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Public procurement from small biz soars
The Centre's procurement from MSEs on the GeM portal in the first half of FY26 totalled about ₹1 trillion
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October 06, 2025
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Portal for assistive devices proposed
The Centre has proposed setting up an online Assistive Technology Portal for certification, procurement, tracking, distribution, and grievance monitoring as part of the draft rules to regulate standards and accessibility of assistive devices for persons with disabilities (PWDs).
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October 06, 2025
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Russia remains top oil supplier to India
India's crude oil imports from Russia saw a marginal fall in September but still accounted for over one-third of the nation's total oil purchases, despite US pressure to curb the trade over Russia-Ukraine war concerns.
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October 06, 2025
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India targets safer, globally accepted medical devices
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission will create standards for medical devices for the first time
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October 06, 2025
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Fourth-gen heir’s bold bioplastics bet over sugar
As Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd (BCML), a 50-year-old sugar producer in Uttar Pradesh, builds its first bioplastic plant, the company’s fourth-generation promoter already has ideas on how to further diversify beyond its sugar and ethanol business.
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October 04, 2025
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FM, RBI guv see India as global anchor amid flux
Local consumption, strong fundamentals position India as stabilizing global force
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October 04, 2025
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How the Trump administration learned to love foreign aid
Nobody expected President Donald Trump to save a country from financial crisis. Yet on October 14th he will meet Javier Milei, Argentina's president and an ideological ally, to discuss the details of a rescue package.
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October 04, 2025
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Margin trades soar amid weak returns
Retail investors borrowing money from brokers to buy shares have been doubling down on some of India's worst-performing blue chips, in the hope that these stocks will bounce back despite steep declines over the past year.
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October 04, 2025
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Lawyers keep close eye on first class action lawsuit
Law firms are closely watching the case of minority shareholders of Jindal Poly Films against promoters Shyam Sunder Jindal and Subhadra Jindal over an alleged “siphoning of assets” of more than ₹2,500 crore—the first corporate class action suit in India under a provision of the Companies Act that has never been used before.
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October 04, 2025
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India faces WTO scrutiny over import curbs, quality control
India has come under fresh scrutiny at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over its import restrictions and quality control orders, with several members questioning if New Delhi's measures related to pulses, tyres and air conditioners constituted trade barriers.
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October 04, 2025
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Kuku FM looks to raise up to $80 mn
Audio streaming platform Kuku FM has signed a term sheet to raise about $70-80 million in new funding, with South Korean-based video game publisher Krafton leading the round alongside existing investors, three people familiar with the matters said.
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October 04, 2025
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Draft gaming rules trigger pushback from stakeholders
India’s beleaguered online real-money gaming industry stakeholders have questioned what they call ambiguities in the draft rules of the law that ban any game involving financial winnings.
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October 04, 2025
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Delhi, TN, Maha lead e-bus sales surge in H1
Govt incentives, charging infrastructure also fuel e-bus demand in Odisha
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October 04, 2025
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‘25% tests positive for H3N2’
Is flu rampant at your home and neighbourhood? You are not alone. India is witnessing a surge in influenza cases this year with data from hospitals across the country showing that one in four people sampled have tested positive for the virus.
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October 04, 2025
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ALL YOU KNEAD
AS PEOPLE MAKE HEALTHIER CHOICES, DAILY BREAD IS NO LONGER JUST WHITE AND SLICED BUT ARTISANAL, SMALL-BATCH AND MADE-TO-ORDER. IN RESTAURANTS, TOO, IT HAS RISEN FROM FILLER TO MAIN ACT
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October 04, 2025
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Zubeen Garg: Assam's first true rock star
The singer-songwriter has thousands of hits in different languages but it was his irreverence that gave him god-like status in a community starved of icons
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October 04, 2025
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A case for loafing about
Taylor Swift apparently spends 60% of her time talking about bread (\"it's a loaf story,\" to quote her)—as I learnt from a reel I came across while trying to avoid getting down to the real work of the day (or should I say loafing about)—and it made me wonder when we became so obsessed about what came out of a packet and was eaten when we were sick.
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October 04, 2025
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A Viagra-popping inspector meets his nemesis
Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari’s new novel is a sharp indictment of caste and gender politics in Kerala's society
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October 04, 2025
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Margin trades soar amid weak returns
Trump. Overthe past year, the benchmark index has declined 1.4%.
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October 04, 2025
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L’Oréal board in India next week
The board of French cosmetics giant L’Oréal, the world’s largest beauty group, will visit India next week to explore opportunities in one of the fastest-growing beauty markets. The first such visit comes amid recent management changes at the Indian arm of the Maybelline lipstick maker.
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October 04, 2025
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In Delhi, money has a colour: it's green
Across cities, and more so in Delhi, rich localities are better served than the poor, even as both break all urban planning rules
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October 04, 2025
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Niti Aayog proposes simplified tax rules for offshore entities
Federal policy think tank NITI Aayog on Friday proposed a presumptive taxation scheme for offshore companies deriving profits from India as part of efforts to enhance the country's appeal to investors with tax certainty and ease of doing business.
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October 04, 2025
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India faces WTO scrutiny over trade restrictions
Issued by variousministries, QCOs protect consumersfrom substandard goods, promote quality, and prevent the import oflow-quality itemsby serving asanon-tariffbarrier.
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October 04, 2025
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A museum for Husain
A new museum in Doha is all set to be the largest institution dedicated to the artist, tracing his journey from the 1950s
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October 04, 2025
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Fourth-gen heir’s bold pivot from sugar to bioplastics
Saraogi to position bioplastic as eco-friendly alternative
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October 04, 2025
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The gulf between Gandhi and us
As India celebrates Gandhi's 156th birth anniversary, R.K. Narayan's novel about the Mahatma remains sharply prescient
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October 04, 2025
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A conversation between fibre and photo
An ongoing show juxtaposes Monika Correa's tapestries and Seher Shah's prints and photogravures
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October 04, 2025
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Food or art—the visual appeal of plating
Chefs and restaurateurs are scouring pottery studios and local markets on their travels to source statement serveware
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October 04, 2025
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FM, RBI guv see India as global anchor amid turmoil
Meanwhile, the RBI governor underlined that the Indian economy seems well settled into an “equilibrium of resilient growth’, and credited policymakers and regulators for building strong fundamentals over decades.
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October 04, 2025
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Exhausted by empathy?
A fortnightly column about emotional well-being Empathy leads us to show concern and compassion, but 'too much empathy' can leave us burnt out
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