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February 2, 2026 10:30 AM

US experts back India’s growth, urge manufacturing push

The latest union budget reinforces India’s strong growth momentum and sends positive signals on trade and investment, US-based economists and business leaders said Sunday, and urged a sharper push on manufacturing competitiveness. Steve Hanke, pro...

February 1, 2026 2:37 PM

Sensex, Nifty fall sharply during Budget speech on STT shock

Domestic equity markets came under heavy selling pressure on Sunday as stocks plunged sharply during Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2026 speech, with investors reacting negatively to a steep hike in Securities Transaction Tax (S...

February 1, 2026 11:21 AM

Gold prices plunge nearly 20 pc in two days amid market volatility

Gold prices witnessed a sharp correction of around 20 per cent over the past two days amid extreme volatility in commodity markets, according to data from the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX). Prices continued to slide on Sunday, Budget day, with 24-c...

February 1, 2026 10:53 AM

UPI transaction volume jumps 28% in January: NPCI data

Transactions on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) recorded a 28 per cent year-on-year rise in volume to 21.70 billion in January, while the transaction value grew 21 per cent annually to Rs 28.33 lakh crore, data released by the National Payments ...

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