Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Gold loans grew a whopping 53% in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, on a year-on -year basis supporting the increase in overall consumption credit, according to data from a CRIF Report, How India Lends, released recently. Apart from being the fastest growing lending product,…
Magnifying glass with the letters FDI on the background of stacks of coins. Business concept | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto More investment left the country than entered it for the second month in a row in September, with latest data from the Reserve Bank of India showing net foreign direct investment (FDI) stood at -$2.4…
Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee pared initial gains and settled 4 paise lower at 89.20 (provisional) against the greenback on Tuesday (November 25, 2025), weighed down by negative cues from domestic equity markets. Falling crude oil prices supported the Indian currency at lower level, however, withdrawal of foreign…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a discussion on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 23, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI Canada and India are close to finalizing an export agreement in a deal valued at about $2.8 billion, the Globe and Mail…
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal. File. | Photo Credit: PTI India and Canada have agreed to resume negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with an aim to increase the two-way trade to $50 billion by 2030, according to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. An FTA or Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement…
Money is like water. Water responds to gravity, pressure, obstacles and also to the shape of its channel. Likewise, money habits of human beings react to their habits, behaviour, impulses, emotions, beliefs, desires, fears, comfort levels, greed and other inner patterns. These invisible patterns decide how money enters your wallet and how it escapes quietly….
The story so far: India’s trade deficit in October surged by 141% in October 2025 to $21.8 billion. While this is a seemingly alarming jump, underlying data show that things aren’t all that bad, with India’s exports displaying some resilience in the face of significant headwinds, and its imports being disproportionately affected by the import…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman. File | Photo Credit: Jothi Ramalingam B. The government proposes to introduce a Bill to raise foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector to 100% in the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament. The Winter session of Parliament is slated to begin on December 1 and continue till December 19….
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Trump administration has sanctioned entities and individuals from India involved in sales of Iran’s petroleum and petroleum products, saying the funds from this trade support Tehran’s regional terrorist proxies and procure weapons systems that are “a direct threat” to the U.S. The Departments of State…
While the Centre’s decision to put into effect the four Labour Codes has been welcomed across the board, industry bodies and labour experts have said the government must now turn its attention to the implementational challenges. Such challenges include the burden these new laws will place on smaller enterprises and the services sector, the problems…
