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BIS Gold Hallmarking Fee Rises From ₹45 to ₹75 Per Article; 380 Districts Now Covered
Mandatory hallmarking now covers 380 districts and six carat grades, and the BIS gold fee rose from ₹45 to ₹75 per article in September 2026.
National Sports Awards Named 18 August 2026, Nearly Ten Months After Applications Closed
Pinkvilla Says Silambarasan Could Play Police Officer in Keerthiswaran Action Film; Casting Unannounced
R Madhavan Reportedly Teams Up With Vishal Furia on an Untitled Horror Film
Opposition Holds Mock Impeachment of CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi
How BCCI Central Contracts Are Graded, and What Each Grade Pays
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Cinema Tickets Up to ₹100 Now Carry 5% GST, Above ₹100 18%; Multiplexes Sought ₹300
Tickets up to ₹100 carry 5% GST and tickets above ₹100 carry 18%, after a September 2025 revision. Multiplexes had asked for the lower slab to cover tickets up to ₹300.
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Pinkvilla Reports Chiranjeevi-Srikanth Odela Film May Be Shelved; Makers Have Not Confirmed
Janhvi Kapoor Breaks Her Silence on Peddi: 'Extreme Objectification', 'a Violating Experience'
How Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor Fell Out With Karan Johar, and Made Up
Vijay Deverakonda's Marriage Remark on Koffee With Karan: What Each Said, and Reaction
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GitLab CVSS 10.0 Flaw and Cisco Firewall Bug Listed as Exploited by CISA
CISA added a GitLab code-execution flaw and a Cisco firewall crash flaw to its exploited-vulnerability catalogue on 29 October 2026, with 1 November set for federal civilian agencies.
CybersecuritySEBI Chairman Says Direct Mutual Fund Plans Will Be Default on AMC Apps From 1 November
SEBI's chairman said direct plans will be the default on fund houses' digital platforms from 1 November. What changes for expense ratios, existing holdings and distributors.
SEBIKoffee With Karan's Last Season: Salman Khan Opened 14 October, Episode 3 Due 28 October
Salman Khan opened the ninth and final season on 14 October. Episode 3 was set for 28 October with Janhvi Kapoor and Varun Dhawan; new episodes stream Wednesdays.
TelevisionSreeleela Reportedly Named in Ajith Kumar's Dare Devil, With Filming Set for 12 November
Pinkvilla reported on 27 October that director Adhik Ravichandran named Sreeleela in Ajith Kumar's Dare Devil, with filming now set to begin on 12 November.
Tamil cinemaBank Complaint Must Come First: RBI's 2026 Ombudsman Scheme Raises Compensation Caps
Customers must first complain to the bank or lender, then can approach the RBI Ombudsman. The 2026 scheme in force since 1 July raised compensation caps.
RBISupreme Court Declines Inquiry Into Andhra Nomination Claims; Election Petitions Open
The Supreme Court disposed of YSRCP’s plea on blocked nominations for Andhra Pradesh’s urban local body polls on 27 October 2026, pointing to election petitions.
ElectionsSalaar Part 2 Reportedly to Start Filming by June 2027; No Schedule Announced
Director Prashanth Neel is reported to have said Salaar Part 2 will go on floors by June 2027, but no official production schedule has been announced.
Telugu cinemaLakadbaggha 2 Moves Release From 6 November 2026 to Early 2027; Belgian Premiere Stays
Anshuman Jha's Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business moved its worldwide release from 6 November 2026 to early 2027, the producers said in a statement reported on 27 October.
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