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India to Take Some More Steps to Narrow CAD: Finance Minister

Indian finance minister Arun Jaitley has said on Saturday (6) that his government will take some more measures to narrow country’s current account deficit (CAD) and boost foreign cash inflow.

The government has already moved ahead with some measures and some more steps are very likely to be taken to narrow CAD, the minister said at the HT Leadership Summit in New Delhi.


Describing the some of the steps taken by his government, Jaitley added that the government cut the borrowing target for the current financial year by £7.25 billion and permitted oil companies to increase £7.62bn in 12 months.

“The high cost of crude oil has also impacted the currency situation & Current Account Deficit,” the minister said in his twitter handle.

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Jaguar Land Rover production plunges 43 per cent following devastating cyber attack

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  • JLR produced only 59,200 cars in final quarter of 2025 compared to 104,400 previous year, down 43 per cent due to cyber attack fallout.
  • Operations halted globally for five weeks from September after August breach described as Britain's most expensive cyber attack.
  • Retail sales plummeted 25 per cent to 79,600 vehicles; company preparing to launch £100,000+ electric Jaguar saloon later this year.

Car production at Jaguar Land Rover plummeted by 45,000 vehicles in the final quarter of 2025 as the British automotive giant struggled with the aftermath of what experts have described as the most expensive cyber attack in British history.

The company revealed total output in the three months to December was down 43 per cent compared to last year, despite restarting factory lines in the second week of October. JLR produced just 59,200 cars in the final quarter of 2025, compared to 104,400 the previous year.

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