Business Brief:Bitcoin reaches all-time high; strict action against those increasing airfare during Diwali, Chhath: DGCA

Here’s a recap of major business news headlines on Sunday and a brief outlook on today’s key events. Before yesterday’s big news, today’s headlines to watc Now read yesterday’s big news… 1. Strict action against those increasing airfare during Diwali, Chhath: 1,700 extra flights will operate, IndiGo will have maximum 730 flights among these For the Diwali season, airlines like IndiGo, Air India and SpiceJet have announced the addition of more than 1,700 extra flights. This decision was taken after a meeting with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Sunday. In the meeting, DGCA also said that strict action would be taken against arbitrary fare hikes by airlines. 2. Bitcoin reaches all-time high, prices hit ₹1.10 crore: Nearly doubled in the last year; value was once ₹0 Bitcoin price has crossed ₹1.10 crore for the first time. This cryptocurrency made an all-time high on October 5. When someone named Satoshi Nakamoto created it in 2009, its value was close to 0. This means, if you had invested even less than one rupee in Bitcoin at that time, today its value would be more than ₹1 crore. 3. Travelling to China becomes cheaper as relations with India thaw:Flying to become relatively affordable with resumption of direct flights It is expected that travellers will have to shell out a relatively lower amount while booking tickets on flights en route to China from India. This is because earlier people only used to get connecting flights from here, but the government of India has allowed airlines to operate direct ones as well from Sunday, October 26, 2025. 4. UPI toll payment becomes cheaper, double charges for cash payments: Only 1.25 times fees for UPI if no FASTag; new rule effective from November 15 The government has made changes to FASTag rules. Drivers who don’t have a valid FASTag and pay through UPI will have to pay 1.25 times the regular toll. If paying in cash, they will continue to pay double the toll amount. 5. Two major IPOs to open before Diwali: These include Tata Capital, LG Electronics; total 3 IPOs coming this week This week, between October 6 to 10, 3 main board IPOs will open in the stock market. These include major companies like Tata Capital and LG Electronics. Tata Capital’s IPO opens on October 6. Meanwhile, LG Electronics’ IPO will open on October 7. Check the latest prices of petrol, diesel and domestic gas cylinders…