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New projects down 46% in September quarter, value falls to ₹5.2 tn

The projects of the central and state governments fell more than those from the private sector amid the global spike in uncertainty

LG India seeks ₹77,400 cr valuation with ₹11,607 cr IPO opening Oct 7

LG Electronics India has fixed a price band of Rs 1,080-1,140 per share for its IPO, aiming for a Rs 77,400 cr valuation through a ₹11,607 cr offer-for-sale

Wave of liberalisation sweeps banking industry as RBI eases rules

But not too many will be surprised if RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra plays the Santa Claus in December, bringing an early Christmas

Lalbaba Engineering, CJ Darcl Logistics and Jerai Fitness file draft IPO

The filing also comes at a time when the Indian market is experiencing a boom in primary market activity, despite a struggling broader equity market

New segments like defence and data centres to drive growth for L&T

Reports state the Telangana state government is to takeover the asset at around Rs 2,000 crore equity valuation

Banking stocks lift Sensex 716 pts, Nifty 225 as markets snap losing run

Indian equity benchmarks ended higher on RBI's policy measures to spur credit flow, with banking stocks leading gains that helped markets break an eight-day losing streak

FPIs yanked out ₹1.45 trillion from oil, IT, auto over past 12 months

Overseas investors have sold oil & gas stocks worth ₹57,207 crore, IT stocks worth ₹53,352 crore, and auto stocks worth ₹35,292 crore, totalling ₹1.45 trillion or 80 per cent of the net selling

Banks get 4 years to spread provisions for ECL norms, MSME relief ahead

Moreover, the regulator proposed tweaking risk weights for loan to MSME and residential housing loans, which will release capital for banks

India poised for record-breaking IPO month in October with $5 bn in deals

Big-ticket deals, including billion-dollar offerings from Tata Capital Ltd. and LG Electronics Inc.'s local unit, are boosting confidence that India's $5 trillion stock market

Sterlite Electric files IPO paper with Sebi to raise ₹1,500 crore

Under the OFS, promoter Twin Star Overseas Limited, and existing shareholders -- Kailash Chandra Maheshwari, Jacob John G and Ramguru Radhakrishnan -- would offload shares

RBI unveils 22 measures to boost credit flow, ease home loan burden

Indian banks are now also allowed to fund acquisitions of non-financial entities and to finance land acquisition by special purpose vehicles, quelling a long standing demand of lenders

RBI maintains repo rate at 5.5%, keeps door open for December cut

The central bank has lowered its inflation projection for FY26 to 2.6 per cent from 3.1 per cent, and for the first quarter of the next financial year to 4.5 per cent from 4.9 per cent

Zelenskyy, UN atomic agency head warn of rising risks at Zaporizhzhia

An IAEA team at the plant reported that it has fuel reserves ensuring the generators can operate for more than 10 days, with regular off-site supplies maintaining this level

A century of service to the nation: PM Modi writes on 100 years of RSS

On this historic occasion, I extend my greetings to the countless swayamsevaks who remain dedicated to the pledge of serving the nation and its people

Rethinking America: What food delivery apps teach us about tariff wars

Zomato and Swiggy are platforms. Platforms are a business that connect a large number of buyers with a large number of sellers

Cabinet approves 3% DA hike for central govt employees, pensioners

The combined impact on the exchequer on account of increase in both DA and DR would be ₹10,083.96 crore per annum

Best of BS Opinion: RBI has done well to maintain status quo on repo rate

Today's pieces examine the RBI's decision on the policy rate, what it might do on the issue of Tata Sons' listing, 100 years of the RSS, and the question of rising populism globally as well as India

Ghost Nation: By ignoring Taiwan, the world is eroding its own morality

Chris Horton's Ghost Nation chooses a different premise. The book assumes, correctly, that we live in a world where moral arguments have been rendered impotent

Gandhi's unknown love: Music wound its way around him in strangest of ways

Music wound its way around Gandhi in the strangest of ways. He once declared: 'There can be no swaraj where there is no harmony, no music'

Correcting populist policies is essential for India's growth

Populists, whether from the left or the right, have a greater penchant for autarchic policies that restrict trade and view the world through a mercantilist zero-sum perspective