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Apparel brands advanced year-end festival sales to clear winter stocks

As inventory piles up, brands are expected to launch spring-summer collections around Republic Day

Maharashtra civic polls: Delays and gaps hurting urban governance

Despite constitutional mandates, municipal elections across India face chronic delays, weakening local democracy and exposing political control over urban governance

AI Impact Summit's focus is to give voice to Global South: IndiaAI CEO

India's value lies in building products on top of indigenous models developed with locally developed parameters, says Abhishek Singh

Payment delays, stricter policy cloud alcoholic beverage outlook

Payment delays in Telangana and Maharashtra's new MML policy are straining liquor makers' cash flows, disrupting IMFL sales, and forcing companies to rethink pricing and portfolios

Replacement demand, GST reset likely to boost sales in MHCV segment

India's MHCV segment shows early signs of an upcycle as replacement demand revives, freight economics stabilise and GST-driven distortions fade, giving brokerages cautious optimism

Equities poised for comeback in 2026 as growth improves: Ramesh Mantri

BFSI stocks offer strong fundamentals and attractive valuations, says WhiteOak's Ramesh Mantri, as growth improves and equities look set for a 2025 comeback

Budget 2026-27 likely to signal new cooperative sector's ambition

A blueprint is likely on the anvil to spell out how the sector will reach 500 million people and treble its economic contribution

₹1-trillion-mcap firms grew 14% in 2025 despite market turbulence

Despite market volatility, India's ₹1-trillion market-cap club expanded in 2025, driven by IPOs, largecap dominance and sectoral shifts

AI in 2026: What it can do and where it will realistically deliver value

The question is no longer what AI can do, but where will it realistically deliver value

Mutual funds' net equity purchases surged 13% in 2025, shows data

Mutual funds pumped a record ₹4.9 trillion into equities in 2025, driven by strong SIP inflows and retail participation despite volatile markets

Ideology to identity: West Bengal's religious outreach turns political

Mamata Banerjee's push for temples has led to speculation that TMC is adopting soft Hindutva, even as a former party leader doubles down on building a 'Babri Masjid'

Technology can aid unprecedented geopolitical risk mapping in 2026

Even though the AI bubble could be a challenge, emerging technologies are being used for risk modelling that can help manage unplanned changes

Street Signs: 26,150-26,100 key Nifty support level, tepid week for IPOs

Nifty eyes 26,500 amid consolidation, with 26,150-26,100 seen as key support, while IPO activity stays muted and retail MF holdings hit a new high

Venezuela attack may put pressure on FPI flows, impact on equities limited

The US strike on Venezuela may cause short-term jitters in Indian markets, but trade deal uncertainty, FPI flows and geopolitics remain the bigger overhang

Governance deficit: Indore tragedy highlights systemic flaws

The Indore water tragedy exposes deep flaws in urban governance, revealing how capacity gaps and inequality persist despite funds, schemes, and "clean city" rankings

Why 2026 matters

The push for reform will shape the next phase of India's military modernisation

Level-playing field: Support to Vodafone Idea should not be exclusive

The five-year AGR moratorium gives Vodafone Idea crucial breathing space, but raises questions on fair competition and a level playing field in India's telecom sector

Statsguru: How AI integration is reshaping jobs and wages across sectors

Technology companies, which are at the forefront of AI deployment, are already adjusting workforce strategies - offering early signals of a broader labour market realignment

Localising economy, well-being of majority key to resilient communities

Tariffs have been weaponised. They are now tools for reconfiguring global trade and foreign policy

Gains from decontrol: Removing constraints offers substantial gains

While factories faced headwinds, Indian finance gained ground in the eyes of global strategic capital