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A Mumbai-based doctor couple's luxury Mercedes SUV has been grounded for three months in Thane due to rats, Mumbai Mirror reported. Amit and his wife Anagha, who had purchased the SUV in July 2024 for over ₹1 crore, continue paying its ₹2.5-lakh monthly EMI. The car has remained in the workshop awaiting parts from Germany after rats damaged its wiring.

Keralam government has launched random inspections at petrol pumps across the state to check ethanol levels in E20 petrol. The move follows Karnataka reporting that samples from certain retail outlets contained 31.2% ethanol, despite E20 petrol being required to contain 20% ethanol. Union government said Karnataka’s fuel samples were not sent for regular quality testing in October as prescribed.

Union Petroleum Ministry responded after the Karnataka government claimed that it found 31.2% ethanol in E20 petrol, which is supposed to have 20% ethanol mixed with petrol. It noted that fuel samples from Karnataka weren't sent for regular quality testing as per the prescribed guidelines in October. It further raised doubts over testing methodology cited in the Karnataka government's findings.

Vehicle sales surged in Chandigarh during Dhanteras, with dealers reporting 1,200 car and 2,500 two-wheeler deliveries. Tricity four-wheeler deliveries are expected to cross 5,000. SUVs and EVs led demand, with 300 EVs already delivered. Jewellery sales also rose, with silver outpacing gold amid high prices of ₹1.3 lakh/10g for 22-carat gold.

Elon Musk announced Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas by mid-2027 to expand Cybercab robotaxi output. Cybertruck sales fell 48% in 2025 to 20,237 units, far below Musk's 250,000 annual target. Cybercab production began in April 2026, with service launched in Austin in September.

A TCS global study found that 84% of executives identify productivity as the primary benefit of enterprise AI. However, only 10% of enterprises allow AI agents to make decisions autonomously, while 9% report having agents capable of securely managing workflows across enterprise applications. The study found that security, risk and governance remain key factors shaping AI deployment.

NSDL Database Management Limited (NDML), a wholly owned subsidiary of National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), has appointed Akshay Hartalkar as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The appointment comes as NDML continues to support technology-driven services across India's financial services, capital markets and e-governance ecosystems.

Razorpay announced that it has received its final Payment Service Provider (PSP) licence from the IFSCA (International Financial Services Centres Authority) to operate in GIFT City. The company can now move money in and out of India from GIFT City, under one regulatory framework.