Daily Republic News
- Business
- October 31, 2025
Narayana Health Expands its Global Footprint with Acquisition of UK-based Practice Plus Group Hospitals
In yet another instance of India Inc’s growing confidence to expand globally, homegrown Narayana Healthcare has acquired the UK-headquartered Practice Plus Group Hospitals. This comes at a time when the value of Indian mergers and acquisitions into Europe has surpassed the $5 bil Read More
- Business
- October 31, 2025
Audi India’s Slide from Glory: Has German Luxury Carmaker Lost Grip on Indian Market?
Once a fierce rival to Mercedes-Benz and BMW, Audi India’s presence in the luxury car market has shrunk dramatically over the past decade. Despite its global prestige, the brand’s Indian journey tells a story of lost momentum, missed opportunities, and a brand identity crisis tha Read More
- Business
- October 31, 2025
Sensex Sheds 0.24%, Nifty50 Declines 0.26% After SEBI’s New Rules For Nifty Bank Index
The Indian stock market benchmark bourses were trading in red on Friday, October 31, despite positive global cues like the US Federal Reserve slashing rate amid return of foreign institutional investors (FIIs).As of 1:04 PM, BSE Sensex was 0.24% lower at 84,201.69 level, and Nift Read More
- Business
- October 31, 2025
Elon Musk’s Starlink Begins India Hiring – Key Details
After attaining approval for launching satellite internet services in India, the Elon-Musk led Starlink has begun the first round of hiring in the south Asian country. The Texas-headquartered company has posted openings for several positions on its LinkedIn and the SpaceX careers Read More
- Business
- October 31, 2025
UPI Tops Festive Season Payments, Transactions Jump To Rs 17.8 Lakh Crore: Bank of Baroda
Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has emerged as the most preferred mode of payment during the festive season, reflecting strong consumer spending and a revival in demand, according to a report by Bank of Baroda.The report noted that the value of UPI transactions rose sharply to R Read More
- Business
- October 31, 2025
Gold Slips After Federal Reserve Rate Cut Uncertainty Boosts Dollar
Gold prices fell on Friday, as the dollar firmed on uncertainty over further Federal Reserve rate cuts, although bullion was still on track for its third straight monthly gain.Spot gold was down 0.4% at $4,005.54 per ounce, as of 0459 GMT. Bullion has gained 3.9% so far this mont Read More
- Business
- October 31, 2025
ESPN, ABC, Other Disney Networks To Go Dark On YouTube TV After Failed Talks
Walt Disney’s networks, including ESPN and ABC, will go dark on Google’s pay-TV platform YouTube TV after failed contract negotiations, Variety and the Los Angeles Times reported late on Thursday.”Our contract with Disney has reached its renewal date, and we’ll not agree to terms Read More
- Business
- October 31, 2025
Lenskart IPO Day 1: Peyush Bansal Led Eyewear Major Commands 17% GMP
The controversial mainboard Lenskart IPO is set to open on October 31 till November 4 with an aim to raise ₹7,278.02 crore from the primary market.Ahead of the public listing, Peyush Bansal led Lenskart has garnered ₹3,268.4 crore from anchor investors, which includes Monetary Au Read More
- Business
- October 31, 2025
Apple Posts $27.5 Billion Profit In Q4; iPhone 17 Sales Bolsters Growth
US Tech giant Apple Inc posted a net profit of $27.5 billion in the quarter ended Sept 27, 2025, as result of surge in demand for iPhone’s latest launches, and consistent growth in its services business.The revenue in the quarter ending September was $102.5 billion, up 8% year-on Read More
- Business
- October 31, 2025
Wall Street Indexes Fall As Meta, Microsoft Drag, Along With Fed Rate Concerns
Wall Street’s three major indexes lost ground on Thursday with the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 leading losses as Meta and Microsoft shares tumbled on worries over surging AI spending, while investors also digested a more hawkish tone from the US Federal Reserve.Meta shares s Read More
