Evening Edition

October 31, 2026

Indian startups raise $130 million in a quieter week Inc42 counts $130.2 million across 32 deals for 26 to 30 October 2026, down 29% on the week; fintech was thin, led by Mochatrade and Tradl.
Nifty ends week above 23,000 as FPIs turn buyers Nifty rose about 2% to 23,053 in the week to 30 October 2026 as foreign investors bought Rs 6,300 crore, ending nine weeks of selling.
Google, OpenAI, Microsoft back one AI training opt-out Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic say they will honour one robots.txt signal that lets sites refuse AI training, though rollout runs into 2027.
Shriram Finance profit jumps 59% but credit costs stay high Shriram Finance's Q2 FY27 profit rose 59% to Rs 3,677 crore, but gross NPAs stayed 4.65% and the shares fell as brokerages flagged asset quality.
Centre sets up Banking for Viksit Bharat committee The Finance Ministry has named a Suresh Patel-led panel to review banking, NBFC funding, priority sector lending and AI in banks.
SEBI chief Pandey: easier fundraising, firmer protection SEBI chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said in Kolkata that IPO, rights issue and debt rules have been eased while compliance is made risk-based.