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IDTA looking to invest $10-15 mn in startups
India Deep Tech Alliance (IDTA), a consortium of venture capital funds and big corporations such as Nvidia and Qualcomm, is looking to invest about $10-$15 million in every startup across space, semiconductor, artificial intelligence and defence sectors, two executives of member VC funds said.
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November 12, 2025
Business Standard
India-US trade deal not priced in yet, can bring back FII flows
Indian equity markets have not yet priced in the potential trade deal with the US, analysts said, adding that a confirmed agreement could serve as a major catalyst for the benchmark indices. The deal, they believe, could bring back foreign institutional investor (FID) flows into the Indian stock markets.
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November 12, 2025
Business Standard
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway farewell: 'I’m going quiet’
In one of his final missives as the company’s leader, Warren Buffett said he would accelerate his plans to disburse his fortune to his children’s foundations.
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November 12, 2025
Business Standard
India's population-adjusted road deaths at 30-year high
Road design, better enforcement of safety norms can limit fatalities
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Bolt.Earth eyes profitability next year; IPO to follow
CEO of India’s largest EV charging network says it would be first such firm to turn profitable; expects revenue to grow fourfold in FY27
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Strong therapies, JB to lift Torrent Pharma
Stock rises 6.6%, brokerages expect earnings push from launches, integration
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Climate finance is within reach
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) has convened in Belem, Brazil. Apart from discussions on scientific and technical issues, much of the debate is expected to be focused on the resources needed for mitigation and adaptation.
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Debt funding ratcheting up risks of AI boom
For years, the tech industry’s giants, which make tens of billions of dollars in annual profits, usually built new data centers with their own money.
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Berry quits Britannia after 13 years at helm
Top Britannia Industries executive Varun Berry has resigned as vice-chairman, managing director, and chief executive officer (CEO) after 13 years of being in senior positions at the firm, according to a stock-exchange filing.
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Fifty shades of tangerine
In a world divided between right and wrong, right and left, where centrism is seen as too neutral a ground, journalist and author Namita Devidayal’s new memoir stands apart in negotiating a fair ground for itself. It tells the story of an unexpected journey into Hindu philosophy during a period of personal turmoil.
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Vodafone Idea loss narrows to ₹5,584 cr, Arpu rises to ₹180
Telco in talks with DoT for next steps after top court’s AGR decision
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
BPM not a low-margin biz: Capgemini CEO
Paris-headquartered information technology services and consulting major Capgemini recently completed one of the largest acquisitions in the business process management (BPM) space — of WNS for $3.3 billion. This marks the firm's fourth acquisition in India. During his visit to the country as the deal closed, Aiman Ezzat, chief executive officer (CEO) of Capgemini, speaks with Shivani Shinde at the company’s Hyderabad campus about the WNS acquisition, why artificial intelligence (AI) is still not delivering meaningful value, and why India continues to see strong hiring momentum. Edited excerpts:
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
No consensus on CAFE relief, Siam tells BEE
Says 3-4 carmakers backed proposed exemption, 14-15 opposed
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Festival cheer, tax cuts fuelled strong CV recovery in Oct
India’s commercial vehicle (CV) market saw a strong festive recovery in October, with retail sales rising 177 per cent year-on-year (Yo-Y) to 107,841 units, according to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (Fada).
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Pent-up demand boosted health insurance segment in October
Even as non-life insurers reported muted premium growth in October, standalone health insurers saw a robust 38 per cent year-on-year (Y-0-Y) surge.
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Bihar polls Phase-2: 37 mn voters set to decide fate of candidates
Tejashwi Yadav slams EC for not releasing genderwise voter data after Phase-1 of elections
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Lenskart lists flat after volatile debut; valuation debate lingers
Eyewear retailer Lenskart, whose rich valuation polarised investor opinion ahead of its initial public offering (IPO), made a choppy debut on the bourses on Monday, ending the day with marginal gains.
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Senate deal sets stage for end to US govt shutdown
Senators hope to skip past a series of steps that could drag voting all week
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Radisson Hotel Group plans to expand to 200+ unique locations in India
The Radisson Hotel Group plans to expand its footprint to more than 200 unique locations across India in the coming years, driven by rising demand from Tier-II and Tier-Ill cities, infrastructure growth, and multiple opportunities in leisure and religious travel markets.
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Fight climate crisis, not each other: UN climate chief to nations
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell on Monday opened COP30 with a sharp warning that while the world has managed to bend the emissions curve downwards since the Paris Agreement, far stronger and faster action is needed to avert escalating climate disasters.
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Joblessness slowed to 5.2% in Q2: PLFS data
Unemployment rate in rural areas fell to 4.4%
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Pharma units likely to face action for Schedule M violations
Micro, small and medium-sized pharmaceutical companies may face regulatory action for noncompliance with norms under the revised Schedule M, with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) directing states to conduct inspections at drug manufacturing units, said industry experts.
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
High alert after car blast near Red Fort
At least 8 killed and 24 injured; PM and Home Minister review the situation; Shah says ‘all angles open’
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Economists urge FM to push capex pedal
India’s leading economists are learnt to have urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to keep ‘pushing the pedal’ on capital expenditure in the upcoming Union Budget 2026-27, even if that entails slower progress on fiscal consolidation in light of the global geopolitical situation.
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
HNIs chase alpha through portfolio managers
Discretionary PMS clients cross 200K; assets soar past 40 trillion
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
JK Tyre aiming for 20% export share in 5 years: CMD
JK Tyre & Industries is aiming to raise the share of exports in its total sales revenue to around 20 per cent over the next five years from the current 14 per cent by expanding its presence in relatively untapped markets such as Europe, its chairman and managing director, Raghupati Singhania, said on Monday.
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Govt bond yields fall on hopes of RBI purchases
Government bond yields declined on Monday as market sentiment improved on expectations of the Reserve Bank of India’s support through bond purchases, dealers said.
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Credit, debit card, UPI options for GST return filing
In a move to enhance the ease of doing business and promote digital governance, the Chhattisgarh government has implemented credit card, debit card, and UPI (Unified Payments Interface) payment options for filing GST returns across the state.
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Notebook makers flag GST issues, warn of higher costs
The All India Notebook Manufacturers — Association (AINMA) has written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking urgent intervention over the new goods and services tax (GST) rate structure, which, it says, is hurting the domestic notebook industry.
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November 11, 2025
Business Standard
Canara Bank expects GST reforms to give credit growth a leg-up in H2
Public sector lender Canara Bank is betting on strong credit growth, driven by goods and services tax (GST) rate cuts and lending to rural infrastructure in the second half of the financial year, even as it continues to strengthen its asset quality in agriculture loans and maintain profitability momentum, said K. Satyanarayana Raju during an interaction with Business Standard.
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