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EU lists Irans Revolutionary Guard as terrorist organisation after protest crackdown

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the decision was taken unanimously by the blocs foreign ministers.

29 Jan 2026 11:20 pm
SC asks States to evolve mechanism to bring domestic workers under minimum wages law

CJI criticises the role of jhanda trade unions in stopping the industrial growth of the country

29 Jan 2026 11:05 pm
Economic Survey expects inflation to be benign in FY27

The moderation in retail inflation can primarily be attributed to the general disinflationary trend in food and fuel prices, which together account for 52.7 per cent of Indias Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket, the Survey said

29 Jan 2026 10:14 pm
Export diversification blunts blow of US tariffs, says Economic Survey

Labour-intensive sectors turn to Europe, West Asia and Asia as US share shrinks

29 Jan 2026 10:13 pm
Experts group recommends lowering food & beverage weight in new CPI

The expert group recommended lowering the weight of food and beverage to 36.75 from 45.86

29 Jan 2026 9:52 pm
Cupid net triples in Q3, to issue 4:1 bonus shares

Income more than doubled to 104 crore (51 crore) in the quarter under review. EBITDA was more than doubled to 34 crore

29 Jan 2026 9:47 pm
Heres everything you need to know about the Economic Survey 2026

The Economic Survey 2025-26 was tabled in the Parliament today by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The Survey, prepared by the Economic Division of the Department of Economic Affairs under the Ministry of Finance, and credited to the Chief Economic Advisor - currently Dr V Anantha Nageswaran - offers a detailed view of how Indias economy fared in the past year, and will be closely watched by economists, policymakers and the public.

29 Jan 2026 9:43 pm
India to build end-to-end critical mineral value chains: Economic Survey

Focus on exploration, mining, processing and recycling to strengthen supply security

29 Jan 2026 9:39 pm
Economic Survey projects growth rate for FY27 between 6.8%-7.2%

Survey flags decades-best macro performance as India defies global headwinds

29 Jan 2026 9:26 pm
Stablecoins deeper links with traditional finance can heighten capital flight risks

Deeper links with traditional finance and the rollout of US dollar-backed stablecoins could heighten capital flight risks for India

29 Jan 2026 9:23 pm
PLI delivers export gains, but performance uneven across sectors

Survey flags strong growth in electronics and IT hardware, modest gains elsewhere

29 Jan 2026 9:22 pm
Indias urban story is that of an unfinished promise : Economic Survey

Despite Indias economic scale today, its cities struggle to perform this role at the level of established global cities such as New York City, London, Shanghai or Singapore

29 Jan 2026 9:20 pm
Time-bound completion of plane crash probe: Naidu

Blackbox recovered; investigation on: Minister

29 Jan 2026 9:14 pm
Karnataka leads Indias GenAI startup ecosystem, hosting 39% of the countrys startups

This comes as Indias technology startup ecosystem, now the third-largest globally, saw GenAI startups surge threefold to 890 in the first half of 2025, up from 240 in the first half of 2024 as per Economic Survey 2025-26

29 Jan 2026 9:11 pm
NSHIP, TN - Indias first mega shipbuilding cluster takes shape; 19,989-cr scheme gets rolling

This is the first such SPV to be formed after the Shipping Ministrys Development Scheme with an outlay of 19,989 crore to expand domestic shipbuilding capacity to 4.5 million Gross Tonnage

29 Jan 2026 9:09 pm
Hindustan Zinc launches Zinc Moolya a live rupee pricing module on Vedanta Metal Bazaar

It enables businesses across India, particularly MSMEs and small-volume buyers, to view, book and lock transparent, real-time metal prices in the rupee

29 Jan 2026 9:05 pm
Hiranandani Communities unveils 105-crore Parkville project in Oragadam

Parkville is a single 13-floor tower with stilt parking, comprising 180 units

29 Jan 2026 9:03 pm
Indias agri exports have potential to reach $100 billion in 4 years, says Survey

Frequent policy changes can disrupt export supply chains; Markets lost are not easily recovered, says Survey

29 Jan 2026 8:58 pm
Remove structural barriers to further push womens participation in economic transformation: Economic Survey

Female labour force participation rate has witnessed a positive trend in recent years, given that it has risen from 23.3% in 2017-18 to 41.7% in 2023-24, says Economic Survey 2025-26

29 Jan 2026 8:54 pm
Survey says State-level agri governance innovations have positive outcomes

Highlights initiative such as MPs Souda Patrak, Karnatakas FRUITS platform

29 Jan 2026 8:53 pm
India to double airports to 350 in 20 years

Aviation sectors growth would require 30,000 pilots in 15 years: Aviation Minister

29 Jan 2026 8:46 pm
Medical, wellness tourism market seen doubling by 2030: Industry estimates

Segment valued at $8.7 billion in 2025; arrivals and policy support underpin expansion

29 Jan 2026 8:46 pm
Storage in Indias key reservoirs down below 70% of capacity

The level dropped to 126.35 BCM against the 183.565 BCM capacity this week

29 Jan 2026 8:46 pm
Rising prices of maize-based ethanol 11.7% per year failed to shift paddy farmers

Price signals boost maize, but pulses and crop diversity suffer

29 Jan 2026 8:43 pm
Kerala Budget: Increased IT sector allocation to scale up start-up ecosystem

The number of start-ups, which was 800 in 2017-18 has gone up to 6477 in 2024-25

29 Jan 2026 8:41 pm
Economic Survey 2026 Highlights: GDP growth rate for FY2026-27 estimated at 6.8% - 7.2%

Union Budget Session 2026, Economic Survey 2026 highlights: Find here all the live updates of the Economic Survey 2025-26 which will be tabled in the Parliament on January 29, 2026.

