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Sensex tumbles 961 pts, Nifty tanks below 25,200 as geopolitical concerns grip investors

Mumbai, Feb 27 (PTI) Benchmark Sensex tanked 961 points while the broader Nifty settled below 25,200 on Friday due to fresh foreign fund...

Economy grows by 7.8 pc in Q3 of FY26 as per new GDP series: Govt data

New Delhi, Feb 27 (PTI) India's economy grew by 7.8 per cent during the October-December quarter of 2025-26, up from 7.4 per cent...

Blue Jet Healthcare to invest Rs 2,300 cr in mega pharma facility in Andhra

Visakhapatnam, Feb 27 (PTI) Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd will break ground on Saturday on a Rs 2,300-crore greenfield pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at Rambilli...

AI to disrupt India’s software sector but ‘doomsday fears’ overstated, says Raghuram Rajan

The ex-RBI governor, in an interview, said many firms globally have yet to implement AI at scale, leaving opportunities for the Indian software firms. The transition will be gradual and a large scale displacement is unlikely.

Kolkata Port begins first-ever night pilotage to cut vessel turnaround time

Kolkata, Feb 26 (PTI) Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority (SMPA) on Thursday said it has, for the first time in its 155-year history,...

A-I Sureja Industries secures two orders for 1,400 electric 2-wheelers

Mumbai, Feb 26 (PTI) A-1 Sureja Industries, an associate of the BSE-listed A-I Ltd, on Thursday announced it has secured two confirmed purchase...

After Bharat Taxi, Cooperation Ministry plans insurance sector entry via IFFCO-Tokio

After launching Bharat Taxi, the ministry explores offering insurance products across cooperative banks via IFFCO-Tokio with cooperative banks as corporate agents.

Shadowfax sets up Rs 50-cr automated sortation facility in Delhi-NCR

Mumbai, Feb 26 (PTI) On-demand third-party logistics platform Shadowfax on Thursday said its largest automated sortation facility, set up at an investment of...

Charnock launches 250-bed heritage hospital in Kolkata

Kolkata, Feb 26 (PTI) Charnock Hospital on Thursday launched a 250-bed super speciality hospital in central Kolkata, describing it as the first private...

Samsung plans to take AI to entry-price smartphones, expand portfolio of Galaxy A series in India

San Francisco, California (US), Feb 26 (PTI) Leading consumer electronics maker Samsung will democratise Artificial Intelligence technology for its smartphones as it aims to...

On Camera

BBC documentary on Nepal Gen Z protest can flip upcoming elections. ‘Shot like enemies’

As Nepal heads into snap polls on 5 March, the BBC documentary raises a question that goes beyond what it investigated—why now?

New GDP series may lift FY growth to 7.6%, above govt’s 7.4% estimate

New Delhi remains optimistic on growth this year and next. A recent US trade deal may lift estimates, but uncertainty looms after the US Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariffs.

India orders more Polish drones, Indian firm keen to set up plant to fill ‘empty’ arsenal—Warsaw’s envoy

New Delhi: India is right to pursue and strike terrorists where they are, as during Op Sindoor, Poland’s Ambassador to India Dr Piotr Antoni...

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.