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December 27, 2025

SIP inflows top ₹3 trn in 2025

Inflows into mutual fund (MF) schemes via systematic investment plans (SIPs) have topped ₹3 trillion for the first time in a calendar year, as investors increasingly rely on the staggered investment route amid market volatility.

1 mins

The economy sailed through, but the waters are uncertain

The Indian economy has weathered the onslaught of adverse external developments, such as US President Donald Trump's tariffs, this year, but the immediate future could be bumpy.

3 mins

8 months into FY26, states have spent only 38% of budgeted capex

States have spent just 38.3 per cent of their combined annual budgeted capital expenditure (capex) of ₹9.64 trillion in the first eight months of 2025-26, according to an analysis of monthly accounts for 21 states released by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.

2 mins

Coforge to buy AI firm Encora for $2.35 billion

All-stock deal marks the biggest acquisition by an Indian IT firm in ER&D space

2 mins

Titan forays into lab-grown diamond mkt

Flagship jewellery brand Tanishq tied up with De Beers group in 2024 to promote natural diamond

2 mins

Domestic tourism, corporate travel may push room rates up in ’26

Hotel room rates are expected to rise up to six per cent to reach a range of %9,400 to X9,700 in 2026, driven by continued growth in domestic tourism, corporate travel, and demand continuing to outstrip supply across most markets in the country.

2 mins

Rising input costs may squeeze margins of auto, component makers

Indian automobile and auto-component manufacturers are likely to face renewed margin pressure over the coming quarters as a sharp rise in key raw material prices offset relief from softer steel, rubber and crude-linked inputs, analysts and industry executives said.

2 mins

Bullish on India, eyeing deeper integration of its biz: DP World

Multinational logistics firm DP World is aiming for deeper integration of its India business with higher-value supply-chain solutions through multimodal offerings as it is “bullish” on India’s trade growth.

3 mins

Housing sales in 7 cities down 14% in '25 but value up 6%

Housing sales in seven major cities in 2025 declined 14 per cent from the previous year even as the value increased 6 per cent, said a report by Anarock, a real estate consultancy firm.

1 mins

Tata Steel’s Dutch arms face €1.4 bn lawsuit over pollution allegations

Firm calls allegations unsubstantiated, says it'll ‘vehemently’ defend itself as environmental group sues it

2 mins

Retailers step up hiring of women from shop floors to leadership roles

India’s retail sector is sharpening its focus on woman workforce as a key talent pool, with retailers across the sector planning to step up female hiring over the next few years.

3 mins

Restaurants brace for gig workers' strike on New Year's Eve

Restaurants are bracing for a quiet New Year's Eve (NYE) as gig workers plan to go on a strike, after denting their businesses on Christmas.

2 mins

25 years of PMGSY: 95% of rural road targets met

Almost 95 per cent of rural road targets have been achieved under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), which completed 25 years on Wednesday.

1 mins

Food processing sector to grow 11-13% in FY26 and FY27

Increasing demand for value-added products such as butter, ghee, paneer, curd and ice cream will help the food processing sector in India log a growth rate of 11-13 per cent in 2025-26 (FY26) and FY27, up from 10 per cent in FY25.

2 mins

CSR spending of CPSEs surged 31% to record ₹6,437 cr in FY25

Top 10 firms accounted for 59.5% of total expenditure compared to 56.7% in FY24

2 mins

RBI's new guidelines may slow expansion of UCBs

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) revised guidelines on business authorisation plans for cooperative banks may restrict or slow the expansion strategy of urban cooperative banks (UCBs), bank officials told Business Standard.

2 mins

PNB reports over ₹2,400 cr loan fraud linked to Srei ex-promoters

THIS INCLUDES A LOAN ACCOUNT OF SREI EQUIPMENT FINANCE FOR A FRAUD OF ₹1,241 CRORE, AND ONE OF SREI INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE FOR A FRAUD OF ₹1,193 CRORE

1 mins

SIP inflows top ₹3 trn in '25

The robust growth in SIP flows has come despite the number of active accounts shrinking in 2025.

1 mins

Centre issues EoI for unified Customs portal

The Centre on Friday issued the expression of interest (EoI) to appoint an implementation agency for a proposed Customs Integrated System (CIS), formally kicking off the bidding process for a large-scale overhaul of India's indirect tax technology architecture.

1 mins

Goyal may visit Canada in Feb to resume FTA talks

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal may travel to Canada in February to resume free-trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between the two countries, according to people aware of the matter.

1 mins

Deposit growth slips below 10%

Credit growth picks up to 11.7%; credit-deposit growth gap at 200 bps

2 mins

Govt amends colliery control rules to ease opening of coal mines

The government on Friday announced it amended the colliery control rules in order to simplify the provisions governing approval for the opening of coal and lignite mines.

1 mins

Gold reserves, foreign currency assets boost forex kitty by $4.4 bn

India's foreign exchange reserves grew by $4.37 billion to $693 billion in the week ended December 19, driven by an increase in gold reserves and foreign currency assets, latest data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed.

1 mins

China sanctions 20 US defence firms over Taiwan arms sales

China announced largely symbolic sanctions against 20 US defense firms and 10 executives, signaling its anger over Washington's latest arms sales to Taiwan while stopping short of a broader escalation.

