Mahindra's overall sales grow 19 pc to 92,670 units in Nov

IANS | December 1, 2025 2:11 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Auto giant Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M Ltd.) on Monday reported that its overall auto sales for November stood at 92,670 vehicles with a year‑on‑year increase of 19 per cent, including exports.

Pakistan under $30 billion Chinese debt burden as CPEC crawls

IANS | December 1, 2025 1:52 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has significantly increased Pakistan’s external obligations to China as its now constitutes approximately $30 billion of the country’s external debt. High loan interest rates and foreign currency financing create serious debt pressure, making successful project implementation more vulnerable to economic and political risks, according to an article in a Kyrgyzstan newspaper.

Bangladesh faces serious trouble in global trade ties

IANS | December 1, 2025 1:23 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Bangladesh is facing serious problems in maintaining its trade relations with the world’s major economies due to the policy mistakes of the Muhammad Yunus-headed interim government. Business disruptions and domestic economic crises have intensified these trade risks, according to an article in the Dhaka-based Daily Sun newspaper.

RBI to cut policy repo rate by 25 bp on Dec 5: HSBC

IANS | December 1, 2025 11:55 AM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Since inflation is set to remain well below target for the foreseeable future, HSBC Global Investment Research on Monday projected that the RBI will cut rates by 25 bp during its monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting on December 5 -- taking the policy repo rate to 5.25 per cent.

UPI transactions grow 32 pc in Nov as consumption remains robust

IANS | December 1, 2025 10:08 AM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The unified payments interface (UPI) saw 32 per cent transaction count growth (year-on-year) at 20.47 billion in the month of November — along with registering 22 per cent annual growth in transaction amount at Rs 26.32 lakh crore, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) data showed on Monday.