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N-Power: Reform road from Bill to chimney
Revision in insurance policies, fuel-buying plans, and lack of skilled manpower among issues flagged for the industry
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December 15, 2025
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Centre mandates risk registers, umbrella geotech study in tunnel projects
After several incidents of tunnel collapses, especially the one in Uttarkashi which saw the multi-week rescue operation of 41 workers in 2023, the Centre has come up with guidelines which mandate the preparation of \"risk register\" in the planning stages of tunnel projects.
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December 15, 2025
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Amid fresh unrest Bangladesh EC demands extra security
The Election Commission (EC) has demanded extra security for its chief, other commissioners and officials as fresh unrest visibly gripped Bangladesh after gunmen shot an upcoming parliamentary polls candidate and frontline leader of last year’s violent street movement dubbed ‘July Uprising’.
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December 15, 2025
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GLP-1 weightloss drugs’ value growth may fall
India’s fast-growing glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drug market is likely to witness a sharp rise in volumes but slower value growth as cheaper generics are set to enter the country after semaglutide goes off patent in March 2026, industry executives and doctors said.
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December 15, 2025
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NARCL recovery more than doubles as resolution grows
National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL)—the government-backed bad bank — has significantly increased resolution, with recoveries more than doubling to %4,192 crore, or 13.66 per cent of total acquisition, between April and October of 2025-26, according to sources aware of the development.
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December 15, 2025
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Fintechs hold steady in changing terrain
Unsecured credit business grows despite a shift in dynamics, reports Raghu Mohan
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December 15, 2025
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Why 200% salary hike for Odisha MLAs could set an uneasy national benchmark
With lawmakers in Bhubaneswar self-appraising salaries amid public backlash, Ramani Ranjan Mohapatra explains how these are fixed, and why Odisha’s move matters
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December 15, 2025
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BigBasket sets sights on 60% revenue growth in FY26
Tata Digital-owned grocery platform BigBasket, which has fully transitioned into quick commerce (qcom), is targeting 50-60 per cent revenue growth during 2025-26 (FY26), said Seshu Kumar Tirumala, chief buying and merchandising officer.
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December 15, 2025
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MGNREGA and the weight of change
The proposal to rename the rural employment scheme, raise the number of guaranteed workdays and alter its cost-sharing structure has reignited debate over its implementation and intent. Sanjeeb Mukherjee decodes
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December 15, 2025
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Beyond digital fixes: Why Indian Customs needs integrity overhaul
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December 15, 2025
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MFIs remain in pain even as green shoots appear
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are in a spot of bother: A continuous shrinking of their loan book and liquidity support from lenders.
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December 15, 2025
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India, Hong Kong fuel Asia’s blockbuster fundraising year
Not long ago, Hong Kong’s share-sale market was a symbol of China’s slowdown: deal books were thin, investor sentiment was sour and bankers were fleeing the industry.
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December 15, 2025
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BMW to bolster MINI brand; looks to drive in new models, expand sales
German luxury carmaker BMW is looking to expand the MINI portfolio in India next year in order to cater to rising demand for the range beyond metro cities, according to the company’s President and CEO, Hardeep Singh Brar.
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December 15, 2025
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'Sensex growth of 10-11% in sight despite global and tariff risks'
Strong domestic growth, deeper formalisation and digitisation, and sustained infrastructure spending should continue to support markets, says U R Bhat, cofounder and director of Alphaniti Fintech. In a telephonic interview with Sundar Sethuraman, Bhat says that barring major geopolitical shocks, the Sensex could deliver low double-digit returns — 10-11 per cent annually — despite current tariff pressures. He also reflects on how India’s markets have evolved over the past four decades. Edited excerpts:
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December 15, 2025
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Hungry IPOs carve out a hefty slice of MF liquidity
Groww, Lenskart, Pine Labs among 25 buys served up in November
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December 15, 2025
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Kavach expansion puts ₹50K cr market in play
Nova, Tata Elxsi to co-develop next-gen train protection system
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December 15, 2025
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Laser-lit skylines, packed stadiums, frenzied fans
Delhi gets ready for Argentinian superstar days after chaos in Kolkata, even as football fever grips the country
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December 15, 2025
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OpenAI to end equity vesting period for employees
OpenAI told staff that it was ending its policy requiring employees to work for at least six months at the company before their equity vests, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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December 15, 2025
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WHEN GUNS SPEAK… Antisemitic attack claims 11 lives at Sydney’s Bondi Beach
Two gunmen shot dead at least 11 people on Sunday during a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach, Australian authorities said, declaring it a terrorist attack.
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December 15, 2025
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Studds expects to double premium helmet revenue share in 2 yrs: MD
Studds Accessories, India’s largest two-wheeler helmet maker, expects the revenue share of its premium helmet segment to rise to about 30 per cent over the next two years, from the current 15.5 per cent, driven by changing customer preferences and higher sales of premium two-wheelers, said Managing Director Sidhartha Bhushan Khurana.
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December 15, 2025
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Indian students add West Asia to foreign-study map
Sanjay Krishna from Thrissur district in Kerala had been scouting for universities in the United Kingdom (UK), the United States (US), and Canada earlier this year for higher studies, like any other aspirant of his age.
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December 15, 2025
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Rebalance by booking partial profits in gold, silver, US funds
Small deviations may be corrected by directing more money into underperforming assets like debt and equities
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December 15, 2025
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India's equity: Update your beliefs
India’s stock market wears an air of resilience.
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December 15, 2025
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After 30 years of activism, Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy party dissolves
Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party voted Sunday to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism, marking the end of an era of the Chinese semiautonomous city’s ‘once-diverse political landscape.
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December 15, 2025
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Trinity of turbulence: Airbus, IndiGo, glitches
Two recent major incidents — the temporary grounding of nearly 6,000 Airbus A320 aircraft worldwide and widespread IndiGo cancellations in India — have brought the aviation sector under scrutiny.
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December 15, 2025
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Nuclear energy for growth
Sustaining a vibrant enabling environment is the key
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December 15, 2025
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How options trading became India’s new smoking habit
One of my enduring memories from Hindi cinema is Dev Anand, the epitome of the romantic hero, playing a carefree army officer and lip-syncing to Mohammed Rafi’s “Har fikr ko dhuen mein udaata chala gaya”.
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December 15, 2025
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IATA: Rising GPS interference incidents a concern
Increasing incidents of flights experiencing GPS spoofing and jamming is a concern, and pilots need to be more vigilant, according to global airlines’ grouping IATA.
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December 15, 2025
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A Goldilocks 2026
A recovery in cyclical demand and structural reforms can sustain the solid growth-benign inflation mix
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December 15, 2025
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India’s sudden solar storm
India’s rapid solar boom is slowing as grid constraints, weak demand growth, stalled contracts and rising storage needs push the sector into a recalibration phase
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