As we begin 2026, India’s equity markets enter the year on a resilient note following a relatively muted 2025, marked by global trade uncertainties, U.S. tariffs, and earnings pressures. However, the consensus among analysts, brokerages, and institutions points to a stronger, more constructive performance ahead — potentially delivering double-digit returns and marking a comeback for Indian equities….
Thiruvananthapuram: BJP Kerala chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday said the Outer Ring Road (ORR) project will be a decisive turning point in the development of Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. This project is essential to fully realise and harness the immense potential of the Vizhinjam International Seaport project, and more than 6,500 families awaiting compensation would…
Akola: Maharashtra Congress vice president Hidayatullah Patel, who was stabbed at a mosque in Akola district, succumbed to his injuries during treatment on Wednesday morning, police said. The alleged attacker has been arrested, they said. Patel (66) was attacked with a sharp weapon by the accused over an old enmity at around 1.30 pm on…
New Delhi: At least five police personnel were injured after an anti-encroachment drive near a mosque in Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan area turned violent early Wednesday, officials said. The clashes erupted when officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) were carrying out a demolition drive on land adjoining the Syed Faiz Elahi Mosque and a…
Special Correspondent For months, allegations of corruption in Hyderabad cricket selections have refused to fade. Parents, former players, and insiders have repeatedly flagged irregularities, only to be met with silence, procedural evasions, or the familiar refrain: “Bring concrete proof.” That proof—at least in part—now appears to be on record. Investigators from Orangenews9 have accessed documentary…
India today stands at a dangerous crossroads—externally challenged, internally tested, and geopolitically squeezed at a moment when hesitation could prove fatal. What is unfolding around us is not a series of disconnected events but a pattern—one that New Delhi can no longer afford to ignore or downplay. Reports emerging from Bangladesh over the past weeks…
New Delhi: BJP leader Ram Madhav on Tuesday said politics in India has reached a point where predicting the voter behaviour has become difficult. The president of the India Foundation made the remark at the launch of Ruhi Tewari’s book, What Women Want — an exploration of how Indian women vote and why. The role…
Amalapuram (Andhra Pradesh): The gas well blaze near the Irusumanda village in Dr B R Ambedkar Konaseema district will be doused in a week, an official said on Tuesday, citing information from ONGC officials. A massive jet fire of up to 20 metres height and 25 metres width erupted around 12.40 pm on January 5…
New Delhi: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday announced that the Indian Super League (ISL), which was on pause due to the lack of a commercial partner, will start on February 14, ending a crisis that paralysed Indian football for close to six months. The ISL, which used to start in September, will feature all…
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government plans to proclaim an ordinance to protect from prosecution the 2024 “July warriors” whose violent street protests toppled then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League regime, media reports said on Tuesday. The mass circulation Prothom Alo and Ittefaq newspapers said that initiatives were underway to proclaim the ordinance to protect the…
