While 10 out of 23 chapters have been closed, key issues, particularly related to rules of origin and market access that include agriculture, remain pending.

Overall, GST collections, after refunds and excluding cess, stood at Rs 1.52 lakh crore in November as against Rs 1.50 lakh crore, up 1.3 per cent from last year. Including cess, net GST mop-up was Rs 1.56 lakh crore in November, down 4.2 per cent from last year.

The UK firm, which currently owns 49 per cent of the fund house, will sell 10 per cent of its stake through the issue, while ICICI Bank will retain its 51 per cent holding.

In the April-June 2025 period, the current account balance recorded a deficit of $2.4 billion, or 0.2 per cent of GDP. The current account deficit is the difference between exports and imports of goods and services.

Bills to amend excise duty, introduce 'Health Security se National Security Cess'.

The H-1B visa, of which Indians are the prime beneficiaries, has come under fire from the Donald Trump administration.

This direction would impact companies like WhatsApp, and could pose challenges for users travelling abroad. It is could also act as a potential hurdle in using such services across multiple devices, industry executives said.

The grade was given by the IMF in its annual staff report on India for 2025, released on Wednesday.

In October, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had said it undertook an exercise to consolidate the instructions issued by its Department of Regulation into a set of Master Directions on an ‘as is’ basis.

With Q2 growth also exceeding expectations by a wide margin — the RBI had predicted a growth rate of 7 per cent for July-September — the central bank could raise its projection again next week after the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) meeting.

The rural, semi-urban and urban branches registered 11.7 per cent, 10.7 per cent and 9.5 per cent deposit growth, respectively, during the same period, the RBI’s quarterly data on bank deposits said.

In order to support economic growth, the government and the RBI has announced a slew of measures , including GST rationalisation, relief in income tax and a 100 basis points (bps) reduction in the repo rate.

The airline reverted back to normal wide-body operations from October, with the exception of a few services.

Loans above Rs 75 lakh now contribute 39.4 per cent of total originations. PSU banks strengthened their lead in the segment, lifting their market share to 50 per cent, according to data from CRIF High Mark, a credit information bureau registered with the RBI.

His statement comes days ahead of the MPC’s upcoming meeting scheduled from December 3 to 5.

Volcanic ash can damage aircraft engines, and even cause them to fail. It has extremely abrasive particles that can also damage other parts of the aircraft's fuselage and cause sensor failures as well.

“Such unregistered platforms lack regulatory or supervisory oversight and do not provide for any mechanisms for investor protection or grievance redressal,” Sebi warned.

Nageswaran’s statement comes amid a flurry of IPO activity in the domestic capital markets where promoters and pre-IPO investors have divested their holdings at good valuations.

Last week, the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) said its total unique trading accounts surpassed 24 crore. The number of unique registered investors stood at 12.2 crore as of October 31, 2025, the exchange said.

According to the company’s monthly report, its newly introduced Victoris recorded 13,496 unit sales, surpassing the Grand Vitara, which managed 10,409 units during the same period.

The implementation of QCOs restricts the import, manufacturing, distribution or sales of products covered under the QCO without a Standard Mark, except under a valid License from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

EV sales surge by 60% in Sept quarter

Zhimin Qian, dubbed the ‘cryptoqueen’ for owning Bitcoin worth $6.6 billion in hard drives, floated a Ponzi scheme, Lantian Gerui, or Bluesky Greet, in China

MSMEs also informed the Finance Ministry that labour-intensive sectors are the hardest hit, particularly textiles, gems and jewellery and the fishery sector.