 1,360 points in the last three sessions, recovering 55% of the recent 2,500-point sell-off.

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Future Female Forward: Meet the Indian women who are redefining strength, leadership and change

Women are pushing past barriers, shaping new futures, and redefining leadership in India. Future Female Forward Season 3 honours women whose leadership, resilience, and vision continue to move the movement forward. Here’s a look at the trailblazers who are setting new benchmarks and inspiring the next wave of women leaders.

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Apple moves Delhi High Court against global-turnover penalties under Competition Act

Apple Inc. has moved the Delhi High Court to challenge recent changes in Indian antitrust law that allow the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to impose penalties based on a company’s global turnover.

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FIFA World Cup 2026: All you need to know about the procedure for the final draw

With fewer than 200 days to go until the start of the first-ever 48-team FIFA World Cup, the procedures for determining the composition of the tournament's 12 unprecedented groups of four have been confirmed.

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India, Russia-led trading bloc to launch FTA talks tomorrow in New Delhi

India is set to launch talks for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in New Delhi tomorrow. On August 20, India and the EAEU signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) in Moscow to begin negotiations.

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India considers more testing labs for fisheries, legal aid for MSMEs, moratorium benefits for exporters

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that states have sought early outcomes on pending negotiations for Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) along with an early enforcement of the India-UK FTA to ensure benefits to the domestic industry and exporters.

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Google, the sleeping giant in global AI race, now 'fully awake'

Since the launch of ChatGPT three years ago, analysts and technologists—even a Google engineer and the company’s former chief executive — have declared Google behind in the high-stakes race to develop artificial intelligence. Not anymore. The internet giant has released new AI software and struck deals.

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