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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicEquity

Topic: equity

Rupee touches over two-week high on dollar inflows, gains in Asia FX

The rupee was at 84.30 as of 11:00 am, its highest since 7 November, up 0.1% from its close at 84.4450 in the previous session.

India launches logo & website of global alliance for gender equality, focus on education, enterprise

Launch was done by Bill Gates & Smriti Irani. 'Alliance for Global Good: Gender Equity and Equality' aims to boost quality & access to health, education & economic opportunities for women.

Debt Funds: Going Beyond Equity

Debt instruments are issued by governments and companies to raise funding for their operations and business.

KKR to invest $250 million more in India’s Serentica Renewables

KKR, which jointly holds Serentica with billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Twinstar Overseas Ltd, had committed to invest $400 million in the company in November.

Debt is out, equity’s new game in town post-Hindenburg. Where it leaves Modi govt mega-projects

India needs broader base of 'national champions'. There is no wiggle room for investing more public money without fiscal maths going wrong, so some projects may have to be re-visited.

Vodafone Idea to convert govt dues into equity worth Rs 16,425 crore

Centre directed the mobile service provider to convert into equity all the interest related to payments for spectrum and other dues owed to the govt for use of airwaves.

Advantages of ULIPs over savings plans

A ULIP, an investment option, ensures life insurance coverage for the policyholder, while you can also deploy investments through the premium into funds to earn higher future returns.

The gender gap no one is seeing — in company equity shares

Studies have shown that men tend to be perceived as more capable in work settings than women and are likely to receive more equity-based awards.

Ahead of earnings season, stock market rebounds from a 6-month low

After Sensex dropped to 23.4 Tuesday, some investors judged the selloff as excessive which rebounded Indian stocks. Mumbai: Indian stocks rebounded as some investors judged...

Why India is a haven in this emerging-market turmoil

Experts say there's enough demand from the nation's booming middle class to render it relatively immune to external shocks. 

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

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.