January 2026

January 2026

Gold, silver crash on MCX after profit booking, higher margins; silver plunges 27%, gold down 12%

Gold, silver crash on MCX after profit booking, higher margins; silver plunges 27%, gold down 12%

Gold and silver markets witnessed a sharp crash on January 30 as heavy profit booking hit prices after recent record highs...

Adani accepts US court notice after 15 months, must respond in 90 days in SEC fraud case

Adani accepts US court notice after 15 months, must respond in 90 days in SEC fraud case

The Adani Group has formally accepted a legal notice issued by a US court in a civil fraud case filed by the Securities and Exchange Commis…

Confident Group chairman dies by suicide during IT raid, leaving behind vast real estate empire and luxury assets

Confident Group chairman dies by suicide during IT raid, leaving behind vast real estate empire and luxury assets

The chairman of Confident Group, CJ Roy, shot himself dead on Friday afternoon inside his company office near Richmond Circle in central Be…

Apple may delay iPhone 18 launch, focus on foldable and pro models amid rising chip costs

Apple may delay iPhone 18 launch, focus on foldable and pro models amid rising chip costs

Apple usually launches four updated iPhone models every September, but the company appears set for a major shift in strategy this year...

NSE gets SEBI approval for IPO after 10 years, listing likely in 8-9 months

NSE gets SEBI approval for IPO after 10 years, listing likely in 8-9 months

The National Stock Exchange, India’s largest stock exchange, has received approval from market regulator SEBI to file for its initial publi…

India’s economic report card tabled in Parliament, survey projects 7.2% GDP growth, jobs rise

India’s economic report card tabled in Parliament, survey projects 7.2% GDP growth, jobs rise

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on January 29 tabled the Economic Survey 2025–26 in the Lok Sabha, presenting what the government descr…

Amazon announces fresh job cuts as restructuring deepens, taking total office layoffs to thirty thousand worldwide

Amazon announces fresh job cuts as restructuring deepens, taking total office layoffs to thirty thousand worldwide

Amazon has announced another major round of job cuts, saying it will lay off 16,000 more employees as part of its ongoing restructuring dri…

Gold loan market doubles in two years as portfolio touches rupees fifteen point six lakh crore

Gold loan market doubles in two years as portfolio touches rupees fifteen point six lakh crore

India’s gold loan market has expanded sharply over the past two years, driven by rising gold prices and growing lender interest in the safe…

TVS Motor Q3 profit jumps 49 percent to Rs 841 crore as vehicle sales hit record

TVS Motor Q3 profit jumps 49 percent to Rs 841 crore as vehicle sales hit record

TVS Motor Company has reported a strong performance in the third quarter of FY 2025-26, posting a sharp rise in profit and revenue on the b…

40 percent gig workers earn under Rs 15,000 as economic survey flags income insecurity

40 percent gig workers earn under Rs 15,000 as economic survey flags income insecurity

India’s expanding gig economy has come under sharp scrutiny in the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on January 29, highlighting low and…

India’s Tax Collections Soft So Far This Fiscal

India’s Tax Collections Soft So Far This Fiscal

The central government’s tax collections have remained subdued in the on-going financial year (2025-26) with growth below budgeted estimate…

Supreme court issues notice to Anil Ambani in ₹1.5 lakh crore bank fraud case

Supreme court issues notice to Anil Ambani in ₹1.5 lakh crore bank fraud case

The Supreme Court on Friday issued fresh notices to industrialist Anil Ambani in an ongoing bank fraud case after hearing a public interest…

India slashes import duty on European cars under new EU free trade agreement

India slashes import duty on European cars under new EU free trade agreement

India is set to become a more attractive market for high-end European cars after the government announced a major reduction in import dutie…

Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities emerge as new job hubs with higher hiring than metros in 2025

Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities emerge as new job hubs with higher hiring than metros in 2025

India’s hiring momentum is clearly shifting beyond metro cities, with tier-2 and tier-3 locations emerging as strong job creators...

Aadhaar plans facial recognition to replace fingerprints with AI, quantum security by 2032

Aadhaar plans facial recognition to replace fingerprints with AI, quantum security by 2032

The government is planning a major upgrade to the Aadhaar system under the 'Aadhaar Vision 2032' framework...

