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16.02 / 16:11

UPS security Food Inside audience information Courts Quick commerce showcase to global audience trips on logistics issues

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : Swiggy and IPO-bound Zepto's delivery operations inside the national capital's Bharat Mandapam on the inaugural day of the India AI Impact Summit were meant to showcase India's quick commerce prowess before a global audience. Instead, deliveries faltered and orders got cancelled through the chaotic day, with delivery executives as well as security personnel clueless on the hazy entry policies.

16.02 / 14:39

COST Progressive security wellness electronic reports testing One year, 12 startups: India AI Mission faces its first real test

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI: India’s AI Impact Summit 2026 is emerging as an early gauge of whether the country’s state-backed artificial intelligence (AI) startups can demonstrate meaningful progress in a rapidly shifting global AI landscape, as companies backed under the government’s India AI Mission prepare to showcase their models this week.

16.02 / 08:39

markets Provident Cooper security Parke Headlines Beyond FDs: How to build a diversified fixed-income portfolio

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Fixed income rarely grabs headlines, though it anchors most Indian portfolios. Fixed deposits (FDs), corporate bonds and certificates of deposit (CDs) may seem dull compared to equities, but they play a critical role in stability, cash flow and capital protection.

16.02 / 02:05

security President country Interviews Relationships peace US and Europe, no longer kindred souls, enter a marriage of convenience

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUNICH—Ask a European official who attended this weekend’s Munich Security Conference about the state of the trans-Atlantic relationship, and you’re likely to hear metaphors about dealing with a troubled, possibly abusive, spouse. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a less pugnacious message when compared with last year’s Munich conference.

16.02 / 02:05

markets UPS Target security Research audience ₹20 crore and still not enough? Rethinking retirement planning

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Retirement planning has always been about one deceptively simple question: how much is enough? Yet in today’s world of rising lifestyles, volatile markets and longer life spans, that question feels more intimidating than ever. At the Mint Money Festival in Mumbai, Aarati Krishnan, head of advisory at PrimeInvestor, unpacked the numbers and the anxieties around retiring comfortably.

16.02 / 01:11

markets security Strategy Trade Experts Equality Options data suggests more volatility this week

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As developments in artificial intelligence (AI) unsettle shares of traditional technology firms, investors await clarity on the final contours of the India-US trade deal and the risk of a US-Iran conflict rises, options sellers have initiated trades that point to continued market volatility this week, market experts said. In the last trading session on Friday, their strategy consisted of selling more Nifty call options expiring on Tuesday, in anticipation of corrective to flat markets, which would enable them to retain the premia paid by the call buyers.

16.02 / 01:11

markets UPS Provident Platform security Enterprise performer AI firm Neysa to raise $1.2 billion from Blackstone, others in debt-equity mix

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Global private equity firm Blackstone, along with other investors, has acquired a majority stake in India’s artificial intelligence (AI) cloud platform Neysa as the company seeks to raise $1.2 billion in a mix of debt and equity to fund its expansion plans. The company has raised $600 million in equity capital, and Neysa is seeking to secure an additional $600 million in debt financing led by Blackstone.

16.02 / 01:11

markets COST UPS Digital security Research country Mint Primer | Why is there the hype around AI summit in India?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s big-ticket push for global prominence in artificial intelligence begins on 16 February. The AI Impact Summit has driven hotel prices higher across New Delhi, and attendance rates for global heads of state match those seen when India hosted the G20 summit in 2023.

16.02 / 01:11

markets Provident security Trade Experts Freedom guidelines RBI nod for leveraged buyouts fails to evoke banker enthusiasm; mixed response to broker lending norms

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The banking regulator’s new rules to fund mergers and acquisitions will open the doors, but too many conditions could deter banks and borrowers, say experts. Stricter rules for lending to brokers for leveraged trading elicited a mixed response.

15.02 / 13:17

FIVE security Sustainability Cycling track audience Why you shouldn't make investment decisions based on tax incentives

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. At the Mint Money Festival in Mumbai on 14 February, an audience poll revealed that people are more concerned with the Union Budget creating jobs and improving the government’s fiscal health than delivering tax breaks. Monika Halan, founder of Dhan Chakra Financial Education, decoded Budget 2026 for households to explain what really matters for jobs, taxes, investments and long-term financial security.

