Besides, selling in financial, bank and consumption stocks amid ongoing weakness in the rupee also added to the pressure in the markets. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Key Points ICICI Bank, Trent, Bharat Electronics, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, Larsen & Toubro, State
Respondents mentioned global and geopolitical factors such as tariffs, trade restrictions, and economic uncertainty along with operational issues like labour availability, raw material shortages, and regulatory challenges as some of the challenges faced in expanding capacity. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Key
India’s leading conglomerates are stepping up investments in real estate, recasting what was once a peripheral activity into a core growth driver. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Supported by strong balance sheets, established brands and access to long-term capital, major business houses
Gold extended its record-breaking run to breach the Rs 1.5 lakh per 10-gram mark in futures trade on Tuesday, while silver surged to a lifetime high of Rs 3.27 lakh per kg as investors rushed to safe-haven assets amid mounting
India’s electric passenger vehicle (ePV) market has expanded sharply over the past five years, with registrations rising from just 3,252 units in 2020 to about 170,000 in 2025. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Throughout this scale-up, southern states have remained the bedrock
Eighteen new-age technology firms went public during the year, a near triple increase from the five firms that debuted in 2023 and 38 per cent more than 2024’s tally of 13. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff India’s long-stalled technology initial public offering
Months after picking up 24.21 per cent stake in private sector lender Yes Bank, Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has received the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) in-principle approval for setting up a wholly owned subsidiary (WOS) in India.
Maharashtra has pipped Tamil Nadu in NITI Aayog’s latest Export Preparedness Index (EPI) for 2024. Photograph: Tatiana Meel/Reuters While Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh gained ground, Karnataka and Haryana slipped out of the top five, the central government think
The sovereign AI park will be a first-of-its-kind, purpose-built district in India, integrating AI compute infrastructure, secure data frameworks, model research labs, and AI innovation clusters, along with a dedicated institute for AI in governance. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
Mutual fund investment through systematic investment plans (SIPs) has surged to an all-time high of Rs 3.34 lakh crore in 2025, driven by growing investor appetite for disciplined, long-term wealth creation. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff This came following investments of Rs
