Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) on Friday reported a robust 32 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase in exports for July, dispatching 31,745 units compared to 23,985 units in the same month last year.

The company's strong growth in the past month follows a growth momentum in Q1 FY26, when total exports increased 36 per cent to 128,717 units from 94,545 units in Q1 FY25.

A 13-year-old boy allegedly ended his life by suicide out of fear, for being scolded by parents, after he lost money on the 'Free Fire' online game in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, police said on Friday.

The heart-wrenching incident occurred in Anurag Nagar under the jurisdiction of the MIG police station in the city on Thursday night. The deceased boy, who was studying in class 7, has been identified as Aaklan Jain.

He was reportedly addicted to playing online games.

According to police, Aalkan's grandfather noticed him hanging from a ceiling fan, following which, he was rushed to a nearby hospital. However, he was declared brought dead.

India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose to Rs 1.96 lakh crore in July, up 7.5 per cent from the same month previous year, according to government data released on Friday.

The increase was driven by higher revenue from both domestic transactions and imports, reflecting steady economic activity, though the growth pace was slower than in recent months.

Between April and July this year, gross GST revenue stood at Rs 8.18 lakh crore -- marking a 10.7 per cent jump from Rs 7.39 lakh crore in the same period of 2024.

In July, the total gross GST collection comprised Rs 35,470 crore from Central GST, Rs 44,059 crore from State GST, Rs 1,03,536 crore from Integrated GST (including Rs 51,626 crore from imports), and Rs 12,670 crore from cess (including Rs 1,086 crore from imports).

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is projected to keep repo rates unchanged in the upcoming Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on August 6, a report said on Friday.

Amid global market uncertainties and tariff concerns, India's GDP is projected to be 7 per cent in the upcoming three quarters, higher than current estimates, according to the report from HSBC Global Investment Research.

On its third and final day of public bidding on Friday, the National Securities Depository Ltd's (NSDL) IPO attracted strong investor interest, with IPO subscriptions exceeding 15 times its offer size.

According to the NSE data, bids for approximately 54 crore shares were received in the company's first public issue, exceeding the offer size of 3.51 crore.

Gus Atkinson was at his fiery best at his home ground to pick his fourth five-wicket haul in Tests as England bowled India out for 224 in 69.4 overs on day two of the fifth Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test at The Oval on Friday.

Resuming from 204/6, India’s innings ended within 30 minutes and 34 deliveries of the morning session’s start. Atkinson took three of the final four wickets to finish with 5-33 from 21.4 overs, including eight maidens. Josh Tongue took one scalp in the session to end up with 3-57, as India lost their last four wickets for just 20 runs.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday released the draft voter list for Bihar, following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

Citizens now have the opportunity to verify their names on the list and file claims or objections until September 1.

The Commission has clarified that any voter or political party can add missing names, delete an ineligible entry, correct incorrect details, and claim.

Starting August 1, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Bihar, along with all 243 Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) across the state, will begin inviting claims and objections from voters and recognised political parties.

The process will continue till September 1, including weekends and public holidays.

To facilitate this, special camps will be organised from August 2 to September 1 at Block-cum-Anchal offices, urban body offices like Nagar Panchayat, Nagar Parishad and Municipal Corporation zones.

The phase III clinical trial for India’s 1st dengue vaccine has enroled 70 per cent participants, said Union Minister of State for Health, Prataprao Jadhav, in the Parliament on Friday.

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Jadhav shared details on the Phase III clinical trial of the indigenous one-shot dengue vaccine, DengiAll.

“The trial involves over 10,000 participants, out of which more than 70 per cent enrolment has been completed,” Jadhav said. The trial is likely to be completed by October.

“The trial has been implemented in 20 sites across India. The approximate budget is Rs 1.3 to 1.5 crore per site for the trial,” he added.

The Indian stock market settled in negative territory on Friday after US President Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on imports from the country.

Sensex settled at 80,599.91, down 585.67 points or 0.72 per cent. The 30-share index started the session in negative territory at 81,074.41 against last session's closing of 81.185.58, following the tariff threat by US. The index further extended the falling momentum amid overall selling pressure-especially in Pharma and IT sector. The index touched intra-day low at 80,495.57.

The Border Security Force (BSF) trooper, who had gone missing from Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar, was traced in Delhi on Friday, said officials here.