Daily brief
In India in October 2026, HDFC Bank appointed Anup Bagchi as its chief executive officer. The appointment was reported alongside other news from the country, including a fall in the Sensex, power shortages reaching a three-year high, and oil refiners hiring tankers for shipments through Hormuz. The headlines did not state Bagchi's previous position or the reason for the change.
Delhi plans to install 2,500 AI cameras on its roads, with privacy advocates raising concerns about what they describe as surveillance infrastructure.
Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart launched a review of unlicensed security camera listings on their India platforms.
India will ask private fuel retailers to end sales rationing.
India is considering cutting import duties on pulses to cool prices, according to sources.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary