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Trump urges House to vote for release of Epstein files
US President has dismissed the files as a Democratic smear campaign
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
Advent Hotels eyes growth via metro cities, luxury segment
Hotel asset management firm Advent Hotels International — which currently has partnerships with global hotel brands like Marriott International, Hilton Hotels, and Hyatt Hotels — is planning to increase its presence in major micro markets in metro cities through upper upscale and luxury segments in India.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
McLeod Russel’s debt resolution gathers steam
Amid ongoing talks with National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL) on debt restructuring, the country’s largest bulk tea producer McLeod Russel India has filed a revised resolution plan as techno economic viability (TEV) study gets underway.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
45 Indians killed as bus collides with oil tanker in Saudi Arabia
Atleast 45 Indians, majority of them Umrah pilgrims from Hyderabad, were killed in Saudi Arabia’s Madina after their bus collided with an oil tanker, officials said on Monday.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
Unemployment rate unchanged at 5.2% in October, shows PLFS data
India’s unemployment rate remained at 5.2 per cent for the second month in a row in October, as labour markets showed momentum to match the increased workforce during the month, the latest periodic labour forcesurvey (PLFS) monthly bulletin released on Monday showed.
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
$533 mn ‘roundtripped’ to Byju, aides: US court filing
Founder, other affiliates reject allegations made in the Delaware court
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November 18, 2025
Business Standard
15 ‘no; 2 ‘yes’ votes: CAFE relief for small cars leaves industry divided
Mercedes-Benz was “neutral”, Toyota was “for consensus”, Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) and Renault said “yes”, and the remaining 15 carmakers said “no” when asked to give their final vote on the proposal to allow a weight-based exemption for small cars under the CAFE emission norms, Business Standard has learnt.
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Commodities spur India Inc's Sep qtr showing
Other key sectors continue to struggle with low single-digit growth in revenues and earnings
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Can fresh reforms fix power sector debt?
After four failed reform drives, a new plan aims to rescue India’s debt-laden power discoms through privatisation, accountability, long-term financial fixes
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
COP30 at halftime sees EU pushback on India, China’s CBAM, finance moves
Two issues on financial obligations of developed countries and unilateral trade agreements were dropped from the COP agenda after resistance from developed nations
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Compliance cost may rise for firms
The cost of operations for companies and data fiduciaries dealing with user data in India is likely to increase over the next 18 months as they implement new systems for data mapping, deploy consent management tools, and establish data protection offices, according to industry and legal experts. These new systems must be implemented to comply with the rules of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act.
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Protecting investors and savers
Can the banking regulator consider introducing a ‘check tool for all online deposit transactions?
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Craft spirits pour new energy into India's alcobev giants
India’s young, quality-conscious drinkers are driving a surge in craft gin and vodka, prompting major alcohol beverage (alcobev) companies to snap up boutique spirits brands. These acquisitions provide established players with a low-cost entry into fast-growing niches, allowing them to capture early momentum and diversify beyond traditional liquor categories.
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
COP30 sees EU pushback against India, China's CBAM, finance moves
At the Conference of Parties (COP), the 30th edition of the annual United Nations (UN) сп taking place in Belem this year, rich nations are refusing to address concerns over trade and finance raised by developing countries like India, China, or Jamaica. Nor have they paid attention to the concerns of the indigenous dwellers of the Amazon.
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
'Muskuraiye...? Public transport woes dent Lucknow's tagline
Lucknow's tagline, \"Muskuraiye, aap Lucknow mein hain!\"
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
SMID multiples bubble, but PEG keeps lid on
Surface froth looks intense, yet expected growth tempers risk
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
MFS wager on IT's bounce, showing no consensus yet
Split wide open as sector exposure swings from defensive 5% to bold 18%
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Blending family and governance, Trump Organisation talks realty deal with Saudis
The Trump Organization is in talks that could bring a Trump-branded property to one of Saudi Arabia's largest government-owned real estate developments, according to the chief executive of the Saudi firm leading the development.
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Francis Crick: The DNA of a scientific thinker
Biographers work on a spectrum: From the nimble narrative, propulsive and colourful and condensed, to the definitive doorstop, a storehouse within which all there is to know has been comprehensively gathered.
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
GDP growth vs corporate results
India’seconomy continuesto postheadline numbers that would make most finance ministers envious.
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Trai may look deeper at net neutrality norms
Reliance Jio had raised concerns over the need for clearer guidance on 5G network slicing
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
India-China begin talks for a reverse-trade model for drugs
This would unlock export potential of $6 billion for Indian pharma companies
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Of Zubeen Garg & Assam’s political pitch
The state is learning that loss of a cultural icon can be more politically potent than any promise in an election manifesto, writes Aditi Bagaria
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
DPDP Act: IT services firms likely to have a short learning curve
Indian information technology (IT) service providers will have a short learning curve to adapt to India's digital landscape after the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act was notified last week as they have already been following such regulations in other parts of the world, especially Europe, for the last few years, according to experts.
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Unfulfilled potential of tribal heartland
Social and economic welfare: Still a long way to travel, explains Yash Kumar Singhal
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
'Muskuraiye...?' Transport woes dent Lucknow's tagline
Metro ridership, bus fleet, and safety reforms struggle to match the city’s growth
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
Export subsidies will help but we should aim to be globally competitive
Last week, the government approved the Export Promotion Mission (EPM) package of ₹25,060 crore and the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Exporters (CGSE) of ₹20,000 crore. Naturally, the exporters have welcomed the schemes because some subsidies and loans will come their way. However, I am not too enthused by such schemes because similar announcements earlier have not helped us achieve even a compounded aggregate growth rate (CAGR) of 3 per cent in exports or increase our share of global merchandise exports beyond 1.8 per cent in the past 11 years.
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
TaMo evaluating both CNG, hybrids for larger cars, SUVs above 4 metres
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Tata Passenger Electric Mobility, which draw 45 percent volumes from alternative or cleaner technologies such as CNG, EV etc, said that they are ‘well protected’ under Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) norms and hybrids do not need to be CAFE compliant.
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
RE leads charge as Andhra bags ₹13 trn investment proposals at CII summit
THESE INVESTMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A CATALYST IN THE STATE'S AMBITIOUS TARGET OF BECOMING A $2.4 TRN ECONOMY BY 2047
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November 17, 2025
Business Standard
India proposes UK-style totalisation pact with US
India has proposed signing a social security totalisation agreement with the United States (US) on the lines of the Double Contributions Convention (DCC) agreement it concluded with the United Kingdom (UK) earlier this year, official sources told Business Standard.
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