Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present Budget 2026 on February 1, the first time it'll be presented on a Sunday. Her Budget 2020 speech was India's longest ever (162 minutes), while Dr Manmohan Singh's 1991 speech was the longest by words (18,700 words). Hirubhai Muljibhai's 1977 speech was the shortest (800 words), and Sitharaman's 2024 speech was shortest by time.

California Governor Gavin Newsom revealed new kneecaps that he's selling online with US President Donald Trump's signature. He said they're for CEOs who are "selling out" Trump, adding, "People need to stand up." "The last round of knee pads sold out, just as our law firms are selling out," he joked, adding that they can be ordered in bulk, too.

A former TCS employee has claimed he was asked to leave the company within five days of joining. Speaking to ABP Live, the MBA graduate said he was informed by HR that his background verification (BGV) had come back "negative". "The only question they asked was termination or resignation, and that too in 1 hour," he added.

US President Donald Trump sued JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 billion (about ₹45,800 crore) for 'debanking', US' largest bank said. Trump claimed JPMorgan "unilaterally- and without warning or remedy- terminated several of [his] bank accounts". He added that JPMorgan did so as a result of its "woke" beliefs that it needs to distance itself from Trump.

After a one-month pause, Reliance Industries is set to receive sanctions-compliant Russian oil in February and March, a Reuters report said. Reliance last received Russian crude in December after securing a one-month concession from US. Reliance had a long-term deal with Russian firms Rosneft and Lukoil. The firm was sanctioned by US amid Russia-Ukraine war.

Apple approached the Delhi High Court to stop the Competition Commission of India from seeking its global financial record, Reuters reported. The CCI's push for financial records is part of an investigation into its app store policies in accordance with antitrust penalty law. Apple could be fined up to $38 billion if the watchdog uses global turnover calculation for penalties.

Phillip Securities has initiated coverage on Palantir Technologies with a Buy rating and a $208 price target, implying a 26% upside. The firm said Palantir has tapped only about 2.4% of a $119 billion market opportunity identified in 2020, leaving significant room for growth across commercial and government sectors.

US SEC has asked a US court for permission to personally email summons to billionaire Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani over alleged fraud and a $265-million (about ₹2,400 crore) bribery scheme. SEC claimed India had previously refused two requests to serve the summons. It said India cites procedural reasons, like signature and seal requirements, to reject summons requests.

Billionaire Harsh Goenka said US can’t have a President talking casually about annexing territory, issuing ultimatums or threatening sovereign nations. His remark comes after US President Donald Trump, while speaking at World Economic Forum's meet, said US needs Greenland for "world protection". "This reckless rhetoric from…superpower affects global stability...alliances and peace," Goenka said.

60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals shares surged 161% pre-market after partnering with Runway Health to expand access to its malaria drug Arakoda. The FDA-approved, once-weekly treatment will be offered to international travelers through Runway platform starting April 2, 2026, with prescriptions tailored by licensed providers.