-> Q3 Results Highlights: Wipro Q3 profit dips, Tech Mahindra, Polycab India, Leela Palaces & Federal Bank, Central Bank, L&T Finance profit rise, JB Chemicals profit rises 22%, Sobha profit dips 29%, Reliance reports flat Q3 net profit at ₹18,645 crore; Infosys s
-> Tax treaties should not become instruments to erode India's tax sovereignty, national security: Supreme Court
-> Wipro lags rivals with soft deal wins, weak fourth
-> Elon Musk's X down for tens of thousands of users globally, Downdetector shows
-> Federal Bank shares surge most in over six years after reporting strong December quarter earnings
-> Rupee slumps the most in nearly two months, state
-> India warns Apple it will proceed with antitrust case after company plays for time
-> Reliance Jio Q3 Results FY26: Profit jumps 11% YoY to Rs 7,629 crore; ARPU rises to Rs 213.7
-> Over and out: CCPA imposes ₹10 lakh penalties on Flipkart and Meta over illegal walkie
-> China's $1.2 trillion windfall quietly seeps into global markets
-> SENSEX surges 548 pts, NIFTY50 at 25,803 in noon deals; RIL, Wipro, Infosys among buzzing stocks
-> Tech Mahindra Q3 results: IT firm's net profit rises 14% on
-> Gold falls over 1% as profit‑taking, easing geopolitical risks weigh
-> Natural Gas and Oil Forecast: 50% Fibo Pullback Sets Buy Zone as Iran
-> Cipla stock crashes over 3% as brokerages cut targets on Lanreotide disruption, FY27 risks
-> 2026 Skoda Kushaq Facelift Teased Ahead Of Launch
-> U.S., Taiwan sign $250 billion trade deal, cutting tariffs on Taiwanese goods
-> NIFTY50, SENSEX on January 16: Oil prices fall, US stocks update, gold, silver rates, FII activity; key things to know before market opens
-> L&T wins (Large*) Order for Hydrocarbon Onshore Business
-> Andhra Pradesh to get world's largest green ammonia project at Kakinada
-> Tata Technologies Q3 Results: Profit slumps 96% YoY to Rs 7 crore
-> Infosys share price today: IT giant jumps 5% after guidance hike; here's what investors should watch out
-> Air India: DGCA probe after engine sucks in cargo container at Delhi airport
-> Grasim appoints Sachin Sahay as CEO of Birla Opus Paints, shares rise
-> Stocks To Watch, Jan 16: Tech Mahindra, RIL, Infosys, Wipro, Sobha, Polycab India, Tata Tech, LTTS, L&T Finance, oil
-> Anthropic taps former Microsoft India MD to lead Bengaluru expansion
-> New Kia Syros HTK (EX) Value For Money Variant Launch Price Rs 9.89 L
-> Angel One Q3 | Declares ₹23 dividend, approves 1:10 stock split; revenue rises
-> Silver prices fall as Donald Trump delays critical mineral tariffs; SAMCO projects MCX rates to hit ₹4 lakh mark
-> Who is Soumith Chintala, VIT graduate appointed CTO of Thinking Machines Lab? | Trending
-> New labour codes cost TCS, Infosys, HCLTech over Rs 4,000 crore in Q3
-> Bharat Coking Coal shares to list on Monday; analysts advise booking partial profits
-> Exports rise 1.87% to $38.5 billion in December: Commerce Secretary
-> New 2026 Tata Punch Facelift Vs Hyundai Exter: Which Micro SUV Should You Bring Home?
