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Moving abroad: What to do with your EPF account?

Expert suggests closing the EPF account when moving abroad to avoid interest loss, account inactivity and future complications in managing your retirement savings

Rental demand rises in Gurugram, but affordability curbs rent growth

Around 44 percent of rental demand was concentrated in the Rs 10,000–Rs 20,000 per month range, while supply was disproportionately weighted toward higher rent segments, with 36 percent of listings priced between Rs 50,000 and Rs 1 lakh per month, data showed.

Why people really take personal loans and what is usually going on behind the scenes

Most personal loans are not about luxury. They are about pressure, timing and the gap between what you have and what you suddenly need.

OPINION | India’s Banking Liquidity Paradox: Massive infusion but hardening yields

Over 14 months beginning December 2024, RBI injected almost Rs 18 trillion of permanent liquidity. Yet, yields hardened. This was because large-scale dollar sales by the central bank offset the liquidity surge

The crypto-loving billionaire and the $400mn ‘perfect fraud’

Businessman Ricardo Salinas thought he was dealing with financial royalty, but found himself in a transatlantic legal fight

Fundraising activity hits 21-month low in January

India's fundraising dropped sharply in January 2026 to Rs 1.1 lakh crore, the lowest in 21 months, with equity and debt issuances sinking sharply.

Sensex rises 200 pts from day's low, Nifty reclaims 25,600: Three reasons behind partial market recovery

Value buying, continuous FII inflows are among key reasons to trigger mild buying in stock markets on February 19

AI Summit: In AI, the race to the bottom is faster than the race to the top, says Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani

The resentment of the blue collar workers led to the train wreck of globalisation. The resentment of the white collar workers is going to lead to the train wreck of AI, Nilekani said.

India AI Summit: Biggest AI opportunity lies in bridging gap between LLMs and enterprises, says Vishal Sikka

India should go beyond simply adopting current AI and focus on building safer and more efficient systems, the former Infosys CEO and founder of Vianai Systems has said

Small, midcap stocks plunge up to 5% amid overall market weakness: Check top losers

Given persistent global uncertainties and elevated market volatility, traders are advised to maintain discipline and be selective, focusing on fundamentally strong stocks during market corrections, an analyst said.

How much should you have saved for retirement at every age?

The number changes with every decade, and so does the pressure.

HDFC Securities Reli Discusses Impact of Tighter Bank Financing On Capital mkt Stocks

Dhiraj Relli, MD & CEO of HDFC Securities, shares his perspective on the RBI’s decision to tighten lending norms for brokers effective April 1 and what it means for capital market players. With stricter bank financing and changes around cash collateral usage, the move is expected to impact trading activity, especially in the derivatives segment. Relli explains how higher funding costs and reduced leverage could make intra-day trading more expensive, potentially leading to a 15–20% decline in F&O volumes. Prop traders and highly leveraged participants may feel the pressure first, raising concerns over earnings visibility for brokerage firms and other capital market-linked stocks. The discussion also delves into whether the earnings hit will be short-term or structural, and how investors should approach capital market names amid evolving regulatory norms.

PL Capital's Amit Anwani Explains Why Some Power Equipment Maker Stocks Are a Good Investment Bet

Are power stocks gearing up for a fresh rally? In this episode, Amit Anwani, Vice President – Research at PL Capital, decodes the big opportunity emerging from AI-led data centre expansion and its ripple effects on India’s power ecosystem. With grid expansion, transmission upgrades and the clean energy transition gathering pace, are power equipment makers entering a multi-year growth cycle? He also weighs in on whether the recent correction in power stocks is behind us, how India-US tariff cuts and a potential India-EU FTA could revive exports, and which power names look best placed for 2026. Don’t miss this deep dive into the sector’s next big triggers and stock ideas to watch.

PM Modi Participates in India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam

At AI Summit 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called India the world’s largest tech talent pool and declared AI a transformational force just getting started. From open-source AI as a global common good to transparency, deepfake safeguards, and his MANAV vision—Moral, Accountable, National, Accessible, Verified—Modi laid out India’s roadmap for inclusive, human-centric AI shaping the future of work and civilisation.

Digital gold, apparel and e-commerce drive January spike in digital payments

Digital gold purchases in January surged more than fourfold from a year earlier as overall digital transaction value rose to Rs 8.41 lakh crore

AI Impact Summit: French President Emmanuel Macron Delivers Keynote Address

At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron says, "Namaste. Thank you very much for welcoming us to this magnificent city, in this magnificent country. It's great to be back after my 2024 state visit for this Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit hosted by you, Prime Minister..." French President Emmanuel Macron also hailed India's online payment system in his address to the India AI Impact Summit on Thursday. The French leader said, "India built something that no other country in the world has built. A digital identity for 1.4 billion people. A payment system that now processes 20 billion transactions every month. A health infrastructure that has issued 500 million digital health IDs. Here are the results. They call it the India Stack Open Interoperable Sovereign. That is what this summit is about. We are clearly at the beginning of a huge acceleration, and you perfectly described it during your interventions."

Should you increase your credit limit? Pros and cons explained

Increasing your credit card limit can improve your credit score and give you more financial flexibility, but only if managed responsibly.

We Will Prove That AI Does Not Take Away Jobs: Mukesh Ambani

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani said that PM Modi's vision of AI powered Bharat is also a template for Global South. Artificial intelligence is not just another technology, humans are creating human-like systems. AI is the mantra which powers every yantra to enhance efficiency. AI is like Akshaypatra, which provides limitless efficiency. At the same time he also said that AI won't take away jobs but create new ones. No country can match India's strength in democracy, demography, digital. We are the world's largest data consumer, there is no difference in quality between Delhi and remotest villages, he further added.