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September 25, 2025

Stage is set for 'virtuous cycle' of investment

Projecting an upbeat outlook for the Indian economy in the second half (H2) of 2025-26 (FY26), the Reserve Bank of India's monthly bulletin on Wednesday reckoned that the stage is set for a sustained pick-up in consumption demand and 'potentially for a virtuous cycle of higher investments and stronger growth impulses, overcoming persistent global uncertainties'.

2 mins

BFSI sector gears up for ₹58K cr IPO rush

The banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector is preparing for a 58,000 crore fundraising through initial public offerings (IPO), with analysts pointing to regulatory mandates as the key trigger for this rush, amid historically lower participation rates in the primary market.

2 mins

Software exports race ahead, but listed IT firms fall behind

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) balance of payments (BOP) data and annual disclosures by the country's listed information technology (IT) services companies reveal a widening divergence in software exports.

2 mins

Techies at Cupertino, San Francisco get maximum wages

As part of the new process for H-!B regulation, a proposal would weigh registrations (or petitions) for selection based on each beneficiary's equivalent wage levels.

1 mins

Reality show to apps, Mathrubootham spreads funding wings

Within weeks of announcing his exit as executive chairman of the global software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Freshworks, its founder Girish ‘Mathrubootham appears to be on an investment spree.

1 mins

Forevermark looks to shine in Tier-I, -II cities

De Beers Group is strengthening its presence in India, with the launch of its first Forevermark jewellery store in Delhi on Wednesday, marking a significant shift by repositioning the luxury diamond brand as a standalone jewellery line.

1 mins

Social media can’t be left in ‘anarchic freedom’: K’taka HC

Dismisses X plea against Sahyog Portal

2 mins

Drugmakers look to fill ₹600 cr Novo vacuum

Danish firm to exit human insulin pen market by year-end

2 mins

RCPL to set up TN unit with ₹1,156 cr investment

Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL) will come up with an integrated manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu with an investment of ₹1,156 crore.

1 mins

Samsung India launches AI Home

Samsung India, the country’s largest consumer electronics brand, on Wednesday launched “AI Home: Future Living, Now”, a system that uses artificial intelligence to connect appliances, devices and services.

1 mins

Premium phone makers dial down prices of flagship models

If you are looking for hefty discounts this festival season on premium phones that seemed unaffordable earlier, this is the opportune time.

2 mins

Adani vows tighter governance after clean chit from Sebi

Says ruling a 'validation of group's conduct'

2 mins

Goldman, others buy 5% stake in Akzo India

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and other entities picked up a 5 per cent stake in Dutch paint maker Akzo Nobel India for nearly ₹765 crore through open market transactions on Wednesday.

1 mins

One forum now for state, Centre appeals: FM

Tribunal to have a Principal Bench in Delhi and 31 state Benches, with equal representation from the Centre and states

2 mins

Most states bunch up expenditure in March, CAG finds

Ofthe 16 states and Union Territories (UTs), 12— including Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh — breached the prescribed levels either fora particular department or for total budgeted expenditure.

1 mins

Expect to increase energy trade with US, says Goyal

India has assured the United States that Washington remains a key partner in New Delhi’s energy security strategy, though it made no mention of its heavy oil imports from Russia.

1 mins

SME body calls for reforms to improve credit access

The Small & Medium Business Development Chamber of India (SME Chamber of India) has called for urgent reforms to improve credit access for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), recommending easier and more affordable loans, waiver of processing fees, uniform application formats across banks, and greater interaction between senior bank officials and entrepreneurs.

1 mins

Higher UPI adoption leads to lower cash demand

RBI MONTHLY BULLETIN

2 mins

BFSI sector’s ₹58K cr IPO rush

1 mins

Software exports race ahead, but listed IT firms fall behind

According to the RBI, India’s software exports rose 12.7 percent year on year to $180.6 billion in FY25.

2 mins

Festival cheer drives credit card activity

Credit card spends increased by 13.7 per cent year-on-year (Yo-Y) in August this year to %1.91 trillion, and industry experts believe the festival season and goods and services tax (GST) rate cuts will lift credit card spends further in the months to come.

1 mins

Nabard, PFC raise amounts lower than intended from bond market

State-owned National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) on Wednesday raised %4,039 crore at a coupon of 6.85 per cent, short of 27,000 crore it intended toraise.

2 mins

No major rise in insurance sales so far despite GST move, say distributors

Sales are mainly from customers who delayed purchases, creating pentup demand

2 mins

Parl panel seeks MCA report on CCI’s role in digital landscape

The parliamentary panel on finance has sought an action-taken report from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on the suggestions it made on the evolving role of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in the digital landscape, according to official sources.

1 mins

Two schemes to add over 10K medical seats approved

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved two schemes to add around 10,000 undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) medical seats in the next four years.

1 mins

Hold 140% more wheat in buffer at start of season: Millers to Centre

Suggestion may raise Centre's subsidy burden on storage, stretch limits

1 mins

Global South mustn't rely on single market: Jaishankar

EAM holds series of bilateral meetings on UNGA sidelines

2 mins

Cabinet clears ₹69,725 cr package to boost indigenous shipbuilding

The Union cabinet on Wednesday announced a massive infrastructure boost for India’s maritime sector with a %69,725 crore package, aimed at building indigenous shipping and shipbuilding capabilities.

