The Income Tax Department asked taxpayers to file their income tax returns (ITRs) for fiscal 2020-21 (April 2020-March 2021) at the earliest. Reliance Industries Limited topped Indian corporates in the World’s Best Employers rankings 2021 published by Forbes. Cryptocurrency like Bitcoin is quickly gaining popularity as an investment asset at the expense of traditional investment options like gold and jewellery. For all these stories and everything in between, here are some top news of the day

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WPI inflation for September comes in at 10.66%

The wholesale price index-based (WPI) inflation declined to 10.66 percent in September over the same month in the previous year. The inflation is lower than the 11.16 percent recorded in August 2021. Read more

Passenger vehicle wholesales in India down 41 percent in September: SIAM

Passenger vehicle (PV) wholesales in India decreased by 41 percent in September, said auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Thursday. While Hero Moto’s production was down 32 percent, Royal Enfield was down 62 percent year-on-year, SIAM said. Read more

Souring relationship with Invesco pains me, says Zee's Goenka

Punit Goenka, the MD, CEO of Zee Entertainment acknowledge Thursday Invesco has been an "extremely strong support" to the company and it pains him to see this relationship going sour. Read more

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HCL Tech Q2 results: Net profit rises 4% to Rs 3,259 crore

IT firm HCL Technologies Ltd on Thursday reported a 4 percent year-on-year (YoY) jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 3,259 crore for the second quarter ended September 30.