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Rupee hits record low of 90: Calculated move by RBI or a sign of losing control?

As foreign capital flees and imports surge, the RBI abandons its aggressive defense of the currency, betting on a weaker rupee to absorb the shock of U.S. tariffs

7 Dec 2025 7:50 am
DGCA serves showcause notice to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers

The CEO has to respond to the showcause notice within 24 hours on why appropriate enforcement action should not be initiated against you, placing him under direct regulatory scrutiny

6 Dec 2025 10:51 pm
Horizon Industrial Parks scales up to become South Indias largest logistics parks developer

Blackstone firm set to scale to 60 million sq. ft portfolio across India of which 24 million sq. ft is spread across Southern States

6 Dec 2025 8:16 pm
Biocon to merge biologics unit; to acquire stake held by Serum, Mylan

Biocon will acquire the remaining stake in Biocon Biologics Limited through a share swap, valuing Biocon Biologics at $5.5 billion

6 Dec 2025 5:38 pm
U.S. team led by deputy USTR Switzer to visit India from December 10-12 to discuss tariffs

The talks are not expected to constitute an official round of negotiations. However, the two sides are looking forward to making strong progress towards addressing the issue of tariffs.

6 Dec 2025 4:27 pm
6 Dec 2025 7:07 am
Gujarat farmer distress: Where cotton clouds hang heavy

Following heavy rainfall in October and the subsequent drop in the price of cotton, six farmers have died by suicide in Gujarat. The Union governments decision to allow duty-free cotton imports has only added to their woes.A.M. Jigeeshreports on how farmers in Gujarats cotton belt are calling for government intervention

6 Dec 2025 5:08 am
IndiGo cancels 1,000 flights, gets exemption on night duty limits for pilots

No flights from Delhi and Chennai airports; CEO says normalcy will take 5-10 days

5 Dec 2025 11:20 pm
Lok Sabha passes Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025

Pan masala will be taxed at the maximum 40% rate under Goods and Services Tax (GST) based on its consumption, and there will be no impact of this cess on GST revenues, says Union Finance Minister

5 Dec 2025 9:41 pm
Indian tech firms must ensure compliance while building trust to unlock AIs full potential: Forrester

Enterprises wouldprioritise private cloud for sensitive workloads and AI model training to mitigate geopolitical risks and ensure compliance with emerging sovereignty mandates, domain experts at Forrester predicted

5 Dec 2025 9:37 pm
FPI redemptions from Indian equities ease asU.S. flows lose steam: Elara

Foreign fund inflow into Indian equities was at a six month high of $414 million as of this week, mostly led by the global interest in emerging economies

5 Dec 2025 8:55 pm
Odisha fast becoming Indias green industrial hub, Deputy CM Kanak Singh Deo

In an interaction with The Hindu, he said that the state was firmly on course to achieve their renewable energy target for 2030

5 Dec 2025 8:50 pm
India, Russia agree to continue working towards enhancing trade in national currencies

The countries reiterated their commitment to meeting the bilateral trade target of $100 billion by 2030, with PM Modi saying it could be achieved earlier.

5 Dec 2025 7:02 pm
NDA govt doubled MSP, quadrupled crop procurement: Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Rajya Sabha

Raising the issue of MSP, Mukul Balkrishna Wasnik, Congress MP from Rajasthan, began the debate questioning whether farmers were protesting for a legal guarantee under MSP, whether the govt was considering any law on this, and whether it was ready to provide such guarantee.

5 Dec 2025 6:08 pm
Stock markets rally as RBI cuts interest rate; Sensex jumps 447 points

Rising for the second day in a row, the 30-share BSE Sensex advanced 447.05 points, or 0.52%, to settle at 85,712.37. During the day, it jumped 531.4 points, or 0.62%, to 85,796.72.

5 Dec 2025 5:13 pm
AAP's Raghav Chadha demands ban on 10-minute delivery services, protection for gig workers

He noted that while quick commerce have helped companies achieve billion-dollar valuations and become unicorns, the condition of gig workers remains worse than that of daily wage labourers

5 Dec 2025 3:15 pm
IndiGo flight cancellations LIVE: Airline offers full waiver on cancellations/reschedule requests up to Dec. 15

IndiGos on-time performance plummeted to 8.5% on Thursday, with worsening operational disruptions impacting flight schedules

5 Dec 2025 2:21 pm
DGCA clears IndiGos plea for exemption from night-duty limits for pilots

IndiGo had informed officials that the widespread flight disruptions were due to misjudgement and planning gaps in implementing the set of norms governing rest and duty for pilots

5 Dec 2025 2:01 pm
IndiGo's On-Time Performance slumps to 8.5%

The airline which generally operates around 2,300 domestic and international flights daily, is now cancelling flights as part of efforts to tackle disruptions, primarily triggered by crew woes

5 Dec 2025 1:59 pm
RBI to launch two-months campaign to resolve pending grievances with Ombudsman

Governor Sanjay Malhotra said that earlier in the year, Reserve Bank of India reviewed Citizens Charter and made applications for all its services online

5 Dec 2025 1:43 pm
RBI to conduct 1 lakh crore OMO during December to inject liquidity

Net absorption under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility stood at 2.6 lakh crore as of December 3

5 Dec 2025 1:07 pm
RBI does not target any band for rupee, allows it to find its own level, says Governor Sanjay Malhotra

