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India, Greece ink joint declaration to strengthen defence industry ties

The two countries decided to expand capacity of their respective indigenous defence industries through partnership between India's 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat', Hellenic defence reforms under 'Agenda 2030'

Mahayuti wins big in Maharashtra ZP, panchayat polls; BJP leads alliance

In the ruling Mahayuti, the BJP led with 225 ZP seats, followed by 165 for the Nationalist Congress Party and 162 for the Shiv Sena

Sebi mulls cutting minimum investment in social impact funds to ₹1,000

The regulator said the measures are intended to "further strengthen the SSE framework, facilitate ease of fund raising and encourage greater participation by NPOs"

Birla had genuine concerns over PM's safety, LS sources rebut Opposition

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, along with some opposition leaders, also met Birla and apprised him about the issues he wants to raise in the House

Ashwini Vaishnaw discusses India-US strategic ties with Sergio Gor

Vaishnaw looks forward to strong US participation in AI Summit

Russia will actively support BRICS agenda presented by Indian chair: Lavrov

India formally assumed on January 1, 2026, the chairmanship of BRICS, a 10-member bloc comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, along with five new members

Bata India Q3 net profit up 12.6% at ₹66.1 cr, revenue rises 2.8%

It had posted a net profit of ₹58.7 crore in the previous October-December a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from Bata India

ED constitutes SIT to probe cases against Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group

The Supreme Court, while reviewing cases against ADAG, last week directed the ED to constitute an SIT that will undertake a "fair, independent, prompt and dispassionate" probe into the case

Banks can extend collateral-free loans up to ₹20 lakh to MSEs: RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has amended the directions related to 'Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector'

Piyush Goyal to meet exporters on Feb 11 as India eyes major trade pacts

The meeting is important as India and the US have finalised a framework for signing the first phase of the bilateral trade agreement

Mauritius PM calls Modi ahead of India visit, pledges to deepen ties

Modi told Ramgoolam that he looked forward to welcoming him to India next week for the AI Impact Summit

Aurobindo Pharma Q3FY26 results: Net profit rises 8% to ₹910 crore

Total revenue from operations increased to ₹8,646 crore during the quarter as compared with ₹7,979 crore in the year-ago period, the drug firm said in a statement

Airlines' cumulative losses stand at ₹5,289.73 cr in FY25: Govt data

The data was provided as part of a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Monday by Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol

Delhi Police files FIR over circulation of ex-Army chief's unpublished book

According to the police statement, it was also reported that the necessary clearance for publication of this book is yet to be received from the relevant authorities

Petroleum reserves can sustain India for 74 days in crisis: Minister Puri

Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour, the minister said for any country like India, which is growing at a phenomenal pace, there must be a very viable and secure reserve

Flipkart appoints Vipin Kapooria, Yogita Shanbhag as VPs ahead of IPO

These appointments come shortly after a series of high-profile hires at the IPO-bound company in the past month

Trade unions expect 30 crore workers to join nationwide strike on Thursday

The strike notices have been served in most of the sectors/industries. The preparations are full-fledged

IOC, HPCL buy Venezuelan oil in second deal since imports resumed

India imported Venezuelan crude until 2019-20 before US sanctions on the South American country's state oil company PDVSA stopped that

BoB slashes car loan rates by 30 bps to 7.6%, effective immediately

The bank also offers an attractive fixed rate of interest on Baroda car loans, starting at 8.5 per cent per annum

Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission signs 3 MoUs to strengthen drug safety

Mangla further highlighted that MoUs should not remain symbolic, but must translate into the achievement of objectives in their true sense