Rajat Mishra

India recorded 8.2% GDP growth in Q2, significantly outperforming expectations. Strong festive spending, rationalised GST slabs, and buoyant manufacturing output helped fuel the surge.

Moscow's top priority during the summit is clear: protect Russian oil's dominant position in India, which has become Russia's largest market for seaborne crude since 2022.

The currency slipped to a record 90.14 against the U.S. dollar, surpassing Tuesday's all-time low of 89.9475.

The RBI will meet for the December Monetary Policy Meeting ( MPC) from December 3rd to December 5th.

The RBI will be meeting for its monetary policy meeting ( MPC) going forward in December 2025.

Despite these aggressive welfare promises, Bihar is already grappling with one of the most precarious fiscal positions in India.

The message is unambiguous: India will sit at the centre of Australia's global skills and education strategy for years to come.

The steep decline was powered by a broad-based GST reduction, a favourable base effect, and a sharp moderation in food prices, which have tumbled to their lowest level in over a decade.

Gold has already surged more than 57% year-to-date, hitting an all-time high of $4,381.21 on October 20, propelled by geopolitical tensions, concerns over U.S. fiscal stability.

State governments are on a borrowing spree. Officials and market reports point to a record issuance plan for states in the current fiscal that runs into trillions of rupees

Now in its sixth week, the shutdown — the longest in U.S. history — has furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal workers, halted publication of most official data, and delayed food benefit payments for millions of low-income Americans.

As Trump's tariffs hit exports and bond yields rise at home, IDFC FIRST Bank's Chief Economist Gaura Sen Gupta explains why this could be India's biggest macro stress test in years.

The dispute traces back to April 2, 2025, when President Trump declared America's chronic trade deficit a "national emergency" and imposed 10% tariffs on nearly all imports, later raising them to as high as 50% on selected countries.

According to the Reserve Bank of India, real GDP growth is projected at 6.5% in FY26, with risks "evenly balanced."

The Chief Minister said the state's core growth pillars—tourism, hydroelectric power, dairy, food processing, horticulture, and natural farming—are being reimagined.

From huge strides made in the historic digital economy framework to strengthening strategic partnerships with India and China, the ASEAN summit marked a pivotal and turning point in ASEAN's integration agenda.

Economists anticipate a turnaround in factory output riding on the back of GST reduction, festival demand, and lax credit.

Diwali sales are not only a sign of a strong economy, but also a precursor to what promises to be a wedding season on steroids.

Non-corporate retail alone accounted for Rs 5.4 lakh crore, while services including packaging, hospitality, travel, and logistics added another ₹65,000 crore, reflecting robust demand across the economy.

The back-to-back upgrades by the IMF and World Bank reflect growing international confidence in India's economic fundamentals.

The sharp moderation in inflation was largely contributed by a favourable base effect as well as a general downslide in prices of staple foodstuffs such as vegetables, fruits, pulses, edible oils, cereals, eggs, and fuel and light