-> LTIMindtree bags $330 million contract from central tax department to upgrade tax analytics platform with AI
-> Nithin Kamath Criticizes Closure of Indian Stock Exchanges for Mumbai Municipal Elections, Highlights Impact o
-> EPF withdrawals are finally getting easier. Here's what changed in 2026 and why it matters
-> Volume Shocker: 6 stocks see over 1 crore MF share additions in Dec'25; rally up to 20%
-> Hindustan Zinc, Vedanta, Union Bank: 10 stocks start 2026 on a positive note despite market fall
-> Tata Sierra Smart+ Base Variant Reaches Dealer Yards – First Real World Look
-> Good news for Central Govt employees! Rs 2 cr insurance, cheaper loans, zero balance account
-> Homebuyers' society, RWAs can't intervene in insolvency proceedings against developer: Supreme Court
-> Power outage halts Tokyo commuter train lines, affecting 673,000 passengers
-> CGHS beneficiaries can get extra health cover: Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima also to cover modern treatm
-> Indian SpaceX rival EtherealX hits 5x valuation as it readies engine tests
-> Introducing IBM Sovereign Core: A new software foundation for sovereignty
-> TCS headcount dips sharply: Why is India's IT sector facing a job crisis
-> ICICI Prudential AMC shares surge 4% on strong results, S Naren extension
-> Fitness trainer shares '50 foods you can literally overeat without getting fat': High
-> India ranks No 2 globally in Claude.ai use, driven by software and web development: Anthropic
-> Wall Street rises, led by chip stocks after TSMC blockbuster earnings, Nvidia surges 3%, BlackRock soars 4.5%
-> Revised market categorization framework coming soon, says SEBI's Manoj Kumar
-> Amagi Media Labs IPO: GMP rises ahead of last bidding day. Should you apply?
-> Shadowfax IPO: Snapdeal founders Rohit Bansal and Kunal Bahl sit on 158X gains from early bet
-> Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS)
-> Jio Financial Services Q3 results: Net profit slips 9% YoY to ₹269 crore; revenue surges one
-> Microsoft taps India's Varaha for durable carbon removal offtake
-> Airtel, Tata group firms may jointly seek Vodafone Idea
-> Skoda VW Sales Breakup Dec 2025 – Kylaq, Kushaq, Taigun, Virtus, Slavia
-> CNN poll finds majority of Americans say Trump is focused on the wrong priorities
-> China and Canada announce tariffs relief after a high
-> Trump Cabinet secretaries conspired to violate Constitution, judge says
-> Judge orders release of Liberian man arrested in Minneapolis by agents with a battering ram
-> Second man shares horrific story of being blinded by officers at anti
-> 'Dumbest thing I've ever heard': Republicans amp up their resistance to Trump's Greenland push
-> Trump pardoning Puerto Rico's former governor Wanda Vázquez, sources say
-> Cumberland County DA cancels news conference on ICE activity after state court concern
-> ICE Targets Meta Site Under Construction in Rural Louisiana
-> University of Arkansas Withdraws Job Offer for Emily Suski Over Transgender Stance
-> Trump floats new tariffs in push to acquire Greenland
-> Ukraine substation fire leaves city without power in freezing temperatures
-> Ashley St Clair, mother of Elon Musk's child, sues xAI over Grok deepfakes
-> S&P 500 seesaws after Trump signals Hassett may not be pick for new Fed chair: Live updates
-> Trump's affordability pledge strikes directly at the heart of Wall Street's profit engine
-> Google is finally copying this Apple Watch feature for its Pixel Watch
-> iPhone 17e to Gain Dynamic Island But Display Still Stuck at 60Hz
-> GIGABYTE is thinking about an AORUS handheld, but won't copy rivals
-> 10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026 : Short Wave
-> ASAP Rocky Grew Up, Settled Down (with Rihanna) and Returned to Rap
-> Bad Bunny's 'Ridiculous' Requirement For Super Bowl Halftime Show Has Fans In A Frenzy
-> 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' is 'Game of Thrones' for the haters
-> Digested week: Despite the Golden Globes being a joke, the audience keep turning up
-> 4 questions that will be answered in the NFL playoffs' divisional round
-> Rams vs. Bears weather update: Snow, wind, cold in forecast for NFL divisional round
-> NASA's powerful new Roman Space Telescope is complete — and will soon begin mission to find 100,000 alien worlds
-> Vandenberg's Next Mission: SpaceX Rocket Launch, Landing with Sonic Boom
-> After a month of no answer, NASA will try hailing its silent MAVEN Mars orbiter today
