HeartWorks 2026 art-driven philanthropy event opens in Mumbai, donating proceeds to women-led NGOs supporting children's welfare and environmental conservation.
HeartWorks 2026 is an art-driven philanthropy exhibition in Mumbai where artists donate part of their creations and proceeds are directed to more than ten women-led NGOs supporting children's welfare, senior care, women's empowerment, animal protection, rural development, and environmental conservation.

India-US trade talks show continued engagement, possible trade deal; exports growing despite existing high tariffs.
India and the US are engaged in trade deal talks, with both sides indicating a feasible trade deal; Indian exports to the US are recording positive growth despite high tariffs. A virtual meeting between senior trade officials was held in December, demonstrating continued bilateral engagement to pursue negotiation of trade matters.

Iranian airspace closure disrupts IndiGo and Air India services to CIS, Europe and Turkiye, causing cancellations.
Closure of Iranian airspace has caused operational disruption to international services, with IndiGo reporting impacted and cancelled flights to Tashkent, Almaty, Baku, Tbilisi, European cities and Istanbul; the airline is assessing the situation and offering alternatives to affected customers. Air India flights have also been impacted. The restriction reflects a sovereign safety or security-driven airspace closure that directly affects international flight operations and necessitates carrier contingency responses.

Canara HSBC Life Insurance Promise4Life offers guaranteed income, cash bonuses, and life cover up to age 100.
Canara HSBC Life Insurance launched Promise4Life, a non-linked participating individual life insurance savings plan providing guaranteed income, reversionary and terminal bonuses, and life cover up to age 100. The product offers three variants-Forever Income (guaranteed income and cash bonuses to age 100), Century Milestone (lump-sum maturity at age 100 with accumulated bonuses), and Assured Term Income (guaranteed income for a chosen term)-and includes a Savings Wallet and Premium Offset to enhance premium flexibility and payout management.

Thums Up brings the ICC T20 World Cup Trophy to major Indian airports for fan engagement across three cities.
Thums Up, with Delhi Airport and Adani Airports, is staging an ICC Trophy Viewing Experience across three major Indian airports featuring a dedicated trophy display in Delhi and immersive LED mural photo zones in Ahmedabad and Mumbai on scheduled consecutive dates and defined daily hours to drive fan engagement and experiential brand activation.

Power Finance Corporation launches public NCD issue to raise Rs 5,000 crore, including zero coupon and cumulative options.
Power Finance Corporation launched a public offering of secured, redeemable non-convertible debentures with a base size of Rs 500 crore and a green shoe option to raise up to Rs 5,000 crore, structured in 5-, 10- and 15-year series including a zero coupon 10-year option taxed as long term capital gains and cumulative interest series for extended growth.

Digital India Sale offering bank discounts, cashback, EMI options, warranties and gifts subject to terms and eligibility.
Reliance Digital offers instant bank discounts, loan cashback, price discounts and EMI financing on specified electronics, bundled promotional gifts tied to minimum purchases, stated product warranties, and exchange benefits; all offers are subject to qualifying payment methods, trade in eligibility and the retailer's "Terms and Conditions apply".

Netcore Cloud empanelment with NICSI supports nationwide secure SMS and RCS citizen communication at scale.
Netcore Cloud has been empanelled with NICSI to provide nationwide SMS and RCS citizen communication services for central ministries and government departments, with obligations to deliver a secure, reliable, and scalable messaging infrastructure that meets governance, compliance, resilience, and data protection requirements for large-scale public communication.

Infosys Q3: modest revenue growth, adjusted margins, $4.8B large deal wins and a $143M labour code adjustment.
Infosys reported Q3 revenues of $5,099 million (1.7% YoY, 0.6% QoQ CC), reported IFRS operating margin of 18.4% and adjusted non IFRS operating margin of 21.2%; adjusted free cash flow was $965 million (112.8% of adjusted net profit). The company recorded a $143 million adjustment for the Government of India Labour Codes-an increase in gratuity and leave liabilities-reconciling reported IFRS measures to adjusted non IFRS measures. FY26 revenue guidance was revised to 3.0%-3.5% CC and operating margin guidance to 20%-22% (excluding the labour adjustment).

SAP Cloud ERP go live for a manufacturer completed in three months, delivering a scalable cloud core and analytics readiness.
SAP Cloud ERP go live was completed in three months, deploying a standardized, scalable cloud core with minimal operational disruption and emphasizing continuity, phased user onboarding, and readiness for embedded analytics, real time reporting, intelligent automation, AI insights, and integrations between SAP and non SAP systems.

