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When IndiGo hits an air pocket
India’s largest carrier faces its biggest operational turbulence yet after a week marred by mass flight cancellations
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December 08, 2025
Business Standard
Petro exports to US surged 94% in Oct
India’s petroleum exports to the US surged 94.5 per cent in October to $251.5 million, making it the only major export category to post positive growth, apart from iPhone-led telecom instruments, which jumped 204 per cent during the month.
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December 08, 2025
Business Standard
Fit solar into electricity
Think of “roof”, and you see solar panels. Think of “solar”, and you see the energy generated during the day — powering appliances and even feeding into the grid, from which it can be brought back at night when the sun is not shining. It’s the world’s most uber solution, where each of us becomes a generator of electricity. It works because solar is modular: The panels can fit almost anywhere, unlike thermal or nuclear generators. While building utility-scale solar plants requires vast amounts of land, which is always scarce and often contested, in this model every available roof becomes a power plant.
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December 08, 2025
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Health care sector welcomes Bill for cess on pan masala
The health care industry has indicated its support for the new Health Security se National Security Cess Bill 2025, which introduces a new cess aimed at generating additional revenue to strengthen India’s public health systems and national security.
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December 08, 2025
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Order payload propels LTIMindtree into orbit
$1.59 billion in contracts fires revenue boosters; margin gains provide sustained lift
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December 08, 2025
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Indian OTT players may feel the heat
NETFLIX-WARNER BROS DEAL
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December 08, 2025
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Bajaj Finserv targets 22% profit CAGR, 2x customers in 5 yrs
Bajaj Finserv ~ the holding company of Bajaj group’s financial services business — has laid out plans for the next five years.
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December 08, 2025
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Delhlivery tests autonomous logistics drones
Logistics services provider Delhivery on Sunday said the company has completed the testing of its autonomous Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) drone technology at Deoria, Uttar Pradesh.
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December 08, 2025
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'Even today, I think BBL is undervalued at $5 bn'
Biocon Limited announced a strategic move to fully integrate Biocon Biologics Limited (BBL) as a wholly owned subsidiary in a transaction valuing the biosimilars business at $5.5 billion. This marks a decisive shift away from a proposed initial public offering (IPO) and aimed at unlocking shareholder value. In a video interview with Sohini Das, Biocon executive chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw says earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) will grow from business growth and that biosimilars are also northward bound. Edited excerpts:
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December 08, 2025
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BIRAC, TDB may manage key tranches of ₹1 trn RDI fund
Fund structure and money flow
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December 08, 2025
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Telangana: Young, hungry & restless
India’s youngest state courts big money with speed, sweeteners, and swagger, positioning itself as South India’s challenger in the bold chase for global capital. Shine Jacob reports
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December 08, 2025
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Past gets a 2nd drive as carmakers revive legacy nameplates
Indian automobile (auto) makers are increasingly tapping into legacy nameplates to capture consumer attention, leveraging brand equity and nostalgia in a fiercely competitive market.
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December 08, 2025
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Near-term lag, long-term leadership: India's market story endures
With the Sensex approaching its 40th anniversary, one of India’s biggest strengths has been its ability to avoid major policy missteps or government actions that could structurally erode market valuations — unlike China, which has faced such challenges until recently, says Samir Arora, founder and fund manager at Helios Capital Management.
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December 08, 2025
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India-Russia targets are big, but businesses are cautious
EXIM MATTERS
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December 08, 2025
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UIDAI to mandate registration for Aadhaar-based verification
A new rule to discourage entities like hotels, event organisers, etc, from taking photocopy of Aadhaar cards of customers and storing them in physical form will be published soon, a senior government official said. Such practices are in contravention of the present Aadhaar Act.
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December 08, 2025
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Travel portals boost capacity to handle rising flier queries
As India’s largest airline IndiGo faces one of its biggest crises after it cancelled 1,000 flights on Friday, travel operators increased their customer support capacities to handle a mounting number of queries till late Sunday night.
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December 08, 2025
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Christmas returns to Bethlehem
Christmas celebrations are slowly returning to the traditional birthplace of Jesus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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December 08, 2025
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Russian partnership
India’s assertion of strategic autonomy will be tested
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December 08, 2025
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Phase-II of carbon control
January 2026, the CBAM, is a big deal for India
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December 08, 2025
Business Standard
Written complaint acts as evidence, shields customer against liability
Follow this complaint escalation path: Bank's grievance cell, ombudsman, consumer commission, and then civil or criminal court
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December 08, 2025
Business Standard
A near one-horse race in domestic skies
India’s largest carrier faces its biggest operational turbulence yet after a week marred by mass flight cancellations
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December 08, 2025
Business Standard
Crisis exposes operational weakness
The recent IndiGo crisis leading to hundreds of flight cancellations across India has brought renewed attention to the overall performance of the country's airlines.
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December 08, 2025
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Telangana to name roads after Ratan Tata, Trump
The Telangana government on Sunday said it has decided to name the upcoming greenfield radial road at the proposed RRR in honour of the late industrialist Ratan Tata.
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December 08, 2025
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Pesticides Mgmt Bill should not foster 'licence raj': Plant protection industry
As the government reopens consultations on the long-pending Pesticides Management Bill (PMB), sections of the plant protection industry have raised serious concerns that the draft — in its current form— could create an inspectorand license-driven regime.
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December 08, 2025
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UP’s $1 trillion target gathers steam
State government has operationalised the UP State Transformation Commission and tasked it with the job of catalysing growth. Virendra Singh Rawat writes
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December 08, 2025
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Favourable position
Near-term focus will be on currency
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December 08, 2025
Business Standard
China locks radar on Japan's military jet
Chinese fighter aircraft locked fire-control radar on Japanese military jets for the first time on Saturday, according to Japan’s Defence Ministry, an incident that is likely to further stoke simmering tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.
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December 08, 2025
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Rushdie’s meditations on mortality
Salman Rushdie’s latest opus is a many-splendored offering.
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December 06, 2025
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Markets likely to stay range-bound
Rate cut a response to economic data; US tariffs still weigh: Analysts
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December 06, 2025
Business Standard
Tata, Cyient, Applied Materials bag SCL modernisation tender
The government has awarded the ₹4,500 crore tender for the modernisation of the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali, Punjab, to Tata Semiconductor, Cyient Semiconductor, and Applied Materials for different aspects to upgrade the plant, according to tender documents.
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