Shares of Reliance Industries hit an over three-month low, falling 5.5 per cent to Rs 1,940.5, on the BSE in the early morning trade on Monday after it reported a 15.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 9,567 crore for the September-ended quarter (Q2FY21). Consolidated net revenue also dipped 25.7 per cent YoY to Rs 1.11 trillion owing to weak performance in the refining, petrochemicals, and retail businesses.

Shares ICICI Bank leapt 7 per cent to Rs 418.65 on the BSE on Monday after the lender reported six-fold jump in standalone net profit at Rs 4,251 crore in quarter ended September 2020 (Q2FY21) on account of growth in net interest income (NII) and lower credit cost as the bank did not make Covid-related provisions. It had posted a net profit of Rs 654.9 crore in the July-September 2019 (Q2FY20).

Soon after completing 26 year-long innings as HDFC Bank chief executive, Aditya Puri is now donning hat as senior advisor at global investment firm Carlyle. Puri will advise the Carlyle team on investment opportunities across Asia.

He will provide guidance on the evolving market landscape and new investment opportunities, Carlyle said in a statement.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are likely to meet thrice in November through virtual summits.

The summits that the leaders will be taking part in are; the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads of State summit on November 10, the BRICS summit on November 17 and the G20 summit on November 21-22.

Kanta Prasad, the owner of the now-famous 'Baba Ka Dhaba' in south Delhi, has filed a police complaint against Instagram influencer Gaurav Wasan for allegedly misappropriating money that was raised to help him and his wife, police said on Sunday.

It was October 8 when the viral video of 'Baba ka Dhaba' made the rounds on social media for the first time. As soon as the video of the 80-year-old Kanta Prasad, with teary eyes crying that it was becoming increasingly difficult to sustain himself during the corona times went viral, people started donating money.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is leading President Donald Trump, the Republican incumbent, in four key swing states, according to a poll released on Sunday, just two days before Election Day.

A poll of likely voters conducted by the New York Times and Siena College between October 26 and October 31 showed that Biden, the former vice president, currently holds an advantage over Trump in the states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Florida and Arizona, Xinhua news agency reported.

Gurjars in Rajasthan have once again launched an agitation demanding reservation. The protesters blocked the Delhi-Mumbai Rail Track on Sunday, due to which many trains on this route had to be diverted.

Once again, the Gurjars of the state are agitating for reservation. They have once again reiterated their demand for 5 percent reservation from the government.

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday that he had been identified as a contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19, but added that he was feeling well and did not have any symptoms.

I have been identified as a contact of someone who has tested positive for #COVID19. I am well and without symptoms but will self-quarantine over the coming days, in line with @WHO protocols, and work from home, Tedros said in a tweet.

The air quality in the national capital remained in the 'very poor' category for the third consecutive day on Monday, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data revealed.

The air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 362 in Sonia Vihar, 345 in Bawana, 326 in Patparganj and 373 in Jahangirpuri; all four in 'very poor' category, as per the CPCB data.

The Andhra Pradesh government's borrowings for the first half of the 2020-21 fiscal far exceeded revenues and the revenue deficit touched a staggering Rs 45,472.77 crore, according to the state finance accounts released by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

It said the state borrowed Rs 55,169.84 crore from different sources in the first six months as against Rs 48,295.59 crore target for the entire fiscal.

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