Surge in India’s rural demand reflects broad-based growth

IANS | January 12, 2026 6:18 PM

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The increase in India’s rural demand, reflected in figures such as the surge in two-wheeler sales, spells good news for India’s $4.2 trillion economy, which in 2025 passed Japan to emerge as the world’s fourth-largest, media reports said.

HCL Tech clocks 11.1 drop in Q3 net profit to Rs 4,082 crore

IANS | January 12, 2026 6:14 PM

Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) HCL Technologies, the country’s third-largest IT services company, on Monday reported 11.14 per cent decline year-on-year (YoY) decline in its financial results for the quarter ended December (Q3 FY26) after-market hours.

State-owned enterprises in Pakistan continue to bleed: Report

IANS | January 12, 2026 6:07 PM

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Facing a severe economic crunch in the absence of political will, net losses of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Pakistan surged by 300 per cent, while taxpayer-funded fiscal support surged to Rs 2.1 trillion (local currency), according to a new report.

Europe should draw lessons from India’s strategic autonomy: Report

IANS | January 12, 2026 6:07 PM

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) India pursued strategic autonomy in 2025, which was aimed not at dominating the international system but at balancing it, drawing on historical experience and emphasising institutional continuity, economic resilience, and multidimensional diplomacy, observed a recent report in Europe.