Month: February 2026

The National Stock Exchange building in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. (Livemint)
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IT sell-off rattles India’s stock market with all but five Nifty 50 stocks in red| Business News

India’s IT heavyweights dragged down the stock market today, tracking a 2% drop in Wall Street, on concerns that AI is set to disrupt their…

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Agentic AI is threatening to upend the business model of Indian IT. (AI Image)
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IT stocks led by TCS, Infosys slump 5.25% as AI threat triggers global software rout| Business News

A gauge of India’s top IT stocks led by Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. and Infosys Ltd. slumped at the opening bell on Friday, tracking a…

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Union Budget charts a resilient, outward-looking path for Atmanirbhar Bharat: Experts

India’s approach to Atmanirbhar Bharat is firmly rooted in resilience, global engagement, and long-term competitiveness rather than inward-looking isolation, Chief Economic Advisor Dr. V. Anantha…

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Govt approves Rs 4703.81 crore for 82 infrastructure projects in North East under NESIDS

New Delhi: The North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) was approved as a new…

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CPI Revamp: Inflation at 2.75% in January
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CPI Revamp: Inflation at 2.75% in January

New Delhi: India reported January retail inflation at 2.75%, the first reading under the revised Consumer Price Index (CPI) series with 2024 as the base…

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New labour codes unlikely to hit salary hikes, but IT sector may see softer increments
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New labour codes unlikely to hit salary hikes, but IT sector may see softer increments

A majority of companies are unlikely to temper salary hikes because of higher wage bills from the implementation of new labour codes, but increments may…

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Parliament panel seeks swift rollout of new PSE Policy

New Delhi: A parliamentary panel on Thursday emphasised the need for the implementation of new Public Sector Enterprise (PSE) Policy without delay to achieve the…

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Sebi working to cut compliance burden, says chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is planning to reduce regulatory costs and compliance burden to enhance the competitiveness of the securities…

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cpses capex
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CPSEs, Railways, NHAI, DMRC maintain capex momentum, spending nears ₹6.7 Lakh crore

New Delhi: Capital expenditure by large central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) and four key government entities almost held steady this fiscal year, supplementing the broader…

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FM on inflation
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Elevated growth, low inflation no fluke: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi: India is witnessing a rare phenomenon of elevated growth and low inflation, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday, adding that it is…

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