Coming Soon! Prada’s Made in India Kolhapuri Chappals

Prada’s Kolhapuri chappals will debut globally in February across 40 Prada stores and on the brand’s e-commerce platform. IMAGE: Kolhapuri chappals were spotted at the Prada Spring-Summer 2026 menswear collection during the Milan Fashion Week. Photograph: Alessandro Garofalov/Reuters Prada, Lidcom

Retail inflation rises to 0.71% in Nov

Retail inflation inched up to 0.71 per cent in November on rising prices of vegetables, protein-rich items, and fuel, government data showed on Friday. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters The consumer price index (CPI)-based retail inflation had fallen to a record low

Forex reserves jump by $1 bn to $687 bn

India’s forex reserves jumped by $1 billion to $687 billion during the week ended December 5, the RBI said on Friday. Photograph: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters In the previous reporting week, India’s forex reserves had dropped by $1.88 billion to $686 billion.

No Deadline for US Trade Deal: Goyal

‘I don’t think we should ever negotiate with deadlines or hard stops because we tend to make mistakes then.’ IMAGE: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal meets Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani in Mumbai, December

Equity mutual funds inflows rise 21% to Rs 29,911 crore in Nov

Equity mutual funds attracted Rs 29,911 crore in November, marking a 21 per cent increase from the preceding month, according to data released by industry body Amfi on Thursday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff This rise in inflows comes after three consecutive

Rupee slumps 38 paise to close at all-time low of 90.32 against US dollar

The rupee plunged 38 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.32 against the US dollar on Thursday amid uncertainty over the India-US trade deal. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Forex traders said the rupee is expected to trade with a

Sensex jumps 427 points on buying in metal, auto shares

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Thursday, cutting short a three-day falling streak following buying in auto and metal stocks and a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Rebounding from its early lows, the

Retail investors sell Rs 23,000 crore in two months as markets rally

Retail investors are moving away from a buy-and-hold approach and towards more informed short-term positioning, recent investment patterns show. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Over the past two months — a period of sharp rebound in Indian equities — retail investors have

Sensex down 275 points on fag-end selling

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty declined for the third straight day on Wednesday to close at a nearly month’s low, dragged by a last-hour selloff in consumer durables, private banks and IT shares. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters In a volatile

GST 2.0 boosts petrol-diesel car sales over EVs

While GST on ICE vehicles was brought down significantly, for electric cars it remained at 5 per cent. Photograph: Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters The goods and services tax (GST) reforms clearly tilted the scales in favour of internal combustion engine (ICE) cars