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Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Bajaj Broking Research, the top stock picks for January 30, 2026 are State Bank of India (SBI), and Jayaswal Neco Industries. Here’s its view on Nifty and Bank Nifty:Index View: NIFTYIndian benchmark indices witnessed a rebound during current week, with the Nifty extending its…

Mumbai: Silver, the precious metal that has been witnessing an unprecedented rally for over two years, on Thursday breached above the Rs 4-lakh/kg price level for the first time in history as geopolitical tensions kept international prices of the white metal on the boil.Gold, the more precious of the two, which is also witnessing a…

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday said India’s macroeconomic fundamentals are stronger than ever and the economy has successfully navigated global headwinds to be on a high-growth trajectory, improving potential GDP growth to 7%.“Amid a global environment in which many emerging markets struggled, India stood out for its effective management of inflation without compromising…

Bengaluru: One size doesn’t fit all in the return-to-office push. Work-from-home, once the defining perk of the pandemic era, is quietly being phased out across India’s IT sector as companies tighten hybrid work norms and make in-office presence the new default.TCS has mandated five days of office attendance and linking compliance to variable pay and…

Bhubaneswar: Praising India and the European Union (EU) for signing the trade agreement, World Bank Group president Ajay Banga Thursday said emerging markets like India are extremely crucial to world trade. “I think all trade deals are important. In the last 20 years, global trade quadrupled, but the share of the emerging markets also doubled…

Mumbai: The rupee ended Thursday at 91.96 to the dollar, down 18 paise from its previous close of 91.78, after slipping to a record low near the 92 level before recovering marginally on dollar sales by public sector banks on behalf of RBI. The dollar index edged up about 0.12% to around 96.27, adding to…

London: Brent oil futures prices jumped on Thursday, hitting a near six-month high on rising concerns about a possible US military attack on Iran, Opec‘s fourth-largest producer with output of 3.2 million barrels per day.“The immediate concern … is the collateral damage done if Iran takes a swing at its neighbours or possibly even more…

India’s high cost of capital is a macroeconomic outcome rather than a financial-sector flaw. Borrowing is expensive not because malfunction in market, but because the economy saves too little and relies on foreign capital to fund its investment gap. Persistent current account deficits force India to pay a risk premium to global investors, which is…

Against the backdrop of global challenges and heightened uncertainty, the Survey has backed reforms, including regulatory entities, and called for “creating a cadre of professionals”, who are adept in regulatory design and implementation, to improve the ease of doing business.“Policy reforms do matter. Process reforms arguably more so. Processes define the interaction between govt and…

New Delhi: Online platfo-rms must be held accountable for enforcing age verification, while children should be nudged towards simpler, education-focused devices to curb rising digital addiction, Economic Survey has suggested.Alongside digital addiction, the survey flagged ultra-processed foods (UPF) as a parallel lifestyle threat, calli-ng for stricter controls on UPF marketing to children – including a…