India’s growth momentum strengthens on festive demand, resilient consumption: RBI BulletinIndia's economy accelerated in October, driven by strong festive spending, robust urban and rural consumption, and GST rate cuts. Despite e...
24 Nov, 2025, 08.16 PM IST
Ajay Bagga says GST tax cuts could spark market rebound, boost demandAjay Bagga expects Indian markets may have bottomed out, citing minimal Q1 downgrades and signs of recovery. He sees the upcoming GST Counc...
30 Aug, 2025, 05.16 PM IST
ED investigates Indian links of foreign gambling apps, suspects over Rs 1 lakh cr betsThe Mahadev scam, revealing extensive illegal online betting networks, is far from resolved despite some progress. The Enforcement Director...
19 Aug, 2024, 02.41 PM IST
Repayments by small ticket borrowers surge this Diwali seasonRepayments by small ticket borrowers following the buy now pay later model to borrow from mom and pop stores surged this Diwali according t...
22 Nov, 2021, 08.19 PM IST
For more startups, and their buyoutsAre large startups pre-empting competition by swallowing potential rivals? Are Indian founders losing control to foreign capital? These are...
01 Sep, 2021, 10.59 PM IST
Central bank digital currencies can offer finality, liquidity, integrity: BISNoting that central banks stand at the centre of a rapid transformation of the financial sector and the payment system, BIS said Central Ba...
23 Jun, 2021, 08.16 PM IST
How India went from being a giant of global outsourcing to a dwarf of the Internet economyThe bigtech revolution that has swept through China and the US has eluded India. We have not built Internet giants the size of Tencents, Al...
08 Nov, 2020, 10.06 AM IST
Green companies see ₹90,000-crore discom package boosting businessRenewable energy companies expect a boost to their business as well from the ₹90,000 crore liquidity support the government announced on We...
15 May, 2020, 09.00 AM IST
Mall operators hurting, but divided over rental waiversLarge operators of malls such as Xander-backed Virtuous Retail, Select Group, Phoenix Group and Blackstone-backed Nexus have not waived ren...
07 May, 2020, 11.55 AM IST
RBI warns banks over focus on retail loansThe banking regulator called for a granular lending strategy to offset risk concentration in its annual publication on trends and progress ...
25 Dec, 2019, 08.05 AM IST
RBI red flags banks’ reliance of retail loans over slowing economic activityHousehold leverage and indebtedness need to be kept in focus in the context of overall financial stability, it further said.
24 Dec, 2019, 11.42 PM IST
Lower interest rate spreads, cut capital cost, govt tells lendersThe interest rate spread is significantly higher in India compared with global norms.
10 Jul, 2019, 09.33 AM IST
Government wants banks to lower interest rate spread to bring down cost of capitalThe interest rate spread – the difference between deposit and lending rates – is significantly higher in India compared with global norms.
09 Jul, 2019, 09.53 PM IST
Infra spend must be time-bound to deliver the goodsThe positive environment and ecosystem has helped Indian digital payments register strong growth rates over the past 18 months.
30 Jan, 2018, 03.44 PM IST
Long-term clarity on tax rates in Budget can aid growth momentumA stable tax regime provides greater clarity and comfort for businesses and retail investors.
29 Jan, 2018, 03.21 PM IST
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says will invest more in India, AsiaTo help millions of people, we are building products specifically designed for local markets in Asia, said Sundar Pichai.
28 Oct, 2017, 03.55 PM IST
- Unique ID project to create 3.5 lakh jobs: CLSA
An estimated 3,50,000 new jobs are expected to be created as a result of the UID project. What's the unique ID card? | Nilekani: Zero wealt...
07 May, 2010, 08.39 AM IST