-> What are 'dark' stars? Scientists think they could explain 3 big mysteries in the universe
-> Science shows very different psychiatric disorders might have the same cause
-> US mixed messaging on flu shots alarms experts: 'Children should not be dying'
-> SC measles outbreak has gone berserk: 124 cases since Friday, 409 quarantined
-> CNN poll finds majority of Americans say Trump is focused on the wrong priorities
-> China and Canada announce tariffs relief after a high
-> Trump Cabinet secretaries conspired to violate Constitution, judge says
-> Judge orders release of Liberian man arrested in Minneapolis by agents with a battering ram
-> Second man shares horrific story of being blinded by officers at anti
-> 'Dumbest thing I've ever heard': Republicans amp up their resistance to Trump's Greenland push
-> Trump pardoning Puerto Rico's former governor Wanda Vázquez, sources say
-> Cumberland County DA cancels news conference on ICE activity after state court concern
-> ICE Targets Meta Site Under Construction in Rural Louisiana
-> University of Arkansas Withdraws Job Offer for Emily Suski Over Transgender Stance
-> Trump floats new tariffs in push to acquire Greenland
-> Ukraine substation fire leaves city without power in freezing temperatures
-> Ashley St Clair, mother of Elon Musk's child, sues xAI over Grok deepfakes
-> S&P 500 seesaws after Trump signals Hassett may not be pick for new Fed chair: Live updates
-> Trump's affordability pledge strikes directly at the heart of Wall Street's profit engine
-> Google is finally copying this Apple Watch feature for its Pixel Watch
-> iPhone 17e to Gain Dynamic Island But Display Still Stuck at 60Hz
-> GIGABYTE is thinking about an AORUS handheld, but won't copy rivals
-> 10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026 : Short Wave
-> ASAP Rocky Grew Up, Settled Down (with Rihanna) and Returned to Rap
-> Bad Bunny's 'Ridiculous' Requirement For Super Bowl Halftime Show Has Fans In A Frenzy
-> 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' is 'Game of Thrones' for the haters
-> Digested week: Despite the Golden Globes being a joke, the audience keep turning up
-> 4 questions that will be answered in the NFL playoffs' divisional round
-> Rams vs. Bears weather update: Snow, wind, cold in forecast for NFL divisional round
-> NASA's powerful new Roman Space Telescope is complete — and will soon begin mission to find 100,000 alien worlds
-> Vandenberg's Next Mission: SpaceX Rocket Launch, Landing with Sonic Boom
-> After a month of no answer, NASA will try hailing its silent MAVEN Mars orbiter today
-> What are 'dark' stars? Scientists think they could explain 3 big mysteries in the universe
-> Science shows very different psychiatric disorders might have the same cause
-> US mixed messaging on flu shots alarms experts: 'Children should not be dying'
-> SC measles outbreak has gone berserk: 124 cases since Friday, 409 quarantined
-> Reliance Industries Q3 Results Highlights: EBITDA climbs 6%, Jio 5G subscribers crosses 250 million
-> FIIs net sell shares worth Rs 4346 crore, DIIs net buy Rs 3935 crore on January 16
-> Tiger Global tax verdict sends shockwaves in Startup Inc; How an order reaches you in 10 minutes; and more
-> Andhra Pradesh to get world's largest green ammonia project at Kakinada
-> Closing Bell: Sensex settles 550 points lower from day's high; Nifty ends below 25,700; metals, FMCG drag
-> Stock markets open on Sunday for Budget 2026: BSE, NSE say it'll be a regular trading session on February...
-> SEBI notifies revamp of mutual fund regulation; to come into effect from April 1
-> Inside Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart's speed engine: How your quick commerce orders really arrive in 10...
-> Shadowfax IPO GMP rises to over 12% ahead of issue opening next week; check details
-> Reliance Retail Q3 results: Revenue rises 8% to Rs 97,605 crore amid festive demand
-> Technical View: Bearish momentum indicators and elevated VIX suggest caution; Nifty 50 may consolidate...
-> Smallcap World Fund sells 1.8% stake in Poly Medicure, Kedia Securities buys 2% shares in SPML Infra
-> BEL, Mazagon Dock, other defence shares decline up to 2% on easing geopolitical concerns
-> Closing auction session phased roll out from August 3, 2026; SEBI issues circular
-> Reliance Industries Q3 performance shows consistent operational resilience across businesses; here are 10...
