Thursday, 1 October 2026
What mattered that day, as our editors ranked it.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India can grow at more than 10 per cent if technology and innovation are put to work across sectors, a target well above current forecasts of around 7 per cent…
Foreign direct investment into India rose to a record $94.53 billion in 2025-26 from $81 billion a year earlier, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said, as the Make in India campaign marked 12 years.
Indian startups raised $2.2 billion in July–September 2026, up 5 per cent from a year earlier, but the number of deals fell 13 per cent to 210. AI funding jumped 265 per cent, and Bengaluru took 64 pe…
The Sensex fell 0.54 per cent and the Nifty 0.88 per cent in the week to September 25. Gains early in the week were erased by a 1,248-point fall on Thursday as bond yields jumped and crude stayed high…
The Sensex closed at 72,480.29, down 48.78 points, and the Nifty at 22,620.45, down 95.75 points, on the last day of September as early gains gave way to foreign selling, high global yields and a weak…
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