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Notification No. 55/2025 (Delhi)
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INDIAN ECONOMY

Farm sector clocked world's highest growth at 3.7 pc in Q1: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

India's agriculture sector recorded a growth rate of 3.7 per cent during the first quarter of 2025-26, the highest globally, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday, asserting that the government will continue prioritising farmers' welfare. The sector's performance marks a significant reb...

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US threats of more tariffs on India may just backfire

A Western trade alliance against the world’s two most-populous nations is a silly idea. As a mechanism to discipline a third country, it’s dangerous. China has gone past the point in its development where it could be threatened with sanctions without tanking the global economy. Those directed at India could b...

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WPI inflation turns positive at 0.52% in August after two months of decline

Wholesale price inflation (WPI) returned to the positive zone after two months at 0.52% in August, as prices of food articles and manufactured items inched up, government data showed on Monday. WPI-based inflation was (-) 0.58% and (-) 0.19% in July and June, respectively. It was 1.25% in August last year....

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Early harvest deal a target as India, EU speed up FTA talks

The idea of an interim trade deal between India and with the European Union (EU) before the two finalise a full-fledged free trade agreement (FTA) is back on the table. According to sources, both sides are keen to get some kind of an agreement done before the end of the year due to the uncertain global trade ...

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Khaif output to match last year’s level: Secretary

Despite heavy rains impacting paddy and pulses crops in parts of Punjab, Rajasthan and Telangana, overall output of kharif crops – paddy, pulses, oilseeds – would not be lower than last year’s level because of higher sowing this year, a senior official said on Monday. “Overall the position is that the loss...

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Indian exports grew 6.7% in August despite Trump’s 50% tariff shock

India saw exports rise for a second month in August as the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump took effect. The trade deficit also narrowed to $26.49 billion last month — from an eight-month high of $27.35 billion in July. Exports to the United States fell to $6.86 billion in August while overall goo...

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India, US resume trade talks

India and the US will restart dialogue on the first tranche of a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) on Tuesday here, in the first definitive sign in recent weeks that both sides are keen on a deal. The US chief negotiator Brendan Lynch was scheduled to arrive here late Monday for a day-long meeting with Rajes...

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MARKET & FINANCE

Analysis-China's $19 Trillion Stock Market, Once Called Uninvestable, Lures Foreigners Again

Foreign investors are plotting a return to China's stock markets in a big way three years after pulling back and terming them uninvestable, encouraged by the tech opportunities on offer, and a growing demand for diversification beyond U.S. assets. Progress in China's adoption of artificial intelligence and...

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JPMorgan to trim China, India share in EM bond index

JPMorgan Chase will cut the weight of the largest bond issuers in its flagship emerging-market index, diverting investor flows from the likes of China and India toward smaller nations. The Wall Street bank will gradually lower the issuer cap on its GBI-EM Global Diversified index in the first half of 2026,...

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Fund managers reshuffle portfolios in August, bet on auto, financials and IT counters

Fund managers leaned on stock-specific bets in August, shuffling aggressively within automobile, financials, IT and consumer names. In auto, there was active switching across Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hyundai, Hero MotoCorp and Bajaj Auto, while Escorts Kubota was added to the farm and tractor pl...

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Equity MFs deploy Rs 8,900 crore cash in August

The cash balances of equity mutual fund schemes dropped from Rs 1.85 lakh crore in July to Rs 1.76 lakh crore in August as several AMCs capitalized on block deal opportunities, according to a report by Nuvama Institutional Equities. Motilal Oswal MF led the deployment and deployed around Rs 6,300, as its m...

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GLOBAL CORPORATE

Jack Ma returns with a vengeance to ‘Make Alibaba Great Again’

During China’s years-long crackdown on the technology sector, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s internal messaging boards lit up with dreams to “MAGA”—Make Alibaba Great Again. Now, the company is deploying one of its most potent weapons to accomplish that mission: Jack Ma. After vanishing from the public eye a...

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After throwing spanner in the works, Trump mandarins trying to salvage trade deals

TOI correspondent from Washington: In the hand tools section of the Ace Hardware store outside Washington DC, the medium-sized monkey wrench you check out is still priced $ 19.99. The price hasn't changed in over a year, but the salesman warns that won't last for long. Almost all hand tools coming into Ame...

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Analysis-China Steel Exports Poised for Record High, Risking Further Tariff Backlash

China's steel exports are set to hit an all-time high this year, defying predictions that unprecedented trade barriers would drive down shipments, and threaten to provoke an even fiercer protectionist backlash against the world's dominant producer. Exports will grow 4% to 9% this year to hit between 115 mi...

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Anglo American, Codelco Finalise $5 Billion Chilean Copper Mines Deal

Anglo American and Chilean state-run copper giant Codelco said on Tuesday finalised an agreement to jointly operate their neighbouring Chilean copper mines, aiming to unlock at least $5 billion in value from their key assets. The mining plan relates to Codelco's Andina mine and Anglo American's Los Bronces...

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How China is weathering the trade war with Trump

The trade war this year between China and the United States started with a bang, a fast-and-furious escalation of tariffs to astronomical levels. In the ensuing months, both countries showed a willingness to pull back and not shut down trade between the world's largest economies. But they have made little ...

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INCOME TAX

ITR filing due date extended to September 16: Why did Income Tax department grant an extra day for tax returns filing? What we know

ITR filing FY 2024-25 due date extended: Amid a record surge in Income Tax Return (ITR) filings, the government has extended the deadline for Assessment Year 2025-26 by a day, pushing it to September 16, 2025. The move came, even as the number of filed returns crossed 7.3 crore by 15 September, the highest e...

