The Biggest Stories of October 25, 2016

Ratan Tata told top CEOs of the Tata Group that they should not worry about the changes in leadership, and must focus instead on business and making their companies market leaders; The Tata Group has filed caveats in the Mumbai High Court and at the National Company Law Tribunal to prevent Cyrus Mistry from getting a legal order against his removal as Chairman of Tata Sons without their side of story being heard; Akhilesh Yadav will not quit his father's Samajwadi Party even if he is removed as Chief Minister, the 43-year-old said; The Indian Military will not accept any funds donated for welfare under coercion, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said and quipped that there can be "no catching of necks"; Ahead of a possible spike in pollution levels during Diwali, the city government directed the DPCC to monitor quality of air and check noise before and on the festive night; Realising that a cabinet secretary now gets paid more than the President of India, the Central government has decided to give the President, Vice President and Governors a raise.