US tariff blow: India’s readymade garments industry faces tough fiscal, says Crisil report; warns growth may slow to 3-5%

India’s readymade garment industry is bracing for a tough fiscal ahead, with revenue growth forecast to slow to just 3-5% over the period, nearly half the pace seen last year.This slowdown hurt credit indicators for industry players and led to weaker profitability, according to a recent report by Crisil Ratings. PM Modi’s Defiant ‘MAKE IN…

Read More

IT firms look beyond US: Indian tech giants expand to Australia, Middle East, Nordic nations; here’s why

Top IT service firms in the country are diversifying beyond the core US market, opening new centres and making acquisitions in Australia, the Middle East, the Nordics and India.With technology spending on the rise in these geographies, software service providers are setting up nearshore centres to meet local demand and cushion themselves from US market…

Read More

HDFC Bank share price: Did the stock really fall 62% today? Here’s what happened

HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector lender by market value, experienced a technical price adjustment on Tuesday as its shares commenced trading ex-bonus on the NSE and BSE, following the implementation of its 1:1 bonus share distribution.The bank’s decision to issue one additional equity share for every existing share was intended to enhance trading liquidity…

Read More

Trump’s 50% tariffs: Indian refiners may trim Russian crude purchases; but India signals no plans to stop Russia oil trade

Indian refiners, who are major purchasers of Russian crude oil, intend to reduce their imports in the coming days. (AI image) Indian refiners’ crude oil procurement from Russia is set to reduce in the coming weeks, albeit modestly. The move comes at a time when the Donald Trump administration has imposed a 25% additional tariff…

Read More

Suzuki to scale up India operations: Rs 70,000 crore investment over next 5–6 years, says automaker firm CEO; move follows EV project launch in Gujarat

Toshihiro Suzuki after PM Modi launched the export programme of Maruti Suzuki India’s first electric vehicle e VITARA Japanese car manufacturer Suzuki Motor Corporation, on Tuesday, announced plans to invest Rs 70,000 crore in India over the next five to six years to enhance its operations in the country, as said by Representative Director and…

Read More

US-China trade row: Donald Trump says he could ‘destroy China’; hints at 200% tariffs on rare earths

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States holds overwhelming leverage over China, even suggesting that if he chose to use it, he could “destroy” the world’s second-largest economy.Speaking in the Oval Office on Monday before a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Lee…

Read More

CPI overhaul: Govt to track Amazon and Flipkart prices, inflation gauge to reflect digital shopping boom

India’s inflation index is set for its biggest makeover in years, with the government preparing to pull price data straight from e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart. The plan marks a decisive shift in how retail inflation will be measured — bringing online shopping, streaming services and digital airfares into the equation.Officials say…

Read More