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Financial Express Chandigarh
A disservice to dignity of labour
BARRING TRANSPARENCY IN IMPLEMENTATION & SOCIAL AUDITS, NEW LAW UNDERMINES MGNREGA ENTITLEMENTS
4 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Saregama to invest ₹325 cr in Bhansali Productions
MUSIC LABEL AND entertainment company Saregama India on Tuesday said it will make a ₹325-crore strategic investment in filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bhansali Productions (BPPL), marking a deep partner- ship that blends Bhansali’s cine- matic storytelling prowess with Saregama’s strength in music and entertainment.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Govt to sell up to 3% stake in IOB
THE CENTRE WILL sell up to 3% stake in the state-run Indian Overseas Bank to raise about 2,000 crore through an offer for sale (OFS) at a floor price of §34/share on Wednesday-Thursday.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Australia’s Green clinches red-hot IPL deal
CAMERON GREEN BECAME the most expensive overseas player in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history as the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) franchise bought the Australian all-rounder for ₹25.2 crore at the player auctions for the 2026 season, held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
PFRDA allows 80% NPS corpus withdrawal for pvt subscribers
IN A MAJOR reform of the national pension system (NPS), the pension regulator has allowed lump sum payout to non-government sector subscribers to 80% and reduced annuitisation to 20% of their corpus at the time of exit from the scheme.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Industry split on interconnection reforms
TELECOM INTERCONNECTION RULES are set for a major overhaul, with industry bodies warning that the proposed changes could significantly impact operator costs, foreign exchange flows, legacy network revenues, and spam control mechanisms.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Ola Electric founder sells ₹92-cr shares
OLA ELECTRIC FOUNDER
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Falling rupee, weak global cues drag indices down
AMID WEAK GLOBAL cues, the equity indices fell up to 0.64% on Tuesday, largely driven by the sharp depreciation of the rupee, which hit a fresh record low and breached the 91-mark for the first time, and persistent FPI outflows.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Rupee breaches 91-mark
FOREIGN INVESTORS HAVE pulled out $1.5 billion from equities so far in December, according to data from the stock exchanges.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Govt proposes major overhaul of GDP series
THE NEW GROSS Domestic Product (GDP) series is set for a major overhaul with the government proposing various changes, including the adoption of the Classification of Individual Consumption according to Purpose (COICOP) 2018 for the compilation of private final consumption expenditure.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
RBI injects $5 billion via Fx swap
THE RESERVE BANK of India's (RBI) three-year dollar/rupee buy-sell swap on Tuesday received strong demand.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Sebi panel to propose easing commodity derivatives rules
A PANEL SET up by Sebi will recommend easing curbs on commodity derivatives and suggest steps to make it more attractive to institutional investors in its final report to be submitted early next year, three sources said.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Centre notifies rare earth magnet scheme
THE MINISTRY OF Heavy Industries (MHI) on Tuesday notified the Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnet.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
N-energy Bill likely to open space for foreign funding
NEED FOR BASELOAD ALTERNATIVES, HUNT FOR CAPITAL
2 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Lukewarm response: PM Internship Scheme tweaked
DUE TO THE lukewarm response from corporates to the PM Internship Scheme (PMIS), the government amended the scheme in February to attract a larger pool of companies, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Harsh Malhotra said in Parliament.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Trump files $10-bn lawsuit against BBC
President Donald Trump sued the BBC for up to $10 billion in damages over edited clips of a speech that made it appear he directed supporters to storm the US Capitol, opening an international front in his fight against media coverage he deems untrue or unfair.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
The digital storyteller
STORYTELLING HAS ALWAYS been one of the most powerful ways to connect with people. Earlier creators focused mainly on entertaining, informing, or inspiring audiences. Their role was often limited to crafting narratives, performing, or producing art. But the digital era has changed this identity. Today, they are not only storytellers but also technopreneurs who use technology to build businesses around creativity.
2 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
McKinsey plans to cut thousands of jobs
STERNFELS TOOK CENTRE stage and told his peers that the firm was finally ready to escape years of lackluster growth.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Bill granting Irdai more power gets LS nod
. Proposed law also allows 100% FDI in sector
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
McKinsey plans thousands of job cuts as slowdown bites
Consulting industry seeing demand slump as clients turn cost-conscious
2 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Rice exports in Apr-Nov remain flat at $7.3 bn
INDIA'S RICE EXPORTS during April-November stood flat at $7.3 billion, marginally higher than the previous year, due to higher global stocks and robust crop yield across major producing countries.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Relief for Gandhis: Court rejects ED chargesheet in National Herald case
A DELHI COURT on Tuesday declined to take cognizance of ED’s prosecution complaint filed in an alleged %2,000-crore money laundering case, effectively halting the case against senior Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi and five others.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Sectoral, thematic funds underperform markets
THE SECTORAL AND thematic funds category of equity mutual fund schemes which has seen an increase of nearly 130% in its assets under management (AUM) from 2023 and contributes to nearly 15% of the total equity AUM,has underperformed the market returns both over one-and three-year periods.
2 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Jewellery demand to sustain in near term: Retailers
INDIA'S RETAIL JEWELLERY brands are confident of sustaining the demand, evident during the wedding season, well into next year.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Irdai to use consultative regulation process: FM
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS to the country's insurance laws seek to widen coverage, strengthen oversight and make the sector more transparent and investmentfriendly, while keeping policyholder interests at the core, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
HDFC Bank gets nod to hold up to 9.5% in IndusInd
THE RESERVE BANK of India has approved the subsidiaries of HDFC Bank to acquire up to 9.5% stake in smaller peer IndusInd Bank, according to exchange filings on Tuesday.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
When legacy meets aspiration
FROM PRICE WARRIOR TO VALUE CURATOR, NIRMA MIRRORS A MATURED MARKET
3 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
IAMAI flags DoT’s SIM-binding rule, says it could disrupt digital services
Industry body warns that new rules may negatively impact a large number of businesses
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Credit card spending moderates in Oct: CareEdge
CREDIT CARD SPENDING moderated in October, indicating a clear normalisation after the GSTand festival-led surge seen a month earlier, even as banks continued to expand card issuance and deepen credit usage among existing customers.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Vedanta demerger gets NCLT nod
THE NATIONAL COMPANY Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday approved the long-pending demerger scheme of mining major Vedanta, clearing the way for the group to split into multiple sector-focused companies spanning aluminium, oil and gas, power, and iron and steel.
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