Google's parent company Alphabet has become the world's most valuable company after overtaking Apple for the first time since 2019. This comes as Alphabet's market value jumped to $3.964 trillion, about $132 billion more than Apple's $3.832 trillion market value. Alphabet shares have risen by over 4.5% since January 7, while Apple shares have declined 1.14% in the same period.

SEBI chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said the market regulator is at an advanced stage of issuing the No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the NSE's IPO. "It (issuing of NOC) may be done within this month," he added. In September last year, CEO Ashish Chauhan had estimated that it would take about eight to nine months before NSE could be listed.

Billionaire Sridhar Vembu's wife, Pramila Srinivasan, said she used her income to support Vembu build Zoho after he quit his job. "I felt shocked to learn only after he filed for divorce that he claimed to own just 5% of the company he'd spent our marriage building," Srinivasan said. Vembu's sister Radha is Zoho's largest shareholder, with a 47.8% stake.

Former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said India stands at cusp of a historic journey and could face headwinds emanating from "known and unknown sources". "In…recent past, India has successfully emerged out of…multiple global shocks…Now with…policies that country has adopted, the wind is in our sails," he added. His remarks come amid the looming threats of 500% tariffs announced by US.

Billionaire Sridhar Vembu's estranged wife Pramila Srinivasan's lawyer John Farley responded to Vembu's lawyer Christopher Melcher's remarks calling a US judge's order directing him to post a $1.7-billion bond "invalid". "Vembu's lawyer accuses a respected judge of being 'fooled'...He can't change the facts by attacking the judge," Farley said. "Court's findings...can't be undone via X," he added.

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urged senior officials to get rid of the colonial mindset and have faith in the capabilities of Indian companies. Vaishnaw said that the indigenously developed Vande Bharat trains have established India's technological capabilities. Indian Railways must move to an entirely new level to realise the vision of Viksit Bharat, Viksit Railways by 2047, he added.

The government's PIB Fact Check debunked a message circulating widely on social media and claiming that SBI's digital banking app, YONO, will be blocked if the customer does not update their Aadhaar. "This claim is fake. Do not download any APKs or share personal, banking, or Aadhaar details," PIB warned. It further advised users to report suspicious messages.

SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey highlighted a sharp rise in India's equity market participation. "The number of unique investors…surged from 4.3 crore in fiscal 2020 to 13.7 crore…today. First nine months of this financial year have seen ₹1.7 lakh crore raised through 311 IPOs," Pandey said. India’s capital markets have witnessed rapid expansion over the last ten years, he added.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a pre-Budget consultation meeting in Delhi with finance ministers of states and union territories ahead of the Union Budget for 2026–27. The meeting was also attended by CMs of Delhi, Goa, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya and Sikkim. Fiscal priorities, economic challenges and policy measures were key points discussed during the meeting.

Donald Trump asked Jeff Miller, CEO of US' largest oilfield services company Halliburton, why his company left Venezuela despite operating there since 1938. "We left under the sanctions in 2019. We'd intended to stay and when sanctions went into place, we were required to leave." Miller was referring to US' 2019 sanctions on Venezuelan oil imposed under Trump's first presidency.