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Saturday, January 24, 2026
TopicBusiness Standard

Topic: Business Standard

RBI’s Rs 1 trillion liquidity boost: What is it and why does it matter?

The announcement comes amid sharp depreciation in the rupee, as the currency crossed the 90-mark against the US dollar.

MPC meet: Why RBI revised its GDP growth estimate & cut inflation forecast

RBI cuts the repo rate to 5.25%, revises FY26 GDP growth to 7.3%, and lowers its inflation forecast to 2%, signalling stronger momentum and easing food-price pressures

India-Pakistan conflict can hurt Centre’s finances. What are Nirmala Sitharaman’s options?

A minor slippage in the deficit target is preferable to a cut in capex.

Elon Musk is not media’s Enemy No 1. Good journalism still has a place & purpose

Mr Musk has a gift. When he speaks of ‘legacy media’, it touches a raw nerve. But when he tells the users of X that they are the media, you wonder if he is serious.

Slowing capital expenditure is good. Don’t invest in BSNL, save for shortfall instead

The finance ministry should not spend ~0.83 trillion for equity infusion into BSNL. Instead, it should ask the telephone company to raise resources from the market.

Big ideas for Budget D-Day—jobs, skills and innovation should be the focal point

In her interim Budget speech in February, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had mentioned the need for industry-academia collaboration. This time, the Budget could give the initiative a bigger push.

Did economic distress shape 2024 election results? Unemployment, rising taxes played key role

The results may have been surprising, but for many on the ground, the undercurrents of discontent were unmistakable.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.