Dubai real estate firms are targeting Indian investors during the festive period, offering special Diwali promotions and property exhibitions to attract buyers from primary and secondary cities, as property values in Indian metropolitan areas continue to surge.“Over the last few years, property prices in India have increased significantly, especially for new launches in metro cities…
India’s digital payments ecosystem is set for a major security overhaul as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) introduces new authentication guidelines, effective April 2026. The new framework will require banks to adopt a risk-based model for verifying transactions — a move aimed at strengthening fraud prevention while keeping the payment experience smooth for users.Under…
Russia remained the main supplier, delivering about 1.6 million bpd, constituting 34 per cent of total imports. (AI image) Donald Trump-led US government may be pressurising India to curb its crude oil trade with Russia, but Russian oil continues to form the biggest share in India’s crude import basket.India’s imports of Russian crude oil showed…
October is shaping up to be one of the busiest festive months of 2025, with major celebrations such as Diwali and Chhath Puja lined up across India. As a result, banks will remain closed on several days this month, as per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday calendar.According to the RBI calendar, several public…
Gold prices are extending their impressive rally, briefly breaching the $3,900 mark for the first time. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold prices are expected to maintain their bullish streak in the coming days with any dips offering an opportunity to buy, says Manav Modi, Senior Analyst, Commodity Research at Motilal Oswal Financial services…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, the top stock picks for the week (starting October 6, 2025) are Acme Solar, and Hero Motocorp. Let’s take a look: Stock Name CMP (Rs) Target (Rs) Upside (%) Acme Solar 287 370 29% Hero Motocorp 5545 6168 11%…
MUMBAI: After briefly catching up with credit growth, bank deposit growth has again begun to lag advances. Early business updates from banks for the September quarter show a mixed trend, with some lenders-such as HDFC Bank-deliberately slowing credit expansion to maintain balance sheet stability. According to RBI data, deposits of scheduled commercial banks grew 10.4%…
Stock market today: Indian equity benchmarks traded in green on Monday, supported by strong buying in banking and IT stocks. BSE Sensex climbed 200.80 points (0.25%) to 81,407.97, while the NSE Nifty 50 advanced 62.20 points (0.25%) to 24,956.45.Earlier at 9:37 am, the Sensex was up 94.83 points at 81,302.00, and the Nifty gained 28.85…
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged more than 4% on Monday, hitting record highs after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Sanae Takaichi, an ultra-conservative and close ally of late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as its new leader, paving the way for her to become Japan’s first female prime minister.The Nikkei jumped 3.9% to…
NEW DELHI: Senior officials of India and the 27-nation European Union (EU) will commence the next round of talks for a proposed free trade agreement today in Brussels to iron out differences on issues for early conclusion of the negotiations, an official said.This will be the 14th round of negotiations between the two sides. Commerce…
