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August 19, 2025

Traders may keep ITC on old stocks in GST revamp

As India prepares to move towards GST 2.0, the government is expected to allow businesses to carry forward accumulated input tax credit (ITC) on existing inventories to prevent companies from losing credit on goods purchased at higher rates.

1 mins

Mega IPOs May See Lower Share Dilution

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Monday proposed lowering the minimum dilution requirement for mega initial public offerings (IPOs), a move expected to benefit large listings such as Reliance Jio Infocomm and the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

2 mins

Equities, ₹ sparkle on 'double Diwali' promise; bonds flicker

10-yr bond yield sees sharpest rise in nearly two yrs as GST rejig plan stokes fiscal fears

3 mins

Flipkart's roots in Tier-II, -III cities will help qcom rollout: Flipkart Minutes V-P

Flipkart Minutes, the quick-commerce arm of ecommerce giant Flipkart, completed its first year this month. Despite being a late entrant to the field, the platform claims 50 million unique visitors, doubling every two months. In a video interaction with Udisha Srivastav, Kabeer Biswas, vice-president, Flipkart Minutes, talks about the company's growth, its foray into Tier-II and Tier-III cities, and how it aims to differentiate in a competitive market. Edited excerpts:

2 mins

Credgenics Acquires Arrise to Build Full-Stack Collections Platform

Credgenics, a debt collections technology platform, on Monday announced the acquisition of Arrise—a collection service provider—for an undisclosed amount as it targets a combined annual revenue of ₹850 crore over the next three years.

1 mins

Majority of WazirX creditors okay revised scheme of arrangement

Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX parent Zettai on Monday said a majority of creditors have approved its revised scheme of arrangement, paving the way for redistribution of virtual digital assets (VDAs), pending nod from the Singapore High Court.

1 mins

Apple Rings Up Record Run in India's Phone Exports

Surge comes amid threat of US tariff disruptions

1 mins

GST Tweaks May Impact EV Demand, Near-Term Car Sales

Move likely to benefit smaller cars which have been under pressure

2 mins

Handset makers pitch for 5% GST in rate revamp

Mobile phone makers are seeking a reduction in the goods and services tax (GST) to 5 per cent from the current 18 per cent, arguing that a cut would spur demand in a category that has remained stagnant at 150 million units a year for the past four years.

1 mins

Apple rents 270K sq ft office space in B'luru, to pay ₹1K cr in 10 yrs

iPhone maker Apple India has leased around 270,000 square feet of office space in Bengaluru for 10 years with a starting monthly rent of ₹6.3 crore, according to data analytics firm Propstack.

1 mins

Hindustan Zinc to invest ₹3,823 cr in building reprocessing plant

Hindustan Zinc will spend ₹3,823 crore ($437.5 million) to set up a metals reprocessing plant, it said on Monday, as a part of its plans to ramp up capacity.

1 mins

Google May Take 534,000 Sq Ft on Lease in Gurugram

Bengaluru-based managed workspace provider Table Space has leased around 534,000 square feet in Gurugram, with plans to sublease the property to tech giant Google at a monthly rent of ₹3.47 crore, according to a Propstack document.

1 mins

Reliance Consumer buys majority stake in Naturedge

Reliance Consumer Products (RCP), the FMCG arm of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), has forayed into the fast-growing healthy functional beverage space with the acquisition of a majority stake in a joint venture (JV) with Naturedge Beverages as it looks to enhance its presence as a total beverage company.

1 mins

Vi eyes non-banking sources to fund capex cycle in short term

Outgoing CEO Moondra says 'confident of finding solution to AGR issue'

2 mins

Escorts Kubota to set up ₹4,500 crore tractor manufacturing plant on Yamuna Expressway

The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) has allotted around 200-acre land to Escorts Kubota Limited for setting up a ₹4,500 crore tractor manufacturing unit.

1 mins

JSW Steel, Posco sign pact for steel plant in India

JSW Steel and South Korea's Posco have signed a pact to explore setting up a 6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) integrated steel plant in India, with Odisha among the top locations being considered for the project.

