Group Captain Varun Singh died at a military hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday, a week after he was seriously injured in the chopper crash near Coonoor that killed CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 armed forces personnel.

Meanwhile, in the stock market, benchmark indices closed lower for the fourth straight session as fears of a hawkish Fed sent headline indices slumping over half a percent.

In this edition of Top News Podcast, CNBCTV18.com’s Kanishka Sarkar also shares why the cryptocurrency bill was not on Parliament’s agenda today and details of TVS Motor Company and BMW’s extended partnership for joint development of new platforms and future technologies, including electric vehicles.

She also sheds light on the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT’s) reaction to Amazon’s stand that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has no power to revoke approval for the deal with Future Retail, why Tata Group is returning to the beauty market after 23 years, Google’s plan to eventually fire unvaccinated employees and more.

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