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Healthcare, pharma, capital market and metal-focused funds deliver up to 30% returns, even as select passive schemes lose ground

After a turbulent Samvat 2082, analysts expect geopolitical developments, crude prices and foreign investor flows to shape market direction, with banks and financials remaining preferred bets

HSBC India may join Apple Pay by FY27-end, as the iPhone maker holds discussions with major Indian banks over commercial terms

Industry builds capacity of up to 40,000 units as industrial demand, lower running costs and government incentives drive growth

Sensex valuations recover from October lows but remain below the 10-year historical average

Benchmark indices end marginally lower in Samvat 2083's first session, while midcaps and smallcaps outperform; sectoral indices deliver a mixed performance

Continue SIPs and diversify across domestic and international equities, gold and fixed income

A decade after demonetisation, digital payments have surged, but cash has returned to circulation, highlighting India's cash paradox

Are IT-trained staff available when regular operators are on leave? Are daily-waged support workers restricted to non-sensitive areas? Banks need to address these questions

An investment plan should begin with financial protection and debt repayment, not market returns

India's strong economic fundamentals and normalising valuations could create an opportunity for equities to recover after two years of underperformance

PGIM India's Aniruddha Naha says easing macro headwinds, reasonable valuations and resilient earnings have improved the risk-reward for equities

Democratic control of Congress could increase scrutiny of Trump's policies, but Indian businesses must prepare for continued tariff uncertainty, geopolitical risks and shifting trade dynamics

Government data shows women held 370.7 million Mudra accounts but received only 43 per cent of disbursements, with average loan amounts far lower than those for other borrowers

Delhi's winter pollution plan relies on restrictions, while gaps in public transport and cleaner alternatives remain unaddressed, argues Sunita Narain.

Fusion Finance expects loan demand to recover in H2FY27 as festive activity picks up, while weather-related disruptions may moderate its earlier Rs 10,000 crore AUM target.

West Bengal's rural employment push raises concerns among Kerala builders, though experts say higher wages and better opportunities in the southern state will sustain migration

Persistent glitches on the MCA-21 V3 portal are delaying statutory filings, company incorporation, board appointments and access to funds, prompting repeated deadline extensions.

GST reforms must ensure immediate input-tax credits and refunds for businesses to reduce production costs, encourage investment and prevent tax cascading, argue Arbind Modi and Ajay Shah.

In her upcoming memoir, the former Congress president recalls her inner conflict over entering politics after Rajiv Gandhi's assassination and how the Gita's message of duty helped her find direction