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FD left without a Will? Here's how children, grandchildren can claim money
Fixed deposits (FDs) are a common savings tool across Indian households.
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
Reliance gets US licence to directly buy Venezuela oil
Private-sector oil refiner Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) last week received a general licence from the United States (US) government to buy Venezuelan oil, an industry executive told Business Standard.
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
Torrent Pharma profit rises 26%
Ahmedabad-based Torrent Pharmaceuticals on Friday posted a 26 per cent year-on-year (Y-0-Y) increase in net profit on a consolidated basis for the third quarter of the financial year (Q3FY26) to %635 crore. The revenue from operations also grew 17.6 per cent to %3,303 crore.
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
Delhi-Dhaka ties may warm up after BNP’s win
But stronger Jamaat a concern
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
Friday the 13th caps a week of AI-sparked horror in IT stocks
Top software exporters suffer nearly ₹5 trn mcap loss as rout deepens
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
BEE may rationalise technology credits
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is planning to rationalise the list of technologies that carmakers can classify as \"fuel-saving\" to claim \"technology derogation credits\" while calculating the average emission of carbon dioxide in a fleet of vehicles, Business Standard has learnt.
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
Leverage, time & the long game
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they'd seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India and Europe
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
‘Biopharma Shakti shows India focusing on being biopharma hub’
Fresh from a reduction in debt and a capital raise of $1 billion, Biocon Ltd is sharpening its focus on biosimilars, GLP-1s (glucagon-like peptide-1s), and manufacturing on a global scale. In a video interaction with Sohini Das, Biocon Group Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw explains how lower borrowing costs will lift profitability, and why regulatory reform and adopting artificial intelligence (AI) are critical for India to be a biopharma hub. Edited excerpts:
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
Munich Conference: German Chancellor calls for reset with US as old global order crumbles
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday called for a stronger Europe to reset its ties with the United States, wanting Washington to “repair and revive trust” in a dangerous new era of great power politics as the old global order crumbles.
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
₹70 lakh for 10 secs: India-Pak clash sends ad rates over the ropes
Days after Pakistan backtracked on its earlier decision to boycott the marquee showdown with India at the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup, the commercial upswing following that clarity is already visible.
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
RBI allows bank loans for unlisted, listed takeovers
Caps funding at 75% of acquisition value
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
Britannia adds crunch with margin-led Q3
Improving volumes underpin Street optimism
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
Will democracy govern capitalism — or be consumed by it?
Ongoing efforts to derail multilateral tax cooperation lie at the heart of a global programme to replace democratic governance with coercive rule by the extremely wealthy — or what we call 21st-century Caesarism.
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
India-Pak clash sends ad rates over the ropes
Had the match not gone ahead, JioStar, which holds the 2026 T20 World Cup’s media rights, would have faced a significant hit to revenue.
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
Uday Kotak appointed chairman of GIFT City
The Government of Gujarat on Friday announced the appointment of Uday Kotak as the chairman of Gujarat International Finance Tec (GIFT) City.
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
After over 3-year ban, govt Okays 2.5 mt wheat exports
500,000 tonnes of sugar exports allowed on top of an existing 1.5 mt window
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
Ola Electric posts narrower loss in Q3, targets 50% cost cut
Ola Electric reported a narrower quarterly loss on Friday as lower manufacturing costs for its new lineup of models helped partly offset a sales slump.
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
PV, 2W dispatches ride on GST wave to log best Jan figures
Growth powered by healthy cash flow in rural areas
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
Shell plans to expand integrated gas, GCC presence in India
Energy giant to sign more LNG deals and strengthen lubricants business in country
2 min |
February 14, 2026
Business Standard
IPS 2026 e-Compendium Curated to Foster Best Practices in India's Energy Sector
IPS 2026, a premier platform for knowledge exchange in the power sector, witnessed the release of several publications aimed at enhancing industry expertise and power sector best practices.
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
NITI calls for inverted duty correction, tax relief to boost electronics output, exports
Central policy think-tank NITI Aayog on Friday called for corrections in inverted duty structures, tax reliefs on strategic components and a conducive ecosystem to boost electronics exports.
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
Macron, Guterres set to attend AI Impact Summit
At least six prime ministers, seven presidents, including French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and two vice presidents are slated to attend the India AI (artificial intelligence) Impact Summit, scheduled to be held from February 16 to 20.
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
RBI plans to allow bank loans to Reits from July 1
Draft norms also call for barring land acquisition financing
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
Do celebrities make smart entrepreneurs?
YES, BUT...
3 min |
February 14, 2026
Business Standard
State assists farmers to take up natural farming
As many as 250,000 farmers are practising natural farming in Rajasthan as the state carries out a plan to increase yields sustainably, said a senior agriculture department official.
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
Devotion as a social disruptor
Each year, during Panguni Uthiram in the Tamil months of March and April, the streets around Kapaleeswarar Temple in Mylapore come alive for the Arubathu Moovar festival in Chennai.
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
DGCA slaps ₹1 cr fine on A-I for operating Airbus A320 plane without certification
Aviation safety watchdog The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a fine of ₹1 crore on Tata Group-owned Air India for operating an Airbus A320 neo plane without the requisite airworthiness certification on at least eight routes last year, according to sources.
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
PFRDA looks to increase NPS equity exposure
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PERDA) is pushing for higher equity exposure and a gradual expansion of permissible asset classes under the National Pension System (NPS) to sustain long-term returns in a declining interest rate environment, Chairperson Sivasubramanian Ramann said on Friday.
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
PMO gets new address — Seva Teerth
Modi says new complex more connected to the ground; signs files related to women, farmers, youth
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February 14, 2026
Business Standard
Pharma investment kitty hits ₹38,000 cr
The UttarPradesh government has logged pharmaceutical sector investment proposals of more than ₹38,000 crore, raising the pitch for the state as a potential pharma hub in India.
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