-> Nifty Pulls Back After Reclaiming 25,800 Even As Banks & IT Shine; All Eyes On RIL Q3| Closing Bell...
-> Groww AMC's valuation surges 14x in under three years as US firm to pick 23% stake for Rs 580 crore
-> Reliance Industries Q3 revenue rises 10% on digital, oil
-> Bharat Coking Coal shares to list on Monday; analysts advise booking partial profits
-> Grasim appoints Sachin Sahay as CEO of BirlaOpus Paints, shares rise
-> Sensex gains 200 pts, Nifty above 25,650: Infosys
-> ICICI Bank Q3 Preview: Loan growth to support NII, margin pressure persists
-> Q3 results impact: Angel One shares jump 9% on strong sequential performance; Groww rises up to 9%
-> Data Story | December data show rural jobs hold firm as urban labour market cools
-> Buy Union Bank of India; target of Rs 208: Anand Rathi
-> Buy Union Bank of India; target of Rs 200: Prabhudas Lilladher
-> Buy HDFC Life Insurance Company; target of Rs 900: Prabhudas Lilladher
-> Buy ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company; target of Rs 3300: Prabhudas Lilladher
-> RIL O2C results: Revenue rises 8.4% to Rs 1.62 lakh crore, EBITDA up 14.6%
-> 'Haram to vote for Hindus': Viral videos show Bangladesh clerics stoking fear ahead of elections |...
-> Wipro Q3 results: IT firm's ADR falls 5.5% as net profit declines 7%
-> Buy Infosys; target of Rs 1900: Prabhudas Lilladher
-> Buy HDFC Asset Management Company; target of Rs 2950: Prabhudas Lilladher
-> Opening Bell: Sensex, Nifty gain in early trade as IT stocks rally on Infosys boost; focus on whether...
-> RCPL adds Rs 5,000 crore in quarterly revenue, scales up beverages, manufacturing footprint
-> SC ruling on Tiger Global's tax case could lead to scrutiny on all Mauritius
-> Buy Lemon Tree Hotels; target of Rs 185: Prabhudas Lilladher
-> TCIL blacklists Cisco from participating in its tenders for 2 years over KSWAN 3.0 dispute
-> Hold Larsen and Toubro Technology Services; target of Rs 4070: Prabhudas Lilladher
-> Buy Tata Consultancy Services; target of Rs 3880: LKP Research
-> Larsen & Toubro shares rise 1% today as company wins large hydrocarbon order worth Rs 2,500
-> LTIMindtree shares jump over 4% today after Rs 3,000
-> IT stocks surge up to 6% on strong Infosys Q3 results, Nifty IT index hits three
-> Wipro trims FY26 fresher hiring target to 8,000 from 10,000
-> Viral Throwback: When Math teachers protested calculators in classrooms 40 years ago
-> X (Twitter) down globally for the second time this week: Users report login failures, feed not loading
-> Europe's "Hawaii" named the world's top trending destination for 2026
-> Tribal coffee growers need more support: Priyanka Gandhi asks Piyush Goyal for higher irrigation subsidy...
-> Bengaluru: Skywalk connecting Metro station and International Tech Park now open
-> Lacklustre stock market weighs on housing sales; will home prices fall?
-> Majority of Americans say Trump cares more about himself than US, focused on wrong priorities: Poll
-> Wipro improves Q4 guidance, projects up to 2% revenue growth
-> Vijay Sethupathi's rugged first look from Slum Dog takes the internet by storm
-> Upcoming IPOs: Gaudium IVF, Runwal Developers, Augmont Enterprises among 7 companies receive green signal...
-> HPCL, BPCL, IOC shares jump up to 4% over oil price decline as US
-> First Tick: Top global cues to watch in today's trade
-> Zohran Mamdani's plan to install bidet at Gracie Mansion termed 'desi' by netizens. Watch
-> Khushi Kapoor avoids paparazzi during first public appearance after Vedang Raina split reports, watch...
-> Tiger Global verdict bolsters India's indirect transfer provisions framed after retrospective tax...
