Payment Bill rekindles MDR hopes for large-value UPI MUMBAI: India’s digital merchant payments market grew 19.6% year-on-year to Rs 11.7 lakh crore in July, but the more consequential change was in how that money moved: UPI’s share of person-to-merchant transactions reached a record 77.3%, while credit and debit cards continued to lose ground.According to a…
Foreign currency assets rose by $9.482 billion to $591.333 billion during the reporting week (representative image) India’s foreign exchange reserves surged by $12.422 billion to a new all-time high of $729.328 billion in the week ended August 21, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed on Friday.The country’s forex reserves have now risen for eight…
NEW DELHI: IndiGo Ventures, IndiGo’s corporate VC arm, will invest an undisclosed amount in Sarvam, India’s full-stack sovereign AI company, as part of Sarvam’s Series B round of funding. Announced Friday, the investment builds on the existing relationship between IndiGo and Sarvam who have been working together in multiple areas like enhancing customer experience and…
India is planning to send its first cargo ship through the Northern Sea Route in 2027. Donald Trump’s trade and tariff policies, sanctions risks, and the ongoing Middle East route disruptions have led economies like India to reassess their supply chain strategies. The US-Iran war and the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have exposed…
Goldman Sachs estimated that total Gulf exports recently stood at 15 million to 16 million barrels per day (representative image) Oil prices were largely steady on Friday but remained on track for a sharp weekly decline as traders weighed stalled US-Iran diplomatic talks against a tentative and uneven recovery in crude flows through the Strait…
$3.8 billion Jio IPO gets Sebi approval Jio Platforms, the digital services arm of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for its proposed $3.8 billion initial public offering, paving the way for what could become India’s biggest listing.The market regulator approved the IPO on Friday,…
Taken together, capital receipts from disinvestment and asset monetisation stand at Rs 62,124 crore (representative image) The government has achieved about 78% of its FY27 budgeted target of Rs 80,000 crore for disinvestment and asset monetisation within the first five months of the financial year.The government has raised Rs 55,757 crore so far through minority…
Top stocks to buy today on August 28, 2026 Stock market recommendations: Siemens, Laurus Labs, and BHEL – Hitesh Rathi, Technical Analyst (Equity & Derivatives) at Angel One has picked these as the top stocks to buy today on August 28, 2026:Buy Siemens at Rs 4090-4085; Stop Loss: Rs 3860; Target: Rs 4620Following a minor…
The equity markets are set for a closely watched trading session on Friday, with the Sensex and Nifty expected to react to global cues and comments from US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole symposium. GIFT Nifty signalled a positive start, trading 65.5 points, or 0.27%, higher at 24,263.50, pointing to gains…
SIA says will look into group’s other capital requirements. NEW DELHI: Singapore Airlines (SIA), which holds 25.1% stake in Air India (AI), Thursday said it will “carefully consider any requests for additional capital from AI, taking into consideration the group’s other capital requirements and AI’s business strategy.” A SIA spokesperson said the airline will “work…
