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Power, realty are bright spots amid capex gloom
While corporate India remains flush with capital, new investments are not keeping pace.
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October 22, 2025
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‘India must do more on cough syrups’
India has more work to do in halting sales of toxic cough syrup, despite some progress, a World Health Organization official told Reuters, after at least 24 children died following consumption of a domestically-made medicine.
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October 22, 2025
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As Bollywood movies fizzle, microdramas lift Deepavali
On Deepavali in 2007, Shah Rukh Khan's Om Shanti Om and Saawariya, featuring debutants Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor, were vying for millions of Indian to watch their movie in cinema halls.
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October 22, 2025
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Core sector output growth slows to 3-month low in Sep
Coal, crude oil, natural gas, and refinery products contract, while steel output surges
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October 22, 2025
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Ethiopia wants loan yuan denominated
Ethiopia started talks with China to convert at least part of the $5.38 billion it owes Beijing into yuan-denominated loans, following an example set by Kenya that bolsters China’s efforts to internationalize its currency.
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October 22, 2025
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Rooftop solar: Can it really lower your electricity costs?
Rooftop solar can significantly reduce electricity bills, especially for high-power consumers
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October 22, 2025
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Recent Nobel prizes for economics seem rich in irony
This year’s Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was awarded “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth,” with one half to Joel Mokyr “for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress” and the other half jointly to Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt “for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction.”
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October 22, 2025
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Stripe pauses India relaunch amid stricter licensing norms
Irish-American financial services firm Stripe Inc. has indefinitely postponed its planned mid-2025 relaunch in India due to stricter licensing and compliance requirements, according to three people aware of the development.
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October 22, 2025
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Luxe car buyers stick to sedans, SUVs lure rest
the 15,810 vehicles BMW sold in India in FY25, said Hardeep Singh Brar, president and chief executive at BMW Group India. He added that this was because high-end sedans were much more luxurious and comfortable than most SUVs.
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October 22, 2025
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The smartphone that grew up, but forgot to have fun
The phone doubles down on strength and design, but are the extra heft and modest upgrades satisfactory?
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October 22, 2025
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Wikipedia faces traffic woes thanks to Gen AI
In other AI news, OpenAI's Sora 2 creates a stir for all the wrong reasons
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October 22, 2025
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Power, real estate are bright spots amid India’s capex gloom
their revenue to capital expenditure between FY23 and FY25. Their decision to keep their powder dry highlights a widespread and persistent trend of corporate timidity amid uncertainties.
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October 22, 2025
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How China took over the world's rare-earths industry
Beijing used bare-knuckle tactics in multidecade effort to consolidate control over supplies
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October 22, 2025
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Despite abstemious Gen Zs, the booze industry is going strong
he Lucky Saintin central London looks like any other pub. Big wooden barrels double as tables. Bartenders pull pints, But thisisn’t a regular watering-hole.
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October 22, 2025
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SUVs dominate roads, but at the luxe end, sedans are holding on
The number of sedans on Indian roads is shrinking, thanks mainly to the rise of sports utility vehicles (SUVs).
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October 22, 2025
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Aspirational GDP growth of 8%: The big challenge we must meet
We will need strong domestic savings plus policies that support local demand, enhance productivity and aid macro stability
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October 22, 2025
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Banks foresee smooth transition to expected credit loss model
Large banks like State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC Bank, and Axis Bank, as well as smaller public sector lenders, believe they can easily transition to a new credit loss model proposed by India's central bank, under which the lenders have to recognize stress much earlier than the current norms.
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October 22, 2025
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How to divide assets between children from two marriages
Iama62-year-old industrialist from Delhi with two adult sons from my first marriage anda I: daughter from my second marriage.
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October 22, 2025
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Sebi casts net wider to tackle spike in insider trading cases
Escalation in illegal financial gains coincides with a sharp rise in regulatory scrutiny
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October 22, 2025
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US deal may cut tariff to 15%, trim Russian crude
Higher imports of US corn, ethanol likely; deal may be announced at Asean summit
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October 22, 2025
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Nike should put Converse on the block: It's just a distraction
Its CEO has very few easy wins in reach but this could well be one
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October 22, 2025
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Reliance seeks to buy Middle East oil
Reliance Industries Ltd bought Middle Eastern crudes last week and may place more orders, ina sign that Western pressure against Russian flows may be starting to impact its procurement patterns.
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October 22, 2025
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Keppel buys Shell stake in Cleantech, takes full control
Singapore’s Keppel Ltd has bought energy major Shell Plc’s 49% stake in renewable energy developer Cleantech Solar in a deal having an equity value of around $200 million, taking full control of the company. It is planning a sale of Cleantech for around $400 million next, said two people aware of the development. Both requested anonymity.
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October 22, 2025
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SC eases tax claim norms for foreign firms
Foreign-owned companies can now be treated as carrying on business in India even without active contracts, a physical office, and employees, the Supreme Court recently ruled, providing clarity for foreign firms with project-based or intermittent operations.
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October 22, 2025
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Jio-BP’s Q2 petrol, diesel sales up 34%
Jio-BP, the fuel retailing joint venture of Reliance Industries and super major BP, clocked a 34% rise in petrol and diesel sales in the September quarter as the joint venture aggressively expands its retail network.
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October 22, 2025
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DECODING THE BUYBACK PUZZLE: WHY EVEN A PREMIUM PRICE CAN HURT RETURNS
ill 30 September 2024, acompany buying back shares paid 10% tax while shareholders were exempt. From | October 2024, tax laws were amended, making any amount received bya shareholder forselling shares back to the company taxable as dividend income. The cost of bought-back shares is allowed asa capital loss.
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October 22, 2025
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Murky underworld where Louvre thieves take stolen jewels
After a group of thieves brazenly broke into Paris’s Louvre Museum and snatched eight pieces of jewelry that form part of France’s crown jewels, the chase is on to find them before they filter into the black market.
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October 22, 2025
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Small stores on slow track in passing on GST rate cut
Small, but significant Small and unorganized retailers outside the GST system are a weak link in ensuring consumers see benefits of the tax cut.
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October 22, 2025
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Why affordable TVs are India's real screen stars
Beyond the hype around giant OLEDs and premium panels, India's TV market is powered by budget-friendly models that provide value
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October 22, 2025
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US deal may cut tariff to 15%, trim Russian oil purchase
On energy, the Indian side is considering allowing US ethanol and gradually reducing purchases of Russian oil, with Washington expected to extend concessions on energy trade in return, said the first of the three officials cited above.
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