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Budget 2026: Big bang reforms unlikely; infra push, structural measures to get focus amid global headwinds: PL Capital

New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- The Union Budget for FY26-27 is expected to maintain a strong focus on infrastructure spending and structural reforms, even as global geopolitical uncertainty, trade tensions wit... Read More


India Clearly in First Tier of AI Leaders, Says Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at Davos 2026

India, Jan. 21 -- "India clearly has to be in the first group of artificial intelligence (AI) countries," Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has asserted. "Nobody w... Read More


Financial sector seeks capital easing, credit push and policy stability in Union Budget 2026

New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- As the Union Budget 2026 approaches, stakeholders across the financial sector have called on the government to strengthen the financial system through policy measures that ease c... Read More


Exfinity rolls out fourth flagship fund, returns full capital from Fund II

New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- Early-stage venture capital firm Exfinity Ventures, which backs business-to-business (B2B) technology and deep-tech startups, has launched its fourth flagship fund and begun fund... Read More


The 50 house tour: Inside the opulent Mahal where architecture meets anarchy and the Lion's Den awaits

India, Jan. 21 -- With the huge stage curtains finally being drawn back, India's newest reality phenomenon, The 50, will officially launch on February 1, 2026. In a high-stakes social experiment with ... Read More


Seven escape death in Ondo building collapse

Nigeria, Jan. 21 -- No fewer than seven persons escaped death on Tuesday when a two-storey building under construction collapsed in Akure, the Ondo State capital. They, however, sustained various deg... Read More


Rescue efforts continue at Gul Plaza as death toll reaches 29Published on: January 21, 2026 1:49 PM

Pakistan, Jan. 21 -- Search and rescue efforts continued at Karachi's Gul Plaza on Wednesday, where emergency workers recovered another body from the debris of the fire-ravaged shopping complex, raisi... Read More


CAG urges strengthening of local audit frameworks

New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- Comptroller and Auditor General Sanjay Murthy has called for strengthening the institutional framework, professional capacity building, and audit practices of Primary Auditing In... Read More


14th National Party Congress creates new growth momentum after 40 years of renewal

Rome, Jan. 21 -- The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is not only an occasion to review the country's 40-year Doi moi (Renewal) process but also a critical moment to iden... Read More


Pizza Hut shock in Pakistan: Defence Minister Asif inaugurates 'fake' outlet, company cries fraud

India, Jan. 21 -- A red carpet was rolled out for Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif in Sialkot's cantonment area, where he recently inaugurated what was claimed to be a Pizza Hut outlet. Howev... Read More