Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on December 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV via PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (December 3, 2025) said the levy of excise on tobacco will ensure that incidence of tax on the demerit…
The last few days have shown just what a roller coaster of a ride India’s economic data can take. Last Friday’s robust Q2 GDP growth, a six-quarter high of 8.2%, lifted the government’s mood and brought cheer to its supporters. The relatively low nominal growth rate and grade by the IMF did little to dampen…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Growth in industrial activity slowed to a 14-month low of 0.4% in October 2025, pulled down by contractions in the electricity and consumer non-durables sector, as well as relatively slow growth in the manufacturing sector. Data on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) released…
On December 1, 2025, the Sensex pared early gains and ended 64.77 points or 0.08% lower at 85,641.90, and the Nifty dipped 27.20 points or 0.10% to settle at 26,175.75. File | Photo Credit: PTI Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Tuesday (December 2, 2025), dragged by blue-chip bank stocks and…
India’s September-quarter GDP data for the current financial year beat all estimates, coming in at 8.2%, higher than 7.8% in Q1 FY26 and well above the year-ago period. This offers fleeting reassurance to policymakers, days after October’s trade data revealed a historic deficit of $41.68 billion, driven partly by a trebling of bullion imports —…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in India rose 18% to $35.18 billion during April-September of this fiscal year, while the inflow from the U.S. more than doubled to $6.62 billion during the period, according to the latest government data released on Monday (November 1, 2025)….
Indian economist and former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, will virtually deliver the 4th B.P.R. Vithal Memorial Lecture at Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) in Hyderabad on December 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Siddhant Thakur India is entering an economic transition far more complex than the breakthrough…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Gross GST collection rose at a slower pace of 0.7% in November at ₹1.70 lakh crore, as domestic revenues declined, according to the government data released on Monday (December 1, 2025). Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection was over ₹1.69 lakh crore in…
The Sensex dipped by 13.71 points or 0.02% to settle at 85,706.67. The Nifty skidded 12.60 points or 0.05% to 26,202.95 on November 28, 2025. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty hit their fresh all-time highs in early trade on Monday (December 1, 2025) as investors’ sentiment turned positive after…
Foreign institutional investors sold equities worth ₹3,795.72 crore on a net basis on November 2, 2025, according to exchange data. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The rupee traded in a narrow range against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Monday (December 1, 2025), as the support from positive domestic equities was negated by…
