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Compare the best super top-up health cover plans before picking one

With healthcare costs rising sharply, comprehensive health insurance and super top-up plans are becoming a necessity for urban Indians seeking stronger financial protection

No evidence of data breach, impact on clients after hacker claim: HCLTech

IT services major says potentially exposed employee data may be limited and several years old; further investigation is underway and material findings will be reported

ABSL MF launches 2 SIFs; Dhoot Transmission IPO booked 63% on Day 1

Apex Equity Long Short Fund seeks to offer diversified exposure across the equity market with the flexibility to dynamically adjust net equity exposure

Tata Trusts to Charity Commissioner: Allow SRTT to take part in AGM

Tata Trusts trustees have approached Maharashtra's Charity Commissioner seeking permission for Sir Ratan Tata Trust trustees to attend key meetings ahead of the Tata Sons AGM

BSE to replace Wipro in Nifty 50 index from Sep 30 after semi-annual review

BSE's inclusion follows NSE Indices' semi-annual review and is based on its higher six-month average free-float market capitalisation compared with Wipro

IFSCA asks IFSC entities to maintain valid approvals or face action

The regulator said entities must ensure continuous validity of their Letter of Approval and regulatory permissions, warning that breaches could attract penalties

'Honey-trapped' IAF officer held on charges of sharing defence information

A wing commander of the Indian Air Force allegedly passed defence information to a woman suspected to be a Pakistan intelligence operative

India hosts 22 AI producers, but cloud services dominate value: BIS paper

India ranks seventh by aggregate AI-firm valuation, but has negligible value in AI models and only a thin presence in computing infrastructure, according to the BIS study

Tech Mahindra, I-HUB QTF tie up to develop trapped-ion quantum middleware

The partners will develop middleware for an indigenous 20-qubit trapped-ion quantum computer, with the project expected to be completed by December 2026 in India

Sebi's investor education spend remains flat at ₹2.25 crore in FY26

Investor Protection Fund balance rose to Rs 965 crore in FY26, while higher investment income boosted the corpus despite investor education spending remaining unchanged

Standard Chartered expands GIFT City presence with wealth management push

The foreign lender expects to roll out wealth management services over the next few months, expanding its retail offerings from the international financial services centre

'Our endeavour is to bring inflation in line with target over medium term'

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said policy will remain guided by headline inflation and evolving growth dynamics, while reaffirming the central bank's data-dependent approach

Infosys expands partnership with Metsa for AI-ready IT transformation

The IT services company will manage end-to-end IT operations across Metsä Group's global business, including cloud, applications, workplace services and service desk support.

BSE urges brokers to widen participation in closing auction session

The exchange has asked brokers to promote investor participation, display indicative equilibrium prices and strengthen order-routing tools to improve price discovery under the new closing auction fram

Edelweiss' EAAA adds Pune office park to commercial realty portfolio

The acquisition through Edelweiss Alternatives' Rental Yield Plus fund expands its commercial office portfolio to 5.2 million sq ft across Bengaluru, Gurugram and Pune

Paytm, Meesho witness major block deals; funds emerge key buyers

SAIF Partners, Elevation Capital and Peak XV Partners sold stakes in Paytm and Meesho, while institutional investors including NPS Trust and mutual funds emerged as buyers

Chouhan voices strong support for ethanol programme in farmers' interest

Agriculture minister says ethanol policy should strengthen energy security while ensuring remunerative prices for farmers and equitable treatment of all feedstock crops

Emami Q1 net profit falls 16.4% as higher input costs squeeze margins

The FMCG maker reported a decline in quarterly profit as elevated input costs linked to the West Asia conflict compressed margins, even as revenue grew nearly 15 per cent.

General Insurance Council defends fever admission advisory framework

Insurance body says the advisory follows ICMR and health ministry guidelines, aims to curb unnecessary hospital admissions and does not restrict doctors' clinical autonomy

Saurabh Jain joins Bandhan AMC as Chief Business Officer from StanChart

Former Standard Chartered Bank India executive brings leadership experience across wealth management, private banking, investment strategy, sales, distribution and branch banking