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January 2, 2026 5:07 PM January 2, 2026 5:07 PM

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India’s inflation trends for 2025

Let us dive into India’s inflation trends for 2025. We bring you a report on movements in the Consumer Price Index and the Wholesale Price Index over the last year.   In 2025, India experienced a largely benign inflation environment. CPI was at 4.26 per cent in January and steadily softened over the...

January 1, 2026 7:57 PM January 1, 2026 7:57 PM

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Gold prices up, Silver marginally down

    In the Indian bullion market, the 24 carat Gold was trading almost 0.2 per cent up at 1,36,080 rupees per 10 grams, whereas Silver was trading marginally down at 2,35,950 rupees per kilogram, a short while ago.  At the Multi Commodity Exchange, Gold for February contract was trading nearly one p...

January 1, 2026 5:19 PM January 1, 2026 5:19 PM

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Domestic markets end flat on first day of New Year

Benchmark domestic equity indices, the Sensex and the Nifty, ended new year's first trading session on a flat note. The indices opened in positive territory, but could not sustain the momentum and traded in a range throughout the day. The Sensex dropped 32 points, to close at 85 thousand and 189, wh...

January 1, 2026 4:26 PM January 1, 2026 4:26 PM

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GST collection grew by 6.1% last month compared to same month in 2024

  The total gross Goods and Services Tax, GST collections grew 6.1 per cent to around one lakh 75 thousand crore rupees in December, 2025, as compared to the same month in 2024. The total gross GST revenue in December 2024 was over one lakh 64 thousand crore rupees. The Central GST collection in Dec...

January 1, 2026 2:29 PM January 1, 2026 2:29 PM

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BSNL Launches Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) Services Nationwide Across All Circles

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) today announced the nationwide roll-out of Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi), also known as Wi-Fi Calling services.    The Ministry of Communications said that this service will now be available to all BSNL customers across every telecom circle in the country, ensuring sea...

January 1, 2026 1:59 PM January 1, 2026 1:59 PM

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Commercial LPG cylinder prices up by Rs 111 in metro cities

Oil marketing companies have increased the prices of commercial LPG gas cylinders by 111 rupees across Metropolitan Cities.    As per the Indian Oil Corporation Limited, the retail price of commercial LPG gas cylinders in Delhi is now 1 thousand 691 rupees and 50 paise.    Similarly, commercial LPG ...

December 31, 2025 7:30 PM December 31, 2025 7:30 PM

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Oil prices up     

           Global crude oil prices rose today. Brent Crude was trading over 0.4 per cent up at 61 US dollars and 61 cents per barrel and WTI Crude was trading almost half a per cent up at 58 US dollars and 24 cents per barrel, when reports last came in.  

December 31, 2025 7:14 PM December 31, 2025 7:14 PM

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Broadband subscribers crosses 100 cr mark in Nov says govt

  Broadband subscriber base in India has crossed the 100 crore mark in the month of November this year. Ministry of Communications today said that in the last 10 years, the Broadband subscriber base in India has increased by more than six times. It added that there were 13.15 crore Broadband subscri...

December 31, 2025 6:08 PM December 31, 2025 6:08 PM

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Asian & European markets show mixed trends on last day of this year

Major Asian stock markets displayed a mixed trend in a holiday-shortened and final trading day of the year. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell almost 0.9 per cent, and Singapore’s Straits Times Index dipped 0.2 per cent. Conversely, China's Shanghai Composite Index closed 0.1 per cent up. Meanwhile, m...