RBI needs to innovate on OMO management as better signalling device: SBI report

IANS | January 28, 2026 8:50 AM

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Even as the RBI has cut repo rate by 125 basis points and has proactively injected/announced Rs 6.6 lakh crore in the current fiscal as part of open market operations (OMO), yields are refusing to budge down, as such level of liquidity management has resulted in asymmetric transmission across market segments, an SBI Research report said on Wednesday.

Bangladesh elections face uncertainty amid US pullback: Senator

IANS | January 28, 2026 7:40 AM

Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) Uncertainty is growing over Bangladesh’s upcoming elections as US engagement declines and democratic support weakens, raising concerns about political stability in a country that directly affects India’s regional security environment, a senior US lawmaker has said.

Parliament's Budget Session to begin today

IANS | January 28, 2026 7:39 AM

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Budget Session of Parliament will begin on Wednesday with the address of President Droupadi Murmu to the joint sitting of both Houses.