One of the key concerns among delivery workers is growing control of algorithms. According to workers, app-based systems decide their pay, delivery targets and incentives with little transparency. Gig workers are also demanding 8-hour working day, with provision for overtime pay. Comprehensive social security benefits and withdrawal of '10-minute delivery' service models are among other demands.

The Ministry of External Affairs has responded after Lalit Modi shared a video with Vijay Mallya on social media and said, "We're the biggest fugitives of India." "We will bring all fugitives back to India. Talks with multiple nations are going on regarding this. There are several layers of legality involved in this,' MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.

Kotak AMC MD Nilesh Shah said gold and silver prices in 2026 are unlikely to experience the parabolic run seen in 2025 and advised investors follow 'dharma' of asset allocation to optimise returns. He urged investors to track central banks' gold purchases. For silver, he suggested that investors track if industries are switching to alternatives, which may reduce silver prices.

Quick commerce major Zepto more than doubled its total sales in the financial year 2024–25 (FY25), while its losses expanded during the period. The company reported total sales (turnover including other income) of ₹9,668.8 crore in FY25, up 129% year-on-year from ₹4,223.9 crore in FY24. Its net loss surged 177% to ₹3,367.3 crore from ₹1,214.7 crore a year earlier.

The "70/10/10/10 rule" is a budgeting method that divides after-tax income into four parts, Moneycontrol reported. The 70% of income is for living expenses, 10% for long-term investments, 10% for short-term savings, and the last 10% for debt repayment or personal growth. It allows a person to decide on spending in advance and assess whether their lifestyle matches their income.

An employee refused ₹26 LPA job offer to stay with the current employer, owing to verbal promise from the boss to match the offer. However, after a month, the boss refused to approve the hike. "Lesson: Trust is important...but documentation is protection," said Amit Shekhar, founder of Outcome School, while sharing the incident that happened with one of his students.

Two Tata Steel subsidiaries were hit with a €1.4-billion (nearly ₹15,000 crore) damages claim by Dutch NGO SFW, claiming the companies' operations caused hazardous emissions and harmed locals' health. SFW, representing locals in Velsen-Noord, also claimed that prices of homes in the area "demonstrably lag" due to the emissions. Following the news, Tata Steel shares fell up to 1.26% intraday.

Extending its rally for a fifth straight session, silver hit a new all-time high on Friday in the futures market. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), silver futures for the March 2026 contract jumped ₹8,951, or 4%, to an all-time high of ₹2,32,741 per kg. Notably, silver prices have risen ₹29,176, or 14.33%, since December 18.

Gold, silver and platinum jumped to all-time highs due to escalating geopolitical tensions and weakening US dollar. Spot gold rose as much as 1.2% to a peak above $4,530 an ounce. Silver prices have also witnessed a major surge, rising around 4% to cross $75 per ounce for the first time, Bloomberg reported.

Amid new H-1B visa curbs being implemented this year, major US tech firms, including Meta, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix and Google, ended 2025 after collectively hiring over 32,000 employees in India. This marked an 18% year-on-year increase in big tech hiring in the country, according to data from staffing firm Xpheno. The overall Indian workforce rose to 2,14,000, it added.