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Floods, low crop prices leave Indian farmers under stress
Market prices of key crops fell below MSP, squeezing farmer incomes severely across regions
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December 27, 2025
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Palais Royale pays creditor dues, but timeline unclear
Honest Shelters Pvt. Ltd., the developer of Mumbai’s long-delayed Palais Royale tower, which is touted to be India’s tallest residential skyscraper once completed, has settled a dispute with an operational creditor that had moved the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) seeking recovery of unpaid dues.
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December 27, 2025
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When fashion was just a big performance
Designers seemed to care only for visibility this year and did little to take fashion forward
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December 27, 2025
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The year gone by
A year-end issue is all about looking back, and while most of us want to move ahead, it is often reflection that helps us make better choices.
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December 27, 2025
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10 food moments that made us sit up
Here's looking back at a year that saw protein atta and matcha ice-cream, nostalgia-soaked menus, and Indian tastemakers on the global food map
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December 27, 2025
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The year's best albums
2025 felt like a year when popular music was in transition with many of the big stars either choosing not to release an album or dropping proper clangers (looking at you, Taylor Swift).
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December 27, 2025
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India bans harmful chemicals in agarbattis
In a move aimed at tightening quality, safety and sustainability norms in a sector deeply rooted in India’s cultural practices, the government on Friday launched a new Indian standard for incense sticks amid rising global scrutiny over the use of synthetic chemicals in fragranced products, the ministry of consumer affairs said in a statement.
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December 27, 2025
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Equities snap losing streak amid year-end lull
Indian markets closed marginally higher amid profit-booking and thin year-end trading in a truncated week
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December 27, 2025
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Milestones, new hubs energise the art scene
Art shows travelled outside of Mumbai and Delhi, while artists tackled thorny issues of displacement and distress this year
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December 27, 2025
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Trends we don't want to see in 2026
From Labubus and animal prints to co-ord sets, some fashion and beauty styles are best left behind in 2025
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December 27, 2025
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The year I fell for small talk
Small talk gets a bad rap for being inane and superficial, but it can open up chances to form unexpected bonds
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December 27, 2025
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This year shook India's paint mkt, next will raise the heat
The largest paint firms prioritized growth, often sacrificing their immediate profitability
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December 27, 2025
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'Your Year Wrapped': Apps have all the data but no context
Year-end app recaps compress our lives into neat, shareable narratives but strip us of the choice of what we want to remember
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December 27, 2025
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PNB alerts RBI about ₹2,434 cr Srei fraud
Punjab National Bank (PNB) has reported a borrowal fraud of about ₹2,434 crore to the Reserve Bank of India, linked to former promoters of Srei Equipment Finance and Srei Infrastructure Finance Ltd, the state-owned lender said in an exchange filing on Friday.
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December 27, 2025
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The 11 best shows this year
From satire to sci-fi, hospitals to hive-minds, these shows prove television can still surprise, unsettle and soar
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December 27, 2025
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What dining out looks like in 2026
This was arguably a great year for India’s F&B scene.
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December 27, 2025
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Book reviewers vs bookstagrammers
As influencers fill their feeds with year-end ‘must read’ lists, professional critics must rethink the future of their trade
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December 27, 2025
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Disruptions, conversations, and lots of joy
With puzzling slang and new idols, this was a year that led parents to look at the world anew
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December 27, 2025
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When the dialogue lingers, but the love doesn't
Sometime last year at a university in western Canada, in the stairwell leading to a basement I found among a clutch of small squiggles on the wall, a little question asking saadanam kayilundo?
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December 27, 2025
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Even those making humanoid robots think they’re overhyped
The chief executive of the recently formed company that makes it, Gatlin Robotics, followed behind the robot as it attempted to scrub a brick wall.
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December 27, 2025
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Electric 3-wheeler subsidy likely to be exhausted early
Electric three-wheelers are seeing rapid adoption, with over 687,000 units sold in 2025
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December 27, 2025
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The joy of finding a favourite sporting photograph
Click.
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December 27, 2025
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ElasticRun scales dark stores to tap tier-II, III demand
ElasticRun, which enables FMCG and grocery firms to reach the remotest parts of India, is doubling down on its newly established quick commerce vertical, positioning it as the primary engine for growth in FY26.
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December 27, 2025
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Coforge to acquire Encora for $2.4 bn
Coforge shares fell 3.67% on the National Stock Exchange to ₹1,674 on Friday, while the Nifty IT index fell 1.03% to 38,572.3 points.
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December 27, 2025
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How Indian auto companies survived a rare earth scare
Bajaj Auto warned of a month-long halt to EV production, Ather guided for a 7-day factory dispatch hit, and Maruti Suzuki reportedly staggered the production of the e-Vitara, to deal with the crisis.
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December 27, 2025
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25 books that brought back the joy of reading in 2025
Literary fiction, reportage, fantasy, crime, books for young readers and much more—the Lounge team looks back on their favourite reads of the year gone by
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December 27, 2025
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Tata Motors, VECV priced out of mega electric bus tender
New-age manufacturers have stormed India’s biggest electric bus tender, picking up nearly 80% of the 10,900 e-buses on offer as part of the ₹10,900-crore PM E-Drive scheme, leaving legacy players with little to show for their efforts.
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December 26, 2025
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Phony paneer on your plate? Regulator to turn up the heat
Is the loose, unpackaged paneer sold at local shops a genuine dairy product, or does it contain nondairy substitutes?
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December 26, 2025
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Hinterland, gigs, AI to set hiring theme for 2026
The Chinese zodiac predicts that 2026 will be the Year of the Fire Horse, symbolizing bold decisions, ambition and sharply moving away from the strategic thinking that was 2025, the Year of the Wood Snake.
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December 26, 2025
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Ships may get to transit ports quicker, cheaper
Upcoming customs duty reforms will aim to help cargo ships turn around faster at ports and streamline the tariff rate structure further, two persons familiar with the development said, making cross-border trade simpler, quicker and cheaper.
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