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Andhra Pradesh FM presents Rs 3.32 lakh cr Budget for 2026-27

Fiscal deficit projected at Rs 75,868 crore

14 Feb 2026 1:59 pm
Cabinet approves 1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund to drive market-led urban transformation

Under the scheme, central assistance will cover 25% of a project's cost, provided that at least 50% of the funding is mobilised from the market

14 Feb 2026 1:48 pm
DGCA tightens alcohol-testing rules and mandates video recording

Accordingly, a key addition is the requirement that breath-analyser examinations be recorded on camera, with recordings preserved for six months

14 Feb 2026 1:35 pm
Welfare, development push: Andhra Pradesh presents 3.32 lakh crore budget for 2026-27

Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav said the estimated revenue deficit would be around 22,000 crore (1.11% of the GSDP) and the fiscal deficit is pegged at nearly 76,000 crore (3.84% of the GSDP)

14 Feb 2026 12:27 pm
Space domain awareness, autonomous satellites, data centres in orbit - AI opens new world

Space engineers in India and across the world are using artificial intelligence to track more than a million orbits of such debris to determine their possible collision with active satellites and space assets

14 Feb 2026 11:19 am
India relaxes wheat export restrictions to appease farmers

The government also cleared additional shipments of 500,000 tons each of wheat products and sugar, on top of earlier approvals, according to a statement by the food ministry

14 Feb 2026 11:15 am
Delhi's air quality slips to 'moderate' at 197; Anand Vihar, RK Puram record 'poor' AQI

As per AQI classification, a reading between 0 and 50 is considered 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor', and 401 to 500 'severe'

14 Feb 2026 10:51 am
ixigo buys Spanish train booking platform Trenes for 125 crore

Additionally the company has also picked up 45% in Spanish start up Sqaas that is engaged in providing technology driven solutions for around 5 crore

14 Feb 2026 10:05 am
From soil to sustainability: How ethanol is rewriting Indias rural growth story

Ethanol offers a powerful lesson: When policy aligns with people, transformation follows

14 Feb 2026 9:29 am
The road ahead for Indian dairy in global trade

The Free Trade Agreement between India and the EUrepresentsa significant shift in the way India thinks about dairy in the global trade environment

14 Feb 2026 9:25 am
Indias agri-food processing renaissance: Navigating global headwinds and trade transformation in 2026

As the industry advances toward a projected valuation of approximately $535 billion by 2027, a clear quality pivot is underway

14 Feb 2026 9:24 am
The health capital variable: A structural reform for Indias agrarian economy

We must stop insuring only the crop and start insuring the productivity of the farmer

14 Feb 2026 9:02 am
Gore Verbinskis sci-fi comedy warns of AI in 'Good Luck, Have Fun, Dont Die'

The director hopes the film offers a therapeutic experience while warning audiences about the dangers of normalising technology and artificial intelligence in everyday life

14 Feb 2026 6:57 am
Elephant trunk whiskers give keen sense of touch, study finds

Unlike rodent whiskers, elephant whiskers have hollow tubules at the base and vary in stiffness along their length, with tips as soft as rubber and bases as rigid as plastic

14 Feb 2026 6:43 am
Amazons Ring ends Flock Safety partnership amid privacy concerns

The decision follows backlash over a Super Bowl advertisement promoting Rings Search Party feature, which critics said fuelled fears of a dystopian surveillance network.

14 Feb 2026 6:26 am
US used Anthropic's Claude model in Maduro capture, Wall Street Journal reports

The Pentagon is also pushing top AI firms, including Anthropic and OpenAI, to make their tools available on classified networks as part of efforts to integrate advanced AI into defence systems

14 Feb 2026 6:11 am
US readies weeks-long military campaign against Iran amid rising tensions

The planning signals a potentially more serious conflict than previous limited strikes, including last years Midnight Hammer operation

14 Feb 2026 5:48 am
Trump says regime change in Iran may be best thing as US deploys second aircraft carrier

With Gulf nations bracing for possible regional escalation, Iran faces mounting domestic pressure as families begin mourning protest victims.

14 Feb 2026 5:36 am
AI scare trade sweeps US markets from software to real estate

The S&P 500 Software & Services index has shed about $2 trillion since October

13 Feb 2026 11:40 pm
Trump administration sues Harvard over race-based admissions policy

The move escalates tensions between Donald Trumps administration and Harvard, amid broader disputes over federal funding, campus protests, and diversity policies.

