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Herd mentality fading? Retail investors turned selective ahead of Budget 2026

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Retail investors, once quick to load up on stocks ahead of the Union Budget, turned more cautious this year. The shift had less to do with the Budget itself and more to do with wi... Read More


Budget 2026: Govt to set up high-powered Education to Employment panel to assess AI impact on jobs

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The government on Sunday announced the setting up of a high-powered Education to Employment and Enterprises Standing Committee to strengthen employment outcomes and assess the imp... Read More


NSE changes bullion ETF daily price range computing method

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- To work around the tricky problem of computing circuits of silver exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Sunday changed its computation to trade minus one... Read More


Centre pegs fiscal deficit at 4.3% of GDP for FY27

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Continuing on the path of fiscal consolidation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday pegged fiscal deficit at 4.3 per cent of GDP for the next fiscal as against 4.4 per c... Read More


Yogi calls industry biggest partner in state's prosperity, seeks CSR push

Lucknow, Feb. 1 -- Calling Industry the biggest partner in the state's prosperity, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday asked industry groups to participate in the state's development through co... Read More


Budget 2026-27: Continuity over colour in an age of constraint

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Indian Budgets are often remembered for symbols. One of the most cited examples is N.D. Tiwari's "sindoor Budget" of the 1980s, recalled less for its fiscal impact than for a toke... Read More


Nagad hits record Tk 40,000 crore in monthly transactions

, Feb. 1 -- Nagad, the digital financial service of the Bangladesh Post Office, has set a record by processing transactions worth Tk 40,301 crore in January, marking the highest monthly volume in its ... Read More


One for Slam book

New delhi, Feb. 1 -- Carlos Alcaraz kept his date with destiny on Sunday night, emerging as the youngest player in history to complete the career Grand Slam. At the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, the 2... Read More


Union Budget 2026 Loves AI Platforms. But What About AI Startups?

India, Feb. 1 -- When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Union Budget, artificial intelligence was not positioned as a startup opportunity or a disruptive frontier. In... Read More


FM Sitharaman launches India's Semiconductor Mission 2.0 with Rs 40,000 cr outlay

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced the launch of India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0, with a Rs 40,000 crore outlay, aiming to boost the country's semicondu... Read More