India set to exceed 6.8 pc GDP growth in FY26: CEA Nageswaran

IANS | November 7, 2025 4:00 PM

Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran said on Friday that India’s private capital expenditure remains robust despite global uncertainty, and the country is projected to achieve GDP growth exceeding 6.8 per cent in current fiscal (FY26).

GST reforms, festive boost drive India’s auto sales to record high in Oct: Data

IANS | November 7, 2025 2:28 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) GST 2.0 reforms, 42-day festivities and rural resurgence came together to deliver record-breaking results for the automobile sector in the month of October at 4.02 million units, up 40.5 per cent year-on-year from 2.87 million in the same month last year, data from the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) showed on Friday.

India's credit card spending rises 23 pc to Rs 2.17 lakh crore in September: Report

IANS | November 7, 2025 1:59 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Credit card spending in India rose 23 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 2.17 lakh crore in September, reaching an all-time high for the first time since 2020, attributed to bank-led festive offers, increasing consumer demand driven by the festive season spending and GST reduction, a report said on Friday.