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After recent surge, enter gradually via SIPs with 5-yr view
While the Sensex is up a meagre 3.5 per cent over the past year, banking and financial services sector funds have returned an average of 11.5 per cent. After this runup, however, investors need to be cautious while entering these funds.
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November 08, 2025
Business Standard
'Policyholders' views needed to make rules'
Insurance policyholders’ opinion must be considered when regulations are being made for the sector, said Ajay Seth, chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India, on Friday.
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November 08, 2025
Business Standard
Swiggy board okays plan to raise ₹10K cr via public, private offers
Swiggy, a platform for delivering food and groceries, on Friday said the company’s board had given the nod to raise ₹10,000 crore via public or private offers, including qualified institutional placement (QIP).
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November 08, 2025
Business Standard
Calcutta HC asks Centre, to resume MGNREGA work across West Bengal
The Calcutta High Court (HC) on Friday directed immediate resumption of work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) across West Bengal, following the Supreme Court’s rejection of the Centre’s Special Leave Petition (SLP).
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November 08, 2025
Business Standard
Cost of home-cooked thalis fell in October
The cost of a home-cooked thali (platter or set meal) slid in October as the prices of key ingredients such as vegetable, onion, potato and broiler declined during the month, the latest edition of Roti Rice Rate report released by credit rating agency Crisil on Friday noted.
1 min |
November 08, 2025
Business Standard
Piramal Finance mcap hits ₹30K cr
Stock surges on market debut after merger with PEL
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November 08, 2025
Business Standard
RJD in different clothes
“Be warned. The faces may have changed. But the people are still the same,” said Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his rally in Darbhanga last month. “Jungle raj will try to return wearing different clothes. ‘The responsibility for keeping them out is yours.”
3 min |
November 08, 2025
Business Standard
FY27 Budget may increase food subsidy by 7-8% to nearly ₹2.2 trn
The Centre is looking at a 7-8 per cent increase in 2026-27 (FY27) Budget estimate (BE) of food subsidy from the FY26 BE of ₹2.03 trillion to somewhere around ₹2.17-2.19 trillion, according to preliminary inter-ministerial discussions.
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November 08, 2025
Business Standard
Britannia Industries looks to drive volume-led growth
Britannia Industries is looking to drive volume-led growth as it looks to target regions, consumer-centric products and distribution.
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November 08, 2025
Business Standard
Margin squeeze takes a toll on banks’ Q2 profit
With interest margins under pressure, banks posted 4.2 per cent year-on-year (Yo-Y) growth in net profit at %96,506 crore for the second quarter of 2025-26 (Q2FY26).
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November 08, 2025
Business Standard
Bond yields steady as cut-off yield on 10-yr bond in line with forecast
Government bond yields remained steady on Friday after the cutoff yield on the new 10-year bond was set in line with market expectations, said dealers.
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November 08, 2025
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Pilot-in-command not to be blamed for A-I crash, observes Supreme Court
Justice Bagchi added that the AAIB’s preliminary findings did not point to any fault on the part of the pilots.
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November 08, 2025
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‘EU carbon levy may tilt steel trade away from India’
In worst-case scenario, European importers could shift towards China, says Kuehne + Nagel’s exec
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November 08, 2025
Business Standard
Sebi all set to review short-selling, SLB framework: Pandey
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will soon set up a working group to undertake a comprehensive review of short-selling and the Securities Lending and Borrowing (SLB) frameworks, its Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Friday.
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November 08, 2025
Business Standard
Big bank pursuit: FM says in talks with RBI, lenders
Indicating that talks for the second phase of consolidation among Indian public-sector banks are underway, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the government has begun discussions with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the banks on building the ecosystem to create bigger banks in India.
2 min |
November 07, 2025
Business Standard
Godrej Properties' profit up 21% to 405 cr
Real estate firm Godrej Properties' profit (attributable to the equity holders of the parent) for the second quarter of the financial year 2026 (Q2FY26) grew by 21 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to 405.1 crore, beating analysts' estimates.
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November 07, 2025
Business Standard
SCALING NEW HEIGHTS - EMBASSY DEVELOPMENTS BRINGS ITS VISION TO MUMBAI
As India's residential real estate market enters a new phase of growth, Embassy Developments Ltd (EDL) is bringing its pioneering spirit, renewed leadership, and commitment to excellence to Mumbai's skyline
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November 07, 2025
Business Standard
P&G Q2 profit sees marginal decrease
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care saw its net profit marginally decline 1 per cent to ₹209.86 crore in the July-September quarter. Its revenue was up 1.32 per cent to ₹1,150.17 crore in Q2FY26.
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November 07, 2025
Business Standard
India diversifies petroleum exports to new destinations
Move comes as traditional buyers of the country reduce imports
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November 07, 2025
Business Standard
NITI panel calls for reset of over 200 quality orders stifling factory output
A high-level government committee has proposed the cancellation, suspension, and deferment of quality control orders (QCOs) for more than 200 products, citing concerns that these orders have increased compliance burdens and disrupted supply chains, thereby hurting India’s manufacturing competitiveness.
2 min |
November 07, 2025
Business Standard
SBI greenlights 6% stake sale in mutual fund arm via IPO
India’s largest fund manager could fetch valuations of over ₹1 trillion
3 min |
November 07, 2025
Business Standard
Lupin PAT surges 73% on key global mkts' growth
Pharmaceutical major Lupin Limited has reported a 73.3 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) surge in consolidated net profit, comfortably beating market expectations. The results, declared today post-market hours, were driven by strong growth across key global markets.
1 min |
November 07, 2025
Business Standard
Contorting yoga with ideology
London-based poet, novelist, pamphleteer, and activist Stewart Home, who makes “headstand paintings with the canvas placed above him and brushes held in his toes”, wants to “discourage those thinking of taking up modern postural practice for health reasons from doing so”.
3 min |
November 07, 2025
Business Standard
APM-Maersk charts 'bold' India plans
Denmark's $55 billion shipping conglomerate AP Moller-Maersk has announced a $2 billion plan to invest in India, focusing on Pipavav Port, owned by its subsidiary APM Terminals, and other initiatives spread across verticals in the maritime economy.
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November 07, 2025
Business Standard
Bihar sees record voter turnout
At 64.66%, Phase-I betters state’s highest ever turnout, says Election Commission
3 min |
November 07, 2025
Business Standard
Want to list our firm while it’s in growth phase: Alakh Pandey
Edtech startup PhysicsWallah, which started in 2020, will make its market debut on November 11.
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November 07, 2025
Business Standard
DII ownership hits all-time high, FPIs continue to trail
Domestic institutional investors’ (DIIs’) ownership in NSElisted companies soared to 18.26 percent in the September quarter, the highest since the data is available, according to Prime Database.
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November 07, 2025
Business Standard
Land allotment for industrial use approved
The Rajasthan government has approved various land allotments for projects in Bhilwara, Didwana-Kuchaman, and Phalodi districts in a bid to boost industrialisation, according to an official.
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November 07, 2025
Business Standard
SBI greenlights 6% stake sale in MF arm via IPO
Itscommon equity Tier-Icapital ratio was 11.47 per cent. In the July-September quarter
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November 07, 2025
Business Standard
PhysicsWallah sets IPO price band at ₹103-109 per share
Edtech startup PhysicsWallah has set a price band of 103-109 for its initial public offering (IPO), which opens on November 11 and closes three days later.
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