Representational image of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) logo pictured outside its head office | Photo Credit: Reuters The government has appointed Shirish Chandra Murmu as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India for a three-year term. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved his appointment on Monday (September 29, 2025). Mr. Murmu’s…
File photo of Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare. Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare on Monday (September 29, 2025) said the government’s National Consumer Helpline (NCH) has received 3,000 complaints related to GST since the implementation of reduced taxes. “We have so far received 3,000 consumer complaints. We are sending them to the CBIC (Central Board…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Rupee rises 3 paise to 88.69 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Monday (September 29, 2025), tracking positive Asian currencies and weakness of the American currency in the overseas market. Forex traders said the rupee is trading in a tight range as…
The government has signed agreements with 26 overseas and domestic firms during the ‘World Food India’ summit for investments worth ₹1.02 lakh crore in India’s food processing sector. The summit, organised by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, was held at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital from September 25 to 28. In an official…
Gold and silver prices scaled fresh lifetime highs in the domestic futures market on Monday, mirroring record gains in global markets amid expectations of US Federal Reserve rate cuts and a softer dollar buoyed sentiment. On the MCX, the yellow metal futures for October delivery surged by ₹1,204 or 1.06 per cent to touch a…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Monday (September 29, 2025) after registering a sharp fall last week, amid value-buying at lower levels and a firm trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 255.46 points to 80,681.92 in…
When India’s national auditor, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), released a decadal analysis on States’ macro-fiscal health, one headline somehow travelled faster than anything else highlighted in the study — Uttar Pradesh, long labelled as a backward State lagging in fiscal performance, was said to have recorded a revenue surplus of ₹37,000 crore. This…
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K.N. Balagopal, Finance Minister of Kerala (Right) with Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu, Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana (2nd Right) and T.C.A. Sharad Raghavan, Economic and Business Editor of The Hindu seen during, ‘The Hindu Mind’ , in New Delhi on September 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The GST Council did not discuss the…
Representational image of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building, in Mumbai | Photo Credit: PTI Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled nearly 1% on Friday (September 26, 2025), marking their sixth consecutive day of decline, following heavy selling in pharma and IT shares as U.S. President Donald Trump announced 100% duties on pharmaceutical drugs…
