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Several items are traditionally bought during Dhanteras as symbols of wealth, prosperity and well-being. Popular choices include gold, silver, brass, copper and steel utensils, brooms, coriander seeds, Lakshmi-Ganesha idols, earthen diyas and account books. Some households avoid buying iron, sharp objects, glass items, black-coloured goods and unnecessary purchases on credit, CNBC-TV18 reported.

Motilal Oswal Wealth Management has set target prices of ₹4,817 for TVS Motor and ₹12,162 for Bajaj Auto. It highlighted TVS Motor's 27% year-on-year volume growth in the second quarter of FY27, compared with Bajaj Auto's 20%. The brokerage's preferred OEM picks were Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki and TVS Motor, citing their product positioning and growth opportunities.

Gold prices in India recorded a massive fall on Friday, a day after the country celebrated Karwa Chauth and after the precious metal saw increased volatility over the week. Gold got cheaper by over ₹2,200 to hit ₹1,40,054/10 grams, IBJA data showed. Silver fell by over ₹9,100 on Friday and by over ₹13,000 in the week to end at ₹1,81,344/kilogram.

Manisha Bhanwala on Friday became the first Indian woman to win gold at the World Wrestling Championships. The 29-year-old overturned a 0-6 deficit to defeat USA's Abigail Elizabeth Nette 8-6 in the 59-kg category final in Astana, Kazakhstan. She also became India's first wrestling world champion since Sushil Kumar won the men's 66kg title at 2010 Championships in Moscow.

In Odisha, people practise 'Kauriya Kathi' on Diwali by burning jute sticks to honour and invoke their ancestors. After performing puja at home, residents step outside and burn the sticks while calling out the names of their forefathers, with some believing the ritual invites them. The tradition stems from the belief that ancestors reside in the wide, open sky.

US-based startup Exin Therapeutics announced that Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5 successfully performed brain surgery on a mouse without human help. CEO Gabriel Ocana-Santero said Sonnet was tasked with reducing seizures in the rat and picked the drug and the targeted brain region by itself before injecting 250 nanolitres over five minutes. It also used a camera to check for bleeding.

New Zealand defeated India by 87 runs in the fourth T20I in Auckland on Friday. It is India's biggest defeat (by runs) against the Kiwis. The hosts scored 259/7 before restricting India to 172/9. India last lost a T20I in New Zealand on February 10, 2019, while their previous biggest defeat against New Zealand was by 80 runs in Wellington.

BJP President Nitin Nabin will host a Diwali get-together for the diplomatic community at the party headquarters on Friday, with over 90 diplomats from around 50 countries expected to attend. The gathering will include heads of missions, senior diplomats and senior BJP leaders. Diwali, the festival of lights, will be celebrated across India on November 8.

The Consulate General of India in Houston partnered with the Office of the Mayor to celebrate Diwali at Houston City Hall. It was the third consecutive year that Houston City Hall hosted Diwali celebrations. The event was attended by elected officials, civic leaders and the Indian-American community and featured traditional lamp lighting, cultural performances, and festive sweets.