Phonepe gets SEBI nod for ₹12,000 crore IPO, set to be India’s second biggest digital payments listing

Phonepe gets SEBI nod for ₹12,000 crore IPO, set to be India’s second biggest digital payments listing

India’s largest digital payments and UPI platform PhonePe has received regulatory approval from market regulator SEBI to launch its long-aw…

Apple pay set for india launch, Iphone users to make cardless tap payments soon nationwide

Apple pay set for india launch, Iphone users to make cardless tap payments soon nationwide

Apple is preparing to launch its digital payment service Apple Pay in India, a move that could change how iPhone users make everyday transa…

Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal steps down as group CEO, Blinkit head Albinder Dhindsa takes charge

Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal steps down as group CEO, Blinkit head Albinder Dhindsa takes charge

Deepinder Goyal, founder of Zomato and parent entity Eternal, has decided to step down as group CEO, marking a major leadership transition …

Flights cancellations slash indigo profit 78 percent amid pilot shortage and higher costs pressures

Flights cancellations slash indigo profit 78 percent amid pilot shortage and higher costs pressures

IndiGo’s profit took a sharp hit in the October–December quarter as large-scale flight cancellations and rising employee costs weighed heav…

Bitcoin Hits Record High of $109,000: Experts Predict it Could Reach $250,000 by Year-End

Bitcoin Hits Record High of $109,000: Experts Predict it Could Reach $250,000 by Year-End

Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, continues its remarkable rally, setting a new record high of $109,000 on January 20...

Wipro posts ₹3,119 crore profit, revenue rises in Q3, board approves ₹6 dividend interim payout

Wipro posts ₹3,119 crore profit, revenue rises in Q3, board approves ₹6 dividend interim payout

India’s fourth-largest IT services company Wipro reported a mixed performance for the October–December quarter, with profits declining but …

Hdfc bank profit rises 11.5 percent to ₹18,654 crore in Q3, asset quality improves

Hdfc bank profit rises 11.5 percent to ₹18,654 crore in Q3, asset quality improves

India’s largest private sector lender HDFC Bank on Saturday, January 17, announced its financial results for the third quarter of FY26, rep…

Startups surge from 500 to over 2 lakh in decade, PM Modi urges manufacturing leadership beyond services

Startups surge from 500 to over 2 lakh in decade, PM Modi urges manufacturing leadership beyond services

India’s startup ecosystem has seen an extraordinary expansion over the past decade, growing from fewer than 500 startups to more than two l…

Indian stock markets to trade on budget Sunday February 1 marking rare working weekend event

Indian stock markets to trade on budget Sunday February 1 marking rare working weekend event

Despite falling on a Sunday, February 1, 2026, will be a full trading day for India’s stock markets, as both the Bombay Stock Exchange and …

Reliance Industries profit rises 1 percent to ₹18,645 crore as revenue jumps 10 percent in Q3

Reliance Industries profit rises 1 percent to ₹18,645 crore as revenue jumps 10 percent in Q3

Reliance Industries, India’s largest company by market value, reported a marginal rise in profit for the third quarter of FY26, even as rev…

Wholesale inflation hits eight month high as food prices rise pushing December WPI back into positive territory

Wholesale inflation hits eight month high as food prices rise pushing December WPI back into positive territory

India’s wholesale inflation jumped to 0.83 percent in December, marking the highest level in eight months, mainly driven by higher food pri…

China’s trade surplus crosses record 1.19 trillion dollars as exports surge despite Trump era tariffs

China’s trade surplus crosses record 1.19 trillion dollars as exports surge despite Trump era tariffs

China’s trade surplus in 2025 has crossed a historic level of 1.19 trillion dollars, making it the largest ever recorded by any country in …

India’s Forex Reserves Slide by USD 9.81-bn to USD 686.8-bn

India’s Forex Reserves Slide by USD 9.81-bn to USD 686.8-bn

The country’s foreign exchange reserves slid sharply by USD 9.809-billion to USD 686.801-billion in the week leading to January 2, the Rese…

Indian passport rises to eightieth place as visa free access expands while Pakistani and Bangladeshi passports remain weakest

Indian passport rises to eightieth place as visa free access expands while Pakistani and Bangladeshi passports remain weakest

India’s passport has become stronger over the past year, with the country moving up five places to rank 80th in the 2026 Henley Passport In…

Infosys profit falls in third quarter despite revenue growth as new labour rules hit earnings and costs

Infosys profit falls in third quarter despite revenue growth as new labour rules hit earnings and costs

Infosys on January 14 announced its results for the third quarter of financial year 2025–26, reporting a fall in profit even as revenue con…

Swiggy and Zepto drop ten minute delivery claim after government order as quick commerce faces safety scrutiny

Swiggy and Zepto drop ten minute delivery claim after government order as quick commerce faces safety scrutiny

Swiggy and Zepto on Wednesday removed the “10 minute delivery” promise from their apps and advertisements after a clear directive from the …

Loan conditions and FD-like pitch drive insurance mis-selling as complaints cross 1.2 lakh nationwide IRDA

Loan conditions and FD-like pitch drive insurance mis-selling as complaints cross 1.2 lakh nationwide IRDA

India’s insurance regulator has raised fresh concern over widespread mis-selling in the life insurance sector, warning that misleading sale…

SBI’s ‘Har Ghar Lakhpati’ RD scheme lets savers build one lakh with small monthly deposits

SBI’s ‘Har Ghar Lakhpati’ RD scheme lets savers build one lakh with small monthly deposits

State Bank of India is offering a special recurring deposit scheme called ‘har ghar lakhpati’, aimed at encouraging small savers to build a…

ChatGPT to explain medical reports too, OpenAI launches ‘ChatGPT Health’ feature

ChatGPT to explain medical reports too, OpenAI launches ‘ChatGPT Health’ feature

OpenAI has introduced a new feature called ChatGPT Health that brings health information and the popular AI chatbot closer together...

