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MF investor additions hit the slow lane in ‘25
Decline in net additions is largely due to volatility in equity mkt
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
Turnaround hinges on earnings rebound, supportive interest rates
MIDCAP FUNDS OUTLOOK FOR 2026
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
WHEN INDIA chose direct action over deterrence
New warfare
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
Pre-listing lock-ins of over 100 firms to expire in 3 months
A total of 101 companies are slated to have their pre-listing shareholder lock-ins lifted, from December 29, 2025, to March 2026, according to an analysis by Nuvama Institutional Equities.
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
DFS focuses on digitisation, reforms for DRT recoveries
Department of Financial Services (DFS) Secretary M Nagaraju on Tuesday said key initiatives like adoption of mandatory e-filing, use of video conferencing and hybrid hearings, among others, have been taken for deepening the digitisation process in debt recovery tribunals (DRTs) and boost recovery.
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
Corporate lending may rebound as loan-bond rate gap narrows
Bank lending to companies is expected to go up in the coming quarters because the difference in interest rates between corporate bonds and bank loans has narrowed.
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
PSBs’ staff count rises for 1st time in 5 yrs
Public sector banks’ (PSBs’) employee count grew for the first time in five years while private sector banks’ staff strength saw a decline in 2024-25 (FY25), according to latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
Hyundai India enters commercial mobility amid rising competition
Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) on Tuesday entered the commercial mobility segment with the launch of its taxi offerings Prime HB (hatchback) and Prime SD (sedan), marking an expansion beyond its traditional focus on private passenger vehicles (PVs).
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
8th Pay Commission math: How Level 1-5 salaries could rise
As the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) process gathers pace, government employees, especially those in Levels 1 to 5 are trying to gauge how it will change their salaries.
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
Fixing India’s air in five years
From vehicular pollution to construction dust, coordinated solutions exist. What's needed now is the Will t0 ACt
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
Banking for growth
More operational freedom needed for growth with stability
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
China mandates 50% local equipment rule for chipmakers
Domestic push
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
Gujarat Kidney shares end at 8% discount on market debut
Muted showing
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
'Hotels should follow airlines-like dynamic pricing model?'
Hotel tariffs should move to an airline-style model of real-time dynamic pricing rather than depend on flat seasonal rates, says Deeksha Suri, executive director (ED) of The LaLiT Suri Hospitality Group.
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
The hills are alive
Review of Aravalli verdict must be objective
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
‘Allow private players to operate gold monetisation scheme’
A sharp rally in gold prices in the last 18 months has raised several issues. However, a long-term gold policy with several milestones is being drafted.
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
Rosatom sends ₹-fuel for initial loading of Kudankulam project's unit
Russian state-owned atomic energy major Rosatom on Tuesday announced that its nuclear fuel division — managed by TVEL JSC — has supplied nuclear fuel for the initial loading of the VVER-1000 reactor core at unit 3 of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant (NPP) in Tamil Nadu.
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
Housing top reason for partial withdrawals under NPS in FY25
‘The highest number of requests was reported for the purchase or construction of residential houses, which stood at 172,625, of which 155,236 were settled, involving an amount of %1,327.91 crore partial withdrawals under the National Pension System (NPS) in FY 2024-25, according to data from the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) annual report released this month.
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
India surpasses Japan to become world's 4th largest economy: Govt
India has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth largest economy with a size of $4.18 trillion, and is poised to overtake Germany to become the third largest by 2030, the government has said.
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
CESL to float ₹9,000 cr tenders for 6,000 e-buses next week
ONCE OPERATIONAL, THESE BUSES MAY HELP REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS, LOWER NOISE POLLUTION, AND IMPROVE AIR QUALITY ACROSS MAJOR URBAN CENTRES
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
Loan growth, margins set to improve for banks in Q3
‘The banking sector could see better loan growth in the third quarter of financial year 2026 (Q3FY26) with improved net interest margins (NIMs), though the full impact of latest rate cuts will be largely felt in the fourth quarter.
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
Hotels see rise in last-minute bookings ahead of New Year
Hotels and accommodation units, especially those near the metro cities, are seeing a sudden surge in bookings as people chalked out last minute plans to mark New Year, a trend increasingly called ‘quick gateway’.
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
Trump warns Iran of attack, asks Hamas to disarm
US President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States could support another major strike on Iran were it to resume rebuilding its ballistic missile or nuclear weapons programs and warned Hamas of severe consequences if it does not disarm.
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
Jaishankar to attend Zia’s funeral in Dhaka
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will visit Dhaka on Wednesday to represent the Indian government at the funeral of former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Khaleda Zia, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday evening.
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
Amnesty scheme on the anvil to ease Customs cases backlog
Jalan said many disputes arise from genuine errors, such as classification issues, where importers have already corrected HSN codes and duty rates after receiving show cause notices or orders, but continue to contest past periods due to the heavy burden of interest and penalties, pleading a “genuine error”.
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December 31, 2025
Business Standard
Tarique Rahman's nomination papers filed
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman submitted his nomination papers on Monday for the upcoming elections.
1 min |
December 30, 2025
Business Standard
'Uttar Pradesh racing ahead on all fronts'
With a strong focus on infrastructure, law and order and industry, MSMEs, and agile policymaking, the Yogi Adityanath government is taking every possible step to make the state a $1 trillion economy and contribute to India's goal of becoming a $5 trillion economy
7 min |
December 30, 2025
Business Standard
When rural optimism rose but farm returns lagged
GST rate cuts and welfare transfers lifted consumption, but falling crop prices clouded farm incomes
5 min |
December 30, 2025
Business Standard
After muted start, GST cuts boost consumer durables demand in '25
‘The consumer durables industry had a year worth remembering.
4 min |
December 30, 2025
Business Standard
Aramco, OIL likely to pick up stake in BPCL’s Andhra refinery
State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) is willing to dilute a 30-40 per cent stake in its upcoming greenfield refinery in Andhra Pradesh, with Gulf energy major Saudi Aramco and upstream player Oil India Ltd (OIL) likely to join as partners, a senior BPCL executive told Business Standard.
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