India’s mutual fund industry has room to expand as systematic investment plans (SIPs) bring more households into financial markets,

Herd mentality, fear of missing out (FOMO), and the pursuit of quick returns are among the biggest risks facing Gen Z investors, financial experts said at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit

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Investors should build a basic portfolio of equity and fixed-income investments before considering specialised options such as Specialised Investment Funds

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Gold fell below $4,000 an ounce last week for the first time since July, extending its decline to about 24% since the US-Iran war began in late February

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The company behind Claude has weighed a retail offering of about 15% to 20% of the shares available in the IPO overall

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Nifty rollover to the November series was below its three-month average, and the cost of carry also declined, said Dharmesh Bhatt of Systematix Institutional Research.

F&O cues: Nifty bias 'Neutral, Bank Nifty looks promising, say analysts.

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Combining night-time illumination and Google Trends data reduced errors in quarterly growth estimates by up to 62 per cent across three industrial states

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Global yields, hedging shifts and capital outflows add to pressure on the currency

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Banks in a growing economy need patient, long-term foreign capital with good governance to meet credit demand

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The scale of the selling and the speed and magnitude of the underperformance in Indian equities are unsustainable

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The rupee has lost about 6% of ‌its value so far in 2026, making it the second-worst performing currency in Asia, and hit a record low of 96.96 in May

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Noel Tata has challenged the validity of N Chandrasekaran's five-year reappointment as Tata Sons chairman, citing procedural lapses and the absence of the resolution from the meeting agenda

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Google sees artificial intelligence as "an economic equaliser", and believes technology is at its best when it is inclusive and democratic, giving even the leanest teams the same intelligence, speed and security as a large global enterprise, Preeti Lobana, Vice President and country manager of Google India, said on Wednesday.
Speaking at the Google Cloud Day event where she addressed over 600 business owners, managing directors and technology executives, Lobana said in her conversations with business leaders across the country, she often hears "a mix of excitement about AI's promise" and understandable apprehension about the complexities ahead.
Many growing businesses, she said, worry about cost.
"In fact, many growing businesses worry that AI requires massive IT teams, complex integrations, and deep pockets. People worry about the cost. But at Google, we see AI differently," she said.
For Google, AI is a powerful technology, which more than anything else, is "an economic ...

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Terming cyber crime as "digital dacoity", the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to consolidate over 30 criminal complaints pending against two persons in 12 states for allegedly allowing the use of their company's account as a mule for commission of various offences.
"Digital arrests and such cyber offences are digital dacoity there is no question of giving any judicial forum to such persons," a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said.
Strongly condemning the organised cyber crime rackets targeting senior citizens through digital arrests, the CJI said those involved must face stringent action.
"An 81-year-old from Ernakulam (Kerala) was defrauded of Rs 1.90 crore and his money was deposited in your mule account," the CJI said.
"You decided to use the account of your company for cyber crime like digital arrest," the bench said while refusing to entertain the plea of Gourab Kumar Saha and Nidhi Bhandari.
The bench refused to

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Cyclone Arnab crossed the Andhra coast early on Wednesday, leaving a trail of destruction with uprooted trees and electric poles and damaged roads, while two persons were electrocuted in separate instances, officials said.
The very severe cyclonic storm Arnab crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between 2 am- 8 am, before weakening into a severe cyclonic storm, the weather office said.
"The cyclone crossed the Andhra Pradesh & Yanam coasts to the Southwest of Yanam near latitude 16.450 N and 81.90 E, about 20 km east-northeast of Narsapur, 40 km southwest of Yanam and 60 km southwest of Kakinada," the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in an official release.
Many parts of coastal districts received heavy rainfall, some of them in excess of 200 mm.
In its wake, Cyclone Arnab left a trail of destruction, uprooting several trees and power poles, leading to power outages in several areas. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to restore normalcy at the .

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