Jio to launch people-first AI platform as Mukesh Ambani announces ₹7 lakh crore Gujarat investment plan

Jio to launch people-first AI platform as Mukesh Ambani announces ₹7 lakh crore Gujarat investment plan

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, made a series of major announcements at the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference on Sunday, …

Instagram data of 17.5 million users leaked, phone numbers and emails sold on dark web

Instagram data of 17.5 million users leaked, phone numbers and emails sold on dark web

Personal data of more than 17.5 million Instagram users has reportedly been leaked and accessed by cyber criminals...

RBI explores fresh relief measures for Indian exporters hit by steep US tariffs

RBI explores fresh relief measures for Indian exporters hit by steep US tariffs

The Reserve Bank of India is weighing new ways to support Indian exporters facing pressure from steep US tariffs, after its earlier loan re…

India’s biggest IPO may arrive by June as Reliance Jio eyes listing with Rs 37,000 crore plan

India’s biggest IPO may arrive by June as Reliance Jio eyes listing with Rs 37,000 crore plan

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries is preparing to bring its telecom arm, Reliance Jio Platforms, to the stock market, potentially as ea…

Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu faces record divorce order from California court involving ₹14,000 crore bond

Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu faces record divorce order from California court involving ₹14,000 crore bond

Zoho Corporation founder and chief executive Sridhar Vembu has been directed by a California court to deposit a bond worth nearly ₹14,000 c…

Trade deal stalled over call claim, India counters with eight Modi-Trump conversations in 2025

Trade deal stalled over call claim, India counters with eight Modi-Trump conversations in 2025

The India–US trade deal has hit a political roadblock after a public claim by America’s commerce secretary that Prime Minister Narendra Mod…

Gmail turns into personal assistant with AI inbox, smart search and voice-based email discovery tools

Gmail turns into personal assistant with AI inbox, smart search and voice-based email discovery tools

Google has rolled out a major update to Gmail, pushing the email platform beyond its traditional role into that of a personal assistant...

Government seeks December fare data from airlines after IndiGo cancellations trigger sharp rise in ticket prices

Government seeks December fare data from airlines after IndiGo cancellations trigger sharp rise in ticket prices

The central government has asked major domestic airlines, including IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet and Akasa Air, to submit complete data on a…

Reliance industries to announce Q3 results on January 16 amid sharp stock slide

Reliance industries to announce Q3 results on January 16 amid sharp stock slide

Reliance Industries Limited has announced the date for its third-quarter financial results at a time when its shares are under sustained pr…

India’s Big Expansion of Solar Module Manufacturing Capacity

India’s Big Expansion of Solar Module Manufacturing Capacity

India’s solar module manufacturing sector has registered a big expansion with the addition of 81 GW of capacity in just one single year.

Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal’s son Agnivesh dies at 49 after skiing accident and cardiac arrest in US

Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal’s son Agnivesh dies at 49 after skiing accident and cardiac arrest in US

Agnivesh Agarwal, the 49-year-old son of Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal, passed away in New York after a sudden cardiac arrest while r…

India’s GST Collection Up 6.1 pc to Rs 1.74-lakh-cr in December

India’s GST Collection Up 6.1 pc to Rs 1.74-lakh-cr in December

The country’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) climbed up 6.1 per cent to Rs 1,74,550-crore in December of last year (2025) as against Rs 1,64,…

BYD overtakes Tesla as world’s leading electric car seller after strong 2025 performance

BYD overtakes Tesla as world’s leading electric car seller after strong 2025 performance

In a major shift in the global electric vehicle market, China’s BYD has overtaken Tesla to become the world’s largest seller of battery ele…

Main cigarette prices likely to rise from February as government hikes excise to plug revenue gap

Main cigarette prices likely to rise from February as government hikes excise to plug revenue gap

Cigarette prices in India are set to rise sharply from February 1, 2026, after the government increased excise duty to offset revenue losse…

Gig workers to get insurance cover under social security code draft rules after nationwide delivery strikes

Gig workers to get insurance cover under social security code draft rules after nationwide delivery strikes

Millions of delivery partners and cab drivers working with app-based platforms across India are set to receive health insurance, life cover…