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Plans afoot to speed up ₹23K cr defence projects
The Uttar Pradesh government is planning on speeding up over a 100 defence and military-ware projects worth ₹23,000 crore, in a bid to boost defence manufacturing in the state.
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December 23, 2025
Business Standard
How Top Sellers Eliminate Weight Discrepancies Before They Happen
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December 23, 2025
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Net FDI hit $6.2 bn in April-October
Net foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country nearly doubled to $6.2 billion during April-October from $3.3 billion in the same period a year earlier, chiefly on account of a decline in repatriation despite a rise in outward FDI.
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December 23, 2025
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Economic activity remained upbeat in Nov
RBI MONTHLY BULLETIN
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December 23, 2025
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Uber, Lyft partner with Baidu for UK robotaxi trials next year
Uber and Lyft said on Monday they were teaming up with Chinese tech giant Baidu to launch driverless taxi trials in the UK next year, reinforcing the country's role as Europe's leading testbed for commercialising robotaxis.
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December 23, 2025
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Cambodia, Thailand in talks to revive ceasefire
Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Monday to hold a December 24 meeting of defence officials towards resuming a months-old ceasefire, as fierce border fighting between them entered a third week with at least 80 people killed so far.
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December 23, 2025
Business Standard
% weakens on strong dollar bid in NDF mkt
After the sharp recovery on Friday, rupee fell again on Monday up to 89.72 per dollar — against the previous close of 89.30 — due to strong dollar bidding in the non-deliverable forward (NDF) market.
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December 23, 2025
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Cipla launches inhalable insulin Afrezza in India
Cipla on Monday announced the launch of Afrezza, an inhalable insulin for adults with diabetes, making it the first such therapy to be commercially introduced in India.
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December 23, 2025
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N-legislation SHANTI Bill has fully solved third-party liability issue: Holtec CEO
With the new nuclear power legislation - Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025 - India has joined the mainstream of global nuclear energy and commerce, says Kris Singh, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of US-based nuclear technology company Holtec International, in a telephone interview with Sudheer Pal Singh.
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December 23, 2025
Business Standard
2025 marks PM’s busiest foreign travel year in a decade
Last week, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi returned from a four-day, three-nation foreign visit, the highlight of which was the signing of the India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Cepa).
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December 23, 2025
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Nikhil Kamath, Kishore Biyani launch The Foundry
Entrepreneurs Nikhil Kamath and Kishore Biyani have joined hands to launch The Foundery — a first-of-its-kind business launchpad built to identify, mentor, and co-build the next generation of Indian entrepreneurs.
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December 23, 2025
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India regains favour, China slips: BofA survey
India is serving as a diversification play against artificial intelligence (AI)-driven markets.
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December 23, 2025
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Street cheers VBL's South Africa buy
High per-capita consumption in SA may boost growth potential: Analysts
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December 23, 2025
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Emcure sets sights on pan-Indian obesity market with Poviztra
Emcure Pharmaceuticals on Monday said it saw Poviztra, its newly launched semaglutide brand, asa “long-term” opportunity in India’s fast-evolving obesity and cardiometabolic therapy market, even as price competition in the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) segment intensified.
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December 23, 2025
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Bangladesh unrest: Another student leader shot in head
Unidentified gunmen on Monday shot in the head Motaleb Shikder, a second leader of Bangladesh's violent student-led 2024 uprising.
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December 23, 2025
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Vetting being conducted globally for H-1B, H-4 visa applicants: US Embassy
The US Embassy in India on Monday said starting December 15, the US has \"expanded\" online presence reviews to all H-1B and H-4 applicants as part of standard visa screening, and this vetting is being conducted globally for \"all applicants of all nationalities\" for these two visa categories.
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December 23, 2025
Business Standard
Robust demand from Tier-II cities fuels Instamart growth
From milk and smartphones to gold and condoms, Indian consumers relied heavily on Instamart in 2025, making it a central platform for both daily essentials and big-ticket purchases.
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December 23, 2025
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Can India learn from China?
China's rapid development since 1978 shows why govt support should be strongly directed at new starters and R&D
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December 23, 2025
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'Abuse' of mkt dominance: CCI seeks info from IndiGo
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has sought details from IndiGo airline in connection with its ongoing probe based on the information received by the regulator over alleged abuse of dominance by the aviation major, sources said.
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December 23, 2025
Business Standard
NRI deposit inflows at $8.3 bn
The flow of money from overseas Indians into nonresident Indian (NRI) deposit schemes moderated to $8.3 billion during the April-October of FY26 period from $11.9 billion yearon-year, RBI data showed.
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December 23, 2025
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Kia latest to join small-car CAFE-III row, writes to PMO
Raising concerns
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December 23, 2025
Business Standard
SC admits Fada plea on GST compensation cess
The Supreme Court on Monday admitted a writ petition filed by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (Fada) challenging the non-transition of accumulated Goods and Services tax (GST) Compensation Cess credits and issued notice to the Union Government in this regard.
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December 23, 2025
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Paytm expands to new markets, restructures its UAE subsidiary
Sets up units in Indonesia and Luxembourg
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December 23, 2025
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Earnings upgrade ahead for Shriram Finance after MUFG deal
Japanese lender MUFG Bank will invest 39,620 crore in Shriram Finance Ltd (SFL) through preferential allotment of equity shares, at 841 per share at a post-money valuation of 1.8 times price-to-book value.
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December 23, 2025
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Ellison's $40 bn backing boosts Paramount's Warner Bros bid
Personal guarantee seeks to allay WBD's doubts over financing; Netflix refinances part of $59 bn bridge loan tied to deal
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December 23, 2025
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FPIS pull back most from finance, IT stocks in first fortnight of Dec
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIS) withdrew about 17,823 crore from Indian equities in the first half of December, with financial services and information technology stocks witnessing the bulk of the outflows.
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December 22, 2025
Business Standard
Insurer can't reject claim by delaying cheque presentation
THE HIGH COURT AGREED WITH THE ARGUMENT OF THE SOCIETY'S ADVOCATE THAT THE CHEQUE HAD BEEN PRESENTED IN TIME, AND THE INSURER HAD EVEN ISSUED THE RENEWED POLICY
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December 22, 2025
Business Standard
Insurer can’t reject claim by delaying cheque presentation
Gayatridham Phase Cooperative Housing Society had taken a standard fire and special perils policy from New India Assurance.
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December 22, 2025
Business Standard
Up, close and personal: Why do AI chatbots use 'I'?
Some researchers believe the popular interactive tools should act more like software and less like humans
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December 22, 2025
Business Standard
US reform proposals challenge WTO's basic principles
Last week, the United States (US) circulated proposals for reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that question several of its core principles, such as the most favoured nation (MFN) obligation, special and differential treatment (SDT) for developing countries, the consensus-based decision-making process, and the role of the WTO Secretariat.
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