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FHRAI seeks tax perks to drive hotel expansion beyond metros

Outlines demands as Budget consultations begin

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November 19, 2025

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Top Maoist commander Hidma killed in Andhra encounter

Top Maoist commander Madvi Hidma, who masterminded several attacks over the past two decades, was Killed in an encounter in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, a breakthrough the Chhattisgarh Police described as the “last nail in the coffin” of insurgency.

1 min  |

November 19, 2025

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Bitcoin drops below $90K to 7-month low

Losses deepen

1 min  |

November 19, 2025
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Railways reduces cement freight rates

Launches new bulk terminal policy for setting up dedicated cement facilities

1 min  |

November 19, 2025

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Pick insurer with consistently high claim settlement ratio

The goods and services tax (GST) exemption on term insurance has made these plans cheaper and led to a rise in first-time purchases, according to media reports. Large insurers such as HDFC, Axis, and SBI have reported higher sales.

3 min  |

November 19, 2025

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Cloudflare outage hits X, ChatGPT users

A widespread internet outage struck several global digital platforms on Tuesday, leaving millions of users unable to access services like X, OpenAl’s ChatGPT, Perplexity Al, Google Cloud, and Canva.

1 min  |

November 19, 2025

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A governance vacuum

Bangladesh’s interim government is not settling into its role

2 min  |

November 19, 2025

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Capital market players call for tax sops, steps to deepen financial sector

Representatives of capital markets on Tuesday pitched for reductions in transaction tax and measures to deepen the financial sector in the upcoming Budget.

1 min  |

November 19, 2025

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Counting migrants

The migration survey will inform policymaking

2 min  |

November 19, 2025

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K'taka plans ascent into India's space orbit with $22 billion target

State eyes $3 bn in investment and a 50% national share as it ramps up upstream, downstream activities

1 min  |

November 19, 2025

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Morgan Stanley’s bull-case scenario: Sensex may touch 107,000 by Dec ’26

Analysts at Morgan Stanley have updated their outlook for the Indian markets, and they now expect the Sensex to hit the 107,000 mark by December 2026 in a bull-case scenario, translating into an upside of 26 percent from current levels.

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November 19, 2025

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Capillary Technologies public issue booked 53x on final day

The initial share sale of Capillary Technologies India Ltd got subscribed 52.95 times on the final day of subscription on Tuesday.

1 min  |

November 19, 2025

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India to get its first ‘giga-scale’ electric air taxi hub in Andhra

Sky Factory will put the country on the ‘map of next-generation aviation’

2 min  |

November 19, 2025
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US warned others not to trust China loans. It’s now the biggest recipient

ASSOCIATED PRESS

3 min  |

November 19, 2025

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Oil India’s Q2 disappointed, but downside may be limited too

Oil India’s (OIL’s) numbers for the July-September quarter (Q2) of FY26 were disappointing with weak volumes, high operating expenditure (opex) and high write offs for dry wells as well as downgraded guidance for future production.

3 min  |

November 19, 2025

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Two governance flashpoints in the US

Earlier this month Tesla’s shareholders approved a $1 trillion compensation for Elon Musk.

3 min  |

November 19, 2025

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Govt launches ₹210 crore research programme for critical minerals

The government has announced a research programme worth ₹210 crore for critical raw materials for three years, however only nine pre-selected centres of excellence (CoEs) will be allowed to apply.

1 min  |

November 19, 2025

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Make demergers tax-neutral, biz houses nudge govt

Aiming for ease

2 min  |

November 19, 2025

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Google launches Gemini 3, says model grasps nuance better

Google on Tuesday announced the release of Gemini 3, the company’s latest update to the flagship artificial intelligence (Al) model, which will also be integrated in the AImode of the Googlesearchengine, the company said in a blog post.

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November 19, 2025

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CCI moves NCLAT seeking clarity on WhatsApp, Meta’s data-sharing order

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approached the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) for clarity on its November 4 ruling, which had overturned the CCI’s directive barring Meta and WhatsApp from sharing user data with other Meta group companies for advertising purposes for five years.

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November 19, 2025

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Urge Centre to order probe if my parents subjected to mental harassment: Tej Pratap

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav on Tuesday came out in support of his sister Rohini Acharya following her recent public allegations of humiliation by her brother Tejashwi Yadav and the latter’s aide Sanjay Yadav, and also urged the Centre and the Bihar government to order a probe

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November 19, 2025

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Honour climate finance commitment: Environment min to developed nations

Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday urged developed nations to demonstrate greater climate ambition and honour their finance commitments.

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November 19, 2025

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Prestige plans up to ₹10K cr capex for West India portfolio

Bengaluru-based Prestige Estates Projects has planned a capital expenditure of ₹8,000-10,000 crore for the next two to three years for the expansion of its portfolio across west India, mainly the Mumbai metropolitan Region (MMR).

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November 19, 2025

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DreamFolks to diversify beyond airport lounges

Firm aims for margin growth from its new ventures

2 min  |

November 19, 2025

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Govt in talks with industry to slash compliance time

The government is in talks with industry and other stakeholders to reduce the timeline for compliance with regard to the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and Rules from the current 18 months, Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw (pictured) said on Monday.

2 min  |

November 18, 2025

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India signs first LPG term deal with US

To import 2.2 mt cooking gas; development comes at a time when negotiations for India-US BTA gather steam

2 min  |

November 18, 2025

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200% spike in gold import drives trade deficit to $41.68 bn

Exports in Oct saw sharpest decline in 14 mths

3 min  |

November 18, 2025

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Global forums: Necessities or unnecessary burdens

In the era of constant change, the modern world continues to grapple with a range of crises geopolitical, economic, health, and climate related. Current examples abound:

3 min  |

November 18, 2025
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Chennai, a city straining under its own speed

Charging towards tomorrow on yesterday's transport system, Tamil Nadu’s restless capital has blown past the limits of its own network — and a trillion-rupee overhaul now tries to teach the city how to move again

4 min  |

November 18, 2025

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IPOs increasingly becoming exit vehicles for early investors: CEA

India’s equity markets may have expanded rapidly, but initial public offerings (IPOs) are increasingly becoming exit vehicles for early investors rather than as engines for raising long-term capital, a shift that undermines the spirit of public markets, Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran warned on Monday at a CII event.

3 min  |

November 18, 2025