Airtel discontinued four prepaid plans priced at ₹299, ₹579, ₹619 and ₹649, with the price of the cheapest plan being hiked by 16% to ₹349. The changes are part of Airtel's push to repair its tariff architecture and lift average revenue/user. The entry-level ₹199 plan remains unchanged, but the discontinuation sparked concerns over similar price hikes/changes by Jio and Vi.

India's retail inflation jumped to 4.45% in July. The top five key items with high inflation were silver jewellery (109.84%), ginger (83.62%), garlic (35.36%), gold/diamond/platinum jewellery (32.98%) and onion (22.54%). Meanwhile, the key items with low inflation were potato (-16.56%), motor car and jeep (-6.72%), Lady's finger (-5.52%), peas (-5.27%) and tomato (-4.59%).

Retail inflation in India came in at 4.45% in July, marking the second time that the metric has remained above the Reserve Bank of India's 4% limit. Inflation was driven mainly by higher-than-expected food inflation of 5.24%, personal care and miscellaneous goods and services (14.77%), restaurants (7.72%) and paan, tobacco and intoxicants (4.79%). July's inflation was highest in 2026 series.

Trent was the best-performing Tata stock during Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran's tenure, gaining 1,700% since he took charge in February, 2017, according to NDTV Profit. It was followed by NELCO (1,140%), Tata Investment Corporation (1,060%), Titan (1,020%) and Tata Consumer Products (670%). The combined market value of Tata Group companies rose by around ₹15.7 lakh crore during his tenure.

Tata Sons' outgoing Chairman N Chandrasekaran is among India's highest-paid corporate executives, earning ₹158.66 crore in remuneration in FY26. His total compensation over the last five years was around ₹685 crore, according to Moneycontrol, with commission forming a big part of his salary. While his exact net worth isn't known, media reports place it between ₹950 crore and ₹1,400 crore.

Tata Group stocks lost around ₹46,000 crore in market value on Wednesday after N Chandrasekaran said he would not seek reappointment as Tata Sons chairman. TCS fell 4.12%, while Tata Motors and Tejas Networks dropped 2.47% and 2.34%, respectively. Tata Consumer Products, Tata Communications, Tata Steel, Tata Power, Tata Elxsi, Indian Hotels, Voltas and Trent also declined during the session.

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran has revealed why he decided to abruptly quit his position. Noting that his current tenure ends in February 2027, Chandrasekaran said his tenure extension had been approved by the Sir Dorabji Tata and Sir Ratan Tata trusts. He decided to quit after a Tata Sons board member "didn't support" his tenure extension by five years.

N Chandrasekaran issued his first statement after abruptly announcing that he's resigning as Chairman of Tata Sons, which helms one of India's largest conglomerates. He'll continue to serve in his current capacity until his term ends in February 2027, he announced. He said he has asked the Board to decide on his succession soon, as "clarity on leadership is important".

Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo and his fiancée, Argentine-Spanish model Georgina Rodríguez, tied the knot in an intimate civil ceremony in Cascais, Portugal. Ronaldo took to Instagram to share a picture of their wedding rings. The wedding comes exactly a year after Georgina announced their engagement. Ronaldo and Georgina started dating in 2016.

The only total solar eclipse of 2026 is taking place today, turning parts of the Northern Hemisphere dark. The event is visible in totality from parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain and a small corner of Portugal. India will not see the solar eclipse. The longest totality lasted about 2 minutes 18 seconds.