-> Forex reserves increase $392 million to $687.19 billion
-> Wipro's headcount increases by 6,529 employees in Q3FY26
-> BMC budget swells, but health, education and drainage lose ground under capex push
-> India's silver imports up 129% on price rise, supply concerns
-> OPINION | They came from Persia and left an imprint across centuries in India
-> Why 'Pawar + Pawar' failed to deliver in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad
-> When Sidharth Malhotra planned a fairytale Rome proposal, Kiara Advani asked him to seek her parents'...
-> Gold Bond alert: Over 4x returns on offer as SGB 2019–20 Series II opens for premature redemption today;...
-> Tech Mahindra Q3 results: IT firm's net profit rises 14% on
-> Innovation needs guardrails: AI should empower, not erode trust, said MIB official
-> Cipla stock crashes over 3% as brokerages cut targets on Lanreotide disruption, FY27 risks
-> Sensex closes 550 pts lower from day's high, Nifty ends below 25,700: Profit booking, other key reasons...
-> Infosys shares jump over 5% after Q3 results; brokerages upbeat on guidance hike, deal wins
-> Fiscal threats lurk in the undergrowth for Japan
-> Tech Mahindra loses 3,098 employees in Q3; IT headcount plunges 2,334
-> 'Can't discuss in public': DK Shivakumar's cryptic response over Delhi visit grabs attention
-> US visa interview wait times vary widely across India: Delhi longest, Mumbai fastest | Check city
-> Foxconn–HCL name semiconductor JV India Chip Pvt Ltd
-> Tiger Global ruling: How the Supreme Court ruling changed India's tax treaty playbook
-> Dry air and exposure to heaters make pigmentation more visible on skin, dermatologist shares skincare tips
-> Justin Bieber and wife Hailey Bieber threaten legal action over 'abusive marriage' claims; read to...
-> 'Mumbaikars have spoken with crystal clarity': Annamalai on Mahayuti's win in civic polls
-> Aditya Dhar confirms 'Dhurandhar 2' release date amid clash rumours
-> Bowman says Fed should be ready to cut rates again amid job market risks
-> Mercuria LNG executive Steve Hill leaves company, sources say
-> Options expiration could clear path for US stock market volatility rise
-> Still questions before return to Suez Canal, German car industry says
-> Global equity funds log strongest weekly inflows in 3
-> JPMorgan forms new advisory group to tap boom in private markets
-> Mosaic warns of North American fertilizer demand slump in fourth quarter
-> Wipro lags rivals with soft deal wins, weak fourth
-> Netflix results likely to take backseat to Warner Bros deal questions
-> Iran protests abate after deadly crackdown, residents and rights group say
-> Ukraine able to meet only 60% of electricity need after Russian attacks
-> US judge to weigh Dominion request to restart Virginia offshore wind project stopped by Trump
-> Small Minneapolis businesses hit hard by ICE crackdown, while corporations stay silent
-> India's Tata Tech has quarterly profit plummet 96% on one
-> Japan probing Musk's Grok AI service over inappropriate images
-> Daimler Truck posts 8% fall in 2025 sales on weaker North America demand
-> India's Tech Mahindra beats quarterly revenue view on manufacturing strength
-> Exclusive: IMF's growth forecasts to show resilience to global trade shocks, Georgieva says
-> World shares hover near record highs on simmering geopolitics, AI optimism
-> Lukoil's international assets and potential buyers
-> 'Are you dead?' Chinese app for single living goes viral
-> Indra signs $1.1 billion deal to manage London transport ticketing and control systems
-> US lawmakers seek to reassure Copenhagen after Trump Greenland threats
-> Trump threatens to use military over Minnesota anti
-> Hyundai Motor Group to appoint former head of Tesla's humanoid robot program as adviser
-> US and Taiwan reach trade deal, with semiconductor chips and China in focus
-> Chevron, partners approve expansion of Israel's Leviathan gas field
-> Trump accepts Nobel medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
-> Nigeria grants satellite permits to BeetleSat, Satelio and Amazon's Kuiper
-> Exclusive: South Korea's $350 billion US investment unlikely to kick off in H1, finmin says
-> PNC Financial profit beats estimates on dealmaking rebound
-> Oil prices rise 1% as supply risks remain in focus
