DOWNLOAD IPFS Gold prices slightly slip in India on Saturday, with 24-carat gold falling by ₹10 to ₹99,810 per 10 grams in major cities including Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata. In Delhi, 24-carat gold was priced marginally higher at ₹99,960 per 10 grams. Prices of 22-carat gold stood at ₹91,490 in[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) have increased their holdings to more than 50 percent in three major companies during the first quarter of FY26, signaling strong conviction in their long-term growth prospects. The three companies are UTI Asset Management Company (UTI AMC), Crompton Greaves Consumer Electrical, and Coforge Limited.[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS Federal Bank has posted a 14.6 percent year-on-year decline in net profit for the quarter ended June 2025, with earnings falling to ₹861.8 crore from ₹1,009.5 crore a year earlier. The drop was primarily attributed to a sharp rise in provisions, even as the lender reported an improvement[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS Prime Minister Narendra Modi today released the 20th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme, transferring ₹20,500 crore directly into the bank accounts of nearly 9.7 crore eligible farmers across the country. Each beneficiary received ₹2,000 as part of the scheme’s quarterly payment cycle. The[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS Livestock insurance in India remains significantly underutilized due to a combination of low awareness, weak distribution networks, and limited product relevance for rural customers, according to Finhaat CEO Sandeep Katiyar. Finhaat, a digital platform focused on rural financial inclusion, has observed that a vast number of farmers are[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS The Indian government is set to invite financial bids for the strategic disinvestment of its stake in IDBI Bank between October and December this year, according to Arunish Chawla, Secretary of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM). The process is expected to culminate in the[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS Axis Securities has unveiled its top equity recommendations for August, featuring a strong mix of stocks from the finance, telecom, consumer, and industrial sectors. The brokerage identified Bajaj Finance, Bharti Airtel, and State Bank of India (SBI) as its primary picks, highlighting their robust fundamentals and promising growth[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS A series of key financial and regulatory changes is scheduled to take effect in August, impacting digital payments, banking policies, and toll systems nationwide. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has rolled out stricter rules for UPI transactions. Users are now limited to 50 balance inquiries per[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS In a recent poll conducted ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy meeting scheduled from August 4 to 6, an overwhelming 90 percent of economists and financial experts expect the central bank to keep the benchmark policy rate unchanged. The consensus also indicates that the[Read More…]

DOWNLOAD IPFS The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has agreed to pay ₹40.35 crore to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to settle a regulatory case involving governance and data-sharing violations. The exchange resolved the matter without admitting or denying the findings. SEBI’s settlement order, issued on[Read More…]