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NDA’s vision of Viksit Bihar faces fiscal roadblocks
In the runup to elections, the alliance’s manifesto listed 25 prominent promises
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November 15, 2025
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WEAKEST FACTORY OUTPUT, RETAIL SALES GROWTH IN OVER A YEAR China’s economy stumbles as risks mount
China’s factory output and retail sales grew at their weakest pace in over a year in October, piling pressure on policymakers to revamp the $19 trillion export-driven economy as a trade war with the US and weak domestic demand heighten risks to growth.
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November 15, 2025
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Andhra aiming to get $1 trillion investment over a decade: CM
Naidu says state will launch India’s first drone taxis in two years
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November 15, 2025
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IHCl to acquire 51% stake in wellness brand for ₹240 cr
Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL), the parent of Taj hotels, on Friday announced that it will acquire a controlling stake of 51 per cent in Sparsh Infratech Private Ltd, which operates Atmantan wellness resort in Maharashtra, for ₹240 crore.
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November 15, 2025
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HAL revamp study to be ready by Mar
Govt ropes in BCG to conduct study in view of firm’s growing order book
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November 15, 2025
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‘Expect a gradual shift from derivatives to cash-market investing’
Brokerages’ growth will come from advisory-led offerings such as comprehensive wealth solutions that generate “recurring revenue streams” and “customer stickiness”, says Krishna Kumar Karwa, managing director of Emkay Global Financial Services.
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November 15, 2025
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Marico Q2 net down 0.7%
The consolidated net profit of Marico, the maker of Parachute coconutoil, declined 0.7 percent in the second quarter (July-September) of 2025-26 (Q2FY26).
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November 15, 2025
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Axis Max Life aims to be ‘breakout No. 3’ in life insurance: MD & CEO
Following Axis Max Life Insurance’s second-quarter results for 2025-26, Sumit Madan, managing director and chief executive officer of the company, speaks to Aathira Varier and Subrata Panda about growth aspirations, strategies to offset the impact of the input tax credit (ITC) withdrawal, reverse merger plans, and more. Edited excerpts:
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November 15, 2025
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SC rejects pleas against revival of Crocs design suit
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain challenges brought by Bata India, Liberty Shoes and several other footwear makers against a Delhi High Court ruling that revived Crocs Inc’s passing off suits over its signature footwear design.
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November 15, 2025
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Festivals, GST rate rejig spur Oct PV dispatches
Domestic passenger vehicle (PV) wholesales, which are dispatches from factories to dealers, increased 17.2 per cent year-on-year (Y-0-Y) to 460,739 units in October.
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November 15, 2025
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India’s 2025 emission rate to fall but global jump raises warming alarm
Delhi’s putrid air belies the invisible progress that India is making on the climate front, perhaps indicating that more needs to be done.
3 min |
November 15, 2025
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QCO rollbacks gather steam, suspended for 55 steel products
The Ministry of Steel has decided to suspend Quality Control Orders (QCOs) pertaining to 55 steel products to address raw material constraints faced by consumer industries such as automobiles and MSMEs, taking the total number of such orders put in abeyance based on high level reform panel’s recommendation to 76.
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November 15, 2025
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Bolster policy coverage to secure full compensation
PARTIAL PAYOUT OF HOSPITAL BILLS
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November 15, 2025
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Many growth triggers for Samvardhana Motherson
Brokerages raise earnings estimates after company’s Q2FY26 results
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November 15, 2025
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Lack of PLI forcing us to delay launches: Ather CEO
With a 19.6 per cent share of the electric two-wheeler (e2W) market in October, and with its revenues up and losses down in the second quarter of 2025-26 (Q2FY26), Ather Energy is already in the top three — the third-largest player in the space — locking horns with TVS and Bajaj.
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November 15, 2025
Business Standard
Many functions of digital ‘twins’
A research team led by Daniel Klocke from the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology has just put together a new digital model of Earth. They call it an Icosahedral Nonhydrostatic (ICON) model. It does weather forecasting and climate modelling.
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November 15, 2025
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A unique Indian 'enterprise charter'
Enterprises of all kinds are the ‘oxygen of any economy. India has about 65 million of them, according to records.
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November 15, 2025
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Q2 economic growth may have surpassed RBI's 7% projection
Led by a revival in consumption demand, an above-normal monsoon that propped up agriculture, robust industrial growth, and sustained public capex, the Indian economy is expected to have sustained the growth momentum in the July-September quarter (Q2) with a gross domestic product (GDP) growth uptick to over 7 per cent, after the 7.8 per cent growth recorded in Q1, economists reckon.
3 min |
November 14, 2025
Business Standard
Export push clears Cabinet hurdle, implementation next
₹25K cr EPM to be rolled out; revamped IES to target MSMEs
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November 14, 2025
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QCOs for plastics, polymer, synthetic fibres scrapped
THE DIRECTIVE, WHICH CAME INTO EFFECT ON NOVEMBER 12, AIMS TO IMPROVE RAW MATERIAL AVAILABILITY FOR DOWNSTREAM INDUSTRIES
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November 14, 2025
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TaMo posts ₹867 cr loss in Q2
Newly listed CV player sees its consolidated revenue rise 6% to 218,585 cr
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November 14, 2025
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Govt may need ₹2,000 crore corpus to implement credit guarantee scheme
The government has estimated it would need to allocate ₹2,000 crore in this financial year to provide for the credit guarantee scheme of ₹20,000 crore to support exporters, official sources said.
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November 14, 2025
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The iconic US penny, a symbol of frugality, dies at 232
The American penny died on Wednesday in Philadelphia. It was 232.
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November 14, 2025
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No mining within 1 km of national parks, wildlife sanctuaries: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that mining “shall not be permissible” within 1 kilometre (km) of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, underscoring that such areas must remain insulated from industrial activities.
3 min |
November 14, 2025
Business Standard
Low prices dampen sentiment in rabi sowing season
Things are in place for a good rabi harvest. But farmers must contend with poor prices for their kharif harvest. And that may have a knock-on effect on rabi prices in a vicious cycle
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November 14, 2025
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Hero Moto profit up 24% at ₹1,321 cr
The consolidated net profit of Hero MotoCorp increased by 23.9 per cent year-on-year (Yo-Y) to ₹1,321 crore in the second quarter of 2025-26 (Q2FY26) amid high demand due to the recent goods and services tax (GST) rationalisation.
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November 14, 2025
Business Standard
Qcom feeds revenue appetite of packaged food majors
Consumer appetite for impulse purchases and convenience is driving a rapid rise in the share of quick commerce (qcom) in food companies’ revenues.
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November 14, 2025
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Flexicap funds, commodity ETFs emerge as new investor favourites
Smallcap, midcap funds see decline in interest
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November 14, 2025
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Q2 economic growth may have surpassed RBI’s 7% projection: Economists
More encouraging, she said, was the sustained decline for demand for jobs under the MGNREGA over July to October as it indicates job creation in rural areas.
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November 14, 2025
Business Standard
Breaking the sound of silence
Kirkland-based writer, essayist and activist Meera Vijayann’s powerful maiden essay collection explores the costs of silence and the journey towards selfhood in Indian girlhood.
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