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Nifty PSE Index reports best single-day gain in 32 months
Stocks of public sector companies rallied on Wednesday, with a number of them rising by up to 10%.
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January 29, 2026
Financial Express Kolkata
Avoiding agentic debt spiral
AFTER A DECADE of racing to the cloud, adopting microservices and automating workflows, Indian enterprises gained efficiency but also accumulated hidden debt. Now a new form is emerging: faster, harder to detect and far more consequential. This time, the debt isn’t technical—it’s cognitive. It’s agentic debt.
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January 29, 2026
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If farmers matter, so should tobacco FDI
EVERY BUDGET SEASON arrives like a Bollywood sequel: familiar cast, recycled dialogues, glossy new poster.
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January 29, 2026
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BYD plans India expansion as EV demand surges
CHINESE AUTOMAKER BYD is weighing options to expand in India,including local assembly to meet surging demand for its electric vehicles, according to people familiar with the matter.
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January 29, 2026
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PhonePe scales up lending, insurance biz
IPO-bound firm seeks to diversify revenue sources
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January 29, 2026
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ICRIER study calls for fertiliser subsidy cap
A NEW STUDY has recommended direct cash transfer of amounts matching the current fertiliser subsidy levels to farmers’bankaccounts with seasonal adjustments.
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January 29, 2026
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Vi unveils three-year growth plan, lines up ₹45,000 crore
VODAFONE IDEA ON Wednesday outlined a three-year turnaround road map anchored around a ₹45,000-crore investment plan, as it seeks to shift from balance sheet stabilisation to growth.
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January 29, 2026
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India comes out on top in trade pact with EU: Greer
THE US IN its first comments on the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has said that India has emerged as the winner.
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January 29, 2026
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Amazon to fire 500 in India
A SIGNIFICANT PORTION of the India-based workforce supports global teams and leadership roles.
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January 29, 2026
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Time running out: Trump warns Iran
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP warned Iran to make a nuclear deal with the US or face military strikes far worse than the attack he ordered last June, ratcheting up pressure on the regime even as regional leaders sought to spur fresh diplomacy between the adversaries.
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January 29, 2026
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Highest-ever sales in a quarter drive TVS profit up 52%
TVS MOTOR COMPANY'S standalone net profit rose 52% year-on-year to ₹940 crore in the third quarter of FY26, aided by its highest-ever quarterly sales volumes across vehicle categories in both domestic and export markets.
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January 29, 2026
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Maruti profit misses Street
Higher costs and one-time expenses dent profit despite higher demand
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January 29, 2026
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Who takes charge of NCP now
WITHTHE NATIONALIST Congress Party (NCP) built around Ajit Pawar’s personal authority and control over legislators, his sudden death leaves the party without a clear leader.
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January 29, 2026
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Budget may double down against external threats
Steps to boost capital inflows, exports likely
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January 29, 2026
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India turns benchmark-driven buyer with term LNG imports
PRICE SENSITIVE
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January 29, 2026
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L&T net declines 4% on impact of labour codes
MISSING ANALYST ESTIMATES by a wide margin, construction and engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) posted a 4.3% decline in net profit in the third quarter of FY26 at ₹3,215 crore compared with $3,359 crore in the year-ago period. Analysts estimated a profit of $4,494 crore.
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January 29, 2026
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ARCs seek faster recovery process, clarity in taxation
ASSET RECONSTRUCTION COMPANIES (ARCs) are looking to the forthcoming Budget for sharper tools, cleaner processes, and tax structures that genuinely reward risk capital.
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January 29, 2026
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HDFC Capital ties up with Curated Living for rental housing platform
HDFC CAPITAL ADVISORS, the real estate private equity arm of the HDFC Group, on Wednesday said it has entered into a strategic partnership with Curated Living Solutions (CLS), promoted by Bhaskar Raju of the DivyaSree Group, to set up a ₹1,000-crore rental housing platform.
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January 29, 2026
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CSB Bank profit flat on higher provisions
CSB BANK'S NET profit for the quarter ended December was largely flat year-on-year (yo-y) at ₹153 crore, weighed down by higher provisions and a deterioration in asset quality.
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January 29, 2026
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ONGC in talks with ExxonMobil for joint bids under OALP rounds
STATE-RUN OIL and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is in discussions with ExxonMobil to jointly bid for hydrocarbon blocks in upcoming rounds under India’s Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP), the company’s Director (Exploration) OP Sinha said.
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January 29, 2026
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India-EU deal: Advocacy group cautions against weakening of patent rules
PATIENT ADVOCACY GROUP Working Group on Access to Medicines and Treatment has raised concerns over the latest India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) asking for the government to release the full text of the agreement for public scrutiny and place it before the Parliament for discussions prior to signing to enable debate on the FTA’s implications forthe pharmaceutical sector.
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January 29, 2026
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Excise revenue bucks declining trend, growth seen above 10% this fiscal
AMID FALTERING OVERALL tax collections so far in FY26 (2025-26), Union excise duty collections are poised to reverse the recent declining trend.
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January 29, 2026
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‘We innovate not just for India, but from India for the world’
Honeywell India operates as a critical growth engine for the company’s global strategy, leveraging over 14,000 employees, three advanced manufacturing facilities and four global centres of excellence driving AI-led, sustainable innovations built in India and scaled up globally.
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January 29, 2026
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SBI Life reports 5% rise in profit
SBI LIFE INSURANCE, the country’s largest private life insurer by premium, reported a 5% year-on-year (y-0-y) rise in its net profit at 576 crore for the third quarter.
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January 29, 2026
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Sexsex climbs 487 points as indices extend gains
Investors richer by %5.9 lakh crore
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January 29, 2026
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Will work out something with S Korea: US President
US PRESIDENT TRUMP said on Tuesday the US and South Korea would work out a solution, in response to a query about his surprise threat a day earlier to step up tariffs to 25% on imports from the Asian ally.
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January 29, 2026
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Govt mulls seasonal adjustment of IIP data
THE MINISTRY OF Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released a discussion paper proposing seasonal adjustment of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) to mitigate the distorting effects of moving festivals and other calendar variations on monthly data.
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January 29, 2026
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IIP growth hits 26-month high of 7.8% in Dec
INDIA'S FACTORY OUTPUT recorded strong growth for the second consecutive month in December, with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rising 7.8% year-on-year (yo-y),on the back of healthy consumer demand and strong manufacturing performance, according to government data released on Wednesday.
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January 29, 2026
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‘Nutrition is an area of interest for us’
Tata Consumer Products delivered a strong set of December-quarter numbers, aided by lower tea prices, GST cuts that boosted consumption demand, and underlying volume growth of 13% in its India business.
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January 29, 2026
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Meta tests premium plans across its apps
META IS SET to test a new generation of paid subscription services on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, transforming the way users access various features on these social media platforms.
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