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Use 1600-series by Feb 15: Trai to insurers
Indian telecom regulator has asked entities in the insurance sector to start using 1600 number series by midFebruary 2026 for making service and transactional calls to the consumers.
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
'RBI norms potentially allow capital infusion into Axis Fin’
The cut in the repo rate by 25 basis points will delay the stabilisation of net interest margins (NIMS) at a time when margins are under pressure, says Amitabh Chaudhry, managing director and chief executive officer, Axis Bank, in a conversation in Mumbai with Manojit Saha and Subrata Panda.
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
Tariff tantrums shape Indian exports in the 21st century
The first of a two-part series looks at India's export options: Tariffs are pushing a move towards diversification even as shipments to the US increase. It could be a win-win
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
India must treat design as a civic skill
India’s cities are expanding upwards, outwards, and into new forms of daily life.
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
Amazon Pay brings UPI biometric authentication
Amazon Pay on Wednesday introduced biometric authentication for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions in India, which will allow customers to approve payments using a fingerprint or facial scan, eliminating the need to enter a PIN.
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
‘Alcoholic’s personality’ remark: Trump stands by chief of staff
United States (US) President Donald Trump has backed his White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, after a Vanity Fair two-part interview sparked fresh scrutiny of internal strains within his administration and cast senior figures in an unflattering light.
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
Silver prices top ₹2 lakh/kg in spot and futures mkts
Silver prices reached unprecedented levels across domestic and international markets on Wednesday.
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December 18, 2025
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Planning 'five Vedantas': Agarwal targets demerger by March
Oil-to-metals conglomerate Vedanta Ltd’s proposed demerger is targeted for completion by March 2026 and will result in five independently listed, pure-play companies, each capable of growing to the scale of the current parent, said its chairman Anil Agarwal (pictured).
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
Long-term demand drivers, supply limits may sustain rally
SILVER OUTLOOK FOR 2026
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
US plans new Russia sanctions if Putin rejects peace proposal
White House to target Russia's shadow fleet vessels transporting crude oil
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
Malala beyond the icon
For more than a decade, Malala Yousafzai has existed in the public imagination as a symbol rather than a person.
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
FSSAI starts sample collection after claims of nitrofurans in eggs
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has ordered all state regulators to sensitise all hotels, restaurants, and pubs along with the restaurant associations to ensure that adulterated items such as paneer and khoya are not used in food preparations, according to sources in the know.
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
Rupee sees best day in 7 months
Amid RBI's effort to curb volatility, the currency is expected to find its footing in H2FY27
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
Lok Sabha passes SHANTI Bill amid Opposition walkout
Oppn members demand govt send Bill to parliamentary panel
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
GPay plans to add more co-branded card issuers
Fintech firm Google Pay is planning to scale up its category of cobranded credit cards in partnership with multiple issuers starting with Axis Bank on the RuPay network.
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
Civil society plans stir from tomorrow
MOVE TO REPLACE MGNREGA
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
Consumption drives Phoenix Mills' outlook
The stock of retail mall developer The Phoenix Mills is trading near its yearly highs, riding on strong consumption growth, improving occupancies and a robust pipeline of new assets.
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
EU to strengthen carbon levy on high-emission imports, curb evasions
The European Union (EU) will expand its carbon border levy — a fee charged on imports of high-emission goods — to cover car parts and washing machines, under European Commission proposals published on Wednesday.
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
HDFC Bank cuts deposit rate by 15 bps in select tenors
HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector lender, has lowered its fixed deposit (FD) rates for deposits below ₹3 crore, effective December 17.
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
Mundra resolution, RE portfolio key drivers for Tata Power
Tata Power is the country’s largest private integrated utility and is present across the value chain in generation, transmission and distribution and it has set ambitious growth targets.
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
Trump expands travel curbs to 20 more nations
The Trump administration has expanded its travel ban and restrictions to 20 additional nations as well as the Palestinian Authority as part of its efforts to “protect US national security and public safety interests”.
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
TCS annualised AI revenue at $1.5 bn: CEO
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said its annualised revenue from artificial intelligence (AI) was about $1.5 billion and growing 16.3 per cent sequentially, the first time that India’s largest (Information Technology ) IT services company disclosed a metric as investors are keen to know the returns on investment (Rol) when firms are pouring in billions into the ecosystem.
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
JSW MG, TaMo escalate dispute to PMO
SMALL-CAR CAFE RELIEF
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
Global trade getting weaponised through tariffs, says Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (pictured) on Wednesday said global trade is increasingly “getting weaponised’ through tariffs and other measures, and India will have to negotiate its way carefully.
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
Govt to exercise green-shoe option to divest 3% stake in Indian Overseas Bank
The government on Wednesday decided to exercise green-shoe option to divest a higher 3 per cent stake in Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) through offer-for-sale following overwhelming response from investors on the first day of subscription.
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
Warner Bros rejects $108 bn Paramount bid
WARNER BROS, DISCOVERY
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
India's shipments to China surge by nearly 33% in Apr-Nov
Outbound shipments from India to China grew by nearly a third to $12.22 billion during April-November 2025, compared to the same period in the previous year, signalling early signs of a shift from the American market.
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
Trade possibilities
The latest numbers should not distract policymakers
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
Waymo seeks to raise over $15 bn at $100 bn valuation
Waymo, Alphabet Inc’s autonomous driving unit, is in discussions to raise more than $15 billion at a valuation near $100 billion, in a financing round led by its parent company.
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December 18, 2025
Business Standard
RBI guv signals rates to stay low for ‘long period’
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra (pictured) expects the country’s interest rates to remain low for a “long period”, he told the Financial Times in an interview published on Wednesday.
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