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30.01 / 01:35

COST UPS Booking Trade recommendations Editorial Where will the Karur Vysya Bank share price be in the next three years?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The stock of Karur Vysya Bank has given good returns to investors in the last one year. The shares, which ended traded at ₹185 on 27 January 2025, currently trade at ₹293.3 on 27 January 2026, giving returns of 58%.

30.01 / 01:35

markets COST UPS Volkswagen Analysis Trade Experts India-EU FTA: Tailwind or trouble for India’s auto sector?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The India-EU trade deal has failed to excite the Street, despite its brilliant optics as the “mother of all deals". Since the trade agreement was officially locked in on 27 January, the Nifty 50 has remained largely flat.

30.01 / 01:35

UPS Puzzle Tesla wellness love reports Mint Quick Edit | Tesla’s bet on robots should push us to crack an AI puzzle in India’s Economic Survey

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Is Tesla about to shift its business focus from electric vehicles (EVs) to humanoid robots? Hit by Chinese rivals like BYD, the EV maker reported its first-ever annual drop in revenue, down 3% to $94.8 billion in 2025. Its chief Elon Musk has said it will quit rolling out its pricey S and X models.

30.01 / 00:35

markets UPS Aviat Align Trade Harmonic country Will India's aircraft workshops gain from the EU trade treaty?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India hopes to leverage its tariff concessions to the European Union (EU) to press for mutual recognition of aircraft maintenance certification, an official familiar with the plan said. The aviation ministry will nudge the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to accept certifications issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), especially for Indian maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), the official cited above said on the condition of anonymity.

30.01 / 00:35

FIVE Gap Remark Food Research wellness trends What Bharat wants from the budget on 1 February

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indian agriculture has shown remarkable resilience in the face of growing climate risks. The sector, which employs about 46% of the workforce, has seen overall production rise but also a sharp slide in crop prices.

30.01 / 00:35

markets Strategy economy Food MSCI Trade Beyond the Goldilocks glow: Budget priorities on 1 February

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India goes into the Union budget with what looks like a “Goldilocks" macro mix: growth is steady, inflation seems under control, the fiscal glide path is intact, and sovereign ratings are up a notch. Yet, the economy is sending mixed signals that the budget cannot ignore.

30.01 / 00:35

UPS Research Trade students information rights No express lane: EU Gateway Office won't give preferential treatment for Indian visa applications, say lawyers

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The European Union’s (EU) decision to set up a “Legal Gateway Office" in India under the EU-India Comprehensive Framework of Cooperation on Mobility, announced alongside the conclusion of the India-EU free trade agreement, will not create any special immigration rights or fast-track visas for Indians seeking to work or study in Europe, lawyers told Mint.

30.01 / 00:35

markets UPS Strategy wellness reports ONGC to offload stake in petchem arm OPal, eyes global investors

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Panaji: State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. plans to come up with a global tender for selling stake in its petrochemical subsidiary, according to a top executive.

30.01 / 00:35

Waves Target FIVE Digital CEO pandemic reports Mergers, headwinds, missed bets: How L&T missed growth targets for IT units set five years ago

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T) next outlines its five-year growth plans, the conglomerate will have enough to mull over on what went wrong with an ambitious expansion plan for its IT companies, among the top 10 tech services businesses in India today, set in 2021. The group’s IT twins, LTI Mindtree Ltd and L&T Technology Services or LTTS, together, look set to fall short of the parent’s stated aspirations from five years ago.

30.01 / 00:35

markets UPS FIVE Aware community show India’s spacetech funding heats up as early startups near launches

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BENGALURU: Dealmaking in spacetech startups accelerated in 2025 as investors responded to signs that early entrants are hitting key milestones, beginning to loosen capital for a sector long viewed as high-risk and slow to mature. Data from Venture Intelligence shows that venture capital poured in $276 million across 33 deals in 2025, compared with a total of $262 million across 28 deals in 2023 and 2024 cumulatively.

30.01 / 00:35

markets Action trends Trade performer stage recommendations Stock recommendations for 30 January from MarketSmith India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Stock market recap: On Thursday, the Indian equity benchmark indices showcased remarkable resilience, recovering from steep intraday losses to close in positive territory. Nifty 50 climbed 0.29% to settle at 25,416.65, while the S&P BSE Sensex added 222 points to finish at 82,566.