1 mins

Will retain ‘developing country’ status, but forgo its benefits: China

WTO chief hails Beijing's decision, calls it a‘pivotal moment for the organisation

2 mins

Stop the war or face most destructive arms race in history: Zelenskyy at UN

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told world leaders Wednesday that the world is in “the most destructive arms race in history” and called on the international community to act against Russia now, asserting that Vladimir Putin wants to expand his war in Europe.

2 mins

Three people shot at Dallas ICE facility; shooter dead

Three people, including detainees, have been shot at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas and the shooter is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, federal authorities said.

1 mins

Nvidia’s OpenAI deal fuels ‘circular’ financing concerns

Three years after OpenAl and Nvidia Corp helped kick offthe global artificial intelligence frenzy, the two firms are joining forces to pave the way fora more costly phase of development with a deal that’s quickly revived fears ofan AI bubble.

2 mins

Kremlin rejects Trump’s remarks about Ukraine retaking lost land

Russia on Wednesday rejected US President Donald Trump's remarks about Ukraine retaking lost territories with the help of the EU, saying it is an “integral part of European security”.

1 mins

US, EU too trading with Russia: China dismisses criticism of Russian oil purchases

China on Wednesday warned of countermeasures if any action is taken by the US on its trade with Moscow, as it dismissed President Donald Trump's criticism that India and China are the “primary funders” of the Ukraine war through purchases of Russian oil.

1 mins

Building CEO behaviour and mindsets

This is not the first book on leadership.

3 mins

Telling performance

Trump’s speech reflects the UN’s decline

2 mins

Justice gap

India must break barriers of cost and language

2 mins

H-1B shock: A test for Indian IT

The Trump administration has massively hiked the onetime H-1B visa fee to $100,000 for new applicants, which previously ranged from $2,000 to $5,000, depending on the size of the company applying for the visa.

3 mins

India-EU FTA: Time to conclude is now

The European Union has shown flexibility in its FTA policy. India must capitalise

4 mins

GST cut set to brighten India’s art landscape

Auction houses, galleries say the rate cut from 12% to 5% will boost liquidity, attract younger collectors, fuel growth

3 mins

Virat Kohli retains pole position in brand valuation list with $231 million in 2024

Cricketer Virat Kohli’s dominance on the pitch and beyond the sports world has enabled him to retain the top position as India’s most valued celebrity brand at $231.1 million in 2024, according toa release by Kroll.

2 mins

Ladakh statehood protests turn violent; L-G clamps curfew

Four killed; 45, including 22 police personnel, injured

3 mins

Tata, Kalyani unlikely to tie up with HAL for Amca race; L&T picks BEL

Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) and Kalyani group are leaning towards not tying up with state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) as they prepare to qualify for developing the prototype of India’s first indigenous stealth fighter jet — the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (Amca), sources told Business Standard.

3 mins

Protein mania grips India

“McDonald’s, Bollywood, cricket fuel wellness craze in India,” read the headline of an article by Reuters published in this newspaper on August 27. The article drew attention to how the country was witnessing a huge demand for protein-loaded products.

3 mins

A fab debate on display

The acronyms are bewildering. There's the humble LCD (liquid crystal display), but also OLED (organic light-emitting diode), and then the emerging micro-OLED. Together, they form the nub of a debate on what kind of maiden display fab (fabrication) units India should set up in its quest for self-reliance in a key sector

6 mins

Swiggy's Rapido stake sale to boost cash kitty, but concerns remain

Swiggy made two important announcements on September 23. In April 2022, Swiggy had acquired a 12 per cent stake in Rapido (unlisted) for 1,000 crore and it announced that it has sold that 12 per cent stake in Rapido to Prosus and Westbridge to raise ₹2,400 crore.

3 mins

Mkts slide for 4th day amid H-1B visa woes

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday due to profit-taking in banking, auto, and capital goods shares, as well as foreign fund outflows, amid concerns over US H-1B visa fees.

1 mins

HSBC upgrades India to overweight from neutral

HSBC analysts have upgraded Indian stock markets to ‘overweight’ from ‘neutral’ rating earlier, calling the country “Asia’s quiet corner” compared to crowded trades elsewhere.

1 mins

'Cash market activity will revive as confidence builds'

Stricter rules by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) have curbed volumes and speculative activity but the broking industry’s “structural growth” will continue due to retail participation, financialisation of savings, and institutional flows, said Pranav Haridasan, managing director and chief executive officer of Axis Securities. Haridasan, in an interview with Samie Modak in Mumbai, said brokers must differentiate through advisory, technology, and customer experience rather than relying solely on pricing.

2 mins

PhonePe files confidential IPO papers to raise ₹12K cr

Walmart-owned fintech firm PhonePe has filed draft papers with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) via the confidential pre-filing route.

1 mins

Listed companies park record ₹3.8 trillion in mutual funds

Cash buildup, limited capex appetite push firms towards fund houses

2 mins

Loan foreclosure: How it affects your finances

Foreclosing a loan will save you interest, but itsimpact on your credit score is less straightforward.

1 mins

Allocate up to 5% in satellite portfolio, invest for full cycle

Mutual funds are introducing a new thematic option for investors — conglomerate funds — which focus on large industrial groups that house multiple businesses under one umbrella.

2 mins

Multiple triggers likely to help Apollo find its pulse

New hospitals, operational gains point to a healthier performance

2 mins

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