January 2026

India’s imports of crude petroleum from the US in the first eight months of the current fiscal registered a year-on-year increase of more than 92% compared with the same period in 2024, with Russia remaining the biggest supplier of the product between April and Nov 2025.As per data from the ministry of commerce and industry,…

Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened flat in trade on Monday amidst mixed global cues. While Nifty50 was above 26,300, BSE Sensex was near 85,700. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 26,323.95, down 5 points or 0.017%. BSE Sensex was at 85,710.66,…

Markets across Asia mostly rose on Monday as investors were calculating the impact of the removal of Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro by US forces. The rally came as traders turned towards the long-running artificial intelligence boom and hopes for more US interest rate cuts.Nikkei soared over 1,419 points or 2.8% to reach at 51, 759….

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, the top stock picks for the week (starting January 5, 2026) are Max Financials, and Kotak Mahindra Bank. Let’s take a look: Stock Name CMP (Rs) Target (Rs) Upside (%) Max Financials 1674 2100 25% Kotak Mahindra Bank 2190…

US President Donald Trump (AP photo) US President Donald Trump on Monday issued a fresh warning to India, reiterating that the US will raise tariffs on New Delhi “if they don’t help on Russian oil issue,” once again tying his threat to the Russia-Ukraine war and India’s alleged role in bolstering Moscow through continued crude…