India closed the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze, 85 medals in all and fourth place behind China, Japan and South Korea. Nine medals came on the final day. How the tally compares with 2023, where the golds came from and what it means for LA 2028.
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Drishyam: The Conclusion closed its first weekend with about Rs 177 crore net in India, according to trade trackers, after a Rs 62 to 67 crore opening day and strong holds on Saturday and Sunday. How the three days stacked up, which records it took, and what the first Monday will tell us.
OPPO launched the F35 5G and F35 Pro 5G in India today, marking ten years of the F series. Both get an 8,000mAh battery with 80W charging, a 50MP ultra-wide front camera, a 6.57-inch 120Hz AMOLED and an IP69K rating. Full prices, what separates the Pro, and whether the price jump is justified.
Six AI leaders, Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk, Dario Amodei, Mark Zuckerberg, Greg Brockman and Jensen Huang, signed a 300-word accord with President Trump committing their companies to internal evaluation, external audits, board oversight and government review of frontier models. What the document says, what morally binding means, and why Bezos and Karp did not sign.
SEC Order 34-106268 approved Nasdaq Texas listing rules that define digital commodities, let commodity trusts hold up to 15% of assets in non-qualifying tokens and drop the requirement that such trusts be passively managed. Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and XRP appear in the order's worked example. What the order does, what the headlines overstate, and why XRP and SOL holders cheered.
A Netflix-heavy week. Carrie, Mike Flanagan's eight-episode take on Stephen King, lands on Prime Video on 7 October; Netflix follows with the Newfoundland horror Below and the Tamil sports drama Mandaadi on 8 October, then Parineeti Chopra's Reporting Live and Ben Affleck's Animals on 9 October. Every date, platform and what is worth your weekend.
World Teachers' Day falls today, 5 October 2026, marking 60 years since the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation on the status of teachers. This year's theme, set by UNESCO, is Standing with teachers: 60 years of protecting the profession, advancing its status and shaping our futures. What the day is for, how it is observed and why India has its own date.
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