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Voters’ count in Gujarat drops by 7.3 mn to 43 mn after SIR
The names of nearly 740,000 voters have been dropped from Gujarat’s draft electoral rolls after the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, pegging the total count of electors at 43.4 million as against the 50.8 million earlier, an official said on Friday.
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
Net direct mopup growth lags Budget goal
NET DIRECT TAX COLLECTIONS ROSE 8% UNTIL DEC 17; FY26 BUDGET ESTIMATED 12.6% GROWTH
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December 20, 2025
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Piramal Finance to sell 14.72% in Shriram Life for ₹600 crore
Piramal Finance on Friday said it would sell its entire 14.72 per cent stake in Shriram Life Insurance to Sanlam Emerging Markets (Mauritius) Ltd for ₹600 crore.
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
Will FM table the Union Budget on Sunday, Feb 1?
Will the 8oth Union Budget be a Sunday Budget?
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
Dhurandhar’s quiet power
Cinema has never been just entertainment.
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
Benign inflation outlook calls for lower real interest rates: RBI Guv
MPC minutes: Data suggests some slack persists in economy, said Deputy Guv Gupta
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
Peace as an economic strategy
In his Labour Party conference speech in September, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer doubled down on “growth” as the central mission of his government.
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
Goyal to make final push for India-EU talks in new year
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will travel to Brussels early January to give a final push to the trade talks between India and the European Union (EU) and resolve pending contentious issues such as carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), steel, and automobiles, according to a person aware of the matter.
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
Expect returns to moderate after scorching run up
GOLD OUTLOOK FOR 2026
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
Brown varsity, MIT attacks: US halts green card lottery
The Trump administration halted the US green card lottery program, which it said was used by the suspect in the Brown University shooting and killing of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor.
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
How MGNREGA acted as safety net for casual labour
VB-G RAM G could weaken casual labour’s bargaining power, according to civil society groups
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
Higher prices, demerger to boost margins, unlock value for Vedanta
Vedanta, a conglomerate in mining and metals, has seena surge in its share price on the back of multiple triggers.
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December 20, 2025
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Back to silver screen: Jan-Nov BO collection up 18%
The cumulative box-office (BO) collection in the January to November period of 2025, rose by 18 per cent year-on-year to ₹11,657 crore, driven by a wide variety of films bringing audiences back to the silver screen.
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
2W wholesales may grow 6-9% in FY26: Icra
Domestic two-wheeler wholesale despatches are likely to clock 6-9 per cent year-on-year (Yo-Y) growth in FY26, on the back of stronger replacement demand, post goods and services tax (GST) cuts, pickup in urban consumption and healthy rural incomes supported by a normal monsoon, according to rating agency Icra.
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
China to allow rare-earth metals export for civilian use
China on Friday said it will approve export of its rare-earth metals for civilian use, amid India’s persistent calls for Beijing to lift curbs and resume the export of precious metals needed to manufacture a host of modern products.
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
AAHL will either have an IPO or a demerger between 2027 and 2030: Jeet Adani
The Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), the second airport in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), will see its commercial flight operations begin on December 25 after a long wait.
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
Hard cinema, soft power
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife
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December 20, 2025
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EPFO insurance: Job gap of up to 60 days won't cut ₹50,000 cover
Weekends, holidays and gaps of up to 60 days between jobs will no longer be treated as a break in service while deciding eligibility for benefits under the Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) scheme.
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
Corporate governance can’t just be reactive: Sebi chief
Even minor infractions in corporate governance can lead to “amplified consequences” in the capital market, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Friday.
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
PM to inaugurate new airport terminal in Guwahati today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to pay a two-day visit to Assam from Saturday, during which he will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for several projects and address public meetings.
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
Credai's Budget wish list: Revise affordable housing price cap to ₹90 lakh
Realtors body Credai on Friday appealed to the Centre to revise the %45 lakh price cap and provide tax incentives to developers for building affordable housing projects in the upcoming Union Budget 2026-27, while citing high demand for such units.
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December 20, 2025
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Premium bike sales defy GST hike, register 4% growth
Sales of premium motorcycles in India, those with more than 350 cubic capacity (cc) engine capacities, have demonstrated notable resilience, registering 4 per cent year-on-year (Y-0-Y) growth in October-November 2025, despite a sharp hike in the goods and services tax (GST) rate, indicating stable demand in this niche segment.
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December 20, 2025
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EU offers Ukraine €90 bn loan via joint bonds
European Union leaders agreed to loan Ukraine €90 billion ($106 billion) for the next two years in a bid to strengthen Kyiv’s hand at the negotiating table and keep the war-torn country afloat.
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December 20, 2025
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Fog chaos at airports spreads
Winter made its presence felt across North India as dense smog continued to trigger widespread disruption in flight operations out of Delhi, with IndiGo and Air India cancelling several services that rippled across their network, affecting airports including Mumbai and Hyderabad.
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
SAT to hear appeal by Avadhut Sathe on Jan 9
The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) will hear on January 9, 2026, an appeal filed by Avadhut Sathe Trading Academy (ASTA) challenging a Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) order that directed the impounding of ₹546 crore and barred the entity from the securities market.
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December 20, 2025
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₹ sees best day in 3 yrs, strengthens past 90/S
The rupee staged a sharp turn- around over the week - from being the worst performer among Asian peers to the best-performing cur- rency on Friday.
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
Bangladesh on boil after student leader’s death
> PROTESTERS TORCH MEDIA OFFICES, POLITICAL SITES, CULTURAL LANDMARKS > INDIAN DIPLOMAT’S HOUSE ATTACKED; YUNUS APPEALS FOR CALM AMID RISING TENSIONS
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
Hard work and humility
‘The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP’s) victory in the Chhattisgarh Assembly election (2023) is considered a turning point in the political career of Nitin Nabin, declared national working president of the BJP last week, the youngest everto hold the position.
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December 20, 2025
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Avendus Capital founders eye $35 mn each after Mizuho deal
Avendus Capital has advised on hundreds of transactions since 1999, lately turning into one of India’s fastest growing dealmakers by helping emerging tech tycoons to raise money.
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December 20, 2025
Business Standard
Govt to release compliance handbook for new labour Codes: Labour secy
The Centre is set to release a compliance handbook to help businesses comply with the four new labour codes, Labour Secretary Vandana Gurnani said on Friday.
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