1 mins

Robust office space demand set to benefit landowners

Office space owners are looking at good times ahead as rentals are expected to rise due to demand for Grade A office spaces outpacing supply that has been sluggish due to construction delays, long gestation periods and developers' interests shifting to residential.

1 mins

MSME NPA classification period likely to be doubled

AN OFFICIAL SAID THIS MOVE COULD PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BREATHING SPACE TO CASH-STRAPPED MSMES TO REGULARISE THEIR LOAN REPAYMENTS

1 mins

Ludhiana industries oscillate between resilience and risk

From the crack of dawn, the wide, dusty lanes of Ludhiana's Focal Point industrial cluster stir to life.

3 mins

Govt asks banks to extend long-term loans for e-mobility

In a bid by the Centre to identify and address hindrances to the growth of electric vehicles (EVs), central policy think tank NITI Aayog and the Department of Financial Services (DFS) have requested banks to extend longer-tenure loans with easier conditions to electric mobility companies, said a senior government official.

2 mins

PM Chairs High-Level Meet on Next-Gen Reforms

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a high-level meeting, which included top Union ministers, secretaries and economists, to deliberate on the roadmap for the next generation reforms,

1 mins

Low savings account rates fuel a rush to liquid funds

Net new account openings swell to 220,000 in 2025

3 mins

RITES eyes ₹10,000 cr order book by FY26-end

Public-sector infrastructure consultancy RITES, which saw flat profit during the April-June quarter at ₹91 crore, is looking to achieve a ₹10,000 crore order book by the end of this financial year (FY26).

1 mins

Unemployment rate at 5.4% in Q1

The unemployment rate in the first quarter (April-June) this financial year stood at 5.4 per cent in the country, showed the first ever quarterly periodic labour force survey (PLFS) data, released for both rural and urban areas by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Monday.

2 mins

Army's 'Rudra' brigades reflect change, not rehash

The Indian Army's reorganisation into new frontline formations — the \"Rudra\" all-arms brigades, \"Bhairav\" light commando battalions, and 'Shaktibaan' artillery regiments — marks the latest stage in a two-decade effort to reshape land warfare.

4 mins

Govt must resolve SEZ units' problems arising from definition of 'services'

We are a SEZ unit holding a letter of approval (LoA) for providing services.

2 mins

Mumbai's richest Ganesh mandal takes ₹474 crore insurance cover

The GSB Seva Mandal, known as the richest Ganesh mandal of Mumbai, has purchased a record insurance cover of ₹474.4 crore this year.

2 mins

Scanty rainfall fans crop loss fear among farmers

Scanty monsoon rainfall recorded in parts of the state in the past fortnight has started to adversely affect the kharif crops, commodity traders have said.

1 mins

State to Showcase Cultural Heritage at Japan Expo

Chhattisgarh will set up its stall at the Osaka World Expo 2025 in Japan to showcase cultural heritage and identity.

1 mins

Equities, ₹ sparkle on 'double Diwali' promise; bonds flicker

\"We are bringing next-generation GST reforms. This will reduce the tax burden across the country,\" the PM had said.

2 mins

State bets big on AI, data centres

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath recently said the state government is building a network of information technology (IT) parks, in a bid to boost employment opportunities.

1 mins

Friend' Putin briefs Modi on Alaska summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he received a phone call from his \"friend,\" Russian President Vladimir Putin, who shared insights from his recent meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska. The two leaders agreed to \"remain in close touch.\"

1 mins

Differences must not become disputes: Jaishankar to Wang

India and China on Monday discussed economic and trade issues, including resumption of border trade and direct flights, with New Delhi again flagging its concerns over Beijing's curbs on the export of rare earth minerals.

1 mins

Govt tables Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0

Legislation promises lighter touch, stronger deterrence; referred to select panel for scrutiny

2 mins

India's Russia crude buying 'opportunistic': Navarro

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said India's purchases of Russian crude were funding Moscow's war in Ukraine and had to stop.

