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Biocon launches diabetes & obesity drugs in Netherlands
Biocon Limited has launched its GLP-1 peptide, liraglutide, for the treatment of diabetes and obesity in the Netherlands, as the biopharmaceutical firm positions itself as a global player in the fast-growing diabetes and obesity market currently dominated by the likes of Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly.
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December 16, 2025
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State logs excise revenue of ₹35K cr
Uttar Pradesh recorded excise revenue of over ₹35,000 crore in the first eight months (April-November) of the current financial year (FY26).
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December 16, 2025
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Cult-building in black and white
International Master Danny Rensch is a former chess prodigy.
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December 16, 2025
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Chile elects Kast president in sharp rightward shift
Jose Antonio Kast won Chile's presidential election on Sunday, leveraging voter fears over rising crime and migration to steer the country in its sharpest rightward shift since the end of the military dictatorship in 1990.
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December 16, 2025
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The trilemma monetary policy can’t ignore
India needs an informed debate on when and how financial stability and currency markets should shape monetary policy
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December 16, 2025
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Unemployment rate at 8-mth low of 4.7%
Buoyed by the robustness in rural job market on account of rabi sowing, India’s monthly unemployment rate fell to an eight-month low of 4.7 per cent in November, the latest periodic labour force survey (PLES) monthly bulletin released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Monday showed.
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December 16, 2025
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Wholesale prices fell 0.32% in Nov
Softening deflation
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December 16, 2025
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'Wide opportunity set makes a case for mid, smallcap allocation'
The mid-and small-cap space, which has been drawing cautious views from experts over the past two years due to elevated valuations, has received a constructive outlook from a fund house.
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December 16, 2025
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Brown University mourns loss, sends students home
Brown University, mourning two students killed during a shooting rampage Saturday, sent students home and called off final exams, classes and assignments for the fall semester.
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December 16, 2025
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GST rate cuts likely to keep driving consumer demand
The impact expected to continue for some quarters, say companies
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December 16, 2025
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Indian cement firms most exposed to CBAM risk: WEF
Carbon-intensive companies in India are beginning to adapt to the European Union's (EU’s) impending Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which puts restrictions on the entry of products with a high polluting capacity, even as sectors such as cement face some of the highest exposure once the levy enters its definitive phase on January 1 next year, according to a report by Climate Finance Asia and the World Economic Forum.
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December 16, 2025
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PSBs rework branch plan to pare costs
New strategy
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December 16, 2025
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Bill to repeal obsolete laws tabled in Lok Sabha
A Bill to repeal 71 laws which have outlived their utility in the statute books was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
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December 16, 2025
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Govt affidavit in Apple case finalised, to be submitted soon
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has finalised the affidavit it will soon submit in the Delhi High Court in the matter of Apple’s petition challenging the recent amendments to the Competition Act that allow penalties to be based on a company’s global turnover, a senior official said.
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December 16, 2025
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Advisories multiply across courts, schools as Delhi-NCR fades into smog
Delhi receded behind a dense grey veil on Monday as toxic air, cold and poor visibility converged once again, pushing courts, schools, diplomats and city authorities into a crisis management.
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December 16, 2025
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HK tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted of national security offences
Hong Kong’s High Court found tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai guilty on Monday of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces in the city’s highest-profile trial under a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed for life.
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December 16, 2025
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Stricter safeguards on cards for life funds
The government has circulated among members of Parliament a new draft of the Amendment of Insurance laws Bill, 2025, proposing stricter safeguards on the utilisation of life insurance funds and other specified insurance business funds, particularly for dividend payouts, bonuses, and servicing of debentures.
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December 16, 2025
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Monetary policy needs good data
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) policy rate cut on December 6 took many analysts by surprise.
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December 16, 2025
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Draft Bill proposes MGNREGA name change; states' share in GRAM G funding may soar to 40%
“But under the VB-G RAM GBill, Section 5(1) states the State Government shall, in such rural areas in the State as notified by the Central Government, provide to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work, not less than 125 days of guaranteed employment.
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December 16, 2025
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Greenfield sectors, order book to drive L&T revenue growth
THE COMPASS
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December 16, 2025
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The label wears Prada
Global deals, strong IP laws can galvanise India’s handicraft
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December 16, 2025
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Market sees fewer swings in second half
“But such narrow ranges often act as a precursor to a sharp move in either direction.
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December 16, 2025
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RK Goyal takes oath as CIC; transparency watchdog at full strength after nine years
After a gap of nine years, transparency watchdog, the Central Information Commission, has returned to full strength with the appointment of former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Raj Kumar Goyal as chief information commissioner (CIC) and eight other information commissioners, all of whom took the oath of office on Monday.
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December 16, 2025
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IHH plans India expansion after Fortis open offer, to add 2,000 beds by 2028
After completion of its mandatory tender offer in Fortis Healthcare and Fortis Malar Hospitals, Malaysian health care giant IHH Healthcare is aiming to add 2,000 beds in a bid to double down on value creation in India.
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December 16, 2025
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Delhi HC rules in favour of Bata in ‘POWER FLEX’ trademark suit
The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld an order restraining a footwear manufacturer from using the mark ‘POWER FLEX’ ruling in favour of Bata India in its trademark infringement suit.
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December 16, 2025
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NCAER appoints Suresh Goyal as director general
New Delhi-based think tank National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) on Monday appointed Suresh Goyal (pictured) as its 11th Director General.
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December 16, 2025
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Tata Power to weigh 20-50 Mw SMR plants, says CEO
Tata Power will explore setting up small modular reactor (SMR) projects of 20-50 megawatt capacity after legal amendments required for the entry of private players into the nuclear space, a top company official said.
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December 16, 2025
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Flipkart gets NCLT nod to shift domicile from Singapore to India
Ecommerce giant Flipkart, which is owned by Walmart, has been granted approval by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to shift its domicile from Singapore to India.
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December 16, 2025
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Will achieve 56.1% debt-to-GDP ratio in FY26: FM
India is on track to achieve a debt-to-GDP (gross domestic product) ratio target of 56.1 per cent by the end of 2025-26 (FY26), Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament on Monday, adding that rising debt-to-GSDP ratio of states was, however, a cause for concern.
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December 16, 2025
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NCLAT: WhatsApp must seek user consent before sharing data with Meta
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Monday ruled that WhatsApp could not share user data with Meta or its group entities without obtaining explicit user consent, irrespective of whether the data was used for advertising or non-advertising purposes.
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