The Election Commission of Pakistan has formally notified an AI Wing at its secretariat to support digitisation, staff training and a full E-Office rollout by December, the commission said in a notification dated October 1.
Veteran actors and musicians including Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Vishal Dadlani joined a Cockroach Janta Party protest at Mumbai's Shivaji Park calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to step down amid controversy over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Ajay Devgn returns as Vijay Salgaonkar in Drishyam: The Conclusion, which opened in India on October 2, 2026. Early advance bookings topped industry trackers and reviewers have given broadly positive verdicts, with particular praise for Jaideep Ahlawat and the film's tense climax.
Indian Bank mobilized employees and community partners in a nationwide Swachhata Hi Seva drive, with a flagship walkathon and plantation event in Chennai led by MD and CEO Binod Kumar, alongside health camps and felicitation of sanitation workers.
The Bombay High Court has ordered major platforms to remove AI generated deepfakes and other unauthorised content using Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s name, image and voice, in a ruling that strengthens celebrity personality rights against synthetic media.
Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam 3: The Conclusion arrived in cinemas on October 2, 2026, after surge in advance sales that trade trackers say topped Rs 50 crore, sending industry estimates for a large opening day and prompting packed shows across major Indian cities.
Manulife has closed a reinsurance transaction transferring biometric risk on a block of long term care policies with roughly USD 3.2 billion of reserves to Munich American Reassurance Company. The deal reduces Manulife’s sensitivity to long term care morbidity while remaining largely capital neutral.
The final Hindi instalment of the Drishyam franchise, Drishyam: The Conclusion, opened in India on October 2, 2026, leveraging Gandhi Jayanti and strong pre-sales that point to a major opening weekend for the Ajay Devgn starrer.
Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam: The Conclusion has dominated advance ticket sales across India, with industry trackers reporting hundreds of thousands of prebooked seats ahead of its October 2 release on the national holiday.
Two new industry press releases show hiring tied to AI has slowed from its spring peak and that large companies are decelerating enterprise AI deployments amid cybersecurity and regulatory concerns. The reports signal a shift in 2026 corporate priorities from rapid expansion to risk management and selective investment.
Ohh My Dog, the Amit Rai family drama led by Pankaj Tripathi, begins streaming on Netflix in India on October 1, 2026, following an eight week theatrical window. The film’s digital bow underlines ongoing changes to theatrical to OTT release strategies for midbudget Hindi films.
The trailer for Prahaar, a film about public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam and the legal aftermath of the 26/11 attacks, was launched at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus on September 30, 2026. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis attended and praised the movie for carrying a social message beyond entertainment.
Caterpillar said on September 30, 2026 that it intends to invest roughly $1 billion in North Carolina to expand manufacturing capacity for its Cat Compact business, including a new facility in Sanford and upgraded production systems aimed at automation and workforce development.
Veteran composer Himesh Reshammiya has released Jai Ambe Bol, his first garba number, as the festive single from Sooraj R Barjatya’s Yeh Prem Mol Liya. The upbeat track, featuring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sharvari, is being used to position the film as a family friendly Navratri entertainer while igniting early audience conversations.
Nearly two years after its theatrical run, the Hindi sports drama Main Ladega, led by Akash Pratap Singh, begins streaming on JioHotstar on September 30, giving the film a fresh chance to find audiences beyond a muted box office showing.