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The agriculture sector is expected to end 2025 with record high foodgrain production, despite global trade headwinds. The strong figures come on the back of strong monsoon-driven sowing and major cost savings thanks to GST cuts on key inputs. For the upcoming year, 2026, stakeholders are waiting for major bills on seeds and pesticides to…

The Goods and Services Tax reforms, announced on September 22 gave a much needed push to consumer demand, as sales volumes for household essentials and groceries rose sharply in the October-December quarter, as compared to a year earlier.According to executives citing NielsenIQ data and internal company numbers, volumes expanded by around 9–10% in the December…

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Sudeep Shah, Head – Technical Research and Derivatives, SBI Securities, the top stock picks for this week are Karur Vysya Bank, and Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation. Here’s his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty for the week starting December 29, 2025:Nifty ViewDuring the past week,…

The GCC unified tourist visa will allow seamless travel across all six Gulf Cooperation Council countries/ Representative Image After months of anticipation and shifting timelines, Gulf officials have confirmed that the long-awaited unified GCC tourist visa will not launch in 2025 as earlier indicated, but will instead roll out in 2026. The clarification came in…

Silver continued its glittering rally on Monday, surging past the $80-an-ounce mark. The white metal’s momentum was lifted by tight supplies, rising industrial demand and expectations of further US interest rate cuts. Besides silver, platinum also touched a record high, briefly.Spot silver jumped 3.8% to $82.15 an ounce, after earlier hitting an all-time high of…

NEW DELHI: Private equity investments in real estate fell 29% this year to $3.5 billion due to lower inflow of funds in housing and warehousing projects, according to Knight Frank India. Private equity (PE) investments stood at $4.9 billion during the preceding year. Inflow of PE funds hit record $6.7 billion during the 2018 calendar…

Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Monday. While Nifty50 was above 26,050, BSE Sensex was above 85,000. At 9:17 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 26,074.75, up 18 points or 0.069%. BSE Sensex was at 85,082.51, up 41 points or 0.048%.Stock…

SS Retail files papers for Rs 500 crore IPO NEW DELHI: Mobile retail company SS Retail has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise Rs 500 crore through its initial public offering (IPO). The company’s maiden public offering will be a combination of fresh issue of shares worth Rs 300 crore, along…

New Delhi : British aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce on Sunday said it is looking at making India its third “home market” outside of the UK. Sashi Mukundan, the executive VP of Rolls-Royce India, elaborating on the move, said the company is planning for a “big investment” in the country, and listed developing a gen-next aero engine…

MUMBAI: Go Digit General Insurance board has approved a scheme to merge its holding company, Go Digit Infoworks Services, with the listed insurer, making it the first case of an insurance company merging with a non-insurance holding company after amendments to insurance laws allowed such transactions.In an exchange filing, the insurer said the board approved…