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Bombay HC ruling throws light on misuse of petitions to stall IPOs
Experts call for frameworks to identify, deter vexatious legal challenges
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December 17, 2025
Business Standard
New higher edu regulator won't have funding powers: Pradhan
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan (pictured) on Tuesday said that the single regulator proposed under the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhisthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025, will not have funding powers.
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December 17, 2025
Business Standard
India needs Indian banks
The arc of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI's) policy on bank ownership has changed over time.
4 min |
December 17, 2025
Business Standard
Harnessing nuclear energy
Bill seeks to address key investor concerns
2 min |
December 17, 2025
Business Standard
Rural employment revamp
The new law will bring significant changes
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December 17, 2025
Business Standard
India’s digital-only viewership reaches 313 mn in Q3CY25
With three in four digital-only users living in rural regions, India’s overall digital-only viewership reached 313 million in the third quarter of CY2025, according to the Kantar Media Compass report.
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December 17, 2025
Business Standard
Evera Cabs to deploy 4K BluSmart cars
Evera Cabs, an app-based electric cab service provider, on Tuesday said it planned to scale up its operations by taking on board a 4,000-vehicle electric fleet, which was earlier operated on the now-defunct BluSmart platform.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Business Standard
Ford to take $19.5 bn hit due to EV overhaul
EV writedown: Things to know
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Business Standard
ICICI Pru AMC IPO subscribed 39x
The initial public offering (IPO) of ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company (AMC) saw robust investor interest, with the issue being subscribed 39 times over the shares on offer and attracting bids worth nearly ₹3 trillion, exchange data showed on Tuesday.
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December 17, 2025
Business Standard
Six private-sector applicants in race for Canara top post
For the first time, six candidates from the private sector have applied for the post of Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of public sector lender Canara Bank.
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December 17, 2025
Business Standard
How to open up Indian skies
The recent airport chaos across India has sparked calls to foster adequate competition in the domestic aviation sector. One way could be to look at what other countries are doing
6 min |
December 17, 2025
Business Standard
Gunmen abduct 18 bus passengers in Pakistan
Eighteen people were abducted by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan's Sindh province while they were en route to Quetta in a bus.
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December 17, 2025
Business Standard
Zepto may file for $500 mn IPO in 7-8 days
Quick commerce (qcom) unicorn Zepto is likely to file the draft papers for its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) in the next 7-8 days, people in the know told Business Standard.
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December 17, 2025
Business Standard
PFRDA allows loans against pension savings
Partial withdrawal norms for NPS accounts rationalised; annuity mandate at retirement relaxed for smaller balances
2 min |
December 17, 2025
Business Standard
Apple exports record $2 bn iPhones in Nov
Apple Inc clocked a new record of exporting iPhones worth $2 billion from India in November this year.
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December 17, 2025
Business Standard
My goal is to ensure every dark spot in India is lit up by satcom: Scindia
“As far as AGR and the rules of the playing field are concerned, it’s too early for me to comment on that... a final decision will be taken on that.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Business Standard
Delhi HC seeks replies from DGCA, Centre on pilot unions’ contempt plea over fatigue rules
The Delhi High Courton Tuesday soughta response from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Centre toa contempt petition filed by pilot unions alleging that the aviation regulator diluted court-mandated fatigue norms by granting relaxations to airlines.
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December 17, 2025
Business Standard
New GDP series to reboot consumption spending maths
In 2023-24, rural as well as urban Indian households spent more of their monthly budgets on nonfood items like conveyance, clothing, and durable goods, than food items, marking a shift from previous decades.
2 min |
December 17, 2025
Business Standard
Fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction, says US President
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order, classifying fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction”.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Business Standard
Mkts fall for second day; Nifty dips 0.6%, Smallcaps drop 1%
Investors are tracking US macroeconomic data to gauge future cuts
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December 17, 2025
Business Standard
PM E-DRIVE delivers 1.13 mn vehicles
The PME-DRIVE scheme delivered 1.13 million electric vehicles in its first year while offering half the per-vehicle subsidy compared to FAME-II, signalling a decisive shift from market activation to system-wide consolidation, said a study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)’s Green Finance Centre on Tuesday.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Business Standard
LS clears Insurance Amendment Bill
Law will ensure accessibility, affordability of insurance for all: Sitharaman
2 min |
December 17, 2025
Business Standard
Sebi board may review MF fee structure, stock broker rules
Today's meet likely to also focus on simplification in IPO documents, incentives for debt issuance
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December 17, 2025
Business Standard
Centre decided to modify MGNREGA after receiving repeated complaints: Chouhan
The work to overhaul India’s rural employment scheme was taken up over a year ago to fix a host of issues including “mismanagement and leakages” and states will be given six months to transition from MGNREGA to VB-G RAM G, Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Tuesday.
3 min |
December 17, 2025
Business Standard
RBI's $/$ buy-sell swap gets 2x bids
‘The Reserve Bank of India’s three-year dollar/rupee buy-sell swap saw strong demand on Tuesday, with bids exceeding twice the notified $5 billion amount.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Business Standard
Trump files $10 billion lawsuit against BBC
Accuses it of defamation over editing of his Jan 6 speech
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December 17, 2025
Business Standard
House panel bats for annual review of rail freight rates
‘The Ministry of Railways should conduct annual comprehensive assessment of its freight rates and rationalise the same to effectively compete with road transport and other modes, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways said on Tuesday.
2 min |
December 17, 2025
Business Standard
Tech’s biggest companies offloading risks of AI boom
This fall, Microsoft announced a series of deals, totalling tens of billions, to lease computer power for its artificial intelligence ambitions.
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December 17, 2025
Business Standard
CCI realised 46% of ₹2,888 cr penalty levied on companies
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in the last three financial years levied a penalty of 2,888 crore on companies, recovering 46 percent of the total amount, its annual report showed.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Business Standard
₹ slips past 91/$ amid FPI outflows, risk off trade
“The RBI continuously monitors developments in the foreign exchange market and intervenes only to address episodes of excessive volatility,” Chaudhary said.
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