The Governor's statement came at a time when the rupee breached the 90-mark against the U.S. dollar, and is hovering near that level

5 Dec 2025 1:05 pm
Why IndiGo has delayed, cancelled hundreds of flights

IndiGo has blamed several factors for the mass delays and cancellations

5 Dec 2025 12:37 pm
Stock markets witness volatile trends

Investors remained on the sidelines amid relentless foreign fund outflows and mixed global trends

5 Dec 2025 10:45 am
Rupee rises 20 paise to 89.69 against U.S. dollar

Selling pressure from foreign investors, rising crude oil prices and the delay over the announcement of the India-U.S. trade deal have also weighed on the rupee

5 Dec 2025 10:18 am
ED attaches fresh assets worth over 1,100 crore in case against Anil Ambanis Reliance Group

This brings the total attachment in money laundering probe case to about 10,000 crore

5 Dec 2025 10:18 am
MPC cuts repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%

Inflation at a benign 2.2% and growth at 8%, for the first half of this year presents a rare goldilocks period, RBI Governor said

5 Dec 2025 10:10 am
Simone Tata, mother of Noel Tata, passes away at the age of 95

Simone Tata was the second wife of Naval Tata and her only son Noel Tata is currently the chairman of Tata Trusts and chairman of three Tata Group companies

5 Dec 2025 10:08 am
SEBI bars financial advisor Avadhut Sathe from securities market; orders impounding of 546 crore

The noticees falsely claimed their course participants/investors achieved extraordinary market returns, misleading prospective course participants with exaggerated profitability claims

5 Dec 2025 8:37 am
Economic offenders who fled the country owe 39,000 crores to Indian Banks?

Just nine Fugitive Economic Offenders owed 58,000 crore, of which 19,000 crore was recovered

5 Dec 2025 8:00 am
Premiumisation driving growth in beauty, personal care industry

As per estimates, more than 226 million consumers are expected to purchase beauty products online in 2025, rising to 272 million by 2027. Direct-to-consumer sales are accelerating even faster, confirming the growing importance of omnichannel strategies

4 Dec 2025 9:07 pm
Indian businesses have ample opportunity in Russia if only they take a leap of faith: Goyal

The Commerce Minister highlights Indias large working age population, saying that the young, hard-working, talented, skilled men and women of India could fill Russias talent shortfall of 3 million people

4 Dec 2025 7:07 pm
Rupee rises 19 paise to close at 89.96 against U.S. dollar

The Rupee rebounded from its all-time low levels supported by weak U.S. dollar index

4 Dec 2025 5:22 pm
Stock markets bounce back after four days of decline; Sensex climbs 158 points

Sensex and Nifty rebounded on buying in tech and IT shares

4 Dec 2025 4:52 pm
Healthsecurity seNationalsecurity:Why doesCentrewant to levycesson tobacco?

The Bill proposes to levycesson machines installed, or other processes undertaken in the manufacture of pan masala to fund Indias health and national security.

4 Dec 2025 4:50 pm
Health, National Security Cess not on essential commodities, revenues to be shared with States: FM

In addition to 40% GST, Health and National Security Cess will be levied on production capacity of pan masala units, said Ms. Sitharaman

4 Dec 2025 4:16 pm
India cuts Russian oil imports by 38% in October 2025, sharpest fall so far

Russia still accounts for about 32% of Indias total oil imports by value and volume

4 Dec 2025 3:52 pm
SC asks States, UTs to provide more staff to EC for SIR duty to ease pressure of BLOs

The CJI issued an order to the State governments that a regional officer must be appointed to ensure the work of BLOs is proportionately reduced

4 Dec 2025 3:19 pm
Odisha Government terminates empanelment of IT firm involved in recruitment scam

The Tier-1 empanelment of Silicon Tech Lab was terminated for violation of multiple material clauses of its service agreement

4 Dec 2025 2:27 pm
Rupee slumps 28 paise to 90.43 against U.S. dollar in early trade

Forex traders said that restrained RBI intervention ahead of the crucial Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision and significant dollar demand from importers have exerted downward pressure on the rupee

4 Dec 2025 10:57 am
Apple's longtime design executive Alan Dye to join Meta

Alan Dyes departure adds to a string of senior exits at Apple in recent months, including longtime Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams and AI chief John Giannandrea

4 Dec 2025 9:53 am
India's smartphone export to U.S. triples to $1.47 billion in October

According to data, India's worldwide smartphone exports rose from $10.68 billion to $15.95 billion in April-October 2025, marking a 49.35% expansion

4 Dec 2025 2:49 am
Indias smartphone market sales volumes hit a plateau as consumers upgrading to costlier phones that they can hold for upto 3 years, says Xiaomi India

A lot of peopleare sort ofupping the value of phone choices and this trend is more evident in towns and villages as affordability on the rise

3 Dec 2025 8:29 pm
Higher duties on cigarettes will be shared with the States, Sitharaman clarifies in Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha on December 3 passed the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which would see higher excise duties being imposed on cigarettes.

3 Dec 2025 7:55 pm
Excise duty to ensure tax incidence on tobacco remains same after GST cess ends: Sitharaman

Since the GST law caps maximum rate of tax at 40%, the ultimate tax incidence on tobacco after removal of GST cess would come down from the current level if excise duty is not levied, said the Finance Minister

3 Dec 2025 5:56 pm