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Topic: Reserve Bank of India

Sensex drops over 100 points after RBI leaves key policy rate unchanged

Top losers in the Sensex pack included Sun Pharma, Yes Bank, Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, Tata Motors and IndusInd Bank shedding up to 2 per cent.

RBI surprises with no rate cuts, slashes full-year growth projections to 5%

RBI's monetary policy committee retains repo rate at 5.15% & reverse repo at 4.9% in a unanimous decision, notes 'there is space for future action'.

RBI set to cut rates 6th time this year but all eyes on its growth forecast

A majority of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News expect a quarter-point cut, with the rest expecting reductions of 15 to 50 basis points.

Rate cuts won’t help India. RBI needs to increase money supply through quantitative easing

If RBI views asset purchases as a way to influence the waning quantity of money, then it should act now. Doing so may well save the day.

RBI has no option but to cut interest rates this week after Q2 growth slumped to 4.5%

RBI has already cut interest rates by 135 basis points in five moves this year & last week’s weak data gives it added reason to continue pushing for growth.

Privatisation comes to the rescue of Modi govt, but accompanied by political risk

Risks of privatisation increase when decisions on complex financial questions are rushed through without mandatory consultations — like the Adani airport lease.

Bank credit growth rate slows to single digit for the first time this fiscal

The downward revision came in after the first quarter GDP printed at a six-year low of 5%, forcing a "surprised" RBI to massively slash its forecast.

Lending to companies unlikely to see a revival anytime soon after shocking collapse

Flow of credit to the commercial sector by banks and NBFCs has fallen 88 per cent in the two quarters April to September.

PMC scandal is a large warning sign to India’s banking system

Deposit-taking institutions run risk of getting sucked into vortex of mistrust. More reliable banks may see rush of deposits away from second-tier lenders.

Pavan Varma on Hindi books poor sales, Soumya Ghosh says growth needs more than rate cuts

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.