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Indian households turn investors, bank deposits surge: SBI report
"Indian households across states are turning from savers to...
Gold, silver prices hit fresh highs amid global uncertainties
Spot gold price surged 1.45 per cent at $4,575.82 an ounce, after...
How Indians are earning, investing, and building wealth
A sharp rise in ITR-3 and ITR-2 filings shows that more people are earning from business, trading, and investments -- indicating a move away from single-income careers toward diversified income streams. New Delhi: India’s high-income salaried class is growing at a...
Rural markets lead passenger vehicle sales growth in 2025: FADA
The rural passenger vehicle sales grew 12 per cent during the year, compared with an 8 per cent rise in urban areas.Total passenger vehicle sales climbed to 4.47 million units in 2025, up from 4.1 million units in 2024, the data said. The data also pointed to a clear...
Automobile retail sales up 7.71 pc at 2 81 61 228 units on 2025: FADA
Passenger vehicle (PV) retail sales stood at 44,75,309 units in 2025 as against 40,79,532 units in 2024, a growth of 9.7 per cent, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said in a statement New Delhi: Retail sales of vehicles across categories in India...
Mandatory CSR spending by Indian companies can lead to low investor confidence IIM study
"This signifies that there is a great deal of CSR expenditure that is mandatory and that there is a greater return on equity that is required by the investors. Mandatory CSR spending can reduce perceived corporate benefits, leading to lower investor confidence and a...
Indian equity markets poised for corporate earnings-led revival in 2026: Report
Sectorally, the brokerage expects a revival in private capital expenditure to emerge as a key investment theme in 2026. Financials, particularly banks, asset management companies and insurance firms, are also expected to benefit from an earnings upcycle supported by...
EV penetration in luxury car segment dips in GST 2.0 era as conventional engine version gains traction
Santosh Iyer,Managing Director and CEO,Mercedes-Benz India While the trend is also visible in the mass market segment, it is the entry luxury segment that is witnessing a more marked shift towards internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles as price difference between...
MCA relaxes KYC norms for directors, replaces annual filing with 3-yr cycle
A revised KYC form has been introduced, which can be used not only for KYC compliance but also for updating mobile numbers, email addresses and residential addresses, as well as for reactivation of the Document Identification Number (DIN). New Delhi: The Corporate...
Aviation regulator issues notice to Air India crew over safety issues
The notice by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) pertains to operations of flight AI-357 from Delhi to Tokyo and AI-358 from Tokyo to Delhi New Delhi:India’s aviation regulator has issued a show-cause notice to Air India cockpit crew for operating...
Experts advocated setting up of “micro-hospitals” to curb curb India’s deaths due to NCDs
Hospital bed density lags at just 0.55 per 1,000 population -- far below the WHO's 3 per 1,000 benchmarks -- leading to overcrowded facilities, long wait times, and variability in care quality New Delhi: As India's healthcare system buckles under a non-communicable...
Gold, Silver to shine bright; Copper to consolidate in 2026: Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs also highlights potential upside risks from private investors, noting that "gold ETFs account for just 0.17 per cent of US private financial portfolios," and estimating that "every 1bp increase in the gold share of US financial portfolios… raises the...