Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Chairperson S Ramann on Tuesday said companies should be able to integrate National Pension System (NPS) contributions into their human

Experts at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2026 called for better intelligence sharing and stronger coordination among payment platforms to curb digital fraud, as fraudsters increasingly.

PhonePe founder and Chief Executive Officer Sameer Nigam on Tuesday said the fintech major is not concerned about the impact of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act on its business operatio

Credit is increasingly becoming the first financial product that young Indians encounter, even before savings accounts or systematic investment plans (SIPs), according to Sakchi Jain

India's dependence on imported oil and external finance remains a challenge, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Poonam Gupta said at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2026.

Led by Dallas Venture Capital, the Series B round will help Simplismart expand its AI inference platform, strengthen cloud partnerships and grow across North America and global markets

Venture capital funding for Indian startups remained largely flat for the third consecutive year, reaching $10.9 billion between January and October 2026, even as investors concentrated larger investments in fewer startups.

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Army chief General Dhiraj Seth reviewed operational readiness and infrastructure in Uttarakhand's middle sector, calling for vigilance amid India-China border tensions

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At the BFSI Insight Summit 2026, banking leaders said AI and autonomous agents could transform banking, but warned that balancing innovation with risk controls would be crucial

(From left) Nishant Singh, Business Next; Paritosh Wechalekar, Accenture; Rajesh Prasad, Punjab National Bank; Sameer Shetty, Axis Bank; and Ramesh Lakshminarayanan, HDFC Bank at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit | Photos: Kamlesh Pednekar

Strong room rates and occupancy lifted Q2FY27 performance, prompting an upgrade in FY27 revenue growth guidance; brokerages remain positive on the stock's prospects

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Ukraine's access to Starlink and Starshield satellite links has been restored to the speeds it had before restrictions that disrupted front-line operations for more than a week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday.
"The speeds are now where they need to be," Zelenskyy wrote on X, adding that restoration began overnight and were sufficient by Saturday morning, improving front-line logistics and defence against Russian jet-powered Shahed drones.
Musk admits he was behind Starlink's speed restriction
After Ukraine said the services had been restored, Elon Musk spoke out on the speed restrictions that began last week. In a post on Saturday on X, Musk acknowledged that his company, SpaceX, throttled the Starlink satellite internet service.
"Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed, nor should it be," Musk wrote. "Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone

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Israelis held a final large rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of what has been described as the most consequential election in the country's history.
Meanwhile, the death toll rose from Friday's attack on a church in Jordan. And an Iranian military commander said his country will not allow US warships to enter the Persian Gulf as concerns grow of a return to all-out war.
Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Saturday. Read our full coverage here.
Thousands rally in Tel Aviv days ahead of Israel's election
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A large crowd gathered in a final protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government ahead of Tuesday's close election.
The crowd heard calls for a commission of inquiry into the security failures that led to the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, that sparked the war in Gaza. Netanyahu has refused such an inquiry.
Netanyahu's chief rival, Gadi Eisenkot, attended the 

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

Foreign portfolio investors have withdrawn $65 billion from Indian equities since September 2024, amid sharp market underperformance and declining global investor interest. | Illustration: Binay Sinha

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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At the Business Standard Smart Investor Arena, wealth managers urged Gen Z investors to trust compounding and stay disciplined amid social media advice, AI tools and market volatility

Rajesh Saluja, Cofounder, CEO and MD, ASK Private Wealth; Srikanth Subramanian, Cofounder and CEO, Ionic Wealth | Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar

At the BFSI Insight Summit 2026, Amazon Pay, Juspay and Visa executives called for clear liability rules, robust authentication and traceability to build trust in agentic payments

(From left) Nirav Kamdar, CTO, Amazon Pay; Pramod Mulani, Vice-president Global Strategy, Juspay; Rishi Chhabra, Country Manager, India, VISA | Photos: Kamlesh Pednekar

Markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday extended the deadline by six months, till April 27, 2027, for debenture trustees to comply with requirements governing activities that fall outside its regulatory purview.
Under Regulation 9C of the Sebi (Debenture Trustees) Regulations, 1993, a debenture trustee holding a valid certificate of registration is required to transfer activities not regulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to separate business units within a prescribed timeline.
The provision was introduced through amendments notified on October 27, 2025, to provide clarity on the scope of activities permitted for debenture trustees.
Sebi had initially given six months for compliance. Subsequently, in April 2026, the regulator granted an additional six months, extending the deadline to October 27, 2026, following industry representations highlighting operational challenges in establishing the necessary systems and processes.
In its latest circular on Tuesday, Sebi 

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