Budget 2026 Expectations Live Updates: Parliament’s Budget session begins today; all eyes on President Murmu’s speech

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday took part in the customary halwa ceremony, signalling the final phase of preparations for the Union Budget 2026-27, which is scheduled to be presented in the Lok Sabha on February 1. The ritual was held at North Block on Raisina Hill, the former headquarters of the finance ministry, as … Read more

Top stocks to buy today: Stock recommendations for January 28, 2026 – check list

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Mehul Kothari, DVP – Technical Research, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers, the top stocks to buy today (January 28, 2026) are Chennai Petroleum, Oil India, and Punjab National Bank (PNB). Let’s take a look:CHENNAI PETROLEUM – Consolidation near Key SupportBuy: ₹850–₹840 | Stop … Read more

Easier travel, stay in EU for students, professionals

New Delhi: Indian students and professionals are set to gain unprecedented access to Europe after India and Euro-pean Union finalised a sweeping free trade agreement alongside a mobility framework that commits EU to unca-pped movement for learners.Officials said the pact marks a decisive shift towards talent-led cooperation, with education, skills and research emerging as key … Read more

Khosla raids Elon’s ghosla: Calls on tech workers to quit Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX

The TOI correspondent from Washington: Among Silicon Valley elites where tech titans have largely aligned with President Donald Trump’s purportedly race-driven MAGA vision, Indian-American venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has been an outlier. Exceptional as his opposition to Trump has been, the billionaire tech savant has set off a political and cultural firestorm this week with … Read more

Air India showcases 1st custom-built Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, to be operational from Feb 1 – see pics

Air India on Tuesday unveiled the interiors of its first custom-built Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, marking a key milestone in the airline’s ongoing fleet modernisation and standardisation drive under the Tata Group.The wide-body aircraft, featuring newly designed cabins, will be deployed on the Mumbai–Frankfurt route starting February 1. This is the first Dreamliner to join Air … Read more