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PhonePe sharpens lending, insurance play ahead of IPO as segment drives growth

Revenue from the lending and insurance distribution segment surges from 28.05 crore in FY23 to 557.65 crore in FY25, clocking a CAGR of over 345%

14 Feb 2026 8:44 pm
ISRO to push ahead with all planned launches despite PSLV failure: Jitendra Singh

Singh was speaking at the Research, Industry, Start-up and Entrepreneurship (RISE) Conclave organised by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) here on Saturday.

14 Feb 2026 8:16 pm
Centre launches PM RAHAT scheme

Scheme is meant for cashless treatment of road accident victims

14 Feb 2026 8:15 pm
AI must be treated as public infrastructure for it to work for India, says HUL Chairman Nitin Paranjpe

Talking about the rapid advancements in AI and the impact it was having on society, Paranjpe urged the audience to introspect if the technology AI was contributing to enhancing human equity or quietly shrinking it.

14 Feb 2026 7:43 pm
PM Modi to chair tech CEO roundtable at India-AI Impact Summit 2026

Over 2 lakh registered participants, 20 world leaders, over 100 CEOs, 45 Ministerial delegations, 30 Vice-Ministerial delegations to attend; Nvidia CEO Huang opts out

14 Feb 2026 7:28 pm
Gen Z and Millennials stick to gold as safest investment bet, survey finds

According to the survey, 61.9% of respondents would choose gold if they had 25,000 to invest today, far ahead of mutual funds (16.6%), fixed deposits (13%), stocks (6.6%) and crypto (1.9%)

14 Feb 2026 7:20 pm
Bearish market sentiments drag down primary issuances

January fund-raise drops sharply as companies defer launches amid volatile markets

14 Feb 2026 6:40 pm
Kerala to launch India's first graphene policy to become global tech hub

Kerala is working on a series of incentives to attract domestic and global investors, including a 50% subsidy on lease payments for manufacturing units established in government-managed parks

14 Feb 2026 6:28 pm
Signature Global, RMZ form JV; to invest 7,500 crore on commercial project in Gurugram

The project will have a leasable area of 55 lakh square feet, of which about 35 million sq ft would be prime office space, and the remaining area for retail spaces and two hotels of around 500 rooms each

14 Feb 2026 5:20 pm
Modi makes historic landing at NE's first emergency landing facility

Modi took off from the Chabua airfield after his arrival, and landed at the ELF in Moran on a stretch of National Highway-37

14 Feb 2026 5:05 pm
PM Modi aboards C-130J, lands on highway in Dibrugarh close to China border

The Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on Moran Bypass in Assams Dibrugarh where the aircraft landed is among 28 identified by the IAF in eleven states and UTs for strategic purposes

14 Feb 2026 5:00 pm
Southern Petrochemicals posts Q3 consolidated PAT of 54.07 cr

The Chennai-based agri-nutrient and fertiliser company had earned a net profit of 38.50 crore during the corresponding quarter of the last financial year

14 Feb 2026 4:53 pm
Cabinet approves 10,000-crore Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 to support deep tech, early-growth stage startups

Making the decision public on Saturday, a government statement said that the new fund will have a targeted, segmented funding approach to support breakthroughs in high-tech areas that require patient, long-term capital

14 Feb 2026 4:22 pm
Dedicated Freight Corridor wont divert cargo volumes to competing ports, says APSEZ

Mundra Ports deep draft, faster vessel turnaround and integrated logistics ecosystem will ensure that shipping lines will continue to favour it over competing ports, says APSEZ CEO

14 Feb 2026 4:16 pm
AP proposes 53,752 crore for agri, allied sectors

The Minister said that the share of agriculture is 33.20% of the Gross State Domestic Product of 17.62 lakh crore

14 Feb 2026 3:55 pm
FPIs pour 14,160 crore into Indian markets this week

The weeks buying comes after FPIs selling Indian equities for three consecutive months

14 Feb 2026 3:30 pm
1 dead, 3 injured as parapet wall slab of metro rail line falls onto vehicles in Mumbai

A slab of the parapet wall of the girder bridge fell near Johnson and Johnson factory on the arterial LBS Road some time after noon on an autorickshaw and a Skoda car, both of which were heavily damaged

14 Feb 2026 3:25 pm
Xtranet Technologies gets SEBI nod to raise 190 cr via IPO

Xtranet Technologies to use IPO proceeds for repayment of certain borrowings, funding capital expenditure for the purchase and installation of modern hardware systems and working capital requirements

14 Feb 2026 3:17 pm
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