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Nationwide trade unions strike: Employees hold protest in Punjab, Haryana

The demands include the scrapping of four labour codes and rules, withdrawal of the Draft Seed Bill and Electricity Amendment Bill, and the SHANTI Act

Bajaj Finance Options strategy: HDFC Securities suggests Bull Call Spread

Nandish Shah of HDFC Securities suggests Bajaj Finance bull call spread for 24 Feb expiry. Check cost, max profit, breakeven, margin, and technical rationale

BNP heads for decisive victory in Bangladesh's parliamentary election

The election was seen as a direct contest between the BNP and its former ally Jamaat-e-Islami, in the absence of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina's now disbanded Awami League

India's next Cloud layer could orbit above Earth as AgniKul prepares AI hub

Chennai-based space tech start-up will use its patented upper-stage platform to host AI data modules in orbit, with NeevCloud as its first customer

PFC, REC say merger transition smooth; merged firm to have 20% exposure cap

Power financiers say post-merger single-entity exposure limit will be 20%, expect adequate headroom for borrowings and smooth transition

DAC clears Rafale fighter jets and defence buys worth ₹3.6 trillion

US-made P-8I maritime aircraft, and missiles, tanks also get nod

Indian Hotels may raise 2030 targets amid strong quarterly revenue growth

Ginger brand set to contribute 10% of consolidated revenue with 250 hotels by FY27, becoming IHCL's third-largest brand by revenue share

New CPI series pegs India's retail inflation at 2.75% in January

Officials stressed that the December number under the old series and the January print are not comparable

Artificial intelligence fears push Nifty IT to over nine-month low

Nifty IT slides 6% as AI disruption fears and fading US rate-cut hopes trigger sharp sell-off in frontline tech stocks

RBI's proposed mis-selling norms may hit credit life business of insurers

RBI's draft rules on bundling and consent could dent credit life insurance and bancassurance income, though insurers say overall impact will be limited

PM Modi to chair last Cabinet meeting in South Block before PMO shift

The government plans to convert the iconic buildings into the 'Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum', a world-class museum tracing India's civilisational journey

Datanomics: Labour strikes down sharply over past decade in India

Data show strikes have declined over a decade, but wage losses and worker rights concerns continue to fuel fresh nationwide protest by 14 trade unions

India pulls out of Russian-backed Mali lithium project over security risks

Both sources, who were directly involved in the decision-making, sought anonymity because the discussions were confidential

Trade unions' strike against the labour Codes gets mixed response

Ten central trade unions organise nationwide protest against Labour Codes, reporting disruptions in coal, banking, transport and agriculture sectors

Reserve Bank of India moots rules to rein in harsh debt recovery

The proposed norms will come into effect from July 1, 2026. Feedback on the draft may be submitted by March 4, 2026

ONGC's Q3 FY26 results: Net profit increases 22% to ₹11,946 crore

ONGC's board of directors declared second interim dividend of ₹6.25 per equity. The total payout would be ₹7,863 crore for the dividend

Govt must implement New Public Sector Enterprise Policy: Parl panel

The New PSE Policy for Atmanirbhar Bharat envisages that loss-making public sector undertakings (PSUs) in non-strategic sectors should be considered for privatisation or closure

Return to India or we won't hear your plea: Bombay HC to Vijay Mallya

High Court says Vijay Mallya must return and submit to Indian jurisdiction before his plea challenging the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act can be heard

Opposition protests rock LS over BJP MP's remarks against Rahul Gandhi

Lok Sabha adjourned amid Opposition sloganeering over interim US trade pact and protests against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's remarks on Rahul Gandhi

RBI for inclusion of farm-linked technology innovations as loans

Draft KCC norms seek to include tech innovation costs in farm loans and waive collateral for agricultural credit up to Rs 2 lakh per borrower