-> Mali gold output plunges 23% as Barrick halt, tougher rules reshape sector
-> Novo's Wegovy pill tracks 3,071 prescriptions in first days of launch
-> Italy investigates Microsoft's sales practices for 'Call of Duty' and 'Diablo' video games
-> Porsche reports worst sales drop since 2009 on weak China demand
-> Australian treasurer backs RBA chief's show of solidarity with Fed's Powell
-> ASIA GOLD Record rally stalls retail buying in India; China demand steady
-> China regulator approves American Axle acquisition of Dowlais
-> Major blaze extinguished in deprived area of South Korea's Gangnam district
-> Anthropic appoints Microsoft veteran Irina Ghose as India MD
-> Filoni named president of 'Star Wars' studio Lucasfilm as Kennedy exits
-> Fitch warns of eastern European downgrades if Greenland strife cracks NATO
-> US health department to launch study on cellphone radiation
-> Walmart International chief Kathryn McLay to step down after two years
-> Retail investors steer record amount cash into silver, creating crowded trade
-> Trump's healthcare plan focuses on direct payments over insurance subsidies
-> AI hyperscalers will drive higher US corporate bond supply in 2026, analysts say
-> South Africa's Kruger National Park closes after severe floods
-> Blackstone could invest up to $4.65 billion for data center in Germany, Handelsblatt reports
-> Toyota's sweetened bid for group forklift maker opposed by Elliott
-> Exclusive: US FDA delays two drug reviews in new voucher program after safety, efficacy concerns
-> Fed's Daly: policy in good place, calibration should be deliberate
-> Wall Street bankers shift focus to busy 2026 after cashing in on big deals
-> Trump's foreign policy called imperialist by experts
-> India's Infosys rises after strong 2026 view; lifts IT index
-> Taiwan contract chipmaker TSMC's US investments
-> Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month
-> Italy's privacy watchdog, scourge of US big tech, hit by corruption probe
-> Power outage halts Tokyo commuter train lines, affecting 673,000 passengers
-> Exclusive: IMF's Georgieva expects board meeting in weeks on $8.1 billion program for Kyiv
-> Goldman's profit beats on record stock trading, sees robust M&A activity in 2026
-> US Senate committee delays crypto bill after opposition from Coinbase CEO
-> Tech, banks lead Wall Street bounce, gold wanes on Iran, strong jobs data
-> Governors head to White House on Friday to unveil deal to curb power prices, sources say
-> HSBC to review Singapore insurance business as its slims down globally
-> US judge to shield scholars who challenged deporting of pro
-> White House says Trump monitoring Iran closely, keeping all options on table
-> Oil settles down 4% as Trump comments ease Iranian supply concerns
-> Keurig Dr Pepper launches $18 billion takeover bid for JDE Peet's
-> Delayed US relief for Cuba comes with a warning
-> SiFive to adopt Nvidia technology for speedy links between chips
-> Taiwan chip deal is worth a total of $500 billion, US Commerce Secretary Lutnick says
-> UK, Canadian watchdogs press on with probes into Elon Musk's Grok chatbot
-> Trump's greenlight for Nvidia AI chips to China draws fire from lawmakers, former officials
-> Ford, BYD in talks for hybrid vehicle battery deal, WSJ reports
-> Weekly US jobless claims fall unexpectedly, but labor market treading water
-> Brazil shuts down Sigma Lithium waste piles over safety concerns
-> Australian Rio Tinto investor raises concerns over merits of potential Glencore deal
-> US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts
-> Wall Street ends higher; banks gain following results, chips rally with TSMC
-> Europeans send troops to Greenland as Trump presses claim
-> Maersk ramps up Suez Canal return that could dampen freight rates
-> Uganda votes in tense election seen as test of President Museveni's strength
-> US judge allows Equinor to restart New York offshore wind project
-> Exclusive: Repsol, ENI, Maurel & Prom applying for US licenses to export Venezuelan oil, sources say
-> Experience.Com Expands U.S. Partnership With Locafy To Drive Localizer Product Sales Across Home Services Market In 2026
-> Rio Tinto to supply copper to Amazon for AI data centers
-> Netflix inks global deal to stream Sony Pictures' films after theatrical window
1/16/2026
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