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

Only 17% of boards play active role in shaping company strategy: ISB survey

Only 17 per cent of boards play an active role in shaping company strategy, said a survey by the Indian School of Business (ISB). Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff According to the survey, 83 per cent of the boards remain passive, playing

Sensex down 322 points on selling in blue-chips

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Monday, dragged by blue-chip HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and IT stocks amid fresh warning from the US to further raise tariffs against India. Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped

Rights issues hit 28-year high as QIPs shrink amid market correction

The number of rights issues more than doubled and hit a 28-year high in 2025, even as qualified institutional placements (QIPs) shrank amid a broader market correction and the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi’s) revised framework for rights

Three key drivers for the equity markets this week

Macroeconomic data announcements, global trends and trading activity of foreign investors would be major driving factors for market movement this week, analysts said. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh Unabated capital infusion by domestic institutional investors have supported the positive trend in the

EV penetration in luxury car segment dips in GST 2.0 era

Electric vehicle (EV) penetration in the luxury car segment has seen a drop by nearly 3 percentage points in the GST 2.0 era with the internal combustion engine versions offering better total cost of ownership, according to industry players. Photograph: