India and the European Union (EU) are entering a decisive phase in their long-pending Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, with the 15th round of discussions scheduled to begin on November 3, 2025, in New Delhi. The visit by EU trade negotiators follows Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal’s recent trip to Brussels, where he met with top…
India’s public sector banks (PSBs) are poised for a significant boost in foreign capital inflows, with estimates suggesting up to $4 billion in passive investments if the government raises the foreign institutional investment (FII) cap from the current 20% to 49%. According to a report by Nuvama Institutional Equities, this potential policy shift could trigger…
India’s booming equity market, which has witnessed record-breaking retail participation and robust capital formation over the past two years, now faces a critical test: can regulators safeguard investor trust amid rising attacks from foreign short sellers? The recent wave of aggressive reports from overseas activist research firms targeting Indian conglomerates has sparked concerns over market…
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal’s high-stakes visit to Brussels on October 27–28, 2025, marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing negotiations for the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA). With the self-imposed deadline to finalize the deal by the end of 2025 fast approaching, Goyal’s meetings with European Commission Executive Vice-President and Trade…
In a candid internal meeting that has sparked widespread industry attention, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella invoked a decades-old frustration once voiced by company co-founder Bill Gates—software fragmentation. Nadella’s remarks came as Microsoft announced a sweeping overhaul of GitHub, its developer platform, to better compete with emerging AI coding tools like Cursor and Claude Code. The…
Global connected technologies leader HARMAN, a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, has unveiled a strategic investment plan worth ₹345 crore to expand its automotive electronics manufacturing facility in Chakan, Pune. The announcement, made on October 27, 2025, marks a significant milestone in HARMAN’s commitment to India’s growing automotive and mobility ecosystem. The investment includes…
In a significant regulatory development aimed at enhancing risk sensitivity and capital efficiency in India’s financial system, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued the Draft Non-Banking Financial Company – Scale Based Regulation (NBFC-SBR) Amendment Directions, 2025. The proposed amendments focus on refining the risk weight framework for infrastructure exposures of NBFCs, aligning them…
India’s benchmark equity index, the BSE Sensex, soared over 600 points on Monday, October 27, 2025, closing at 84,786.91. The NSE Nifty50 also gained more than 170 points to settle near 25,966.40. This sharp uptick in market sentiment comes after a brief pause last week and is being fueled by a mix of global optimism,…
In a landmark move that signals a new era of digital transformation, Reliance Industries and Meta Platforms have joined forces to launch a Rs 855-crore artificial intelligence venture aimed at building and scaling enterprise-grade AI solutions across India. The newly formed entity, Reliance Enterprise Intelligence Limited (REIL), will focus on developing, marketing, and distributing AI-powered…
India’s leading omnichannel eyewear retailer, Lenskart Solutions Ltd, is set to make a historic entry into the public markets with its ₹7,300-crore initial public offering (IPO) launching on October 31, 2025. The IPO, which will close on November 4, aims to raise ₹2,150 crore through fresh issuance of equity shares, while existing shareholders will offload…
