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Sensex jumps, Nifty near record high in early trade

Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty opened higher on Friday after markets were closed on Thursday due to municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra.

16 Jan 2026-09:11
House fire kills six in India's Himachal Pradesh

Six members of a family were charred to death on Thursday after a fire broke out inside a house in Himachal Pradesh, police said.

15 Jan 2026-16:48
IndiGo flight makes emergency landing after bird strike

An IndiGo Airlines flight en route to Bengaluru was forced to make an emergency landing at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi on Sunday night after being struck by a bird mid-air, aviation and airport officials announced.

13 Jan 2026-09:35
India's TCS beats revenue estimates on strong AI demand

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest software services company, reported better-than-expected third-quarter revenue on Monday, supported by rising demand for artificial intelligence-driven services.

12 Jan 2026-15:01
India's PSLV rocket faces apparent failure in 2nd launch

India’s PSLV rocket appears to have encountered problems during its return-to-flight mission for the second consecutive launch.

12 Jan 2026-10:52
One dead, multiple injured as speeding Audi hits pedestrians in India's Jaipur - VIDEO

A tragic accident in Jaipur, India's Rajasthan state, on Friday night left one person dead and 14 others injured after a speeding Audi went out of control, police said on Saturday.

10 Jan 2026-11:51
India’s forex reserves drop $9.8B in sharp weekly decline

India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves declined by $9.809 billion to $686.801 billion during the week ending January 2, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) weekly bulletin released on Friday.

09 Jan 2026-17:47
Vedanta chief Anil Agarwal's son Agnivesh dies at 49

Agnivesh Agarwal, son of Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal, passed away at the age of 49 due to cardiac arrest, described by his father as a “medical setback” during treatment following a skiing accident in the United States.

08 Jan 2026-16:36
Wild elephant attacks kill at least 6 in India

At least six people, including four members of a single family, were trampled to death by a wild elephant in two separate incidents in Jharkhand, eastern India, officials said on Wednesday.

07 Jan 2026-17:14
Indian jewellery stocks climb, Titan hits record high

Shares of gold and precious metal jewellery companies in India posted strong gains in morning trade on Wednesday after several firms released their quarterly business updates for the December quarter of the current fiscal year (Q3 FY26) on Tuesday.

07 Jan 2026-09:40