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Prosus joins India’s travel story with Ixigo bet
Dutch investor pivots from tech and fintech, plots new route in India’s $100 bn travel and hospitality sector
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November 04, 2025
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Shares for social good
How India’s wealth boom can fuel enduring philanthropy
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November 04, 2025
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Health, motor policy sales jump on GST exemption, festival cheer
Insurers upbeat as demand surges; input tax credit impact seen as marginal
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November 04, 2025
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Well placed to manage shift to ECL: BoB chief
State-run lender Bank of Baroda will be making floating provision in the run up to transitioning to the Expected Credit Loss (ECL) framework for loan loss provisioning, its managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) Debadatta Chand tells Abhijit Lele in an interview in Mumbai. Edited excerpts:
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November 04, 2025
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On top of the world
Institutional support has empowered women's cricket
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November 04, 2025
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Trump defends call to resume nuclear tests
Cites China, Pakistan among countries testing nuclear weapons
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November 04, 2025
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Go global to limit India-specific shocks, hedge currency risk
Vested Finance hasenabled Indian retail investors to invest in global mutual funds. A few other platforms, such as iFAST and Crystal, also facilitate investment in offshore mutual funds. These transactions are routed through the Reserve Bank of India’s Liberal-ised Remittance Scheme (LRS), which permits remittances ofup to $250,000 per financial year.
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November 04, 2025
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Bharti Airtel Q2 profit more than doubles to ₹8,651 crore
Domestic telecom major Bharti Airtel on Monday reported a more than twofold jump in its consolidated net profit to ₹8,651 crore for the second quarter of the financial year 2026 (Q2FY26), on the back of continued premiumisation in the mobile phone segment and record customer additions in broadband business.
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November 04, 2025
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Ambuja Cements profit surges to ₹2,302 crore
The Adani Group firm Ambuja Cements Ltd on Monday reported an over fourfold increase in profit after tax at ₹2,302 crore in the second quarter ended September 2025.
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November 04, 2025
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PSBs take up tech upgrade to streamline ops
Public sector banks (PSBs) havestarted undertaking comprehensive — technological upgradation in the geographical information system (GIS) and jurisdictional data dictionary (JDD) applications used by banks, according to a government source.
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November 04, 2025
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Vanguard launches global value centre in Hyderabad
Vanguard, one of the world’s leading investment management companies, on Monday announced the official launch ofits global value centre (GVC) in Hyderabad, marking a significant milestone in the firm’s technology transformation.
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November 04, 2025
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Govt seeks applications for Irdai whole-time members for actuary, distribution posts
The Ministry of Finance has invited applications for the positions of two Whole Time Members — Actuary and Distribution — in the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai), as the tenures of the incumbent Whole-Time Member (Actuary) PK Arora and Whole-Time Member (Distribution) Satyajit Tripathy end in January 2026 and February 2026, respectively.
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November 04, 2025
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Meesho, Shiprocket among 7 firms to get IPO nod
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has approved initial public offerings (IPOs) of seven companies, including Meesho, Shiprocket, Manika Plastech, Allied Engineering Works, Rajputana Stainless, Skyways Air Services, and German Green Steel and Power.
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November 04, 2025
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Strong earnings growth ahead for Vedanta
Vedanta’s (VEDL) Q2FY26 consolidated revenue and operating profit beat consensus estimates due to strong returns from aluminium.
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November 04, 2025
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Tata Consumer net up 11%
Fast-moving consumer goods major Tata Consumer Products on Monday reported a 11 per cent on year jump in its net profit attributable to shareholders at ₹404 crore in the second quarter of the current financial year (Q2FY26).
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November 04, 2025
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Pine Labs trims IPO size, sets price band at ₹210-221 a share
Fintech firm Pine Labs has reduced the size of its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) as existing shareholders opted to sell a smaller portion of their stake at the set price band, and the company decided to lower its net proceeds to manage debt in light of its current financial position, chief executive officer Amrish Rau said.
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November 04, 2025
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PM rolls out ₹1 trn RDI fund for 'high-impact projects'
‘They include alternate investmentfunds(AIFs), development financeinstitutions (DFIs),non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), and focused research organisations (FROs)suchasthe Technology Development Board (TDB), Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), and IT Research Parks.
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November 04, 2025
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Apex court rejects plea to stop Aakash's rights issue
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by US-based lender GLAS Trust Company LLC against the rights issue proposed by Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), clearing the way for the capital raise that will reduce Byju's holding in the company from 25.75 per cent to about 5 per cent.
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November 04, 2025
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Dubai's kids entertainment brand to debut in India in '26
Kids' luxury entertainment space, Boo Boo Laand, which is present in Dubai Mall, is expected to enter India by 2026, with its first launch in Mumbai's Jio World Plaza, a luxury shopping mall.
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November 03, 2025
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Even for Mamdani supporters, his thin résumé is a cause for concern
AS MIDTERMS IN THE US NEAR ...
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November 03, 2025
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Gems & jewellery shipments to US hardest hit in Sep
Exports of gems and jewellery to the United States (US) were hit the hardest in September, following the full impact of the 50 per cent tariff that took effect during the month.
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November 03, 2025
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Deep-tech investors aim for synergies
As India bets on deep tech, investors are seeing collective intelligence — not competition — as the smartest strategy
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November 03, 2025
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Carmakers split over relief to flex-fuel, strong hybrids
Both technologies, if combined, may narrow EVs’ emission edge
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November 03, 2025
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Lamborghini family's next Italian export: Luxury homes in India
In what could mark a new era in India’s branded residences landscape, an Italian touch may soon grace the country’s skylines, with the iconic Lamborghini family set to announce its first project.
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November 03, 2025
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Isro scripts history with launch of heaviest communications satellite
Marking yet another milestone in the space sector, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Sunday launched CMS-03, the heaviest communication satellite launched so far from Indian soil.
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November 03, 2025
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A new wave of reforms set to sweep banking
At this juncture, allowing higher foreign stake in PSBs is the right call. It will help them increase capital and scale up business
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November 03, 2025
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Regulators have an issue to solve: Dynamic pricing's cost
DYNAMIC PRICING RAISES ETHICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT NECESSITY, EQUITY AND TRANSPARENCY. INDIA MUST URGENTLY TACKLE THIS DELICATE FINANCIAL ISSUE IMPACTING MILLIONS
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November 03, 2025
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India watches as Trump engages with East Asian leaders
Last week, our government took some measures to facilitate trade for importers and exporters.
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November 03, 2025
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GST cut sees 2W owners upgrade to Maruti small cars
The share of small cars in Maruti Suzuki India has gone up sharply after the GST reforms, with the country’s largest carmaker witnessing a new profile of customers this festival season, who want to upgrade from two-wheelers to their first car buoyed up by the recent tax cuts.
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November 03, 2025
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Extended rains took a toll on beverage sales in Sep quarter
An extended monsoon this year has dented the beverages market, leading to a drop in sales for organised players.
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