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Indian stock markets will remain closed today, December 25, as trading across domestic exchanges remains suspended on account of Christmas, marking the final market holiday of the year. According to the official holiday calendar released by the exchanges, both benchmark bourses — BSE and the National Stock Exchange — will remain closed for the entire trading day, with normal operations set to resume on Friday, December 26, 2025. Rupee trading will also be shut for the day. This closure represents the only stock market holiday in December and effectively draws the curtain on trading holidays for the calendar year. Alongside equities, activity on the commodity front will also be partially impacted. The Multi Commodity Exchange ( MCX ) will remain shut during the morning session, but trading will resume later in the day, with the evening session opening from 5 pm onwards.

At least 23 people have been killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in the coastal region of Goa, India, local officials say. The majority of victims are believed to be staff at the club in Arpora, North Goa, while tourists are also among the dead. Police believe a gas cylinder exploded in the club's kitchen, causing a blaze to rip through the venue on Saturday at midnight local time. The BBC has spoken to witnesses at the scene who described scenes of panic in the bustling nightlife area. "The fire was mainly concentrated around the kitchen area on the ground floor," said Alok Kumar, Goa's Director General of Police. "The fire occurred around midnight. It has now been brought under control." Most of the bodies were found around the kitchen "suggesting that the victims were employed at the club," Goa's chief minister Pramod Sawant told journalists three people died from burn injuries, while others died by suffocating. He said "three to fo...

The Indian Rupee has slipped to a historic low as it crossed the 90 mark against the US Dollar for the first time. This fall has created worry among investors and the general public because the currency has been weakening for several months. In the last one month the Rupee lost more than one percent. In the last three months it lost around two percent. Over the past six months the fall has reached nearly five percent which makes it one of the weakest currencies in Asia during this period. There are several reasons behind this steady decline. One major reason is the delay in a key trade agreement that the market was expecting to be completed soon. The delay has created uncertainty and reduced confidence. Another reason is the continuous drop in India’s exports. Exports fell by nine percent in the most recent month and this has reduced the flow of dollars into the country. At the same time imports have reached record levels. Silver imports in particular went up sharply during the festive...