News Headlines from Business News Agencies 08.08.2025

 

*Business Standard*

 

📝 Govt plans 97 GW coal, lignite-based thermal power capacity boost

📝 India's electronics exports surge 47% in Q1FY26, led by mobile phones

📝 Hinduja Group appoints Anand Agarwal as Group President - Finance

📝 Sumadhura Group invests ₹1,000 cr in Capitol Towers for commercial use

📝 Britannia's margins seen improving as raw material inflation cools

📝 Jio eyes 6G lead, to expand AI via JioBrain for internal, industry use

📝 Rajasthan govt signs 1,600 MoUs worth ₹1.37 trillion for tourism push

📝 Fintech firm BharatPe clocks Rs 6 crore in profitability in FY25

📝 Reliance flags crude supply risks amid US tariff blow on Indian exports

📝 Russian oil offered to India at discounted rates amid tariff pressure

📝 Housing price index of 13 cities rises 8 points annually in March: Report

 

*Economic Times*

 

📝 India's office leasing record pace poised to continue in FY26

📝 United Breweries sees minimal impact from global tariff risks due to local focus

📝 Bank of England cuts rates to 4% after narrow 5-4 vote

📝 CIL allows sale of surplus power in open market from August

📝 Pine Labs appoints Avendus’ Sameer Kamath as CFO ahead of IPO

📝 JSW Steel seeks bigger share of met coke quotas to meet shortfall, sources say

📝 IFC, HDFC Capital partner for green affordable housing finance in India with $1 billion fund

📝 Bosch gets over Rs 140 crore demand from customs authority for differential duty on oxygen sensors

📝 Nayara Energy seeks ships from India to ferry refined fuels, Indian government source says

📝 No direct impact on JSW biz, but sentiment in India will be hit: Parth Jindal on Trump's tariff

📝 Gems and jewellery exporters' body seeks policy reforms to tackle US tariff impact

 

*Mint*

 

📝 Automobile retail sales dip 4 pc YoY in July; PVs, two-wheelers see drop in registrations

📝 SoftBank Group posts $2.87 billion net profit in first quarter

📝 Loan demand outlook shows signs of optimism for Q2 FY26 onwards: RBI survey

📝 Bajaj Auto skids in Q1; bets on exports and festive season for revival

📝 Bharti Airtel turns to cloud, but returns may stay dry for investors

📝 Rise in retail credit demand presents opportunity for NBFCs: Crisil

📝 JP Morgan, Commerzbank and ING to Support European Defense Bank

📝 Fintech lender Fibe eyes billion-dollar valuation with ₹1,500 crore IPO

📝 HUL CFO says to demerge, list Kwality Wall's this FY

📝 Highway Infrastructure IPO booked 300x on third day.