Kotak Mahindra Bank marks 30 years on the NSE, underscoring its growth, market depth, and financial resilience.
Kotak Mahindra Bank marked 30 years on the National Stock Exchange, describing its progression from a small NBFC to a diversified financial conglomerate and attributing its growth to expanded customer access, greater market transparency and technological advances. The release cites a market capitalisation of ~Rs. 4.2 trillion, consolidated customer assets of Rs. 576,339 crore (as of Sept. 30, 2025) and a consolidated profit after tax of Rs. 22,126 crore for FY25, linking these metrics to enhanced market resilience and maturity.

Coxwave secures $5M to expand Coxwave Align from analytics into real-time AI agent governance and consulting.
Coxwave closed $5 million Pre-Series A funding to advance technical capabilities and scale AX consulting. The company will extend its Coxwave Align platform from user analytics to active AI agent governance, enabling real-time behaviour monitoring, anomaly detection, and immediate intervention to serve as operational AI guardrails for enterprise production environments.

super.money's Makar Sankranthi kite activation offered cashback via a QR triggered first UPI transaction and cites security certifications.
super.money used a giant kite QR code during Makar Sankranthi to drive users to a first time UPI transaction cashback offer, tying a cultural activation to an immediate consumer payment incentive. The fintech emphasizes ISO 27001 and PCI DSS certifications and a stated strong compliance culture in presenting its UPI, cashback and credit products.

Anurag Sinha returns in Netflix crime thriller Taskaree, released worldwide on 14 January 2026.
Anurag Sinha returns to screen prominence in the Netflix crime thriller Taskaree, released worldwide on 14 January 2026, in a series set against smuggling and customs networks and blending crime thriller, drama and dramedy genres, marking his first collaboration with director Neeraj Pandey for a Netflix project and featuring a prominent ensemble cast.

Housecaller launches an AI driven on demand services platform offering vetted professionals, real time tracking, and secure payments across India.
Housecaller launched an AI and IoT enabled on demand services platform in India (Noida and Bangalore), matching customers with vetted professionals via an AI scheduling engine, offering real time tracking, verified reviews, secure digital payments, and partner mobile apps; it adopts a quality first operating model with in house training, AI led process optimisation, and post service quality checks, raising consumer protection, data security, payment safety, platform liability, and regulatory compliance considerations.

Merchandise exports rose 1.87% to $38.5bn in December; imports and the monthly trade deficit increased.
Merchandise exports rose 1.87% to USD 38.5 billion in December 2025, imports increased to USD 63.55 billion, and the monthly trade deficit was about USD 25 billion. Cumulative April-December exports rose 2.44% to USD 330.29 billion, and the Commerce Secretary projected fiscal-year exports of goods and services likely to exceed USD 850 billion.

Tripura prioritises tribal welfare with large budget allocations, external funding for livelihoods, and 15 new residential schools.
Tripura allocates 40 percent of its total budgetary outlay to tribal welfare in 2025-26 and used about 39 percent of its post fixed expenditure development funds in 2024-25 for tribal development. The state has increased financial support to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council and is implementing externally financed projects, including a World Bank commitment of Rs 1,400 crore for infrastructure and livelihood initiatives. The Centre has approved 15 Eklavya Model Residential Schools to provide residential education to around 10,000 tribal students, fully funded by the Ministry of Tribal Welfare.

Air India flight returned to Delhi after an APU fire warning; passengers were flown to Singapore on another aircraft.
The operating crew elected a precautionary return to Delhi after a suspected Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) fire warning about an hour into the Singapore bound flight; the aircraft landed safely, ground teams assisted passengers, and the carrier re accommodated them on an alternate aircraft.

Film release blocked over review-committee referral; producers told to seek relief before the high court division bench on scheduled listing.
The petition challenges the film regulator's referral to a review committee and seeks a censor certificate; the court directed the producers to pursue their challenge before the Madras High Court division bench listed for January 20, noting the petition should have expressly challenged the chairperson's January 6 communication and emphasizing the division bench's primary competence to adjudicate the appeal.

Mumbai civic polls: leaders urge voters to dislodge ruling party amid allegations of election management bias.
Senior regional leaders urged broad voter turnout to dislodge the ruling party and to contest control of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, while alleging that election management was biased: the electoral authority did not explain PADU use, extended canvassing time reportedly facilitating inducements, and allowed indelible ink marks that could be wiped off; party organisers were instructed to stay alert to malpractice.