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AI threat review: FM Nirmala Sitharaman meets banks, orders cybersecurity steps amid Anthropic Mythos concerns
Tech •Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has chaired a high-level meeting with heads of scheduled commercial banks and key stakeholders to assess the potential impact of emerging threats linked to recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) models, particularly the possibility of such technologies being misused to weaponise software vulnerabilities.
Floccinaucinihilipilification: The 29-letter tongue twister Delhi court used to dismiss Sitharaman defamation case
Fp Explainers •Get your dictionaries out! The Delhi court called a defamation case filed against Nirmala Sitharaman a floccinaucinihilipilification and dismissed it. But what does this 29-letter word mean?
Indian govt seeks ₹2.81 lakh crore supplementary spending to boost defence, rural jobs, create fiscal buffer
Fp Business Desk •Finance minister tables the second batch of supplementary demands for 2025–26 in Lok Sabha, saying additional spending will not breach the fiscal deficit target.
FM Sitharaman to review Fino Payments Bank CEO Rishi Gupta’s arrest under GST Act
Fp Staff •Fino Payments Bank said its MD and CEO Rishi Gupta has been arrested under GST Act provisions linked to business partners with CFO Ketan Merchant appointed to oversee operations during the investigation.
India’s GDP growth cools to 7.2% in Q3FY26 amid softer services: ICRA
Fp Business Desk •Industrial momentum hits a six-quarter high, but softer services exports and agriculture weigh on overall expansion.
India’s FM Sitharaman meets Norway PM; pushes semiconductor, green tech, maritime ties
Fp Business Desk •Finance Minister meets PM Jonas Gahr Støre, flags EFTA-TEP A rollout and reform momentum: Norway looks ahead to PM Modi’s visit later this year
India’s FM Sitharaman meets Norways’ FM Stoltenberg, eyes TEPA boost for green economy
Fp Business Desk •Talks in Oslo focus on renewable energy, sovereign wealth investments and deeper India-EFTA cooperation; FM invites Norway to tap GIFT-IFSC
India sees slight rise in unemployment; January rate at 5 per cent
Fp Business Desk •Rural joblessness rises to 4.2 per cent, urban to 7 per cent; LFPR steady at 55.9 per cent amid seasonal slowdown
India to continue spending more on defence: PM Modi’s economic adviser tells Firstpost
Fp Business Desk •PM-EAC Chairman S. Mahendra Dev says rising geopolitical tensions and the push for indigenous manufacturing are driving higher defence outlays, even as fiscal consolidation remains firmly on track.
RBI holds first MPC meeting of 2026 as markets weigh trade deals and global policy shifts
Fp Business Desk •Policy decision due Friday as central bank reviews growth and inflation amid easing price pressures at home and fresh trade momentum following India–US deal and India–EU FTA