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Beauty firms move upmarket to jostle for space, lift margin
Beauty and personal care brands are relying on prestige products with globally sourced ingredients, innovative packaging and premium positioning to stand out.
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November 21, 2025
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Solar module sector faces shake-up
India’s solar module manufacturing industry is headed for consolidation over the next three to five years
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November 21, 2025
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Let's consign the money illusion firmly to history
Is very low inflation a problem? It doesn't suit everyone, admittedly, but the cost of living kept in tight control has wide and enduring economic benefits that go beyond the obvious
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November 21, 2025
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Our bizarre share bazaar is holding up a mirror to us
There was a time when the Indian stock market behaved like a market. Today, it behaves like a patient running fever.
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November 21, 2025
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Reliance brings in Carrefour exec to boost grocery play
Carrefour senior leader Guillaume de Colonges to oversee Reliance Retail’s grocery business
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November 21, 2025
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Lenovo India Q2 revenue jumps 23%
Integrated IT solutions provider Lenovo's India arm on Thursday reported a 23% year-on-year increase in revenue at $1.2 billion in the September quarter, aided by strong demand fuelled by digitisation, premiumisation and improved consumer sentiment following goods and services tax (GST) rejig.
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November 21, 2025
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US trade deal or not, Avanti Feeds needs a wider export net
The stock of Avanti Feeds Ltd, one of India’s largest shrimp exporters, saw a relief rally after commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal hinted at reaching a fair and balanced trade deal with the US.
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November 21, 2025
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Massager or battery gizmo? How a code turns into a controversy
Social media cries of tax ‘harassment’ fail to recognize the actual problem—grey areas in an outdated classification system
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November 21, 2025
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India brings in new standards for cybersecurity, wind energy
The government has started an overhaul of the regulatory framework for critical infrastructure and emerging technologies, a move that follows the withdrawal and extension of several key Quality Control Orders (QCOs) earlier this month.
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November 21, 2025
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Bajaj's arm hires CIO from Kotak
The alternative investment management arm of the Bajaj Group, one of India’s oldest conglomerates, hired a chief investment officer (CIO) from Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Ltd, according to people familiar with the matter, underscoring an intensifying talent battle in the $169 billion asset management industry.
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November 21, 2025
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US's job additions surprise in Sep
US employers added a surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, the government said, issuing a key economic report that had been delayed for seven weeks by the federal government shutdown.
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November 21, 2025
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Fed’s October rate decision fueled pushback over possible December cut
Divisions over whether the Federal Reserve should cut interest rates next month deepened at officials’ October meeting, leaving a growing contingent—and potentially a narrow majority—of policymakers uncomfortable with a December rate reduction.
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November 21, 2025
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ICICI Pru AMC nears Sebi nod for $L.1 bn IPO
CICI Prudential Asset Management Co. is close to securing approval from India’s securities regulator to go public, according to people familiar with the matter, paving the way for one of the country’s biggest initial public offerings this year to kick off.
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November 21, 2025
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What we frequently get wrong about mental health
Everybody talks about mental health so much these days; yet, somehow, we misunderstand it the most. We have a sea of information that is easily accessible to us, but very little understanding of what emotional pain actually feels like. From what I understand of Baek Se-hee’s book, I Want to Die, but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, which was referred to in a recent Mint column (‘Why reasons needn't be ascribed for poor mental health,’ 27 October 2025), it is about a woman experiencing dysthymia who also talks about how she seeks comfort in her favourite food. The book is about her mental health journey.
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November 21, 2025
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PMS firms ask Sebi to review fees paid for index data
The industry body for portfolio management services, or PMS, managers has approached markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India to reduce or remove fees paid to exchanges to use their indices to benchmark scheme performance, said four people aware of the development.
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November 21, 2025
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Flipkart-backed super.money preps ‘buy now, pay later’ play
Flipkart-backed UPI app super.money is preparing afresh push into buy now, pay later (BNPL) by partnering regulated banks and lenders, as it hunts for its next leg of growth beyond credit on UPI, according to two people aware of the plans.
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November 21, 2025
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SC says courts can't impose timelines on Prez, state guvs
The ruling comes even as several states are struggling with delayed assent to important laws
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November 21, 2025
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Carmakers tap EMs to shield exports amid China threat
Firms are increasingly using India as a cost-competitive manufacturing base and export hub
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November 21, 2025
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RBI governor stays guarded on crypto
India will maintain a guarded stance on cryptocurrencies and stablecoins even as it accelerates support for homegrown digital payment systems such as UPI, NEFT and the digital rupee, Reserve Bank of India governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Thursday.
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November 21, 2025
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Lots of art and Christmas joy
A Mint guide to what's happening in and around the city
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November 21, 2025
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ED seizes assets worth ₹1,452 cr in RCom loan fraud case
The enforcement directorate on Thursday said it has attached multiple properties worth ₹1,452 crore, in an alleged money-laundering case involving Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom).
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November 21, 2025
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Why Bollywood’s festive weekends are no longer sure-shot winners
Festivals may once have guaranteed Bollywood a box-office windfall, but this year is proving that releases around major holidays no longer work like magic.
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November 21, 2025
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How a delay in possession of homes affects loans, taxes
Delays are likely to reduce tax savings and wipe out the leverage advantage of home loans
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November 21, 2025
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Child poverty falling but millions still trapped in crises: Unicef
Child poverty has declined globally over the past two decades, but staggering disparities and overlapping crises continue to push millions of children into deprivation, Unicef said in a report on Thursday.
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November 21, 2025
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Nvidia profits soar, soothing investor jitters over AI boom
Nvidia reported record sales and strong guidance Wednesday, helping soothe jitters about an artificial intelligence bubble that have reverberated in markets for the last week.
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November 21, 2025
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TPG to invest $1 bn in TCS's data centre biz
TPG is to pick up a 49% stake in TCS arm HyperVault AI Data Centre
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November 21, 2025
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Ultrahuman eyes new markets, products Fast&Up hires Avendus to raise $50-70 mn in growth funding
Health device and tech startup Ultrahuman is moving towards diversifying its revenue streams both from a geographies and products point of view, according to the company’s co-founder.
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November 21, 2025
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Bank-funded acquisitions won't displace private credit
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) draft framework for bank-led acquisition finance marks a decisive policy turn: Indian banks can now enter the acquisition finance market within a clear perimeter, reshaping the competitive dynamics between banks and private credit funds.
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November 20, 2025
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Air India lobbies to use airspace over China's Xinjiang
India-China flights resumed after a five-year hiatus.
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November 20, 2025
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Nitish Kumar to take oath as Bihar CM
JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar to be sworn-in as Bihar chief minister for a record 10th time.
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