New Delhi: According to an official, the central government is likely to repay the Rs 2.69 lakh cror e loans it took to compensate states for GST revenue losses in FY21 and FY22 by November 2025. This repayment is expected to occur four months ahead of the originally scheduled deadline of March 2026. Continue

This week, the BSE Sensex edged closer to its record high level of 73,427.59, closing 716.16 points higher, or 1 percent, at 73,142.8. The Nifty50 index also saw a rise of 172 points, or 0.78 percent, ending at 22,212.70. On 3/9, the BSE Small-cap index gained 0.8 percent, led by advances in Jubilant Industries, BF Utilities, Waaree Renewable Technologies, Tourism Finance Corp of India, SML Isuzu, Jai Balaji Industries, Yasho Industries, Indian Hume Pipe Company, KPI Green Energy, eMudhra, Tata Investment Corporation, and Solara Active Pharma Sciences, which surged between 21-32 percent. Meanwhile, decliners included IFCI, HPL Electric & Power, Coffee Day Enterprises, Orient Cement, Genus Power Infrastructures, Sula Vineyards, Techno Electric & Engineering Company, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, PNB Housing Finance, and ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India. Continue