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February 20, 2026

US-Iran, crude concerns spook D-St

DOMESTIC EQUITIES ON Thursday fell prey to global woes, including worsening geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran, volatility in crude oil prices as well as concerns over a likely interest rate hike by the US Fed, reports Anjana Therese Antony.

1 mins

PM unveils MANAV vision, says welfare for all a benchmark

PITCHING INDIA AS the hub of artificial intelligence (AI) that serves all, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled the 'MANAV' vision for a human-centric approach and use of the fast emerging technology with a strong emphasis on sovereignty and inclusivity.

1 mins

MSMEs can cut 87 MT of carbon emissions: NITI

%2-lakh cr in pvt investment may get unlocked

2 mins

Govt wheat sale gets tepid response

THE GOVERNMENT'S MOVE to offload wheat in the open market continues to receive a lukewarm response this season from bulk buyers such as flour millers, due to adequate private stocks and stable market prices.

2 mins

Direct benefit transfers touch ₹5.6L cr in FY26

THE CENTRE HAS transferred subsidies and welfare benefits worth ₹5.6 lakh crore to beneficiaries through the direct benefit transfer (DBT) so far in the current financial year, indicating that disbursements are on track to approach recent peak levels if March releases follow typical year-end patterns.

1 mins

At 7.8 GW, solar open access hits a record

INDIA'S CORPORATE SOLAR engine broke a new record in 2025, with 7.8 GW of open access capacity added, pushing cumulative installations past the 30 GW mark — even as a deadline-driven rush distorted quarterly trends.

1 mins

DGCA mulls 30-day ban for unruly passengers

THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has proposed new rules to deal with unruly passengers on domestic flights.

1 mins

India set to start producing permanent magnets this yr

GOVT PLANS TO SET UP FOUR CRITICAL MINERAL PROCESSING PLANTS

2 mins

Auto, marine exports to EU zoom before FTA

EVEN AS THE country’s overall exports faltered, shipments to the European Union (EU) have registered a steady pace. Vehicle and marine exports to the EU have shown growth in excess of 25% in the April-December period of the current financial year and these are expected to gain greater traction once the free trade agreement (FTA) between both sides becomes operational.

1 mins

LIC MF launches tech themed fund

LIC MUTUAL FUND has launched LIC MF Technology Fund, a thematic equity scheme aimed at providing a comprehensive exposure to India’s expanding technology landscape.

1 mins

PFC-REC: New panel to oversee merger

WITH A COMBINED loan book of over ₹11 lakh crore and deep exposure to India's power and infrastructure build-out, the government has formally set the merger of Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) into execution mode, constituting a high-level committee and a dedicated working group to drive the integration of the two state-run lenders.

1 mins

Committee mulls seasonally adjusted quarterly GDP data

A COMMITTEE UNDER the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has recommended introducing a seasonally adjusted quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) series to provide a more accurate assessment of the economy’s progress.

1 mins

INOXGFL emerges top bidder for Wind World India’s IPP, O&M biz

INOXGFL GROUP ON Thursday emerged as the final bidder for the acquisition of the independent power producer (IPP) platform and operations and maintenance (O&M) businesses of Wind World India through the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)-approved resolution process.

1 mins

KKR bets big on India’s PE, infra opportunity

India’s strong nominal GDP backdrop of 10-11% should not be underestimated

2 mins

Ashok Leyland targets 25% mkt share in LCV segment

ASHOK LEYLAND (ALL) is targeting a 25% market share in the light commercial vehicles (LCV) segment, up from 20% currently on the back of anew suite of products and more dealerships.

1 mins

Tech glitch hits airline operations across India

AIRLINES ACROSS INDIA experienced a brief but widespread operational disruption on Thursday morning after a technical outage hit Navitaire, a reservation and departure control system used by several carriers.

1 mins

Embraer, M&M plan facility for IAF C-390 fleet upkeep

TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE & OVERHAUL SUPPORT FOR C-390 FLEET

1 mins

SpiceJet barred from using Bangla airspace over dues

ROUTE TURBULENCE

1 mins

Electric bus penetration rises to 4.5% in FY26

GOING GREEN

2 mins

Auto firms mull price hike as metal costs hit margin

as metal costs hit margin

2 mins

‘IndusInd franchise deserves a much-bigger market share’

After the worst of the microfinance stress cycle is likely behind it, IndusInd Bank is looking forward to its next phase of growth.

3 mins

'Product & channel diversification key to reduce distribution costs'

SBI General Insurance has clocked the premium growth 1.7 times the non-life insurance industry in the first nine months of the current fiscal.

3 mins

Brokers body seeks 6-mth pause on RBI curbs on bank lending

THE ASSOCIATION OF NSE Members of India (ANMI), a pan-India body representing over 900 active stockbrokers from the NSE, BSE, and MCX, has written a letter to the top brass of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) requesting a six-month freeze on the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 100% cash collateral rule on bank guarantees.

1 mins

Investors lose ₹6.79L cr in broad-based selloff

UNDER PRESSURE

1 mins

Firms make frontier AI impact commitments

FRONTIER AI COMPANIES, along with Indian innovators such as Sarvam, Bharatjan, Yani and Soket, have committed to advancing understanding of real-world AI usage to support policies on various issues, including jobs, with multilingual and contextual evaluations under the New Delhi Frontier AI Impact Commitments, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday.

