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September 30, 2025 9:21 AM

RBI issues seven new directions, seeks feedback on draft banking guidelines

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new directions to banks, effective from October 1, covering interest rates on advances, lending against gold and silver collateral, and capital regulations. Alongside these, the central bank has also releas...

September 29, 2025 9:26 PM

DGFT urges Indian exporters to harness opportunities under India-UK CETA

Indian exporters have been urged to capitalise on the recently concluded India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) to expand their footprint in the UK market. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Regional Authority Delhi,...

September 29, 2025 11:25 PM

China’s DeepSeek releases ‘intermediate’ AI model on route to next generation

Chinese AI developer DeepSeek has released its "experimental" latest model, which it said was more efficient to train and better at processing long sequences of text than previous iterations of its large language models. The Hangzhou-based company c...

September 29, 2025 6:01 PM

India’s industrial growth accelerates to 4% in August; mining and infrastructure lead recovery

India’s industrial growth, based on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), accelerated 4 per cent in August this year driven by a strong performance in the mining sector, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Monday. The i...

September 29, 2025 4:36 PM

Sensex, Nifty close marginally lower ahead of key RBI decision

The Indian stock market ended Monday’s session on a flat note, with benchmark indices trading in a narrow range as investors awaited the Reserve Bank of India’s upcoming monetary policy decision. The Sensex closed at 80,364.94, down 61.52 points...

September 29, 2025 3:40 PM

India’s real GDP growth projected at 6.7 pc this fiscal: Report

Global professional services firm EY on Monday raised India’s real GDP growth projection for FY26 to 6.7 per cent, up from its earlier estimate of 6.5 per cent, citing the impact of GST 2.0 reforms. The revision reflects expectations of monetary e...

September 29, 2025 10:04 AM

RBI MPC meeting to begin today, policy rate announcement on Wednesday

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) began its three-day meeting on Monday in Mumbai to review economic conditions and decide on key policy rates. The committee will deliberate on the repo rate and other policy measures...

September 29, 2025 9:58 AM

Indian stock market opens higher as RBI MPC begins

The Indian stock market opened higher on Monday as heavyweight stocks saw early buying ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) three-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, which is set to decide on the key repo rate. At 9:22 am, the BSE S...

September 27, 2025 3:53 PM

Nirmala Sitharaman to inaugurate Kautilya Economic Conclave 2025 in New Delhi

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will inaugurate the fourth edition of the Kautilya Economic Conclave (KEC 2025) on October 3, in New Delhi, under the theme "Seeking Prosperity in Turbulent Times." The three-day event, scheduled from October...

September 27, 2025 10:40 AM

World Food India 2025: MoUs worth ₹1 lakh crore signed in first two days

Investments worth over ₹1 lakh crore have been committed in the first two days of World Food India 2025, with 21 companies signing MoUs worth more than ₹25,000 crore on Friday alone, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries said. The mega even...

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