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Financial Express Bengaluru
When strength becomes weakness
YET WHILE THE rules apply universally, full-service carriers like Air India have weathered the change with far less disruption, their on-time performance holding steadier amid the same fog and congestion, thanks to conservative rostering and buffers built during the grace period.
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December 06, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Seeds of change
WHILE INDIA IS STILL DEBATING THE SCOPE OF GM CROP CULTIVATION, IT CAN'T IGNORE THE GLOBAL MOMENTUM
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Film, ad industries to get deepfake label rules relief
FINAL GUIDELINES TO BE NOTIFIED SHORTLY
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
States to get share of health cess via schemes, says FM
FINANCE MINISTER NIRMALA Sitharaman on Thursday said the proposed Health and National Security Cess will apply exclusively to demerit goods such as pan masala, creating a “dedicated and predictable resource stream” for health and national security initiatives.
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Tax evasion by some hurts copper firms
A SECTION OF recyclers and primary copper producers, contributing around 75% ofthe 1.6 million tonne (MT) domestic production last fiscal, is bearing the brunt of “price distortion” caused by another section.
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Pilot bodies flag gaps in airline’s planning
Pilot groups have alleged that IndiGo’s failure to adequately prepare for the roll out of new flight duty and rest norms for cockpit crew
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
India seeks trade parity with Russia
NEED TO BRING MORE DIVERSITY IN TRADE BASKET, REDUCE BARRIERS: GOYAL
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
The new ad world order
WITH THE OMNICOM-IPG DEAL MARKING AN END TO MARQUEE CREATIVE BRANDS, INDIA'S ADVERTISING INDUSTRY IS GRAPPLING WITH NEW UNCERTAINTIES
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
H-1B visa row: US admin orders enhanced vetting for applicants
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION on Thursday announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, with an internal State Department memo saying that anyone involved in “censorship” of free speech be considered for rejection.
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Can quality of life be a superpower? Ask Finland
THE EUROPEAN UNION doesn’t have much to brag about these days. Its own officials admit its penchant for red tape looks more like a burden than a benefit. Yet if the old label of “regulatory superpower” is out, the moniker of “lifestyle superpower” is definitely in.“Europe has created a lifestyle...It’s a superpower with the highest living and social standards in the world,’ EU Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Sikela said in July.
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Putin meets Modi; ties set for upgrade
ON THURSDAY, RUSSIA'S largest bank Sberbank and JSC First Asset Management launched anew mutual fund — First-India — offering investments linked to the performance of the Nifty50 index, in what could give Russian retail investors direct exposure to India's buoyant stock market.
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Sberbank charts major India expansion plan
RUSSIA'S MAJORITY STATE-OWNED Sberbank is preparing a major expansion in India and plans to seek regulatory approval within three years to convert its existing branches into a wholly owned subsidiary, CEO Herman Gref said.
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Currency sinks to 90.42, trims fall after RBI steps in
THE RUPEE HIT another fresh record low at 90.42 during the intra-day on Thursday.
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Re at new low of 90.42; RBI move halts fall
THE RUPEE HIT a fresh record low of 90.42 during intra-day trade on Thursday but retraced to 89.98 at the closing due to likely intervention from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), reports Christina Titus.
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
S&P raises RIL rating to ‘A-’ from ‘BBB+’
S&P GLOBAL RATINGS on Thursday raised its long-term issuer credit rating on Reliance Industries to ‘A-’ from ‘BBB+’, also upgrading the company’s senior unsecured debt to the same level.
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Retail stress to drive next wave of NPA sales: Crisil
ASSET RECONSTRUCTION COMPANIES (ARCs) are entering a critical transition phase as the supply of large corporate bad loans dwindles and retail stress becomes the dominant driver of the distressed-assets pipeline, according to Crisil Ratings.
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Trump may back out of USMCA deal
US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump could decide next year to withdraw from the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), Politico reported on Thursday, citing US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
India, Canada discuss contours of trade deal
INDIA AND CANADA held preliminary talks on the broad contours of their proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), negotiations for which are likely to begin soon.
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
InMobi founders buy back SoftBank’s $250 mn stake
ADTECH-TO-CONSUMER-TECH firm InMobi is buying back a majority of early investor SoftBank’s stake after the company and its founders raised $350 million in debt, according to people familiarwith the matter.
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
‘Cheaper imports ebb as new rules boost our position’
JP CHALASANI , GROUP CEO, SUZLON ENERGY
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Cayman Islands seeking pacts with Sebi, IFSCA on info sharing
THE CAYMAN ISLANDS Monetary Authority (CIMA) on Thursday announced that it is exploring a series of proposed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), the regulator for GIFT City.
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Indices recover after 4-day fall
SNAPPING THE FOUR-day losing run, benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Thursday on buying in tech and IT shares.
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Share roadmap for restoring normalcy, DGCA tells IndiGo
Airline expects full stabilisation by February 2026
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Nifty may hit 29,000 next year: BofA Securities
Benchmark to offer 11.4% upside in CY26
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Fitch raises growth forecast to 7.4%
FITCH RATINGS HAS raised India’s GDP growth forecast for FY26 to 7.4% from 6.9% estimated earlier, citing stronger-than-expected economic momentum and robust domestic demand.
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Arrest warrant against Hasina’s son
issued an arrest warrant against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's expatriate son Sajib Wajed Joy, a month after sentencing his mother to death on charges of committing crimes against humanity.
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
BPSL restructuring to drive margin gains for JSW Steel
The sale of BPSL's steel business removes an estimated ₹37,250-crore debt from JSW Steel's consolidated books
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Slips toward 92 mark soon
UNCERTAINTY OVER the timing of the US-India trade deal is fuelling rupee volatility and it could push the currency to as low as 92/$, the head of treasury at HDFC Bank said. “The current account deficit is up, there are outflows from local equities so in the genuine supply side there is an issue which is coming in,” said Arup Rakshit, group head of treasury at HDFC Bank. —REUTERS
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December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
BAT to offload ITC Hotels stake
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (BAT) will pare its shareholding in ITC Hotels, the company said on Thursday, adding that it was looking to offload 7-15.3% of its stake via block deals.
1 min |
December 05, 2025
Financial Express Bengaluru
Power demand cools, spot prices down 9%
LOW OFFTAKE
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