1 mins

'AI sovereignty can coexist with global collaboration'

Bengaluru-based CoRover is best known for launching BharatGPT, positioned as India’s indigenous generative AI platform.

1 mins

‘Targeting $50-mn Series B round this year’

SANJAY NEKKANTI, FOUNDER & CEO, DHRUVA SPACE

2 mins

Now, Jio will connect India to intelligence era: Ambani

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES CHAIRMAN Mukesh Ambani on Thursday outlined an ambitious artificial intelligence road map anchored in a ₹10-lakh crore investment in addition to sovereign compute infrastructure, and expanding access to AI services through Reliance Jio.

1 mins

CHANDRA: AI BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY FOR IT

TCS-OPEN AI PARTNERSHIP A MILESTONE IN INDIA’S VISION TO BE GLOBAL AI LEADER

2 mins

India anchors Anthropic’s new strategy

ANTHROPIC CEO DARIO Amodei on Thursday said at the India AI Impact Summit that technological developments from India have historically “set a standard for the global South,” adding that the AI firm plans to extend the benefits of artificial intelligence across the region, ‘starting with India”.

1 mins

‘Enterprises are about to face an AI chaos problem’

Everyone can now talk to AI in natural language, but Kore.ai’s Raj Koneru reveals the harder problem: getting AI to think contextually.

3 mins

Meta makes AI personal, and India central

ALEXANDR WANG, CHIEF AI Officer at Meta, said the next phase of artificial intelligence would see technology shift from standalone tools to deeply personalised systems he described as “personal superintelligence.”

1 mins

OpenAI chief sees India shaping AI’s next frontier

OPENAI CHIEF EXECUTIVE Sam Altman on Thursday lauded India’s growing role in the global artificial intelligence ecosystem, citing its sovereign AI ambitions, rapid adoption, and expanding user base as indicators of the country’s strategic importance in shaping the technology’s future.

1 mins

FROM DIFFUSION TO DOMINANCE

INFOSYS CO-FOUNDER NANDAN NILEKANI BATS FOR ‘DIFFUSION OF AT’, SAYS IT WILL BENEFIT EVERY SECTOR OF SOCIETY

2 mins

The hands that stayed apart

AT THE CRESCENDO of the India AI Impact Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi did what leaders often do at grand global gatherings: he reached out — literally.

2 mins

The US is too sure about Iran and oil prices

“PAST PERFORMANCE IS no guarantee of future results,” is a disclaimer deeply ingrained in the Wall Street psyche.

3 mins

Judicial erasure of statutory text

KEEPING GOVT LICENCES OUTSIDE INSOLVENCY ESTATE RISKS DRIVING REGULATED INDUSTRIES TO LIQUIDATION

4 mins

Biopharma strategy needs regulatory focus

Policymakers must turn attention to comparative efficacy data and animal testing requirement waiver, easing enforcement of clinical trial regulation, and integrating AI into clinical trials

3 mins

Table for one

HERE'S HOW MARKETERS ACROSS CATEGORIES ARE RESPONDING TO THE GROWING TREND OF SOLO CONSUMPTION

3 mins

No more Snacc time for Swiggy

The sources said Swiggy's other food delivery experiments—

1 mins

Korean ex-prez Yoon gets life term

ASOUTH KOREAN court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison on Thursday, after finding him guilty of masterminding an insurrection linked to his December 2024 attempt to impose martial law.

1 mins

Amazon dethrones Walmart as world’s biggest firm by sales

AMAZON HAS OFFICIALLY dethroned Walmart as the biggest global company by revenue, a milestone attesting to the massive scale the e-commerce and cloud-computing giant has achieved since its humble beginnings in 1994 as an online bookseller in Jeff Bezos’ Seattle-area garage.

1 mins

India Inc signals… Modi unveils MANAV vision, says welfare for all…

THE ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWS large AI pledges by other Indian industrial houses, including Adani Group’s $100 billion Ai investment pleage earlier this week.

2 mins

US trade deficit widens sharply in December

THE US TRADE deficit widened sharply in December amid a surge in imports, and the goods shortfall in 2025 was the highest on record despite President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign manufactured merchandise.

1 mins

OpenAI nears 1st phase of $100 bn funding round

OPENAI IS CLOSE to finalis-ing the first phase of a new funding round that is likely to bring in more than $100 billion,according to people familiar with the matter, a record-breaking financing deal that would give the startup additional capital to build out its artificial intelligence tools.

1 mins

DRDO conducts key test for Gaganyaan

INDIA'S HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT programme Gaganyaan has achieved a key milestone with the DRDO conducting a test that proved India's expertise in designing and manufacturing high-strength ribbon parachutes, the defence ministry said on Thursday.

1 mins

2026 FMCG growth to be higher than 2025: Report

MARKET RESEARCH AGENCY Numerator (formerly Kantar) has forecast a higher growth rate for the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market in calendar 2026, saying that it will touch 5% towards the late first half of the calendar year.

1 mins

Need naval forces to join hands to tackle maritime threats: Rajnath

FROM PIRACY, MARITIME terrorism, disruptions to critical supply chains to climate change besides the traditional threats, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that no single Navy, however capable, can address these challenges alone and sought enhanced cooperation among the naval forces to ensure a safer and more secure future.

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