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Welcome to The morning report brought to you by Renil S Varghese — your quick dive into the top stories shaping the business world today. Fast, insightful, and to the point. Check out the top news for the day.

Welcome to The morning report brought to you by Renil S Varghese — your quick dive into the top stories shaping the business world today. Fast, insightful, and to the point. Check out the top news for the day.

Welcome to The morning report brought to you by Renil S Varghese — your quick dive into the top stories shaping the business world today. Fast, insightful, and to the point. Check out the top news for the day.

Welcome to The morning report brought to you by Renil S Varghese — your quick dive into the top stories shaping the business world today. Fast, insightful, and to the point. Check out the top news for the day.

This Diwali, brighten your Monday morning with The Morning Report — your fast update on slowing China growth, global inflation pressures, cautious Indian markets, and promising signs of easing inflation. Despite global uncertainties, India’s markets hold steady with strong domestic support and positive momentum heading into the festival season. Stay informed and celebrate with confidence as we bri...

Hit the ground running this Friday with the week’s biggest business updates! Consumer durables see blockbuster Diwali – Sales surge 40–45% post-GST cuts, led by premium TVs, ACs, and appliances; brands like Haier, Godrej, LG, Samsung report strong festive growth, with retailers expecting 15–20% higher sales. Trump claims Modi assured India will stop buying Russian oil – The US President called it...

Hit the ground running this Thursday with the week’s biggest business updates! Hyundai India to invest ₹45,000 crore – The company will launch 26 new models, including EVs, hybrids, MPVs, and SUVs, aiming for a 15% passenger vehicle market share; Genesis luxury brand debuts in 2027, with Tarun Garg as MD & CEO from 2026. Axis Bank Q2 profit falls 26% – Higher provisions for bad loans, especially i...

Hit the ground running this Wednesday with the week’s biggest business updates! Infosys wins $1.6B UK NHS deal – The company will develop a workforce management solution over 15 years and reports Q2 results on Thursday. Google invests $15B in Vizag AI hub – The hub will build AI tools, digital infrastructure, and upskill youth, with Bharti Airtel partnership enhancing India’s AI ecosystem. LG Elec...

Hit the ground running this Tuesday with the week’s biggest business updates! Silver hits record high: Silver reached $51.25/oz, up 73% this year, surpassing gold’s 53% gain, driven by ETP inflows, retail demand, and speculation, though caution is advised as resistance levels approach. Retail inflation slows: India’s retail inflation fell to an eight-year low of 1.54% in September, with food price...

Hit the ground running this Monday with the week’s biggest business updates! Silver hits $51.25, marking a rare third-time rally — but could a sharp fall follow? IndiGo faces ₹40 lakh in penalties for training lapses on critical flight simulators. Markets remain strong, with Nifty, Sensex, and Bank Nifty testing key resistance levels. And China’s new battery export curbs tighten pressure on US ene...

Starmer’s trade push, SEBI’s market reset, TCS trims 20K jobs, and Graphcore’s AI move 🎧 On today's episode:UK PM Keir Starmer calls the India-UK free trade pact a breakthrough moment, aiming to double trade to $115 billion by 2030. SEBI raises the block deal threshold to ₹25 crore to improve liquidity and transparency in equity markets. TCS posts a 1.4% rise in Q2 profit but cuts nearly 20,000 j...

Starmer in Mumbai, gold soars, and carmakers face a delivery crunch \ 🎧Tune into your midweek news fix: UK PM Keir Starmer lands in Mumbai with a delegation of top British business leaders to boost trade ties after the recent free trade deal. Gold and silver prices hit new highs, with gold crossing $4,035. Telangana bans two contaminated cough syrups. Meanwhile, carmakers face a carrier shortage...

