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H-1B visa has lost relevance after Covid, Piyush Goyal explains why

Commerce minister says Indian firms no longer press for more US work visas as remote work and GCCs reshape hiring

Sony may launch WF-1000XM6 flagship earbuds on Feb 12: What to expect

Sony has posted a short teaser for its next-generation flagship earbuds, likely to be called the WF-1000XM6, launching February 12

Parliament session: Both Houses to begin discussion on Union Budget 2026-27

FM Sitharaman had presented the Union Budget 2026-27 in Lok Sabha, for the ninth consecutive time

Homegrown Indian startup founders outperform returnee diaspora, finds study

A study by AnnaLee Saxenian and Vivek Wadhwa reveals that domestic founders lead in commercial outcomes, while returnees play specialized roles

Tata Steel shares hit all-time high post Q3; brokerages raise target price

The buying on the counter came after most brokerages raised their target on Tata Steel post its December quarter (Q3FY26) results released on February 6, 2026, after market hours

Cuba warns airlines of fuel shortage as Nicaragua ends easy entry

The communist government warned international airlines they can no longer refuel at its main airport in Havana for the next month after Donald Trump threatened tariffs on any nation that supplies Cuba

Fractal Analytics IPO opens today: Check GMP, price band, key dates, review

Fractal Analytics raised ₹1,248.3 crore from 52 anchor investors, allocating 13.8 million equity shares at the upper end of the price band of ₹857 to ₹900

Easy money in China drives metals rally as real economy struggles

While overseas experience has proven invaluable in other economies, it appeared to play a diminished role in India's contemporary tech ecosystem

UK PM Starmer under pressure as chief of staff quits over Mandelson row

Starmer's vulnerability was laid bare in the wake of McSweeney's departure, when two key Labour-linked groups suggested accountability shouldn't end with the chief of staff

Hong Kong court jails media tycoon Jimmy Lai for 20 yrs under security law

A Hong Kong court sentenced media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in jail for 'colluding' with foreign forces and sedition, in the most high-profile case under national security law

India, Canada agree on 'shared work plan' to boost security cooperation

The decision was taken at a meeting between National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval and his Canadian counterpart Nathalie Drouin in Ottawa

Who is Thailand's leader Anutin and how did he seal clear win in elections?

Anutin is now set to head a coalition govt with comfortable majority that may end bouts of political upheaval which have rattled the Southeast Asian nation in recent years and left its economy adrift

Delhi wakes to shallow fog as air quality slips into 'poor' category

Calm winds and shallow fog marked the morning in Delhi as the city's air quality deteriorated, with overall AQI recorded at 209 in the 'poor' category, slipping from 'moderate' levels a day earlier

Britannia Q3 preview: Profit may rise 18%; margins, volumes to improve

Britannia Q3 results preview: Brokerages tracked by Business Standard estimate Britannia's net profit to average ₹687 crore, compared to ₹581.7 crore a year ago, up 18 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y)

Stocks to Watch today: Tata Steel, SBI, Hind Zinc, BEML, PFC, Aurobindo

Stocks to Watch today, February 9, 2026: Tata Steel, State Bank of India, Hindustan Zinc, IRB Infrastructure, and Sula Vineyards are in focus on Monday

Gold prices fall ₹10 to ₹1,56,590; silver down ₹100, trades at ₹2,84,900

The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,43,540

Q3 results: Pfizer, Zydus Lifesciences, Aurobindo Pharma, 181 more on Feb 9

Q3FY26 company results: Firms including GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, The Ramco Cements, Linde India, Gulf Oil Lubricants, and Bata India are also to release their October-December earnings today

Sundaram Finance, Senores trading near breakout points; check strategy

Stocks to buy: Aakash Shah of Choice Broking explains why Schneider, Senores and Sundaram Finance should be on investors radar, highlights key levels to track.

Trump congratulates Japan PM Takaichi for 'landslide victory' in elections

Commending Japanese voters, Trump said the wonderful people of Japan had voted with enthusiasm and would always have his strong support

Venezuela frees several opposition members as prisoner releases continue

Under mounting pressure from the US to free political prisoners, rights group Foro Penal said some 35 political prisoners were released on Sunday and that it was verifying additional cases