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Financial Express Chandigarh
CAG launches pan-India audit on MSME ease of doing biz
THE COMPTROLLER AND Auditor General of India has initiated an audit of reforms implemented by states and UTs to improve the ease of doing business for the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector.
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November 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
G20: PM in South Africa to ‘strengthen ties’
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi on Friday said he was looking forward to “productive discussions” with world leaders on key global issues as he arrived here to attend the G20 Leaders’Summit being hosted by South Africa.
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November 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Japan approves $135-bn stimulus to spur economy
PRICE STEPS MAY CUT INFLATION BY ABOUT 0.7% FROM FEB-APRIL
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November 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Need to revisit insurance investment rules: Khara
INSURANCE REGULATIONS GOVERNING how companies invest in the bond market may need a review, Dinesh Kumar Khara
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November 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Zelenskyy for ‘honest’ work on US-backed plan
PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY said after talks with a top US Army official on Thursday he was ready for “honest” work with Washington on a plan to end the war in Ukraine, while European allies pushed back against punishing concessions to Russia.
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November 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Bengal sees sharpest rise in registered voters in border areas since 2002 SIR
BETWEEN 2002, WHEN the Special Intensive Review (SIR) was last conducted by the Election Commission of India, and 2025, West Bengal has seen a 66% increase in the number of registered voters — from 45.8 million to 76.3 million.
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November 22, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Kolte Patil plans to triple launches to 6 mn sq ft in H2
Firm, backed by Blackstone, launched around 2 mn sq ft in H1
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Russian oil loadings for India plunge as sanctions hit today
• Reliance stops use of Russian crude at refinery for exports
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
'GST 2.0 transformational for FMCG'
Consumer goods major Marico sees urban growth picking up in the second half of FY 26, led by easing inflation, GST cuts, a low base and a favourable policy environment.
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Steel import registration now easier
THE MINISTRY OF Steel has introduced a simplified registration facility called ‘SARAL SIMS’ under the Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS), effective from November 21.
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
'A lot of our efforts is now on raising awareness'
VIKAS BANSAL, CEO, AMAZON PAY
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Non-revision of national wage floors disappoints House panel
LAWMAKERS HAVE EXPRESSED disappointment in the Union Labour Ministry failing to revise the nonbinding National Floor Level Minimum Wage (NFLMW) for the last eight years.
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Legacy FMCG brands dominate q-comm baskets
QUICK COMMERCE MAY be adding delivery speed, but it isn’t changing who controls the household basket.New platform data show that traditional FMCG players— not digital-first brands—continue to command the bulk of consumer spending on daily-use staples across apps such as Blinkit, despite an explo- sion of choice.
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Looking to start exporting dairy items to Israel soon: Amul MD
AMUL IS EXPORTING ghee to Israel and will soon expand its dairy export portfolio to cater not just to the Indian diaspora but also to the local population, GCMMF Managing Director Jayen Mehta said.
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Nitish sworn in as Bihar CM for record 10th time
BJPALLOTTED 14 MINISTRIES, JD(U) 8 IN 26-MEMBER CABINET
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Plan to launch surety bonds in six months’
Shriram General Insurance, which is working to bring down the share of motor insurance in the overall portfolio from over 90%, plans to launch surety bonds as part of a product diversification strategy.
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Abbott acquires Exact Sciences in $21-bn deal
ABBOTT LABORATORIES AGREED to acquire cancer-screening company Exact Sciences Corp., in a deal with a total equity value of about $21 billion.
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
ED files chargesheet against Vadra in UK-linked PMLA case
THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE on Thursday filed a chargesheet against businessman Robert Vadra, husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in a money laundering case linked to fugitive UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari, officials said.
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Zomato may soon share user data with eateries
ZOMATO IS IN early stages of launching a feature whereby customers’ phone numbers will be shared with its restaurant partners after obtaining their consent, CEO Aditya Mangla said on Thursday, a move which responds to the restaurant industry's long standing demand.
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
'Any earnings disappointment could trigger short-term corrections'
ICICI Prudential AMC, which is awaiting regulatory clearance for a ®10,000-crore (IPO), is betting big on the capex and consumption stories that are moving in tandem. Anand Shah, CIO - PMS and AIF investments at the AMC that managed €63,870 crore as on March 31, 2025, tells Nesil Staney that Indian markets are still trading at a 9% premium to global indices.
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
India signs $93-million deal with US for Javelin anti-tank system, Excalibur projectiles
THE US HAS approved the sale of Excalibur guided artillery projectiles, Javelin antitank missile system and related equipment worth nearly $93 million to India, saying it will improve the country’s capability to strengthen its defence and deter regional threats.
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
RCom case: ~1,453 cr properties attached
FE BUREAU
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
America can’t win by targeting Alibaba
IT WAS SUPPOSED to be a good week for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. The tech giant released its revamped Qwen app to users in China, with plans to roll out the ChatGPT-like tool internationally later on.
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
India, Israel agree on FTA terms
Target 10-fold rise in trade
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Fresh guidelines to simplify valuation for insolvent firms
WITH A VIEW to prescribe a standardised format to prepare a valuation report for an insolvent company, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has proposed fresh guidelines for conducting valuation under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016.
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Google unveils AI safety tools for scam detection
GOOGLE ON THURSDAY announced a set of AI-powered security initiatives aimed at strengthening the digital safety framework, with the highlight being a scam-detection feature on Pixel phones powered by Gemini Nano.
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Unlearn single window, learn ecosystem approach: ‘Ease of doing Business’ sutra
THE CONTEXT OF a transformative design influences the change.If incremental improvement or rearranging with the existing system—calling it “reform’—doesn’t yield the desired result.
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
5G subscriptions may cross 1-bn mark by 2031
INDIA IS EXPECTED to have over 1 billion 5G subscriptions by the end of 2031, the Ericsson Mobility Report released on Thursday said, underscoring the steady uptake of the service in a nation that accounts for the highest mobile data traffic per smartphone.
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
Nagaraju chairs meet on foreign bank expansion
THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL Committee (IDC), headed by Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju, deliberated and recommended on a set of proposals submitted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regarding the establishment of branches, representative offices and subsidiaries of foreign banks in India, the finance ministry said on Thursday.
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November 21, 2025
Financial Express Chandigarh
TCS and TPG tie up for ₹18K-cr AI data centre
“I am delighted to have TPG join us in our journey to build large GW-scale AI data centres in India, tapping the rapidly growing AI demand. We are excited and committed to play a leading role in creating world-class Al infrastructure and solutions for the industry and work towards making TCS the largest Al-led technology services company,’ Chan-drasekaran said.
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