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Laser-lit skylines, packed stadiums, frenzied fans
Delhi gets ready for Argentinian superstar days after chaos in Kolkata, even as football fever grips the country
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December 15, 2025
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OpenAI to end equity vesting period for employees
OpenAI told staff that it was ending its policy requiring employees to work for at least six months at the company before their equity vests, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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December 15, 2025
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WHEN GUNS SPEAK… Antisemitic attack claims 11 lives at Sydney’s Bondi Beach
Two gunmen shot dead at least 11 people on Sunday during a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach, Australian authorities said, declaring it a terrorist attack.
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December 15, 2025
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Studds expects to double premium helmet revenue share in 2 yrs: MD
Studds Accessories, India’s largest two-wheeler helmet maker, expects the revenue share of its premium helmet segment to rise to about 30 per cent over the next two years, from the current 15.5 per cent, driven by changing customer preferences and higher sales of premium two-wheelers, said Managing Director Sidhartha Bhushan Khurana.
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December 15, 2025
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Indian students add West Asia to foreign-study map
Sanjay Krishna from Thrissur district in Kerala had been scouting for universities in the United Kingdom (UK), the United States (US), and Canada earlier this year for higher studies, like any other aspirant of his age.
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December 15, 2025
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Rebalance by booking partial profits in gold, silver, US funds
Small deviations may be corrected by directing more money into underperforming assets like debt and equities
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December 15, 2025
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India's equity: Update your beliefs
India’s stock market wears an air of resilience.
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December 15, 2025
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After 30 years of activism, Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy party dissolves
Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party voted Sunday to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism, marking the end of an era of the Chinese semiautonomous city’s ‘once-diverse political landscape.
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December 15, 2025
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Trinity of turbulence: Airbus, IndiGo, glitches
Two recent major incidents — the temporary grounding of nearly 6,000 Airbus A320 aircraft worldwide and widespread IndiGo cancellations in India — have brought the aviation sector under scrutiny.
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December 15, 2025
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Nuclear energy for growth
Sustaining a vibrant enabling environment is the key
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December 15, 2025
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How options trading became India’s new smoking habit
One of my enduring memories from Hindi cinema is Dev Anand, the epitome of the romantic hero, playing a carefree army officer and lip-syncing to Mohammed Rafi’s “Har fikr ko dhuen mein udaata chala gaya”.
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December 15, 2025
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IATA: Rising GPS interference incidents a concern
Increasing incidents of flights experiencing GPS spoofing and jamming is a concern, and pilots need to be more vigilant, according to global airlines’ grouping IATA.
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December 15, 2025
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A Goldilocks 2026
A recovery in cyclical demand and structural reforms can sustain the solid growth-benign inflation mix
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December 15, 2025
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India’s sudden solar storm
India’s rapid solar boom is slowing as grid constraints, weak demand growth, stalled contracts and rising storage needs push the sector into a recalibration phase
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December 15, 2025
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The downside of a caste census
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December 15, 2025
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AI to push ad volumes up to 18% in next 3-5 years
With the advertising industry rapidly adopting technology, and about 42 percent of advertisers already using artificial intelligence (AI) for campaigns, AI is set to increase advertising volumes up to 18 per cent in the next three to five years, driven by lower costs, better reach, and return on investment (ROI).
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December 15, 2025
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Realty faces execution pressure as developers expand launch pipelines
Developers are entering one of the busiest construction cycles, with the top four firms planning launches worth ₹1.13 trillion
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December 15, 2025
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Ukraine ditches Nato dream ahead of peace meet
> ZELENSKYY SEEKS GUARANTEES AGAINST FUTURE RUSSIAN ATTACKS | > STEVE WITKOFF, JARED KUSHNER ARRIVE IN BERLIN FOR TALKS
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December 15, 2025
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NIFTY200 MOMENTUM30: THE QUIET RESET A flip of index switch jolts ₹16K crore across the grid
Once rebalance kicks in, passive money follows preset circuitry
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December 15, 2025
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Lack of legacy distribution network a challenge for foreign cos
The Union Cabinet’s decision to raise the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the insurance sector to 100 per cent is unlikely to significantly boost foreign investment as distribution remains a critical factor, requiring overseas players to partner with Indian businesses, experts said.
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December 15, 2025
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IndiGo beats A-I group in int'l scheduled flights, seats
IndiGo, which has been expanding in a big way abroad, has overtaken the Air India group in the number of scheduled flights as well as seats during this winter schedule (October-March).
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December 15, 2025
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Global stock index hits record level
Global stocks climbed to a fresh record as the Federal Reserve's interest-rate cut this week and its upbeat assessment of the US economy boosted investor sentiment.
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December 13, 2025
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Musk’s Mars mission adds risk to red-hot SpaceX IPO
Investors eyeing SpaceX's potential blockbuster IPO may need to brace themselves as CEO Elon Musk balances his risky quest to reach Mars with growing the revenue-rich Starlink satellite broadband business that would offer more reliable shareholder returns.
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December 13, 2025
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EU set to indefinitely freeze Russian assets
The European Union (EU) looked set on Friday to indefinitely freeze Russian central bank assets held in Europe, removing a big obstacle to using the cash to help Ukraine defend itself against Moscow’s invasion.
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December 13, 2025
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The ‘delusional’ optimist
Mathur takes Ajinkya Kawale and Shivani Shinde through the payment aggregator’s journey, its challenges, his vision for it, and where his optimism comes from
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December 13, 2025
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Can OpenAI respond after Google closes AI tech gap?
Just before Thanksgiving, Google boasted that its new and improved Artificial Intelligence model, Gemini 3, had surpassed the technology from its young rival Open AI and ‘was now the best in the world.
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December 13, 2025
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Govt amends petroleum, natural gas rules for ease of doing business
‘The government has amended the Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 2025 to offer ease of business and operations in the country’s exploration and production (E&P) sector.
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December 13, 2025
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'Listing won't alter our investment philosophy'
India is a market where scalable businesses with lower margins and higher volumes create enduring value, says Nimesh Shah, managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company (AMC).
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December 13, 2025
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'India-Sweden economic corridor positioned for robust expansion'
Business Sweden -- the Swedish Trade and Invest Council -- expects its investments in India to grow sharply over the next five years, potentially doubling from current levels.
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December 13, 2025
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New name and more work days’ promise on anvil for MGNREGA
The Centre is renaming the flagship Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, or MGNREGS, to Pujya Bapu Grameen Rozgar Yojana, while raising the number of mandatory guaranteed employment days from 100 to 125.
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