1 mins

Trump, Zelenskyy to meet in Florida

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that he will meet over the weekend with US President Donald Trump in Florida.

1 mins

Russia could be open to territory swap

Russia's Kommersant reported that Putin told some of top businessmen that he might be open to swapping some territory controlled by Russian forces in Ukraine but that he wanted the whole of Donbas.

1 mins

China opens world's 'longest' expressway tunnel

China on Friday opened to traffic a 22.13-km-long tunnel, which it claimed to be the \"world's longest\", in Xinjiang province.

1 mins

US launches strike targeting ISIS in Nigeria

›Nigeria government says 'joint operation' with US targeted 'terrorists' >Trump had previously highlighted threat to Christians in African country

1 mins

Myanmar to vote under junta shadow; critics dismiss elections as sham

Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an exercise that critics say will neither restore the country's fragile democracy undone by a 2021 army takeover, nor end a civil war triggered by the nation's harsh military rule.

1 mins

Chanakya and Sun Tzu

The great debate at the November Mumbai Lit Fest was on the proposition India and China must be friends.

3 mins

A mea culpa in national interest

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a mea culpa. I'd deal with the most recent this week

5 mins

Rogue hegemons are sabotaging the global economy

Although 2025 will probably be remembered as the year that United States President Donald Trump upended the global trading system, the truth is that both of the world's hegemons, the US and China, have gone rogue.

4 mins

The pretentious shayars

In 1797, Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan was born in Agra on December 27.

3 mins

SHANTI and the nuclear question

The SHANTI Bill brings nuclear power back into public discourse.

3 mins

Putin's India visit reaffirms time-tested mutual trust: Russia foreign ministry

Agreements reached during Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent India visit reaffirmed the alignment of strategic goals and the \"steadfastness\" of the two countries' \"time-tested mutual trust, the Foreign Ministry here said on Friday in its year-end statement.

1 mins

Small biz credit exposure rises 16% to ₹46 trn

India's aggregate small business credit exposure rose 16.2 per cent year-on-year (Yo-Y) to ₹46 trillion as on September 30, from₹ 39.6 trillion a year earlier.

1 mins

India: Hostilities against minorities a grave concern

MEA says these incidents cannot be brushed aside as political violence

2 mins

India flags concern to US over disruptions caused by H-1B visa interview cancellations

India on Friday said it flagged its concerns to the US over cancellation of prescheduled H-1B visa interviews of a large number of Indians and that both sides were engaged on the issue to address the disruptions caused by Washington ordering enhanced vetting of applicants.

1 mins

EPFO to work on returning money locked in idle accounts: Minister

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will launch a Know Your Customer (KYC) drive in a mission mode to help return money locked in inoperative accounts to claimants, Union Minister Labour for Employment Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday.

1 mins

Flexicap funds top choice for investors in 2025

Flexicap funds emerged as the most preferred equity mutual fund (MF) category in 2025, topping the inflow charts and moving ahead of sectoral and thematic funds to become the largest equity segment by assets.

1 mins

Foreign share of AIF fundraise sees a drop

Domestic fundraising growing at a faster rate

2 mins

Castrol India: Well oiled to grow, but valuations may limit sharp upside

BP’s sale of 65 per cent in Castrol Group Holding (CGHL), which owns 51 per cent in Castrol India, to Stonepeak, an alternate investment firm, has led to traders focusing on Castrol India.

3 mins

Bull-ion continues: Gold, silver at fresh highs

Gold, silver and platinum jumped to all-time highs to extend a historic end-of-year rally for precious metals, with support from escalating geopolitical tensions and US dollar weakness.

1 mins

Listed companies’ rent, lease expenses down since pandemic

Business growth has been faster than these expenses

2 mins

Equities decline amid muted sentiment, lack of fresh triggers

Equities declined on Friday, amid relatively muted investor participation due to the slack year-end season and a lack of fresh triggers.

2 mins

Dec 31 deadline for revised returns: Taxpayers waiting for refund face tight window

Taxpayers expecting an income tax refund for assessment year 2025-26 face a tight window if their return is processed late.

1 mins

Skip duration bets, stick to shorter and medium-duration funds

After a phase of policy easing and bond market rallies, debt mutual fund investors are heading into a different environment in 2026.

2 mins

Railway stocks rally on higher capex hopes

Shares of railway-related companies witnessed a sharp rally on Friday, gaining as much as 12 per cent following the implementation of a revised passenger fare structure and optimism around an increase in capital expenditure in the upcoming Union Budget.

2 mins

Ride on cue

Guntupalli tells Peerzada Abrar how a no-frills strategy, zero-commission model, and intimate knowledge of India's diversity have enabled Rapido to become one of the country's biggest ride-hailing companies

6 mins

Where is your daughter planning to study?

“As bilateral ties deepen, more Indian students could head to Russia,” read the headline in Business Standard on December 6, 2025.

3 mins

Fault lines & turning points

From terror and unrest to diplomacy, power shifts and ideological milestones, the moments that shaped India this year

1 mins

The Railways as social contract

In the last chapter of his latest book, The Social Life of Indian Trains, Amitava Kumar writes: “The railway is part of the public wealth, perhaps among our most shared precious resource, and when we are travelling on trains, ‘we are not just passengers but also fellow members of the republic.”

3 mins

A year of highs & headwinds for Indian travel industry

India’s travel year began on a high-decibel note.

3 mins

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