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Is ITR e-filing portal still not loading for you? Here are some browser hacks Income Tax Department has suggested to ease your problem

With the ITR filing deadline of September 15, 2025, set to end in a few hours, many taxpayers and tax professional associations have been reporting difficulties in filing income tax returns (ITRs) due to glitches on the Income Tax e-filing portal (Incometax.gov.in). Users have been complaining since morning t...

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Banking

Crisil sees 11–12% credit growth this fiscal

Crisil Ratings expects a 11-12% credit growth in the current financial year, backed by a pick-up in retail credit in the second half, the agency said in a webinar on Monday. Consumption push following GST rationalisation, lower inflation and better affordability in the lower interest rate regime will drive th...

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RBI issues final guidelines for payment aggregators

The Reserve Bank of India on Monday issued final directions for payment aggregators (PA). Under the guidelines, a bank does not require an authorisation to act as a PA, while non-banking finance companies will need approval from the RBI to carry out such operations. The RBI had issued draft norms on April ...

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GLOBAL ECONOMY

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UK jobs data boost economist calls that BOE rate cuts are done

A growing number of economists believe the Bank of England has finished cutting interest rates as policymakers struggle to contain a fresh spike in inflation, a sentiment likely bolstered by fresh jobs data. Banco Santander SA,...

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Russia's economy to outpace global growth; focus on fiscal stability, technology and foreign ties: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed the need for Russia's economic growth to outpace global rates during a conference addressing financial matters. At the conference, Putin highlighted how the country's fiscal stability and...

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Ukraine Plans 2026 Budget With 18.4% Deficit, PM Says

Ukraine's government has prepared a draft 2026 budget, aiming for a deficit of 18.4% of gross domestic product and allocating more funds for its defence efforts, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Monday. The 2026 budget d...

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Argentina Poised for Third Straight Quarter of Growth, but Analysts Urge Caution: Reuters Poll

Argentina's economy likely grew 6.5% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, posting a third consecutive quarter of expansion after a downturn in Q3 2024, according to the median forecast in a Reuters poll. The poll of 18 l...

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Australia Economic Outlook Has Risks on Both Sides, Says RBA

Australia's economic outlook is balanced at the moment with risks on both the upside and downside, while there are signs consumer spending is picking up, a top central bank official said on Tuesday. Answering questions at a fin...

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IMF Says Vietnam's 2025 GDP Growth to Slow to 6.5% on US Tariff Effects

Vietnam's economic growth is projected to slow to 6.5% this year due to the effects of the U.S. tariff, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, after growth of 7.09% last year. "Downside risks are high," the IMF said i...

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UK Jobs Market Slows Again, Offering Some Inflation Relief to Bank of England

Britain's jobs market has lost a little more steam, official data showed on Tuesday, potentially easing worries at the Bank of England about persistent inflation pressures. The Office for National Statistics figures showed the ...

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Japan Q2 Output Gap Biggest Since 2019 After GDP Revision, Cabinet Office Says

Japan's output gap in the April-June quarter was upgraded to 0.3%, its largest since July-September 2019, after reflecting a revised gross domestic product (GDP) data, the Cabinet Office said on Tuesday. The gap was previously ...

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Thailand Central Bank Previous Cuts Rates to Ease Financial Strain

Thailand's central bank governor said four rate cuts since last year had made monetary policy more accommodative amid slower economic growth, and were intended to ease financial conditions rather than just be a short-term stimulus...

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Why the West looks small when India and BRICS pull together

When US economist Richard Wolff last month reached for an analogy to describe Washington’s waning influence over India, it was striking for its bluntness. “The United States telling India what to do is like a mouse hitting his fis...

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INDIAN CORPORATE

CSC e-Governance Services India crosses Rs 3,000 cr loan disbursal mark since mid 2023

CSC e-Governance Services India (CSC SPV) has crossed a milestone of Rs 3,000 crore in loan disbursals since July 2023, an official release said on Monday. The disbursal numbers mark a significant stride for financial inclusion...

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Birla Corporation to consolidate operations in cement business

Kolkata, Birla Corporation Limited, flagship company of M P Birla group, will consolidate its operations in the cement business while also looking at diversification in a meaningful way. Chairman of Birla Corporation Harsh V Lo...

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Sahara Group disposed of assets in 'secret' cash deals: ED

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday alleged that a number of Sahara Group assets, which were acquired out of the deposits collected from the public, were being disposed of in a "clandestine" manner via cash transactions. ...

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Adani Enterprises seeks Rs 16,500 cr financial support from infra wing

Adani Enterprises is seeking shareholders' approval to borrow an additional Rs 16,500 crore from its wing Adani Infra, over the previously approved limit of Rs 6,000 crore for FY 2025-26. The business conglomerate released a Po...

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L&T bags second mega deal in 48 hours! Secures Rs 2,500 crore order from Nuclear Power Corp

It’s raining big orders for major capital goods, Larsen & Toubro. The company’s heavy civil infrastructure business vertical has received an order for engineering, installation and supply of supporting equipment at the Kudankulam ...

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Suzlon lands biggest wind order for FY26: Bags 838 MW deal with Tata Power

Suzlon Group has secured its FY26 largest order of 838 MW with Tata Power Renewable Energy. This is also Suzlon’s second-largest energy deal ever after the 1,544 MW deal with NTPC Green Energy. In a regulatory filing on Tuesday...

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GST

GST 2.0: Key changes effective September 22; explained in FAQs

The 56th GST Council, led by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on September 3, 2025, announced a major overhaul to India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. These changes, effective September 22, 2025, are expected to directly impact household budgets and business operations, making...

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