India and New Zealand have successfully concluded negotiations on the Financial Services Annex of the proposed India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), marking a significant step forward in strengthening bilateral economic cooperation. The negotiations were formally concluded on December 22, 2025, following the final round of talks held earlier this…
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India–New Zealand Conclude Financial Services Annex Under FTA
India and New Zealand have successfully concluded negotiations on the Financial Services Annex of the proposed India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), marking a significant step forward in strengthening bilateral economic cooperation. The negotiations were formally concluded on December 22, 2025, following the final round of talks held earlier this…
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DoT Digital Platform Blocks ₹660 Cr Cyber Frauds
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has successfully onboarded over 1000 banks, financial institutions, and Third-Party Application Providers (TPAPs) onto its Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP), leveraging the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) to prevent cyber fraud losses amounting to ₹660 crore in just six months since its rollout on 22 May…
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Indian Navy Receives Indigenous ASW Ship ‘Anjadip’
The Indian Navy on 22 December 2025 received ‘Anjadip’, the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) indigenously designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE)</strong), Kolkata. The delivery ceremony took place in Chennai, marking a significant milestone in India’s indigenous shipbuilding program. Advanced Design and Capabilities…
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Google Pay Launches First Global Credit Card in India on RuPay
Google Pay has launched its first-ever global credit card, choosing India as the debut market in partnership with Axis Bank and the RuPay network. The move strengthens Google Pay’s presence in India’s rapidly evolving digital payments ecosystem and marks a major milestone for UPI-linked credit products. The co-branded RuPay credit…
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UPI Powers 49% of Global Real-Time Payments
New Delhi : India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been recognised as the world’s largest retail fast-payment system by transaction volume, according to international assessments cited in a parliamentary reply on 8 December 2025. The International Monetary Fund’s June 2025 note on growing retail digital payments acknowledged UPI’s scale, while…