Category: Economy
Lok Sabha passes Bill enabling Centre to allow UPI charges, MDR on digital payments
The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed amendments to the Payment and Settlement Systems (PSS) Act, 2007, paving the way for the Centre to allow banks…
Lok Sabha passes Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill to boost foreign investment, electronics manufacturing
The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which seeks to attract foreign investment, promote domestic manufacturing, provide greater…
When is your home loan EMI increasing? RBI rate hike calls pushed back after dovish pause
MUMBAI: India’s central bank will likely begin hiking rates in December or later as core inflation in the economy remains low, four economists said on…
India’s big billion-dollar trade deals are done. Now comes the real test
India spent years negotiating preferential access to some of the world’s largest markets. It has since signed trade agreements with several key trading partners, while…
India-Sri Lanka focus on infrastructure projects; updating FTA to boost Comprehensive Partnership
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and top leaders in Colombo on Wednesday and both sides reviewed infrastructure projects,…
India’s new 15-year tax break could unlock global rough diamond trade
Kolkata: India has moved closer to its ambition of becoming a global rough diamond trading hub after the government introduced a provision in the Taxation…
India’s economic growth may moderate in H2FY27, accelerate to 7.2% in FY28: Report
New Delhi: India’s economic growth will likely moderate in the second half of FY27 due to a high base effect; however, growth may strengthen to…
India, Africa powerful force for global progress: Jaishankar
Africa is India’s partner and its “priority”, and whether one speaks of a multipolar world order or of a reformed multilateralism, it will happen only…
RBI holds repo rate at 5.25%, raises FY27 growth forecast, cuts inflation outlook
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% in the fourth consecutive policy review meeting, while marginally…
New framework to standardise interest rate rules on the anvil, says RBI
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposes to rationalise the regulatory architecture for setting interest rates for all regulated entities (REs) through a principle-based…