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US may press India on greater mkt access in agri products
However, he acknowledged that India has been “quite forward leaning”.
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December 11, 2025
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FTA talks with Oman, NZ in last leg, EU deal near closure: Goyal
India is in the final phase of free trade agreements (FTAs) with Oman and New Zealand, and hopes to conclude talks with the European Union (EU) soon, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.
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December 11, 2025
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THE COMPASS Favourable triggers may lead to rerating for OMCs
The global oil & gas scenario suggests that the next few quarters could see downstream refiners and marketers (oil marketing companies, or OMCs) outperform upstream.
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December 11, 2025
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India a vibrant mkt, must think like a startup: Nestlé India CMD
CAN India, the maker of Maggi noodles and KitKat, has seen a change in the corner officer after a decade. Manish Tiwary, chairman and managing director, speaks with Akshara Srivastava in New Delhi about his vision for the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) major, the changes he hopes to drive, and the company’s growth vectors. Edited excerpts:
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December 11, 2025
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The crisis in state spending
Far from empowering the poor, the proliferation of freebies could have the opposite effect, harming social and economic outcomes
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December 11, 2025
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Trump holds call with Merz, Starmer over Ukraine talks
Zelenskyy says can hold election if partners guarantee security
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December 11, 2025
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India’s gas consumption fell 7.5% in Jan-Oct
India’s natural gas consumption fell 7.5 per cent in the first 10 months (January to October) of the calendar year 2025, despite the government’s efforts to boost demand to increase the fuel’s share in the total energy mix.
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December 11, 2025
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JioHotstar to invest 4K cr in South content amid viewership spike
With a rise in consumption of stories related to the southern region both in films and series, JioHotstar aims to invest ₹4,000 crore for its South content slate over a period of five years and to expand its offering with 1,500 hours of fresh South programming in the next 12 months.
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December 10, 2025
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Govt asks IndiGo to cut 10% flights until March
Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Tuesday summoned crisis-hit IndiGo’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pieter Elbers and asked him to reduce domestic flights by 10 per cent (over 200 aircraft daily) for the entire winter season to help stabilise operations.
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December 10, 2025
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AI, LLM training: DPIIT proposes govt-fixed royalty rates for content creators
The government has proposed that technology companies using content creators’ data to train their artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) pay royalties to these creators at a rate set by the government or at court.
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December 10, 2025
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MFAUM may exceed 300 trn by FY35
Mutual fund (MF) assets under management (AUM) are projected to exceed 300 trillion by 2035, with direct equity holdings expected to reach ₹250 trillion over the same period, according to a joint repor titled 'How India Invests' by Bain & Company and Groww.
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December 10, 2025
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FAI projects 41% jump in fertiliser imports in FY26
India's fertiliser imports are estimated to jump 41 per cent to 22.3 million tonnes (mt) in 2025-26 (FY26) due to a surge in domestic demand following good monsoon rains, The Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) said on Tuesday.
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December 10, 2025
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Apple to earn more from iPhone cases than airlines from flyers in '26: IATA
Apple will earn more by selling an iPhone cover than the $7.90 profit per passenger that airlines will make next year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Chief Willie Walsh said on Tuesday, as he highlighted that industry-level margins remain a pittance.
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December 10, 2025
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Microsoft bets $17.5 bn on India's AI-first future
Its ‘largest ever investment in Asia’ to focus on Cloud, Al infra
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December 10, 2025
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Birla Estates aims for top 3 spot in core markets with 45,000 crore pipeline
Birla Estates, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aditya Birla Real Estate (ABRE), is aiming to be one of the top three in its core markets with an unlaunched project pipeline of 45,000 crore, while expanding its commercial portfolio through financial and strategic partnerships.
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December 10, 2025
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IndusInd makes senior-level rejigs
IndusInd Bank has made a raft of senior-level appointments as it continues its operational overhaul to strengthen its leadership team after a turbulent phase triggered by derivatives loss.
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December 10, 2025
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Google India: YouTube Shorts and microdrama platforms can coexist
With various microdrama platforms, serving short-form storytelling, booming in India, Manish Dhamankar, Google India's head of media and entertainment, said that he does not see a competition to YouTube Shorts viewership as there is enough audience for everyone to \"coexist\".
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December 10, 2025
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Holidaymakers detour to driveable, short-hop escapes
Staycations, drive-to villas emerge as fallback option amid flight cancellations and airfare hikes
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December 10, 2025
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Adani rights issue booked 90% a day before close
The ₹24,930-crore rights issue of Adani Enterprises (AEL), the flagship company of the Gautam Adani Group, was subscribed around 90 per cent a day ahead of its close.
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December 10, 2025
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The engineering state as superpower
Cheap, capricious, unreliable.
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December 10, 2025
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2025 tests active largecap funds' outperformance
The two-year outperformance streak of active largecap funds may be nearing its end amid increasingly challenging market conditions.
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December 10, 2025
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The best drama series in Hollywood
Ever since it got into streaming in 2007, Netflix has broken every rule in the media industry playbook.
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December 10, 2025
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Days after rate cut, RBI guv prods bank CEOs to lower costs
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Tuesday asked chief executive officers of publicand private-sector banks to lower intermediation costs and bolster operational efficiencies, citing the 125 basis points (bps) policy rate reduction since February.
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December 10, 2025
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Between Pakistan and Afghanistan, trade war with no end in sight
One of Peshawar’s largest markets in western Pakistan once bustled with thousands of Afghan-owned shops and carts, selling everything from deep-fried khajoor pastries to kitchen items and cricket gear.
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December 10, 2025
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UK sees rise in Indian students, boosts research collaborations: UCL president
The University College London (UCL) said it has recorded a 19 per cent and 26 per cent rise in undergraduate and postgraduate students from India for the 2026 term, indicating a preference for the UK over the US at a time when Indian students are facing visa uncertainties in USbased institutions.
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December 10, 2025
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Blinkit CEO warns of qcom shakeout amid capital crunch
The quick-commerce (qcom) sector in India is heading towards a sharp correction as companies run low on cash, and aggressive fundraising becomes apparent, said Albinder Dhindsa, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the country's largest qcom platform, Blinkit.
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December 10, 2025
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Wakefit IPO subscribed 39% on day 2
The initial share sale of Wakefit Innovations Ltd was subscribed 39 per cent on the second day on Tuesday.
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December 10, 2025
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Solar transition
Reforms needed to improve performance
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December 10, 2025
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After rate cut, RBI Guv prods bank CEOs to lower costs
Monetary transmission
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December 10, 2025
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PE/VC investments highest in a decade: Equirus Capital report
Private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) investments in India have surged to their highest levels in a decade, signalling renewed confidence in the country’s long-term growth potential, according to a new research report by financial services firm Equirus Capital.
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