Markets watch, wallets tighten, and UPI taps biometrics 🎧 On today’s episode: WeWork India’s ₹3,000 crore IPO just clears the line at 1.15 times subscription, driven by institutional buyers, even as legal clouds gather and retail investors stay wary. Jewellers fear a gold shortage as festive demand surges and prices soar past ₹1.21 lakh. UPI rolls out facial and fingerprint authentication from to...

Welcome to The morning report brought to you by Shakthi H — your quick dive into the top stories shaping the business world today. Fast, insightful, and to the point. Check out the top news for the day! 

Russia retains top spot in India’s September crude imports In September 2025, India stuck with its preference for heavy middle distillates, sourcing over 75% of its crude from Russia and the Middle East. Russia led with a 34% share, while the Middle East contributed just over 44%. Although Russian imports dipped by over 10% month-on-month, they remain a cost-effective choice for Indian refiners. U...

The Indian government is actively looking at supporting and promoting homegrown options in a whole range of areas beyond just messaging platforms or business software, sources in the know of the plans, said to businessline’s Sindhu Hariharan The idea is to develop and highlight India’s own solutions across categories like Operating Systems, social media platforms, email systems, mapping technologi...

1.Reserve Bank of India expectedly left its key interest rates unchanged on Wednesday as it waited for greater clarity on the impact of US tariffs as well as playout of earlier rate cuts and recent tax reductions. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, however, signalled scope for easing in the coming months to support the economy from any possible hit from US tariffs. The six-member monetary policy commit...

1.The Reserve Bank of India’s interest rate decision, Today,(October 1) will likely be a close call, with policymakers facing multiple reasons to lower borrowing costs as inflation stays low and economic growth takes a knock from high US tariffs. While a majority of economists — 24 of 39 surveyed by Bloomberg — predict the repurchase rate will remain on hold at 5.5%, 15 expect a quarter-point redu...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will likely consider approving Tata Sons’ request to de-register as an upper layer non-banking finance company (NBFC), subject to meeting certain conditions, sources say. As the RBI’s deadline for upper layer NBFCs to list by September end approaches, the regulator may also extend the timeline for Tata Sons to meet those conditions, writes Piyush Shukla. Tata Sons h...

Welcome to The morning report brought to you by Shakthi H — your quick dive into the top stories shaping the business world today. Fast, insightful, and to the point. Check out the top news for the day! 

Final flight, festive highs, and financial shifts this Friday. 🎧 On today’s episode: the MiG-21 bids farewell after 62 years, festive e-commerce sales soar with premium buys, outward remittances take a surprising dip, and Ladakh simmers under curfew after violent protests. Stay informed with The Morning Report — crisp business news in under 5 minutes. ⁠https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/multime...

Big shifts this Thursday. 🎧 We unpack Elon Musk’s legal loss in India, the Centre’s ₹70,000 crore boost for shipbuilding, a private sector shake-up in the AMCA fighter jet race, and the rising trend of gold loan buyouts. Stay sharp with The Morning Report — fast, focused business news in under 5 minutes. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/multimedia/audio/

Midweek, major moves. 🎧 This Wednesday, we break down Jaguar Land Rover’s extended cyber-hit production pause, the rupee's record low, Karnataka’s movie ticket price cap halted, and Maharashtra’s ₹1,339 crore relief for rain-hit farmers. Stay sharp with The Morning Report — fast, focused business news in under 5 minutes.

Here are the top stories from businessline, September 23, 2025 GST rate cuts, income tax relief to have multiplier effect on GDP numbers: CEA Nageswaran Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran says the recent GST rate cuts and Income Tax relief will significantly boost GDP through a multiplier effect, with a total impact estimated at over ₹2.5 lakh crore. He called GST 2.0 a landmark reform t...

Big relief for consumers starting September 22nd! GST Reforms 2.0 are now in effect, slashing prices across a wide range of goods—from kitchen staples to big-ticket items like electronics and automobiles. At the 56th GST Council meeting on September 3rd, major reductions were announced on nearly 375 items, with the new prices kicking in just in time for Navaratri. Essentials like ghee, paneer, but...