Indian Business

NEW DELHI: The government is preparing a support package worth about Rs 25,000 crore under the Export Promotion Mission (EPM), announced in the Union Budget 2025-26, to strengthen Indian exporters over the next six financial years (2025-31). PTI sources said the initiative aims to provide affordable credit, improve market access, and cushion exporters from the…

NEW DELHI: Bank of India classified the loan account of debt-ridden Reliance Communications (RCom) as fraudulent and also named its former director Anil Ambani, citing alleged diversion of funds in 2016, according to a regulatory filing.The move comes after State Bank of India (SBI) took a similar step in June this year. SBI had alleged…

NEW DELHI: Indian business process outsourcing (BPO) exports are growing faster than information technology (IT) services and are projected to keep this lead in FY2026, according to a new report by Kotak Institutional Equities. The strong performance is being driven by global companies’ focus on cost optimisation, increasing outsourcing of business functions, and a growing…

NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh is set to overhaul property transactions and rentals with digital reforms, including QR code-based ownership verification, instant title updates, and simplified rent agreements. Minister of state for stamp and registration Ravindra Jaiswal said these initiatives, part of the state’s Vision 2047 roadmap, aim to make the system faster, transparent, and citizen-friendly,…

Edelweiss CEO Radhika Gupta NEW DELHI: For many young professionals, saving money can feel like a juggling act between bills, loans, and lifestyle choices. But Radhika Gupta, MD and CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fund, offers a fresh perspective in her new book ‘Mango Millionaire.‘ She compares saving to cricket net practice: the discipline you build…

European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde has warned that undermining central bank independence could unleash “dysfunction” and “instability,” issuing her remarks in the United States at a time when President Donald Trump is intensifying pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.Speaking in an interview aired on Fox News after attending the Jackson Hole…

Gold prices are likely to trade in a consolidation zone in the near term, but analysts maintain the broader bias remains positive as expectations grow for a US Federal Reserve rate cut in September.Traders will keep a close eye on upcoming US macro data, including Q2 GDP, PCE inflation, and speeches by Fed officials, which…

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed an appeal challenging the acquisition of Vadraj Cement by Nirma group company Nuvoco Vistas Corporation, upholding the resolution plan approved earlier by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).The Delhi-based principal bench of NCLAT affirmed the April 1, 2025 order of the Mumbai NCLT, which had cleared…

Analysts suggest that domestic equity markets may respond positively to signals of a possible US Federal Reserve rate reduction. (AI image) Indian equity benchmark indices, Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, are expected to see a gap-up opening on Monday after US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell indicated that the central bank may cut rates in its…

Industry body CII has unveiled a sweeping reform blueprint aimed at accelerating India’s economic transformation, calling for a simplified GST structure, rationalised tariffs, new employment policies, and greater trade competitiveness.The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), in its report “Policies for a Competitive India”, has put forward over 250 actionable recommendations across 14 critical areas. The…