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India’s GDP growth moderated to 7.8% in the October-December quarter of FY26 (down from 8.4% in Q2), though it improved from 7.4% a year ago, with full FY26 projection revised upward to 7.6% after rebasing to 2022-23. Forex reserves fell $2.11 billion to $723.608 billion in the week to February 20 after hitting a record $725.727 billion the prior week, reflecting short-term outflows despite overal
Henan Kuangshan Crane Co.’s CEO Cui Peijun distributed 180 million yuan (US$26 million) in year-end bonuses from 270 million yuan profits to 7,000 employees at a gala, letting staff grab and count as much cash as possible from tables during interactive games
DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran met Southern Railway General Manager R.N. Singh to address commuter issues from reduced suburban trains between Tambaram and Beach stations due to Egmore closures. Railway officials promised extra coaches starting soon from Monday to ease congestion for lakhs of daily travelers, including office-goers and students.
India’s leading IT stocks suffered their worst monthly decline since the 2008 global financial crisis, with the Nifty IT index plunging 21% in February, wiping out ₹1.18 lakh crore in notional value from LIC and domestic mutual funds alone. The sharp fall hit ordinary savers hard as mutual funds lost ₹74,666 crore and LIC ₹43,318 crore on paper, mainly from heavy exposure to Infosys and TCS, thoug
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched NMP 2.0, targeting ₹16.72 lakh crore from monetising public assets over 2025–2030, far exceeding the earlier ₹10 lakh crore goal, with ₹5.8 lakh crore expected from private investments through PPP models, divestments, auctions, and long-term leases. Key sectors include highways (₹4.42 lakh crore from 21,300 km), power (₹2.77 lakh crore), ports (₹2.64 la
Ganesh Shanbhag from Bengaluru tackled the city’s water crisis with an affordable rainwater harvesting (RWH) system that cut water bills by Rs 2,00,000 in two months for his apartment complex and reduced tanker reliance while recharging the groundwater table.
The Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway, a 263-km project aimed at cutting travel time from six hours to two, will miss its June 2026 deadline and open by early 2027. Delays stem from land acquisition issues, forest clearances, financial stress on the contractor, and pending work on 28.6 km.
Transport workers in Karnataka protested at Freedom Park under the ‘Bengaluru Chalo’ banner, demanding full 38 months of salary arrears, retrospective pay revision from January 2024, and better welfare. The government approved ₹1,271.92 crore for 26 months’ arrears and set salary hikes from March 2025, but unions rejected it, raising fears of bus service disruptions in Bengaluru despite ‘No Work,
India’s gold imports have spiked recently, driven primarily by investors viewing gold as a safe-haven asset rather than jewellery purchases, according to IBJA Secretary Surendra Mehta. Investment demand has risen sharply from 27-28% to over 45% of total demand, fueled by portfolio shifts from stocks and mutual funds, plus fresh capital inflows into gold ETFs.
Diamond Power Infrastructure transformed a Rs 2 lakh investment from September 2023 into Rs 1.2 crore today, with its stock soaring from Rs 2.2 to Rs 138—a 6000% gain. Reflect surging demand for power cables, transformers, and conductors amid India’s high-teens infra capex growth, real estate boom, and renewable energy push.
