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The strongest shield against cyber fraud
Over the past decade, the way we transact has changed dramatically: Cash is being replaced by digital wallets, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and mobile banking apps.
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
'Need anti-dumping duties on Chinese excavators, cranes'
The Indian government should urgently consider imposing safeguard or anti-dumping duties on imports of two construction equipment segments — crawler excavators and tower cranes —as Chinese companies are rapidly expanding their presence in these markets in India through ‘predatory’ pricing supported by lower raw material costs, substantial export subsidies, and extended credit schemes, said Sorab Agarwal, executive director at Action Construction Equipment (ACE).
2 min |
December 01, 2025
Business Standard
Tackling urban pollution
A binding national plan is urgently needed
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
Relax, enjoy the AI era dawning..and disregard frightening headlines
Idistinctly recall how in the mid-1980s, when I was in the first decade of my working life in Mumbai (then Bombay), newspaper headlines were dominated by things like: “Bank unions warn: Computerisation to throw thousands out of work”.
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
Labour Codes: Policy vs execution
India’s new labour Codes — four sweeping laws meant to replace 29 fusty statutes — promise to simplify compliance, broaden social security, and grant firms the flexibility to hire, fire, and grow.
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
SIM binding for OTTs unlikely to curb fraud
The department of telecommunications’ (DoT’s) mandate requiring all over-the-top (OTP) messaging services to continuously and mandatorily bind the SIM card to the device on which the account is present is unlikely to solve the problem of telecom cybersecurity, industry executives and policy experts said.
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
All A320 aircraft have got software upgrade: DGCA
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Sunday said that all airlines in India have completed their software upgrades on their active Airbus A320 family aircraft to address the potential issue related to solar radiation affecting flight control data.
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
E2W sales stumble in November; Hero knocks Ola Electric out of top 4
After record festival season sales in October, electric two-wheeler registrations skid 21 per cent to 110,761 units in November, even as a new phase of competition begins with global brands entering the market.
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December 01, 2025
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Bandhan’s bad loan sale draws ARC interest
Bandhan Bank’s nearly %7,000-crore microfinance bad loan portfolio sale — one of the largest such sales by a private sector bank — has attracted significant interest from asset reconstruction companies (ARCs).
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
British Airways sees ‘incredible potential’ in India, says COO
With the ‘incredible potential’ in the Indian aviation market, British Airways will look to expand its services to cater to the growing travel demand as well as continue to create employment opportunities in the country, according to a senior airline executive.
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
Netanyahu files pardon request amid graft trial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country's president to grant him a pardon from corruption charges — seeking to end a long-running trial that has bitterly divided the nation.
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
How capitalism took over the world
Any book about capitalism that begins almost 900 years ago in the port city of Aden, in what is now Yemen, promises a new story.
3 min |
December 01, 2025
Business Standard
Chaturvedi to steer next phase of Customs modernisation as he takes charge of CBIC
Vivek Chaturvedi, a 1990 batch Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) officer, has been appointed chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
Foreign tourist arrivals on the rise but shy of 2019 peak
Winter travel will test India's return to the global travel map
3 min |
December 01, 2025
Business Standard
Bond yields may ease before MPC meet
Optimism building around potential announcement of an OMO calendar
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
Excise reset uncorks demand and investment in Andhra’s liquor mkt
Andhra Pradesh’s new excise policy is reigniting the alcohol market as companies rebuild supply chains, restore demand, and draw national attention.
3 min |
December 01, 2025
Business Standard
US halts all asylum decisions, pauses Afghan visas
The US has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people travelling on Afghan passports, seizing on the National Guard shooting in Washington to intensify efforts to rein in legal immigration.
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
At a statistical crossroads
Despite revisions, ISI Kolkata community protests a draft Bill, alleging it enables government control and pushes unwanted commercialisation. Sanjeeb Mukherjee explains
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
Expect retirement savings to rise, monthly take-home pay to reduce
Re-evaluate if old or new tax regime suits you better after revision in salary structure
3 min |
December 01, 2025
Business Standard
CII moots new institution for green funding
Says it would help address India’s widening green investment deficit
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
Battle of the rolls in Bengal
Ishita Ayan Dutt looks at how the SIR has widened political faultlines, and triggered anxiety among voters, ahead of Assembly polls next year
4 min |
December 01, 2025
Business Standard
Labour pain may give birth to a new era
The government has made four labour Codes effective from November 21, covering wages, industrial relations, social security, and occupational safety.
1 min |
December 01, 2025
Business Standard
December monetary policy a close call
More than policy action, markets will closely watch RBI’s communication at this point
6 min |
December 01, 2025
Business Standard
Stalled at foothills
The interlocutor’s Darjeeling visit is in limbo amid CM's objections, leaving Gorkha political demands unresolved. Aditi Phadnis reports
3 min |
December 01, 2025
Business Standard
M&M to build high-power highway network as it expands EV portfolio
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is stepping beyond vehicle manufacturing to build a national electric-mobility ecosystem, and has announced plans to set up 1,000 ultra-fast charging points on highways by 2027.
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December 01, 2025
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Khaleda Zia critical; homecoming not in his hands, says exiled heir
'No objections' to Rahman's return, says interim govt
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
9 foreign reinsurers in talks to enter GIFT City via IIO route
As many as nine new foreign reinsurers, including Saudi Re, Kuwait Re, African Re and Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (ADNIC), among others, are in advanced stages to set up their IFSC insurance offices (IIOS) in GIFT City, according to sources aware of the development.
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
Bills to replace GST compensation cess may be tabled today
Demerit goods to face a new levy to finance national security and public health
2 min |
December 01, 2025
Business Standard
‘India crucial to how we see future of AI on Meta platforms’
Arun Srinivas, managing director and head for Meta in India, is bullish on the company’s offering to businesses, especially small and medium businesses (SMBs), and their artificial intelligence (AI)-powered offerings, which he says have started giving returns on every rupee they spend.
3 min |
December 01, 2025
Business Standard
MPC likely to hold steady on rate, keep neutral stance
OMOs for liquidity infusion expected, say economists
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