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RBI to infuse ₹3 trn liquidity after ₹ defence
Will carry out ₹2 trillion OMOs, $10 billion USD-INR swap
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December 24, 2025
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Hundreds protest outside Bangladesh missions in India
Dhaka summons Indian envoy over security concerns
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December 24, 2025
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Sudden I-T ‘NUDGE’ unsettles taxpayers
Thousands of taxpayers have received text messages from the income tax (IT) department asking them to file revised returns by December 31, claiming discrepancies were identified in their refund claims.
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December 24, 2025
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Coal India board approves listing of subsidiary SECL
Decks have been cleared for the stock market debut of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL)-a wholly owned subsidiary of mining major Coal India Ltd (CIL) - with the latter's board of directors according in-principle approval for the listing.
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December 24, 2025
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NZ to amend GI law to cover Indian goods beyond wines
New Zealand has taken a binding commitment under its FTA with India to amend its laws within 18 months of the pact's implementation to facilitate the geographical indication (GI) registration of Indian goods besides wines, and spirits in the island nation.
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December 24, 2025
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Sanctions and their discontents
Economic sanctions occupy the space between words and military actions.
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December 24, 2025
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Direct equity investors take money off table in ’25 — a first since Covid
Sell shares worth nearly ?8.5K cr so far as markets remain choppy
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December 24, 2025
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USISPF welcomes SHANTI Act, calls it turning point in India's energy landscape
The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) has welcomed the enactment of the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, saying that it marks a historic turning point in India's energy landscape.
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December 24, 2025
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Costlier chips may squeeze '26 smartphone sales
The smartphone sector in India is staring at a sharp fall in shipment and demand next year because the unabated global shortage of memory chips is expected to push up prices by another 40 per cent in January-June.
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December 24, 2025
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US eyes foray in India's N-power sector on liability law change
The US is willing to participate in India's nuclear energy sector days after Parliament passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, limiting liability and allowing private investors to enter the industry.
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December 24, 2025
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India offers easy bank branch rules, higher FDI
NZ to amend GI law to cover Indian goods beyond wines
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December 24, 2025
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Pakistan national carrier sale gets offer for $482 mn
PIA’s privatisation is part of broader reforms tied to a loan programme with the IMF
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December 24, 2025
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Indian indices lag EM, Asia peers with worst showing in decades
India’s benchmark equity indices — BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty — are poised to close calendar year 2025 (CY25) with single-digit gains, recording their worst performance compared to global peers in decades.
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December 24, 2025
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APSEZ buys NQXT Australia
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has completed the acquisition of a 100 percent stake in NQXT (North Queensland Export Terminal) Australia, allotting 143.8 million equity shares of the face
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December 24, 2025
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Real estate developers expect rate cut to spur housing sales
Real estate developers expect improved housing affordability to support sales momentum across major Indian cities, aided by lower home-loan rates following the Reserve Bank of India’s repo rate cuts. According to Knight Frank India’s Affordability Index, affordability improved in seven of eight top cities in 2025, even as residential sales (for 9M 2025) dipped marginally year-on-year.
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December 24, 2025
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Regulatory architecture 2.0
Part two of a three-part series on the Securities Markets Code focuses on regulatory reform as it moves from discretion to institutional design
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December 24, 2025
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Greater fund access comes with onus to manage risk
NPS WITHDRAWAL NORMS
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December 24, 2025
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Ferrous scrap imports up 45% amid supply gap
India’s import of ferrous scrap — discarded iron and steel items, like old cars — shot up by 45 per cent during the first seven months of the financial year 2026 (FY26), pointing to continued dependence on external supplies for scrap-based steel manufacturing.
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December 24, 2025
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IFSCA relaxes norms for fund management bodies in GIFT City
Major overhaul
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December 24, 2025
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Global investors turn to Chinese AI as Wall Street fears bubble
Al rebalance
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December 24, 2025
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Sudden I-T 'NUDGE' unsettles taxpayers
The board clarified that taxpayers whose deductions or exemption claims are genuine and correctly made in accordance with the law do not need to take any further action.
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December 24, 2025
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Culture of watching movies is stronger in South: PVR Inox MD
PVR Inox, which just opened the first multiplex in Ladakh, is having a great year. It is India’s largest theatre chain with 1,774 screens and ₹5,875 crore in 2024-25 (FY25) revenues. Not surprisingly, it dominates the ₹20,000 crore movie business in the country. Vanita Kohli-Khandekar speaks to Managing Director Ajay Bijli in a video interview on how the market for cinema could expand, and where PVR Inox is on that journey. Edited excerpts:
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December 24, 2025
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Samsonite India ramps up output to 700,000 pieces a month
Samsonite India has increased its manufacturing capacity at its Nashik facility to about 700,000 pieces a month from its pre-Covid number of 220,000 pieces a month, the luggage maker said.
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December 24, 2025
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New GDP series to improve informal sector estimates
India’s new national accounts will leverage new data sources and surveys to enhance the measurement of the country’s informal economy, and introduce double deflation methods across sectors, replacing the current system that relies on a single deflation mechanism in gross domestic product (GDP) calculations.
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December 24, 2025
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Investors cheer merger of Ambuja, ACC, Orient
Analysts say move may simplify group structure, unlock synergies
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December 24, 2025
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Tata Motors EV arm to launch five new models by FY30
Tata Passenger Electric Mobility (TPEM), the electric vehicle arm of Tata Motors, said on Tuesday that it was planning to introduce five new electric vehicle (EV) models by 2029-30 (FY30) to solidify its presence in the segment and maintain its market share in the range of 40-45 percent in the coming years.
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December 24, 2025
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Pak PM offers talks to Imran Khan’s party
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday offered talks to the Opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf to ease political tension in the country, days after the party founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in jail each in a corruption case.
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December 24, 2025
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Trump unveils warship named after himself
President Donald Trump announced the Navy will build a new “Trump-class” battleship as part of the White House push to modernise a fleet that’s been hobbled by years of cost overruns and delays.
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December 24, 2025
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‘Tyre demand positive after GST cut’
Chennai-based MRF, one of the largest tyre manufacturers in India, is among the most expensive stocks in the country.
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December 24, 2025
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Easing of liquor policy for GIFT City to boost hospitality, investments
As Gujarat positions Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) as India’s global financial hub, the state government has further eased liquor consumption rules within the enclave, signalling a pragmatic shift aimed at attracting multinational firms and investments, and ensuring hospitality growth.
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