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Silver Price Outlook: White Metal Hits Fresh Global High; Can Rates Touch $100/oz Today?
Silver prices surged to record highs in international markets, with COMEX silver futures for March 2026 contract jumping above $94 per ounce
Top stocks to buy or sell today: Stock market recommendations for January 20, 2026 - check list
Stock market recommendations: Somil Mehta of Mirae Asset Sharekhan recommends buying NTPC, and Mphasis, while Blue Star is a sell call. Let’s take a look:
UPL subsidiary Advanta Enterprises files IPO papers with SEBI
The issue will be entirely an Offer-for-Sale (OFS) of 3.61 crore equity shares, with no fresh issue component. UPL will offer 2.8 crore shares for sale in the issue.
2care.ai aims to transform chronic care management in India through WhatsApp
Healthtech startup 2care.ai combines WhatsApp and AI to simplify cancer care, organising health data, tracking treatment, and supporting patients between appointments.
Why India’s IT slowdown is proving hard to shake
Strong December-quarter results have lifted sentiment, but slowing full-year growth, weak demand visibility and cautious guidance suggest India’s top IT firms are yet to beat the slowdown.
Lab-to-fab in weeks: Why Fundamentum led Whizzo's $15 million raise
Whizzo was founded in 2024 by Shrestha Kukreja, a former Zetwerk executive who now serves as chief executive. The startup had earlier raised $4.2 million in seed funding in January 2025.
Whizzo raises $15M in Series A round led by Fundamentum to deepen R&D
Whizzo will use the capital to expand its science and engineering teams, invest in fundamental research, and deepen its manufacturing partnerships as it scales its technical textiles platform globally.
Far from crash, talk on AI ‘just getting started’ in India: Netweb CMD
Netweb Technologies earned ₹450 crore from a government contract last quarter. CMD Sanjay Lodha believes demand for sovereign AI will sustain for five years. While investors are largely bullish, concerns remain around flat margins and Netweb's sole focus on AI.
Wipro down 8%; Reliance and ICICI Bank top drags
Young workers most worried about AI affecting jobs, Randstad survey shows
Young workers most worried about AI affecting jobs, Randstad sur:Young workers most worried about AI affecting jobs, Randstad survey shows
TCS incorporates regional HQ in Saudi Arabia
Tata Consultancy Services Netherlands B.V. is the holding Company of the Tata Consultancy Services Regional Headquarters, which is a step-down subsidiary of TCS
Government removes QCO on textile machinery imports
Now the government has removed the quality control order on all machinery and the textile industry will be able to import quality machinery required
Korea Kicks Off AI Squid Game in Bid to Compete with US, China
The state-backed survival contest aims to find the best indigenous AI models.
Shadowfax raises Rs 856cr from anchors
Ceat gains traction in Europe: CEO
Ola Electric CFO exits, co names successor
BHEL reports 3-fold jump in net profit to ₹390 crore in Q3
BHEL's total income rose 18% to ₹8,691.85 crore during the third quarter from ₹7,385 crore in the year-ago period
TVS Infrastructure Trust raises ₹830 crore under first tranche of ₹1,100-crore NCD programme
The company, in a statement, said the funds were raised through a 20-year, long-tenor bond issuance, anchored by the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development
Another Rs 10.5k cr on table, Ikea to boost store count
Wealth-tech startup AssetPlus raises '175cr
CEO revenue confidence hits 5-year low - PwC survey
DAVOS-MEETING/CEO-SURVEY:CEO revenue confidence hits 5-year low - PwC survey
RBI revises priority sector norms to include NCDC
The RBI has revised priority sector lending norms, now allowing loans to the National Cooperative Development Corporation to qualify. This aims to expand credit for cooperative societies, especially in agriculture, while simultaneously tightening compliance to prevent double counting of benefits.
Wanted: Fresh graduates with AI, data skills
Tech firms are shifting from volume hiring to skills-led recruitment, narrowing fresher intake to specialized roles. Companies are offering significantly higher packages, ranging from Rs 16 lakh to Rs 55 lakh, for niche positions in AI, data engineering, and cybersecurity, reflecting a growing demand for specialized talent.