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We will have to continuously monitor outcomes, says Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- India's finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a record ninth budget at a time of global uncertainty. In an interview, she spoke about the government's efforts at creating ... Read More


Aye Finance to test IPO market even as non-bank peers prefer to wait

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- Aye Finance Ltd is headed for a public market debut at a valuation below its last funding round, becoming the first non-bank lender to test the appetite after months of sector-wid... Read More


Mutual funds want commodity ETFs other than gold and silver. But is this feasible?

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- Mutual funds and commodity exchanges are exploring whether exchange traded funds (ETFs) can be expanded beyond gold and silver. Current regulations limit ETFs to these two preciou... Read More


AI startups positioned to transform India's IT services, despite SaaS setbacks

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- Even as several software-as-a-service startups head to the public markets this year, India hasn't capitalized on the boom of the 2010s, according to a top executive at global vent... Read More


Forest dept begins extensive leopard census across Junnar division

India, Feb. 6 -- A sharp rise in human-leopard conflict from October to December 2025 in Junnar, Shirur and the adjoining areas has prompted the Pune forest department to launch an extensive leopard (... Read More


Dadri lynching case: Wife of victim records statement

India, Feb. 6 -- Days after the Gautam Budh Nagar district judge rejected a case transfer application in the 2015 Ikhlaq lynching case on January 22, the deceased's wife, Ikraman, on Thursday recorded... Read More


Jeffrey Epstein 'cream cheese', 'baby' talks spark disgust amid cannibalism claims; 'this is depravity'

India, Feb. 6 -- Jeffrey Epstein engaged in a conversation with someone about 'cream cheese' and 'babies', sparking cannibalism claims even further. These communications were made public when the Just... Read More


Man left blind from one eye as angry commuter aims stone at another

India, Feb. 6 -- Caught in the crossfire between two angry commuters, a 28-year-old man suffered a severe eye injury on Wednesday at the Bandra station, when one of the commuters threw a stone at the ... Read More


E-way crisis a case study, will help frame SOPs for future emergencies: Dudi

India, Feb. 6 -- Pune district collector Jitendra Dudi on Thursday acknowledged that the administration was unable to handle the situation effectively after a gas tanker overturned in the Khandala gha... Read More


55-year-old woman killed by son in Greater Noida for serving him lunch late

India, Feb. 6 -- A 25-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his 55-year-old mother over serving lunch late in Greater Noida, Jewar on Wednesday, police said on Thursday. The accused, a resi... Read More