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Deepti Sharma plays WPL auction's winning shot
Another all-rounder, Shikha Pandey, who last played for India in 2023, was signed by UPW for ₹2.4 crore from RCB, making her the third-highest-paid player in the auction.
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November 28, 2025
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Sebi incentivises MF distributors to enrol more women
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has introduced a new incentive framework for mutual fund (MF) distributors to boost participation of women investors and people from beyond top 30 (B30) locations.
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November 28, 2025
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Lower credit costs may drive more gains for SBI Card
Data from the credit card market indicates an uptick through AugustOctober, 2025 over the year-ago period.
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November 28, 2025
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CAFE weight relief for small cars will favour one firm: Swadeshi Jagran Manch
The proposed special exemption for petrol cars will favour a ‘single company’, hamper research and development
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November 28, 2025
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Strengthening investor protection priority for regulator: Sebi chief
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey (pictured) on Thursday stressed the need to strengthen investor protection, warning that unregistered advisory groups continue to lure individuals into unsafe trading channels and that dabba trading keeps resurfacing in new digital forms.
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November 28, 2025
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Runway ride
Five designers bring the thrill of the open road into fashion, merging chrome, leather, and speed with couture, writes Asmita Aggarwal
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November 28, 2025
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Offline, ecom, qcom platforms see surge in N95 mask, air-purifier sales
Pollution chokes cities
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November 28, 2025
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New networking switch to provide better visibility into transactions: NBBL CEO
A new netbanking switch, Banking Connect — developed by NPCI Bharat BillPay (NBBL) — is expected to standardise netbanking partnerships and give the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) more visibility into transactions and grievance management, said Noopur Chaturvedi, NBBL’s MD&CEO.
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November 28, 2025
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Rainbow Children’s Hospital eyes expansion in North India
Hyderabad-based Rainbow Children’s Hospital Group, one of India’s largest specialised paediatric and perinatal care chains, is accelerating its northward expansion with plans to add nearly 900 beds over the next three years, of which about 450 will come up in the National Capital Region (NCR).
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November 28, 2025
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CDSCO committee moves to ban high-risk solvents in kids’ oral drugs
Move follows reports of deaths from contaminated cough syrups in Chhindwara
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November 28, 2025
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Mount K Kapital raises second realty fund worth ₹4,000 cr
Realty focused fund Mount K Kapital, which is backed by Rustomjee group, on Thursday announced that it has raised its second real estate investment fund of $450 million (around ₹4,000 crore).
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November 28, 2025
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Sensex at record high; brokerages turn bullish on markets in 2026
The BSE Sensex hit a record high of 86,055.86 in intraday trade on Thursday, cementing the consensus among most brokerages that Indian markets will be buoyant in 2026, helped by better corporate earnings and returning foreign flows.
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November 28, 2025
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Banking on a bargain
Sandesara settlement raises important questions
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November 28, 2025
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Reeves fights criticism for raising taxes to fund welfare
UK FinMin questioned on lifting child-benefit cap
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November 28, 2025
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Decathlon eyes 10-city qcom push, double market share by 2030
French sports giant Decathlon’s domestic arm has shared its plans to push its own quick-commerce segment to 10 more Indian cities.
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November 28, 2025
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IMF reclassifies India’s FX regime as ‘floating’
Flags TCS norms for forex outflows under LRS, says Fund's nod not secured
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November 27, 2025
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Smallcap funds pare core exposure as valuation worries remain
Allocation to smallcap basket declines from 76.4% a year ago to 74.4%
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November 27, 2025
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How labour codes will affect your salary and pension
India’s new labour codes are likely to reduce people's take-home monthly pay but increase the money saved for retirement, a financial expert said.
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November 27, 2025
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MNC? India wants to know who calls the shots
The new test for what constitutes a permanent establishment — the Indian unit of a multinational company — has major tax implications for businesses. The new principle is ‘control’ rather than physical presence
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November 27, 2025
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Rate-cut hopes lift benchmark indices to near peak levels
Nifty 50 just 11 pts shy of record high after best single-day gain in 5 months
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November 27, 2025
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Bharti Airtel promoter entity ICIL sells 34.3 mn shares for ₹7,189 cr
Indian Continent Investment Ltd (ICIL), a Sunil Mittal entity, sold 0.56 per cent stake in Bharti Airtel on Wednesday.ICIL sold 34.3 million shares at ₹2,098 apiece to mop up ₹7,195 crore. Names of the buyers were not disclosed by the stock exchange. The share sale saw demand from marquee domestic and international long-only investors, the company said in a statement.
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November 27, 2025
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Affordable homes no longer attractive to investors as luxury offers higher returns
Affordable homes, priced under ₹40 lakh per unit, may not be attractive anymore, not just for developers but also for investors, with the segment seeing a 26 per cent price rise over three years since 2022 versus 40 per cent returns from luxury homes priced ₹1.5 crore and above.According to real estate research firm Anarock data, luxury homes in India’s top seven realty markets saw their prices rise from ₹14,530 per square feet (sq ft) in 2022 to ₹20,300/sq ft for the year-to-date period of 2025.
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November 27, 2025
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Non-Nifty 50 firms’ profit engine fires up, eclipses index giants in Q2
Non-Nifty 50 companies have recorded a sharp recovery in earnings over the past three quarters, outpacing their Nifty 50 counterparts.
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November 27, 2025
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Cabinet greenlights ₹7,280 cr rare-earth magnet scheme
5 firms to qualify for up to 1,200 tonnes capacity each after a global bid process
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November 27, 2025
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Securing India's children
Stronger systems can build the future
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November 27, 2025
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Tesla flags low maintenance cost to woo buyers
US-based electric vehicle major Tesla on Wednesday said its customers can recover one-third of the vehicle cost over 4-5 years due to savings in fuel and regular maintenance.
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November 27, 2025
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Reeves raises UK taxes by £26 bn in day of Budget chaos
Meant to convey stability, the Budget measures, which were accidentally released, leave investors reeling; investigation launched into the 'error'
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November 27, 2025
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At least 13 dead as massive fire engulfs Hong Kong apartments
A fire spread across seven high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex, killing 13 people and leaving others still trapped, in the city's worst blaze in years.
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November 27, 2025
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Uranium deal important part of India-Canada bilateral ties: MEA
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday confirmed that India and Canada are negotiating a uranium deal, stating that it was an important part of bilateral ties and would further strengthen the civil nuclear cooperation between the two nations.
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November 27, 2025
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Russia says leak of Witkoff call recording is unacceptable
Russia said on Wednesday that the leak of a recording of a call between top advisers to Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin was an unacceptable attempt to undermine Ukraine peace negotiations and amounted to hybrid warfare.
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