172 railway stations spruced up under Amrit Bharat scheme: Ashwini Vaishnaw

IANS | February 5, 2026 5:50 PM

New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Work on the redevelopment of 172 railway stations has been completed under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, which aims to improve access to stations and circulating areas, integrate stations with both sides of the city and improve the building as well waiting halls and toilets to provide better amenities to passengers, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday.

Sensex, Nifty end lower weighed down by metal, IT stocks

IANS | February 5, 2026 4:05 PM

Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) The Indian equity markets ended lower on Thursday breaking a three-day winning streak, as investors waited on the sidelines for clarity on global macro developments and trends in foreign institutional flows.

RBI likely to maintain status quo in upcoming policy rate decision

IANS | February 5, 2026 1:53 PM

New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to maintain status quo in the upcoming policy decision on Friday, as despite policy rate easing, government bond yields have exhibited persistent hardening in recent periods, among other reasons.