Abhi Bhardwaj

Data & Market Analyst

[The Tathya @_TheTathya]

🚨 India's Sarvam AI Launches Prism, a High-Speed AI Decision Model!

> Built on Sarvam's 105-billion-parameter foundation model.
> Scores 71.8 across three decision benchmarks.
> Delivers responses in just 44 milliseconds.
> Highest average score among 25 tested models responding under 100 milliseconds.
> Supports Indian languages and enterprise workflows.
> Available as open weights on Hugging Face and through an API.

Another significant milestone for India's homegrown AI ecosystem as Indian startups develop advanced AI models with globally competitive capabilities.

[India Plus @india_plus_]

🚨Indian Startup Sarvam AI plans a trillion-parameter model in 6 months.

[Beats in Brief 🗞️ @beatsinbrief]

🚨 Trump suspends 100% tariff threat against 🇮🇳 India

🇺🇸 US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending the implementation of up to 100% secondary tariffs on major global buyers of 🇷🇺 Russian energy, including India.

This temporary waiver removes the immediate threat of trade penalties on Indian oil refiners purchasing crude from Russia.

[India Plus @india_plus_]

🚨 Wipro reaffirms its target to hire 7,500 freshers in FY27.

[Abhi Bhardwaj @abhib1042]

#indian rupee strengthened sharply against the #US dollar between 7 and 16 October 2026. USD/INR peaked at ₹96.785 on 8 October, then eased to 94.96 by 16 October, as #RBI measures curbed #dollar demand and offshore traders unwound long dollar bets.

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#Reliance Industries set a price band of Rs 1,065 to Rs 1,119 a share for the initial public offering of #Jio Platforms, a fresh issue that could raise about Rs 30,213 crore.

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INS Samarthak, #India's first indigenously built multi-purpose vessel, at #Karwar. Built by #Larsen & #Toubro with over 75 per cent indigenous content, it is the first major warship built by a private yard to enter the #Navy.

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#Claude launched #Opus 5.5 at $4 per million input tokens - about 20 per cent cheaper than its predecessor - and OpenAI's #Sonnet 5.5 at $2/$10. It gave the evaluator METR employee-level access to its models and safety practices, without the right to block publication.

[Abhi Bhardwaj @abhib1042]

#Anthropic told #investors its third-quarter revenue reached $16.8 billion, up from $11.5 billion in the second quarter, with an 85 per cent adjusted gross margin and an adjusted operating margin above 11 per cent.

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#ISRO completed critical separation tests for the Gaganyaan spacecraft at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.

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Market Snapshot of TODAY (17 OCT 2026)

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#US consumer prices rose 3.7 per cent in the year to September, up from 3.4 per cent, the last reading before the 3 November midterms. #Petrol surged 9.1 per cent on the month, accounting for over half the increase, and wholesale prices rose 6.3 per cent year on year.

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Operations recorded 12 vessels attacked between 5 and 11 October, the highest weekly total of the #Iran and #US conflict, including six on one day.

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#Crude flows have fallen sharply: Kpler data showed 12.6 million barrels a day through the Strait of Hormuz on 13 October, against a pre-war average of about 17.1 million. Iran says the waterway reopens only if the #UnitedStates leaves the region.

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#Sugar prices jump 10% ahead of #Diwali Festival.

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#Ladakh

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#RelianceIndustries, #ICICI Bank and IT majors powered the Sensex's best day since June.

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#Chip and #AI hardware shares led Thursday's global sell-off:
-CNBC

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#Fuel and #power drove wholesale inflation in September:
-Office of the Economic Adviser.