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Review coverage every 2-3 years to tackle medical inflation
A growing number of Indians are opting for larger health insurance covers, reflecting a shift towards greater financial preparedness amid rising medical costs. According to data from Policybazaar, demand for higher sum-insured plans has risen sharply after the goods and services tax (GST) exemption: 13 per cent of buyers on the platform purchased policies with sum insured above %25 lakh, 45 percent chose %15-25 lakh coverage, 24 per cent selected 10-15 lakh policies, and only 18 per cent opted for covers below 210 lakh.
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November 05, 2025
Business Standard
AGR dues order by SC only for Vodafone Idea
The issue stems from Vodafone Idea’s challenge to an additional AGR demand of 9,450 crore raised by the DoT. In its petition to the Supreme Court, Vodafone Idea had sought a comprehensive reassessment of its AGR dues and a recalculation of its liabilities, along with a waiver of interest and penalties, arguing that several components of the dues were not finalised.
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November 05, 2025
Business Standard
Wealth of India's top 1% up 62% since 2000
India’s richest 1 per cent expanded its wealth by 62 per cent between 2000 to 2023, according to a report commissioned by the South African Presidency of the G20.
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November 05, 2025
Business Standard
SBI net up 10% on Yes Bank stake sale
Total business hits 100 trn; FY26 loan growth outlook raised to 12-14% on RBI reforms, tax cut
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November 05, 2025
Business Standard
Driver of militant US response to 9/11 passes away
Dick Cheney, whose campaign for a military response to the 9/11 terror attack cleared the path for an unpopular war in Iraq and established his reputation as one of the most powerful and polarising vice presidents in US history, has died. He was 84.
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November 05, 2025
Business Standard
Global firms make a beeline to reflag vessels in India
Buoyed by a conducive operational and regulatory ecosystem for setting up operations, global shipping companies are planning to register more vessels under the Indian flag after the recently-concluded India Maritime Week, industry and government sources said.
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November 05, 2025
Business Standard
Al finds a place in newsroom
\"The New York Times examined whether Israel had bombed civilians in Gaza. Its team trained an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that could identify the craters left behind by the 2,000-pound bombs. Then, the team used the tool to review satellite imagery and confirm that hundreds of those bombs were dropped particularly in areas that had been marked as safe for civilians.
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November 05, 2025
Business Standard
Reeves paves way for tax hikes in UK
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (pictured) declined to reiterate Labour’s manifesto commitment against broad-based tax hikes, as she made an unusual appeal to the British public to support her upcoming budget.
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November 05, 2025
Business Standard
Norway wealth fund set to oppose Musk’s $1 trn Tesla pay deal
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, said on Tuesday it would vote against ratifying Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s proposed compensation package that is potentially worth $1 trillion at an annual general meeting later this week.
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November 05, 2025
Business Standard
Ex-Lamborghini chief to lead Tesla India ops
Tesla Inc has appointed Sharad Agarwal, former head of Lamborghini India, as its new country head, Bloomberg reported.
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November 05, 2025
Business Standard
7 states borrow ₹11,600 cr, Maha rejects bids again
Seven states raised ₹11,600 crore at the weekly bond auction on Tuesday, lower than the notified amount of ₹13,600 crore. Maharashtra rejected all bids for the reissue of its 2050 and 2055 bonds, each worth ₹1,000 crore.
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November 05, 2025
Business Standard
The great tech job reset
As work gets redefined and companies reset hiring, expect more turmoil in the job market
6 min |
November 05, 2025
Business Standard
Lenskart IPO draws ₹1.1 trn bids despite valuation concerns
Issue subscribed nearly 30x on last day of bidding
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November 05, 2025
Business Standard
Make the most of FTAs, PM tells exporters
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged exporters to make the most of the existing free-trade agreements (FTA) that India has signed, and “leave their comfort zone” to capture new market opportunities. His comments come at a time when the United States (US) has imposed 50 per cent tariffs on several Indian products.
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November 05, 2025
Business Standard
Outdated restrictions
Govt should reconsider its position on FDI in ecommerce
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November 05, 2025
Business Standard
When faith turned to power
Once a quiet riverside ritual, Dev Deepawali has evolved into UP’s largest soft-power spectacle — merging faith, art, and enterprise into a global cultural brand that reflects the state’s growing confidence
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November 04, 2025
Business Standard
Oil imports from US at 4.5-year high in October
Russian supply also stays strong
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November 04, 2025
Business Standard
Green energy to power new Assembly
The new building of the Chhattisgarh Assembly will be fully powered by green energy, with solar projects being installed in phases.
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November 04, 2025
Business Standard
PM rolls out ₹1 trn RDI fund for 'high-risk, high-impact projects'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday unveiled a ₹1 trillion research, development and innovation (RDI) fund aimed at spurring private sector-led research and technological advancement across the country.
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November 04, 2025
Business Standard
Policy transparency
Report on failure to achieve the inflation target must be released
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November 04, 2025
Business Standard
SC confronts Trump, his tariffs in test of prez power
Again and again since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House, the Supreme Court's conservative majority has blessed his boundary-pushing policies, allowing them to take effect on an interim basis while litigation plays out in the lower courts. But on Wednesday, the justices will consider for the first time whether to say \"no\" to Trump in a lasting way.
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November 04, 2025
Business Standard
Women's World Cup glory opens 'brand' new innings
When the winning catch nestled into captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s palms around Sunday midnight, the ball wasn’t just a piece of stitched leather anymore. It became part of history — the moment India’s women cricketers claimed their maiden ODI World Cup and, in doing so, set the stage for a surge in their brand value.
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November 04, 2025
Business Standard
Microsoft to invest over $15 bn in UAE
Secures export licences for Nvidia chips
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November 04, 2025
Business Standard
SC allows govt to offer relief on all Vi dues
The Supreme Court on Monday modified its earlier order of October 27, allowing the Centre to take a call on the entire adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues of Vodafone Idea (Vi) instead of just the additional demand of ₹9,450 crore, of which ₹5,606 crore pertains to 2016-17.
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November 04, 2025
Business Standard
Blackwell AI chip not for 'other people': US Prez
Nvidia's advanced Blackwell chip for artificial intelligence would not be available to \"other people,\" US President Donald Trump said Sunday.
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November 04, 2025
Business Standard
Domestic pension fund flows into equities at record high
Arecord amount of pension money maybe findingits way into the stock market, if buying figures in the National Stock Exchange (NSE) data are any indication.
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November 04, 2025
Business Standard
Benchmarks end two-day decline on auto, banking shares
Benchmark Sensex edged up nearly 40 points while Nifty ended above 25,750 points in a lackadaisical trade on Monday, snapping the two-day declining streak on buying in select auto and banking shares.
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November 04, 2025
Business Standard
India flexes to top of APAC's flex office league
Mid-tier global firms setting up GCCs for first time power the surge in flexible workspace demand
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November 04, 2025
Business Standard
KKR maps credit, infra push in India — a market of 'critical strategic priority'
Global investment giant KKR & Co is preparing to scale up its India presence in private equity, infrastructure, and private credit after having invested more than $9 billion in the country over the past five years, positioning India as a \"critical strategic priority\" within its global strategy, according to Scott Nuttall, KKR's global co-chief executive officer.
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November 04, 2025
Business Standard
Trump: No Tomahawks for Ukraine for now
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that, for now, he is not considering a deal that would allow Ukraine to obtain long-range Tomahawk missiles for use against Russia.
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