Infra investment likely to climb, consumption growth may plateau

Supported by strong buoyancy in public sector capital expenditure (capex), growth in infrastructure investment is expected to accelerate in 2025-26 (FY26) compared to 2024-25 (FY25), according to the First Advance Estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) for FY26 released by

Healthcare IPOs See A Surge In 2025

The surge has come alongside a decline in average issue sizes and more muted listing-day returns compared with last year. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff India’s healthcare sector has seen a clear pickup in initial public offering (IPO) activity in calendar year

Loan growth, margins set to improve for banks in Q3

The banking sector could see better loan growth in the third quarter of financial year 2026 (Q3FY26) with improved net interest margins (NIMs), though the full impact of latest rate cuts will be largely felt in the fourth quarter. Illustration:

Auto: Tata Motors leads EV pack in 2025, but pecking order could change

Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) recorded the sharpest acceleration among large players, with EV retail jumping to 33,513 units from 7,139 units, an almost 5-fold jump, aided by strong demand for new launches.  Electric vehicle (EV) retail in India posted a

Housing sales dip 1% last year in top 8 cities: Knight Frank

Housing sales fell 1 per cent last year to over 3.48 lakh units across eight major cities, with demand stagnating amid an average price rise of up to 19 per cent, according to Knight Frank. Image used for representation purpose

India’s GDP estimated to grow at 7.4% in FY26

The Indian economy is likely to grow at 7.4 per cent in 2025-26, up from 6.5 per cent in the previous fiscal, mainly on account of better performance of manufacturing and services sectors, as per the government data released on

India Is Seeing Dip In Foreign Tourists

Foreign tourist arrivals in India dropped to 6.18 million during the April-September 2025 period against 7.06 million during the same period last year, which was a drop of 12.4 per cent. IMAGE: Foreign tourists at the window of a historic

Automobile retail sales up 7.71% at 2,81,61,228 units in 2025: FADA

Retail sales of vehicles across categories in India in 2025 grew by 7.71 per cent at 2,81,61,228 units as compared to 2,61,45,445 in 2024, with GST 2.0 helping overcome a subdued start to the year, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations

India’s services sector activity eases in Dec

India’s services sector growth moderated in December, as the rates of expansion in incoming new work and output eased to the slowest in 11 months, and companies refrained from recruiting additional staff, a monthly survey said on Tuesday. Illustration: Dominic

Air India, Air India Express to have new chiefs in 2027

The Tata Group has begun scouting for a suitable candidate to head Air India, as the tenure of the incumbent, Campbell Wilson, will end next year, sources have said. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Meanwhile, the Group is also looking to appoint