1 mins

China refines Russian crude; Europe can do more on curbs: Rubio

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Russian oil that China is buying is being refined by Beijing, and that refined oil is then sold into the global marketplace.

1 mins

Voters end two decades of Socialist Party rule in Bolivia

Centrist senator Rodrigo Paz was leading Bolivia's presidential election, according to early official results, which showed the ruling Movement for Socialism on track for its worst election defeat in a generation.

1 mins

Russian attacks kill 10 in Ukraine, hours before Zelenskyy's WH visit

Hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine arrived in Washington for high-stakes meetings to discuss a possible path to peace with Moscow, Russian attacks on the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia killed 10 people and injured dozens, the local authorities said.

1 mins

Hijacked satellites, orbiting space weapons: In 21st century, space new battlefield

As Russia held its Victory Day parade this year, hackers backing the Kremlin hijacked an orbiting satellite that provides television service to Ukraine.

3 mins

China's rare-earth product exports hit a new high

China's exports of rare earth products — including magnets — extended their recovery in July, months after Beijing threatened a disruptive global shortage by crimping supplies to fight a trade clash with US President Donald Trump.

1 mins

Global climate failure

At COP 30 this November, the primary goal must be to increase pressure on developed countries to move faster and more credibly on climate mitigation

4 mins

The millennial machinery of exclusion

\"Aapka naam kya hai? (What's your name?)\" \"Amritesh.\" \"Poora naam kya hai? (what's your full name?)\" \"Amritesh Mukherjee.\" A satisfied smile would follow, if not another question. \"Ye Mukherjee kya hote hain? (Which caste do the Mukherjees belong to?)\" The dance of social sorting proceeds thus.

3 mins

Justice delayed

Fast-track courts are not fast enough

2 mins

Powering farms

Scaling up PM-KUSUM is smart climate and energy strategy

2 mins

Tariff shock: A wakeup call for India

In an unexpected development, India now faces a 50 per cent tariff on its goods exports to the United States, a hurdle higher than that of almost any other country in the world.

3 mins

The Matrix, Decoded

QR code, the little pixelated square, has changed how India pays or accesses information. Its applications are only limited by imagination

5 mins

Mumbai inundated, IMD issues red alert

(Above) An IndiGo aircraft at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport as the water level of adjacent Mithi River rises due to heavy rainfall; (right) A BMC worker on a waterlogged road in Mumbai on Monday PHOTOS:PTI

1 mins

Adani Urges India's Youth to Fight for Tech Freedom

Terms the challenge the second freedom struggle amid AI competition

3 mins

NSE's reliance on top 10 brokers falls

The National Stock Exchange's (NSE's) reliance on its top 10 brokers in the cash segment has eased, signalling broader diversification of its client base.

1 mins

Sebi Eyes Tweaks to Index Concentration Norms

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Monday invited public feedback on a proposal to stagger the implementation of concentration norms for non-benchmark indices such as the BSE's Bankex and NSE's Nifty Bank and Nifty Financial Services.

1 mins

Heavy capex load a drag on Bharat Petroleum's refining muscle

State-run refiner Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) reported operating and net profits below expectations in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025-26 (FY26), weighed down by lower gross refining margins (GRMs) of $4.9 per barrel.

2 mins

DIY investors lose edge in direct mutual fund market

Guided assets grow faster than self-managed ones

2 mins

SME IPOs regain momentum after three-month lull

Following a muted period from March to May, the market for initial public offerings (IPOs) by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has rebounded sharply, with 68 SMEs raising ₹3,131 crore since June.

1 mins

Consumer stocks are top investment pick

The proposed reforms in goods and services tax (GST) announced by the government last week, coupled with the eighth pay commission dole-out, is likely to push consumption-driven stocks — such as air conditioners (ACs), select automobiles, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), retail, and counters of quick-service restaurants (QSRs) — into higher orbit over the next few months, believe analysts.

2 mins

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