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Friday, August 22, 2025
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Indian shares ease off record highs as auto, financials weigh

Auto stocks lost 0.5%. Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland shed 1.%, while Bajaj Auto dropped 1%.

India shares sink as Modi’s weaker win causes policy worries

The NSE Nifty 50 index closed down 5.93% at 21,884.5 points, and the S&P BSE Sensex fell 5.74% to 72,079.05.

Indian shares end higher after volatile Monday, ongoing volatility in market ‘given’ in poll season

Foreign portfolio investors have offloaded shares worth 170.83 billion rupees ($2.05 billion) in just seven sessions in May, the highest since January.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

In wake of RBI action, Paytm leadership says it will not do business with Payments Bank arm

RBI had Wednesday put curbs on Paytm Payments Bank, a banking partner of Paytm, which included prohibitions on onboarding new customers and operating its mobile wallet services.

Banks among top performing shares in India as HDFC releases first results after merger

The private lender, which has the highest weightage in Nifty 50, was among the top gainers in the session, rising as much as 1.71%.

Bank of Baroda shares fall by 4% as RBI suspends onboarding of new app customers

Bob World app has 8.1 million daily transactions, while 43% of time deposits are obtained through the app, the bank had said in its quarterly presentation in August.

ITC shares drop 3% on plan to keep 40% stake in hotel business spinoff

The company on Monday said it would separate its hotel business from its cigarettes and food unit, while retaining 40% stake in it, with ITC shareholders holding the rest.

Indian online gaming stocks slide after Modi govt imposes 28% tax on customer funds

Some industry representatives said the tax would eat into earnings despite Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman saying the decision was taken after consultation with states.

Singapore Airlines refutes media report of increasing its stake in Air India from 25.1%

The statement was made in response to Mint report claiming that Singapore Airlines had increased its stake in the Indian airline to approximately 40%.

On Camera

Palayan politics is playing out in Bihar. It’s redundant, ignores key economic truth

The idea of a self-contained labour force, be it intellectual or physical, seems redundant. Bihari migrants are an indispensable part of the domestic workforce.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?