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Aditya Birla Group hospitality arm to bring JOE & THE JUICE to India

Aditya Birla New Age Hospitality partners Danish cafe chain JOE & THE JUICE to launch and operate the brand in India, with the first store slated for 2026

T20 World Cup 2026 draws largest opening-day viewership on JioStar

The tournament's opening day registered a combined 14.7 billion minutes of consumption across digital and linear platforms, marking a sharp rise from the 2024 edition

PNGRB approves guidelines for CBG injection in gas pipeline, CGD networks

New guidelines for CBG injection into pipelines and CGD networks aim to improve project viability, ensure safe integration and accelerate green fuel scale-up

DFS drafts Financial Inclusion 2.0 roadmap, focuses on universal banking

Financial Inclusion 2.0 plan aims to deepen access to banking, credit, insurance, pension and digital services, targeting universal coverage by 2047

Bangladesh elections: All you need to know about key players, parties

The BNP, led by Tarique Rahman, and the Jamaat-e-Islami are seen as frontrunners, with the student-led NCP in distant third. The Awami League is barred from contesting

Oman pitches downstream aluminium opportunities to Indian industry

Sultanate highlights incentives, energy cost advantages and export access as it invites Indian manufacturers to invest in downstream aluminium operations

Quick-commerce white-collar hiring jumps 21% in January: Report

Tier II cities are increasingly used for regional command centres, not just support roles, some other high growth cities are Nagpur, Vadodara, Surat and Trivandrum

Judicial process itself can become punishment if misused: Supreme Court

The bench said under the SC/ST Act the accused must have knowledge that the victim belongs to a scheduled caste or scheduled tribe or that the property belongs to such a person

Except Trump, nobody has stated India's refusal to buy Russian oil: Lavrov

Lavrov's comments came two days after Russia accused the US of attempting to prevent India and other countries from buying Russian oil

Juspay eyes Middle East market, opens regional headquarter in Dubai

Payments infrastructure unicorn Juspay is expanding into the Middle East as the company announced the opening of its regional headquarters in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)

SC seeks update from Centre on protocol followed in Air India crash probe

The bench said the AAIB's role is to determine the cause of the crash and not to impute motive

UK touts first mover edge as India FTA debate heats up in Commons

Chris Bryant said that CETA was a "momentous achievement" which goes "well beyond India's precedent in opening the door for UK businesses"

Samyukt Kisan Morcha urges farmers to join February 12 general strike

Samyukt Kisan Morcha calls on farmers to back February 12 nationwide strike, supporting demands on labour codes, pension restoration and minimum wages

Eyewear platform Lenskart Q3 profit surges 71 times to ₹131 crore

Eyewear retailer reports 37.4% YoY revenue growth to Rs 2,307.7 crore in Q3FY26, with margins expanding to 20% amid strong store additions and eye test growth

US lawmakers push for tighter curbs on China's access to chipmaking tools

The congressional warning over gaps in US export controls comes as China appears to be making breakthroughs Washington has long sought to block

Trump privately weighs exiting the USMCA trade pact he negotiated

A White House official, asked about the discussions, described Trump as the ultimate decision-maker and someone always seeking a better deal for the American people

Ashok Leyland Q3 results: Net profit rises 5% to ₹862 crore, revenue up 22%

Ashok Leyland reported a 5% rise in Q3FY26 consolidated net profit to ₹862 crore, with revenue up 22% and strong growth in MHCV and LCV volumes

AI Impact Summit 2026: How India plans to deploy, govern and procure AI

As India prepares to host the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, the focus shifts to how India plans to build and govern AI systems for public services through the IndiaAI Mission

India Playing 11 vs Namibia: Samson to partner Kishan; Bumrah set to play

Cues from India's net session: Abhishek is unlikely to feature in India's playing 11 vs Namibia as he did not take part in the net session. Jasprit Bumrah bowled at full throttle

US' curbs on Venezuela oil business unfairly target Russia: Lavrov

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia would clarify the situation with Washington