29.01 / 22:41

markets Citi security Trade NOC country reports Adnoc Gas, TotalEnergies, Gunvor in fray for BPCL's ₹35,000-crore LNG contract

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. PANAJI : At least 10 global energy majors—including Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc) Gas, France’s TotalEnergies and Geneva-headquartered trading firm Gunvor—have shown interest in state-run Bharat Petroleum Corp.

29.01 / 14:19

markets UPS Platform economy Food community information How India’s informal watchdogs are forcing consumer brands to clean up their act

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: In April 2023, when Revant Himatsingka, 33, posted a video criticizing the high sugar content in Bournvita, pointing out that it made up a third of every serving (7.5 gm in every 20 gm), he expected the video to go viral. What he did not expect was to receive a notice from the brand’s legal team.

29.01 / 11:23

COST Analysis trends Experts International Economic Survey: Can profits continue to be India Inc's primary source of funds?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Economic Survey for FY25-26, tabled in Parliament on Thursday, said India’s commercial sector is increasingly tapping alternative financing to offset a moderation in bank credit. Faster monetary policy transmission has made market-based instruments a viable alternative for large corporations, it said, adding that rising profitability has allowed firms to leverage internal resources for expansion, collectively reducing their traditional reliance on bank lending.

29.01 / 11:05

Gap show country shock Relationships Profiles Destinations In chart: Economic Survey 2025-26 highlights India’s power gap

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India has shown strong resilience and absorptive capacity in the face of repeated global shocks, noted the Economic Survey 2025-26, presented in Parliament on Thursday.

29.01 / 11:05

markets Extreme Strategy Research wellness rights Interviews Large caps currently have a bigger margin of safety than mid or small caps: SBI Mutual Fund's Anup Upadhyay

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In the complex world of equity investing, many people find themselves caught between two extremes: the cautious safety of blue-chip giants and the high-octane volatility of small-cap companies. However, some of the most effective wealth creation often happens in the ‘middle ground’, where agility meets stability.

29.01 / 10:05

COST UPS Manufacturing Hyundai Trade Maruti margins look weak on paper, but per-car profitability holds up

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Maruti Suzuki India Ltd stock has slipped from its 52-week high of ₹17,370 seen earlier this month and fell a further ~3% on Thursday. In the December quarter (Q3FY26), normalized operating margin (adjusted for the one-time labour code impact of ₹594 crore) declined 70 basis points year-on-year to 12.4%.

29.01 / 07:45

Provident security Strategy Align President country Uncle Sam’s view of the Indo-Pacific: Why India must invest heavily in naval power projection

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. America’s National Defense Strategy (NDS) was released earlier this month. It came in the backdrop of the US National Security Strategy (NSS) and two key developments: America’s capture of Venezuela’s former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife in January and US President Donald Trump’ demand that Denmark surrender the autonomous island of Greenland to the US, for which this Arctic isle is said to hold national-security significance.

29.01 / 07:45

markets UPS Strategy economy Sustainability Election politician Andy Mukherjee: Why India’s budget-makers can’t ignore Japan’s nervous market for government bonds

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget. If bond vigilantes could bring such turmoil to a global safe haven on the mere hint of a tax slippage, they could rip apart any sign of fiscal recklessness in a developing economy faced with a chronic shortfall of resources to create jobs and provide welfare.

29.01 / 05:29

markets UPS Manufacturing Research Trade Experts electronic Defence, PSU stocks outperform as budget narratives gain traction

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Defence and public sector undertakings' (PSU) stocks surged 5-7% on Wednesday as risk appetite improved ahead of the Union budget, driven by a confluence of supportive triggers. Stronger-than-expected earnings from Bharat Electronics Ltd, optimism around domestic defence manufacturing policies and hope of announcements on PSU divestment in the FY27 budget lifted investor sentiment, market experts said.

29.01 / 04:05

COST UPS Manufacturing Sustainability country patient CEA Nageswaran: How India can sustain its pace of economic growth amid dramatic structural breaks and regime shifts

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Economic Survey for 2025-26, being released on 29 January, comes at an extraordinary time for the world. Global politics is in flux.

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