14.02 / 11:01

security economy Election reports A new government in Dhaka, a new equation for India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. This week’s biggest headline is the elections in Bangladesh, which have brought the centre-right Bangladesh National Party (BNP) to power. The scale of the victory is striking: 212 seats out of the 300 contested directly in parliament, giving the party a clear two-thirds majority.

14.02 / 01:59

COST UPS Target security Discover track country Railways on a green track—eyes 3GW renewable energy for ₹18k crore

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: In what will rank among the largest green energy tenders in the country, the Indian Railways plans to invite bids for 3 gigawatt (GW) renewable energy projects worth ₹18,000 crore in the next fiscal, according to two government officials aware of the development. The move is a part of the behemoth's playbook to become a net zero carbon emitter by 2030 while also significantly slashing its fuel costs.

14.02 / 01:59

UPS Platform security Tesla Reddit Experts social The Moltbook fiasco: Some lessons for the rest of us

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Eight days. That’s about all it took for Moltbook to go from taking over the internet to crashing.

13.02 / 12:01

markets Target CEO Platform security Software Trade NCDEX taps TCS to build equities platform, targets cash launch by 2026

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI: India’s largest farm derivatives exchange, National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX), has appointed Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as its technology vendor, as the bourse prepares to enter the equities market. India’s largest software exporter will build the IT systems required for NCDEX to launch an equity cash segment by the end of 2026 and an equity derivatives segment by March 2027.

13.02 / 05:05

markets COST security Research Trade Experts stage Dalal Street rallies on trade relief, but investors still cautious: Mint survey

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Just as nerves were fraying, a breakthrough in US-India trade negotiations offered domestic markets much-needed succour. Against this backdrop, Mint’s sixth quarterly market survey, conducted between 5 and 11 February, captured the precise moment when investor sentiment began to pivot.

13.02 / 01:17

COST Provident security Analysis Bill social reports India’s top firms suffer a ₹12,000 crore labour code blow in Q3

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) last month disclosed a ₹2,100 crore-plus profit hit from the new labour codes, that was only the beginning. Of India’s top 30 companies, 25 that have reported the impact of the amended labour regime suffered a nearly ₹12,000-crore blow to their December quarter profits, a Mint analysis showed.

13.02 / 01:17

markets UPS security Election War country The world’s most powerful woman

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY (LDP) has dominated Japanese politics since its founding in 1955, ruling with only two brief interruptions. Never has it won as decisively as it did in a snap election on February 8th, when it took almost 70% of the seats in parliament’s powerful lower house.

12.02 / 15:09

COST UPS Booking Google security Motorola rights Why does Google need to borrow money for 100 years?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Alphabet just did something that, on the surface, sounds absolutely insane. The company behind Google sold bonds that won't mature until the year 2126.

12.02 / 09:47

COST Provident Manufacturing security Mobile country reports Delhi joins the Centre's e-bus payment security scheme

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The national capital, India’s largest market for electric buses, has been included in the PM e-Bus Sewa-Payment Security Mechanism (PSM) Scheme that has already onboarded 15 Indian states, two government officials aware of the development said. The Centre has also released the first tranche of ₹500 crore for the ₹3,435.33-crore scheme, envisioned to provide payment security in the event of default by public transport authorities (PTAs) to e-bus bidders, operators, or original equipment manufacturers, the people added, on the condition of anonymity.

12.02 / 08:01

markets Action security Align wellness Trade country A US-led critical minerals alliance presents India with opportunities as well as challenges

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Critical Minerals Ministerial Meeting convened in Washington D.C. last week underscored the extent to which resource security has become central to contemporary geopolitics.

12.02 / 01:49

markets UPS security Strategy Experts Bond yields are rising. How should you reposition your debt fund portfolio?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The yield on 10-year government securities has risen 10 basis points over the past month, raising concerns among bond investors, as higher yields typically translate into lower bond prices. Bond yields have hardened after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left policy rates unchanged and refrained from announcing fresh liquidity measures in its latest monetary policy meeting.

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