Ashok Leyland: A stronger balance sheet inside a business that will always remain cyclicalQuarterly numbers tell you what happened. But they do not always tell you why it happened. In commercial vehicles, demand can change becaus...
Ashok Leyland's best year in its history, and what the annual report says about holding on to itAshok Leyland sold more commercial vehicles in FY26 than in any year since it was founded, earned its highest-ever profit, and closed with ...
India's commercial vehicle market just had its best year in seven. Then the June quarter arrived, and margins fellThere is, at this point, an apparent contradiction at work in the Indian commercial vehicles space. One: FY 2026 was the best of the last s...
Your UPI payment just got a price tag: what it means for GST-registered taxpayersNPCI, which manages UPI, has brought in a merchant discount rate of 0.4% on certain person-to-merchant UPI payments above Rs 2,000.
Claude, New Yorker, Bandcamp: RBI rules leave international card payments in grey areaNew regulations from the Reserve Bank of India will mandate reporting of international credit card transactions starting October 1. Consume...
Macquarie sees strong earnings recovery for banks, picks 5 stocks to outperformMacquarie expects Indian banks to deliver 18% EPS growth in FY28, supported by higher margins, stronger loan demand, easing liquidity press...
5 rule changes from October 1: SBI ATM charges, MDR on UPI, bulk FD rates, KYC for LPG subsidy and moreIn October 2026, significant changes to banking and finance regulations will take effect, impacting numerous services. Furthermore, the Res...
200 AI agents, humans on standby: Inside Ignosis AI’s debt-collection operationThe Ahmedabad-based startup says its agents manage collections for four to five lakh borrowers a month and handle 70-80% of cases without h...
Festive shopping gets costlier as brands plan to hike AC, TV and appliance prices from October 1Consumer electronics and appliance manufacturers in India will increase prices of products by 5-8% starting October 1. The rise in prices i...
- Anti-betting law fails. A lesson for crypto?
India’s online betting ban has failed to eliminate illegal gambling, with offshore networks continuing operations despite strict laws. The ...
FM Nirmala Sitharaman rejects UPI MDR 'misconception,' says charge won't be passed to consumersFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed that the Merchant Discount Rate on UPI payments above Rs 2,000 will not be passed to consumer...
Stocks in news: Waaree Energies, PB Fintech, Lemon Tree Hotels and Dr Lal PathLabsIndian equity markets saw significant declines, with the NSE Nifty 50 index dropping by over 380 points. PB Fintech experienced a sharp 36%...
Cinematographic film not IT software under GST: HC; quashes Rs 79 cr tax demand on Karan Johar firmsBombay High Court maintained that a cinematographic film is not IT software under GST law regardless of its method of delivery. The court s...
Thailand trip cancelled due to health emergency, Rs 40,000 refund refused; Tour operator ordered to pay Rs 57,000A Kannur man booked a Thailand holiday for himself and his wife, but a stroke left him unfit to travel just weeks before departure. Despite...
Govt brings smartphone screen protectors under mandatory registration rule effective Apr 1The government has mandated BIS certification for smartphone screen protectors from April 1, 2027, bringing them under compulsory quality s...
Effect of GST rate cuts on commodities neutralised by 'galloping' inflation: CongressCongress has highlighted that the gains from GST rate reductions are being wiped out by escalating inflation. They claim that increasing co...
Connaught Place restaurant charged Rs 80 extra as service fee without asking; GST was added on that charge too; CCPA orders it to pay Rs 10,000CCPA fined a restaurant in Connaught Place Rs 10,000 for automatically adding an Rs 80 service charge to a customer's food bill and applyin...