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Tuesday, October 7, 2025
TopicRBI

Topic: RBI

Central banks on buying spree, strong retail demand — what’s fuelling the big gold price rally

Gold’s ability to hold value in times of political and economic uncertainty makes it a favoured asset in central bank reserves. It is considered a long-term hedge against inflation.

RBI keeps key repo rate unchanged at 6.5%, expects robust growth but inflation above 4% target

Repo rate was raised by 250 basis points between May 2022 and February 2023. Robust growth to provide space for monetary policy to remain focused on bringing inflation down to 4% target.

SubscriberWrites: Absurdity of defending Anonymous Electoral Bonds

This argument defending AEB is weak also because demand of illegal money is relatively inelastic & not readily interchangeable with legal money.

When ET says, ‘Kejriwal go home’ & Peking’s renaming spree

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

PM Modi addresses ceremony marking 90 years of RBI, highlights new policies

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) commenced its operations on the 1st of April in 1935 and enters its 90th year today.

RBI extends deadline for submission of entries for Financial Literacy Ideathon

Deadline for entries is being extended to April 15, 2024, the RBI said in a statement on Thursday.

RBI imposes ₹1.31 crore penalty on Tamilnad Mercantile Bank for non-compliance

The RBI has clarified that the penalty is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transactions or agreements that the bank has entered into with its customers.

Complaints to RBI ombudsman up 68% in FY23, banks biggest cause for customer grievances

Data shows large public sector banks received highest number of complaints in absolute terms, but fared better than several private banks when looked at on complaints-per-branch basis.

Vijay Shekhar Sharma steps down as Paytm Bank chairman, board reconstituted

PPBL has reconstituted its Board of Directors with the appointment of Ex-Central Bank of India Chairman Srinivasan Sridhar, retired IAS officer Debendranath Sarangi among others.

Paytm hits new record lows. Macquarie says meeting deadline to shift customers would be ‘arduous’

Paytm has lost nearly 50% of its market value, resulting in roughly $3 billion of its shareholder wealth. It hit a record low of Rs 380.10 earlier in the day.

On Camera

Priyanka Chopra, Aishwarya Rai handholding the billion-dollar desi makeover of global luxury

Pity none of the well-behaved guests attempted India’s favourite 'Nagin dance' when Italian brand Bvlgari 'saap' slithered through The Art House in Mumbai.

Niti Aayog CEO flags India’s trade imbalance — ‘we trade in stuff world doesn’t require in large quantities’

According to the Niti Aayog quarter trade watch report launched Monday, India’s total trade in FY 2025 was at US$1.73 trillion—exports at US$823 billion & imports US$908 billion.

As Starmer begins India trip Wednesday, UK remains hopeful of fighter engine deal

In July, India & UK had announced a defence industrial roadmap that mentioned Jet Engine Advanced Core Technologies Innovation and co-development as a key priority.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.