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Mini packs, big reach: Estée Lauder eyes India middle class
The American cosmetics and beauty giant is looking to expand investments in the country
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October 09, 2025
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Airtel's chief flags regulatory overreach in telecom sector
Telcos face disproportionate regulatory burden compared to other digital players, Vittal said
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October 09, 2025
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'Deep ambitions' for India: Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has “deep ambitions” to develop India as its “home” market and foster strategic partnership riding on its technologies across land, air and sea domains, British defence major’s chief executive officer Tufan Erginbilgic said on Wednesday.
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October 09, 2025
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Design products accessible to all, RBI governor tells fintechs
Fintechs in India have a clear mandate from the head of the country's central bank: design products that are accessible, inclusive, and tailored for underserved populations.
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October 09, 2025
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Can Canara Robeco AMC retain equity edge? Will Q2 results put TCS out of its misery?
n business, a quarter can feel like a lifetime. Ask Tata Consultancy Services Ltd's (TCS's) chief executive officer, K. Krithivasan. The July-September period tested the country's largest IT (information technology) services firm on several fronts-one external, and two self-made challenges. US President Donald Trump's move to hike the H-1B visa fee to $100,000, starting next year, rattled India's tech majors. Mid-cap firms have said it won't hurt them, but analysts agree that it will hit the big five, including TCS.
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October 09, 2025
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Shein is slow off the blocks in its second India innings
In the five years of its absence, local players caught up and altered the competitive landscape
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October 09, 2025
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Ombudsman rules, but are health insurers playing fair?
How to enforce ombudsman awards, challenge cancellations, ensure uninterrupted coverage
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October 09, 2025
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Has TaMo priced in worst of JLR?
Tata Motors Ltd is gearing up for its long-awaited demerger.
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October 09, 2025
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Trump wants to overhaul drug sales. A company tied to his son stands to benefit.
The country’s top drugmakers are set to meet in early December at the Four Seasons hotel in Georgetown with Donald Trump Jr. and senior Trump administration officials that regulate the pharmaceutical industry.
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October 09, 2025
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Competitive exams in India: Are we testing the right parameters?
Their focus is on skills that often have nothing to do with requirements of the actual roles on offer
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October 09, 2025
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India pulls dumping levies on China, others
“India appears to be balancing its industrial and strategic priorities,” said Ajay Srivastava, founder of the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTR), a trade thinktank.
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October 09, 2025
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Apr-Sep steel imports slump, but India still net buyer
India's steel imports dropped 30% year-on-year (yo-y) to 3.3 million tonnes (mt) in the first six months of the current financial year (FY26), reflecting the impact of import tax to shield local players and subdued domestic prices.
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October 09, 2025
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Bira seeks $132 mn in record fundraising
Indian craft beer maker Bira is in talks to raise $132 million in its biggest ever fundraising, with New York-based investment group Global Emerging Markets (GEM) as one of the potential suitors, according to term sheets seen by Reuters.
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October 09, 2025
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VALUATIONS REVERT TO THE MEAN, BUT THE MEAN IS ALWAYS A MOVING TARGET
In investing, mean reversion is the idea that asset valuation ratios tend to move towards their historical averages over time.
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October 09, 2025
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Irdai flags gaps in insurance coverage
India needs to reconsider its insurance distribution strategies to reach every person in the country and meet the ‘Insurance for All’ goal by 2047, said Deepak Sood, whole-time member (non-life) of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai).
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October 09, 2025
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America should think before it slams its door on immigration
The benefits of it are subtle but compelling enough to keep it going
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October 09, 2025
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Industry eyes cheaper brakes for bikes
The country's automobile industry has proposed an advanced combined braking system (CBS) with front disc brakes for twowheelers as an alternative to the government's mandate on installing anti-lock braking systems (ABS) on all new bikes and scooters from January 2026, two people aware of the development said.
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October 09, 2025
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Pharma deals soaring, but top drugmakers hold back
Pharma sector has surged over the past two years
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October 09, 2025
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America's soybean farmers are panicking over the loss of Chinese buyers
China hasn't booked any U.S. soybean purchases in months; farmers warn of 'bloodbath'
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October 09, 2025
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India plans to launch carbon mkt portal by January
In a significant step in India's climate action journey, the Centre plans to launch the Indian Carbon Market (ICM) portal by January next year, according to two officials aware of the development.
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October 09, 2025
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Fraudsters will mourn the end of UPI payment requests
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has phased out a major feature of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) that has long made peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions both convenient and risky. From 1 October, the \"collect request\" option for P2P transactions has been withdrawn. This is a decisive step to combat a surge in financial fraud within India's digital payments ecosystem.
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October 09, 2025
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UK fintech Revolut eyes India foray
London-based digital finance firm Revolut said on Wednesday it will launch its payment platform in India, its first foray into one of the world’s largest digital payments markets, as part of a planned global expansion.
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October 09, 2025
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Rural users central to capacity utilization: Starlink
Elon Musk-owned Starlink on Wednesday said a large part of its capacity will remain underutilized in India if the country's rural users are not brought onto its soon-to-be launched satellite internet services.
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October 09, 2025
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SoftBank to buy ABB's robotic arm
SoftBank Group has agreed to buy the robotics business of Swiss engineering group ABB in a $5.4.billion deal, as the Japanese investor forges ahead with a strategy to fuse robotics and artificial intelligence.
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October 09, 2025
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Hyundai gets cold shoulder from Trump despite charm offensive
The Korean carmaker is betting big on the U.S., even as new trade and immigration policies pose hurdles
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October 09, 2025
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Trio win Nobel chemistry prize for metal-organic frameworks
Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel chemistry prize for developing a new form of molecular architecture, yielding materials that can help tackle challenges such as climate change and lack of fresh water.
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October 09, 2025
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Daikin to invest ₹1,000 cr in Haryana
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Osaka, Japan in the presence of the state chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, who along with a high-level delegation is on an official visit to the country from 6 to 8 October.
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October 09, 2025
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Z47 bets on AI-led wealth-tech, fintech
After cutting larger cheques for companies such as Dezerv and Stable Money, Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India) is seeing more opportunities in the wealth-tech segment and fintechs with a strong AI play, its managing director Vikram Vaidyanathan said.
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October 09, 2025
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Our lacklustre market: The fault, dear investor, is not in our stars
Foreign investors have rational and opportunistic reasons to pull money out but the India Story must refresh its appeal too
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October 09, 2025
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Gold zooms past $4,000 for first time
Gold raced past $4,000 an ounce for the first time on Wednesday as investors piled into a record-breaking rally in the safe-haven asset to hedge against global economic uncertainty.
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