Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said Indonesia has requested to purchase the BrahMos missile being manufactured in Lucknow. In October, Singh along with Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, inaugurated the first batch of BrahMos missiles manufactured at the BrahMos Aerospace unit in Lucknow. Singh had described BrahMos as a “symbol of India's growing indigenous defence capabilities."

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said the government is examining proposals to bring certain relief measures to increase production in Special Economic Zones (SEZs). The ministry is looking at ways to promote excess capacities in these zones for use in the domestic market in India, he added. "If it needs amendment in law…it can be done through rules," he added.

Maharashtra has asked the MMRDA to conduct feasibility studies for India's first pod taxi network linking Thane, Navi Mumbai, and Mira-Bhayandar. The automated, elevated Personal Rapid Transit system aims to reduce congestion, improve last-mile connectivity, and provide zero-emission travel. It will be implemented through a public-private partnership.

US President Donald Trump continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt, including bonds of firms benefited by his administration’s policies. He bought at least $82 million in corporate and municipal bonds from late August to early October, financial disclosures showed. Corporate bonds include offerings from chipmakers such as Broadcom and Qualcomm and tech companies like Meta Platforms.

People can claim benefits on payments towards tuition fees and education loans for their children's education under Sections 80C and 80E, respectively. Taxpayers can claim deduction of up to ₹1.5 lakh per financial year for tuition fee payments for their children under Section 80C. Deductions up to 100% of interest paid on education loan can be claimed under Section 80E.

Cognizant is training select executives on ProHance, a workforce-management tool that tracks employee activity through mouse and keyboard inputs. While the tool can label employees 'idle' after five minutes and 'away' after 15 minutes, the IT firm says it will not use this data for performance evaluation. The move reflects a growing industry trend toward micro-productivity tracking.

Uttar Pradesh is strengthening its digital economy under CM Yogi Adityanath, who has called for faster approvals, new land banks in Noida, Greater Noida and YEIDA, and timely incentives. Electronics exports have risen from ₹3,862 crore to ₹44,744 crore, IT exports to ₹82,055 crore, and data-centre proposals worth ₹21,342 crore have been submitted under the state policy.

Nyayanidhi has raised $2 million in a seed round led by 3one4 Capital to strengthen its AI-powered litigation platform. The Bengaluru startup aims to speed up documentation, translations, and filings, expand its advocate network, and deepen collaborations with courts and government bodies, building a more predictable, efficient digital infrastructure for India’s litigation ecosystem.

Home and furnishings company Wakefit Innovations has raised ₹56 crore in a pre-IPO round from investors, at a valuation of over ₹6,400 crore. The firm is reportedly planning for a ₹1,400-crore public listing in early December. It has proposed raising ₹468.22 crore through a fresh issue, while promoters and investors will offload around 5.8 crore shares via offer-for-sale.

Thinking Machines Lab, the AI startup founded by OpenAI's former CTO Mira Murati, is in talks to raise funds at a valuation of roughly $50 billion, Bloomberg reported. The startup raised about $2 billion in funding at $12 billion valuation in July. Last month, Thinking Machines' Co-founder Andrew Tulloch reportedly left the startup to join Meta.