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Stock markets bounce back on buying in metal, bank stocks; optimism over India-EU FTA

Mumbai, Jan 27 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher in highly volatile trade on Tuesday, buoyed by heavy buying in bank and metal stocks, a firm trend in global markets and optimism over India-EU FTA. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 319.78 points, or 0.39 per cent, to settle at 81,857.48. During the day, it hit a high of 82,084.92 and a low of 81,088.59. The 50-share NSE Nifty surged 126.75 points or 0.51 per cent to end at 25,175.40. From the 30-Sensex firms, Adani Ports, Axis Bank, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra, NTPC, State Bank of India, UltraTech

India, EU finalise landmark trade deal, PM Modi says

NEW DELHI, Jan 27 (Reuters) – India and the European Union have finalised a landmark trade deal that will represent a quarter of the world’s economy, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, as the two sides seek to hedge against fickle ties with the U.S. After nearly two decades of on-off negotiations, the deal will pave the way for India to open up its vast and guarded market, the world’s largest, to free trade with the 27-nation EU, its biggest trading partner. “Yesterday, a big agreement was signed between the European Union and India,” Modi said. “People around

Banking services impacted as unions go on nationwide strike for 5-day week

New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) Banking operations at public sector banks across the country were impacted on Tuesday as the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) went on nationwide strike demanding the immediate implementation of a five-day work week. The strike call by the UFBU, an umbrella body of nine unions representing officers and employees, comes after a conciliation meeting with the Chief Labour Commissioner on January 23 failed to yield a positive outcome. “Since there was no positive outcome and the government did not agree to our demand, hence this strike is forced on us. Bank employees and officers

Bangladeshi workers lured to Russia for jobs were forced to fight in the war in Ukraine

LAKSHMIPUR, Bangladesh, January 27, 2026 (AP) — A labor recruiter persuaded Maksudur Rahman to leave the tropical warmth of his hometown in Bangladesh and travel thousands of miles to frigid Russia for a job as a janitor. Within weeks, he found himself on the front lines of Russia’s war in Ukraine. An Associated Press investigation found that Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia under the false promise of civilian work, only to be thrust into the chaos of combat in Ukraine. Many were threatened with violence, imprisonment or death. AP spoke with three Bangladeshi men who escaped from the Russian

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