The Reserve Bank of India's decision to lower interest rates has led to a marked decline in borrowing costs for companies, thereby boosting debt serviceability across several sectors, according to a report by the Bank of Baroda (BoB).
Indian consumers are set to receive a significant boost as the government moves towards simplifying the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure by reducing the number of tax slabs and lowering rates on several key items.
Several Indian banks are expecting their net interest margins (NIMs) to improve in the second half of the current financial year after reporting a weak performance in the April-June quarter, according to a report by S&P Global.
The current inflation band in India can be narrowed to 1 to 1.5 per cent compared to the existing 2 per cent to improve its effectiveness, according to a report by JM Financials.
The statewide death toll from June 20 to date has risen to 310, of which 158 fatalities are rain-related - caused by landslides, flash floods, and house collapses - and 152 deaths are due to road accidents during the wet spell, the SDMA said in its morning public utility status report.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 jolted Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad on Wednesday, Geo News reported, citing Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
Citing report from the India Meteorological Department, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday informed that yesterday's severe weather conditions have improved today over Jammu & Kashmir, which has seen widespread destruction due to heavy rain in the past few days.
Adani Group has reported a record financial performance for its portfolio in the Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ending June 2025 and for the first quarter of FY26.
The rate of national highway construction in terms of kilometers per day has slowed down in the recent years showing the moderation in pace of construction, according to a report by CareEdge Ratings.
The immediate impact of the recently imposed US tariffs on Indian exports may appear limited, but the secondary and tertiary effects on the economy pose significant challenges that must be addressed, highlighted a report by the Department of Economic Affairs under the Ministry of Finance.
"Today, MK Stalin has come to Bihar, in the same Tamil Nadu where children of Bihar were killed. Where was Stalin at that time? Somewhere, this also shows the character of the Congress and Tejashwi Yadav," Prashant Kishor told reporters here.
At the beginning of the week, Major General Sami Turgeman submitted to the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir the report summarising the results of investigations into the events of the October 7 massacre.