A view of the Bombay Stock Exchange Building from Dalal Street in Mumbai with a big screen showing stock news and prices of different stocks. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Stock market benchmarks ended with losses for the third straight session on Wednesday (January 21, 2026) as heightened geopolitical tensions, weak global peers and…
According to market experts, safe-haven demand has strengthened as investors are shifting away from riskier assets. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Gold futures soared by ₹7,774 to scale an all-time high of ₹1,58,339 per 10 grams on Wednesday (January 21, 2026), as global prices breached the ₹$4,800 per ounce-level amid sustained demand for the…
If the strike by the influential forum of the bank unions happens as planned, for customers there will be no branch-level services for four days consecutively. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), which consists of nine unions of bank employees and officers, has called for an all India bank…
FILE PHOTO: Gold bars are displayed at a gold jewellery shop in Chandigarh | Photo Credit: AJAY VERMA Gold prices in India have seen an upward trend today, January 21, with a notable increase across all major cities. The price of both 22-carat and 24-carat gold has risen compared to yesterday’s rates. This report provides…
Image for representational purposes only. From the 30-Sensex firms, Bharat Electronics, ICICI Bank, Trent, Larsen & Toubro, HCL Tech and Infosys were among the laggards. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower in early trade on Wednesday (January 21, 2026) as heightened geopolitical tensions, weak global markets and persistent foreign…
Spot gold climbed 2.1% to $4,862.46 per ounce in early trade | Photo Credit: istock.com Gold prices were boosted to a record high above $4,800 per ounce on Wednesday, as investors looked to the metal as a safe haven after a broad selloff in U.S. assets on heightened tensions between the U.S. and NATO over…
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee depreciated 31 paise to an all-time low of 91.28 against the American currency in early trade on Wednesday (January 21, 2026), weighed down by steady dollar demand and a cautious global mood. Forex traders said rising geopolitical uncertainty, including renewed U.S. expansionary signals,…
Air Force One returns to Washington area due to minor electrical issue, White House says President Donald Trump’s plane, Air Force One, is returning to Joint Base Andrews after departing for Switzerland on Tuesday (January 20, 2026) evening. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision to return was made after takeoff when the…
Budget 2026 Expectations LIVE Updates: As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present the Union Budget 2026 in a matter of few days, industries across India are expecting boost for their own sectors. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget 2026 on 1 February. This is the ninth consecutive Budget that the finance…
The new Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-G RAM G) scheme, to be notified by the Centre, will give states six months’ transition time. During this interim phase, the outgoing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme will continue to operate as usual, necessitating a separate budgetary allocation, according…