13 Feb 2026 11:31 pm
SpaceX and Blue Origin reignite moon race as Musk and Bezos target Chinas 2030 mission

Musk has shifted focus from Mars to a proposed Moonbase Alpha, aiming to build lunar infrastructure and deploy AI satellites. Bezos, meanwhile, is advancing Blue Origins Blue Moon lander under NASAs Artemis program

13 Feb 2026 11:23 pm
Dubai port giant DP World CEO steps down amid Jeffrey Epstein fallout

Dubai authorities appointed Essa Kazim as chairman and Yuvraj Narayan as group CEO

13 Feb 2026 11:12 pm
Morgan Stanley eyes $500 million India fund, shifts some assets

The assets include Omega Hospitals and RG Scientific Enterprises Pvt

13 Feb 2026 9:52 pm
McLeod Russel reports narrowing of Q3 net loss at 36.41 crore, revenue rises 20%

Revenue from operations rose to 445.45 crore for Q3FY26 from 370.56 crore for Q3FY25, according to a stock exchange filing

13 Feb 2026 9:41 pm
Twenty world leaders to attend India-AI Impact Summit 2026

Spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the event will dive into how AI can benefit people and the planet, with insights from experts and innovators

13 Feb 2026 9:39 pm
Electronics exporters can grab a greater share of the US, EU markets: Niti Aayog report

Urges shift from assembly-led gains to component-led manufacturing

13 Feb 2026 9:37 pm
13 Feb 2026 9:36 pm
First farmers rally in Lucknow against US trade deal announced

Chouhan hits out at Congress alleging it is spreading lies

13 Feb 2026 9:31 pm
DGCA fines Air India 1 crore for operating an aircraft without a valid airworthiness review certificate

The incident came to light after the airline voluntarily informed the regulator about the lapse

13 Feb 2026 9:23 pm
Telecom service providers do not own spectrum, cannot list the public resource as an asset for insolvency or liquidation: SC

The apex court made it clear that DoT dues owed by TSPs were not operational debts under the IBC

13 Feb 2026 9:18 pm
Virupaksha Organics gets SEBI nod for 740 crore IPO

The Hyderabad-based company proposes to utilise 360 crore from the net proceeds forfunding capacity expansion

13 Feb 2026 9:13 pm
Vast Space signs order with NASA for private astronaut mission to Space Station

Vasts Haven-1 is expected to become the worlds first commercial space station when it launches in 2027

13 Feb 2026 9:11 pm
SEBI clears five IPOs to tap primary market funds

Companies that have received SEBI nod include Premier Industrial Corporation, Virupaksha Organics, Hexagon Nutrition, Om Power Transmission and Duroflex

13 Feb 2026 8:55 pm
Alkem Medtech to pick up majority stake in Swiss medical devices company for 1,074 crore

The acquisition marks the companys entry into advanced cardiovascular devices

13 Feb 2026 8:53 pm
IndiGo gets approval for one-stop Istanbul flights

Airline to operate A320 services via technical halt from Mumbai and Delhi until second A321XLR joins fleet

13 Feb 2026 8:49 pm
With high gold prices, Senco will continue to hedge 55-65% of inventory value

Managing Director and CEO Suvankar Sen told analysts that the company will go back to 80-90% gold inventory hedging if gold prices come down

13 Feb 2026 8:34 pm
Indian gold, silver prices dip on global cues

Silver drops below 2.5 lakh a kg after 10% crash in the global market; gold rules near 1.5 lakh/10 gm rates drop below $5,000/oz

13 Feb 2026 8:29 pm
Sanctions drag Indias January crude oil imports from Russia to lowest in over 3 years

IEA flags sanctions pressure as India trims Russian crude imports, shifts sourcing strategies globally

13 Feb 2026 8:28 pm
BNP secures landslide victory; set to return to power after two decades

According to the unofficial results announced by the Election Commission, the BNP has bagged 209 out of 297 seats, while the right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami, known to be close to Pakistan, secured 68 seats.

13 Feb 2026 8:27 pm
India farm group close to Modi wary of GM products in US deal

The interim US trade deal marks one of the broadest reductions of Indias trade barriers in the politically-sensitive agriculture sector, and the lack of details is stoking anxiety among tens of millions of small farmers

13 Feb 2026 8:25 pm
Alkem Medtech to pick up majority stake in Swiss medical devices co for 1,074 crore

The acquisition marks the companys entry into advanced cardiovascular devices.

13 Feb 2026 8:19 pm
ED officer who issued summons to BJP leader Amarinder Singh transferred from Jalandhar to Chennai

Officials, however, said that that it was part of a routine reshuffle within the federal anti-money laundering agency

13 Feb 2026 8:08 pm
Nano urea maintains crop yields, reduces urea usage by 25-50%, Indian govt tells Rajya Sabha

Ramnath Thakur, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, says the Government had provisionally notified nano urea as nano nitrogen fertilisers under the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985

13 Feb 2026 8:03 pm
Dasault to establish final assembly line and manufacturing hub for Rafale fighters production in India

This is as per the initial negotations between the France and India on the proposed 114 Rafale fighter aircrafts deal which was cleared by DAC in its meeting on Friday

13 Feb 2026 7:57 pm
SEBI proposes T-1 reference price, dynamic bands for ETFs

Regulator seeks to remove pricing lag, cut manual adjustments

13 Feb 2026 7:41 pm
J&K poultry sector shrinks after toll tax abolition, industry seeks safeguards

Many small units have shut down or scaled back operations, while new investment has slowed

13 Feb 2026 7:40 pm
13 Feb 2026 7:24 pm
Passenger vehicle exports up 33% in January led by Maruti

Maruti reported an 89% YoY increase in export volumes in January to 50,716, Hyundais exports rose by 21%

13 Feb 2026 7:23 pm