29 Jan 2026 8:39 pm
Economic Survey 2026 summed up

The Economic Survey 2025-26 was tabled in the Parliament today by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The Survey, prepared by the Economic Division of the Department of Economic Affairs under the Ministry of Finance, and credited to the Chief Economic Advisor - currently Dr V Anantha Nageswaran - offers a detailed view of how Indias economy fared in the past year, and will be closely watched by economists, policymakers and the public.

29 Jan 2026 8:32 pm
Economic Survey: Explore ban on marketing of ultra processed foods from 6 am-11 PM, stricter labelling norms

Retail sales of UPFs in India surged from $0.9 billion in 2006 to nearly $38 billion in 2019

29 Jan 2026 8:28 pm
Authentic advertising kills celebrity-endorsed ads: report

Sectors like such as banking, finance and auto showed least investment towards celeb-ads

29 Jan 2026 8:27 pm
Centre to scale up port capacity, deepen multimodal links: Economic Survey

Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision focuses on tighter integration with road, rail and inland waterways

29 Jan 2026 8:26 pm
Eco Survey advocates lowering the governments shareholding to 26% in some listed CPSEs

Proposal targets governance reform, phased dilution, and long-term capital recycling

29 Jan 2026 8:21 pm
Vedanta offloads 1.59% stake in HZL, as retail portion subscribed over two times

Promoters company Vedanta has raised 4,500 crore by selling 4.76 crore equity shares of HZL through OFS window that closed on Thursday

29 Jan 2026 8:20 pm
Carborundum Universal doubles PAT in Q3FY26 driven by Abrasives segment

In Q3FY26, consolidated sales of 1,273 crore (1,241 crore), a growth of 2.5 per cent

29 Jan 2026 8:19 pm
Economic Surveys real-time TDS pitch: faster credits in 26AS, better cash returns

The idea is to reduce lags between tax deduction and its arrival in government accounts, strengthening collection efficiency

29 Jan 2026 8:19 pm
29 Jan 2026 8:18 pm
Indian jewellers stop accepting orders on volatile gold, silver movements

The daily increase is creating operational challenges and making it difficult for jewellers to quote prices

29 Jan 2026 8:17 pm
GCC expansion anchors IT-ITeS resilience despite global tech slowdown: Economic Survey 2026

As of FY24, India hosted over 1,700 GCCs, employing over 19 lakh professionals, making it the largest global hub for captive centres.

29 Jan 2026 8:16 pm
Gold, silver may continue to rally on sustained demand, as have investments, says Economic Survey

The surge will continue unless a durable peace is established and trade wars are resolved globally

29 Jan 2026 8:09 pm
World will soon run short of copper due to power demand, AI data centres: Economic Survey

As power demand accelerates driven by renewables, electrification and AI data centres, the material intensity of clean energy is becoming the binding constraint

29 Jan 2026 8:04 pm
Economic Survey: Indias data centre capacity to reach about 8 GW by 2030

But, despite generating 20 per cent of the worlds data, India hosts only about 3 per cent of global data centres

29 Jan 2026 8:03 pm
Orange Economy: Concerts boost tourism, employment

The Economic Survey noted that Indias concert economy is nascent, but its scaling up

29 Jan 2026 8:02 pm
Colgate-Palmolive India Q3 net profit rises 2.3%, sales up 1.4%

Colgate-Palmolive India reports Q3 net profit growth of 2.3% and sales increase of 1.4%, reflecting positive market trends.

29 Jan 2026 7:54 pm
Equitas Small Finance Bank reports 36 per cent growth in Q3FY26 PAT

Equitas Small Finance Bank reports 36 per cent y-o-y growth in Q3FY26 PAT, driven by strong advances and record disbursements

29 Jan 2026 7:24 pm
Five Budget cues to look out for

With both income-tax and GST cuts done, investors need to look for five indirect cues that will impact them

29 Jan 2026 6:52 pm
Swadeshi must build exports, not walls: Economic Survey

Import substitution alone insufficient in a world of volatile capital and supply chains

29 Jan 2026 6:51 pm
Kerala Budget increase allocation for tourism sector

As part of developing tourism circuits, the government will set up Blue Green Integrated Tourism Circuit, the first phase of which will come up at Dharmadam in Kannur at a cost of Rs2 crore

29 Jan 2026 6:50 pm
Welfare, pay revision weigh on Keralas pre-poll budget with deficit of 1,773 cr

Kerala Budget envisages additional expenditure of 1,350 cr with no related resource mobilisation

29 Jan 2026 6:48 pm
Airbus eyes $2 billion annual sourcing from India

Airbus said Indias commerical aircraft fleet will triple in size to 2,250 aircraft over the next decade

29 Jan 2026 6:46 pm
ATR, Fly91 ink maintenance agreement

Fly91, a pure play regional airline, currently operates four ATR 72600s, with two more scheduled to arrive arriving in early 2026

29 Jan 2026 6:39 pm
With rise in production, India looks at expansion of seaweed cultivation

India is poised for a major expansion in seaweed cultivation and seaweed-based industries, with the sector identified as a key driver of sustainable livelihoods and coastal development

29 Jan 2026 6:19 pm