The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday said its internal notes, observations and differing views were part of its standard decision-making process and that its final decisions over the past year had been unanimous, after an investigation by The Indian Express claimed that two Election Commissioners had repeatedly objected to key steps concerning electoral rolls.

All banks, including Regional Rural Banks, will remain open on Sunday for the convenience of customers in view of a strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), the finance ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

The UFBU, which claims to represent 90 per cent of the banking workforce, is set to go on a three-day strike beginning September 28, primarily seeking a 5-day banking week, among other demands.

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday absorbed Rs 75,026 crore from the banking system through an overnight variable rate reverse repo (VRRR) auction amid surplus liquidity.

The central bank received bids worth Rs 87,993 crore for a notified amount of Rs 75,000 crore, but it accepted only Rs 75,026 crore, according to the notification.

Hero Motors shares made a weak debut on the exchanges on Wednesday as they listed below the IPO price, in line with the grey market expectations.

Hero Motors shares listed at a discount on both BSE and NSE. The share opened 2.26 per cent lower at ₹82.10 on BSE and 2.38 per cent lower on NSE at ₹82.

To the outside world, the developments at the September 17 Tata Sons board meeting must have come as a rude shock, going by the numerous accounts of the three-hour-long spectacle at the storied Bombay House. However, the holding company Tata Sons and its largest shareholder Tata Trusts seem to have anticipated how the board meeting was likely to proceed that day. It is learnt that both sides were armed with their respective arguments on several facets of the Tata Sons Articles of Association (AoA).

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has released the Telecom Consumer Protection (Thirteenth Amendment) Regulations, 2026, mandating telecom operators to offer more voice and SMS-only recharge options. The regulations require operators to provide STVs with appropriate tariff reductions for consumers who do not need bundled data services.

Shares of Transrail Lighting rallied a whopping 12 per cent in intraday deals on Tuesday after the company announced an increase in the conductor manufacturing facility by 70 per cent.

Transrail Lighting shares hit the day's peak of ₹465 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) as against the last closing price of ₹414.20, resulting in a sharp 12.26 per cent increase.

NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday called for preserving the social commitment and institutional role of the Tata Group, citing its deep-rooted Maharashtra connection, and said its charitable ownership must be protected.

The current leadership issue should be resolved through due process, dialogue and adherence to the Articles of Association, the former Union minister said in a post on X.

Shares of HDFC Bank edged higher for a third straight session on Tuesday as India's biggest private lender gained 1.3 per cent in intraday deals. Meanwhile, the stock has risen in seven out of the eight trading sessions, adding 9 per cent during this period and ₹93,521 crore to market capitalisation (m-cap).

On NSE, HDFC Bank shares rose to as much as ₹749.30, and its market capitalisation was at ₹11.52 trillion, close to the day's high, compared with ₹10.59 trillion as of the September 9 close.

Jamie Dimon praised Tata Sons Pvt. Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran and cautioned that the governance conflict roiling one of India’s oldest conglomerates risks denting foreign investor confidence, according to an interview with the Economic Times.

“I think the world of Chandra,” Dimon, the chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., told the newspaper, using the name by which the Tata Sons chairman is commonly known.

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