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The digital storyteller
STORYTELLING HAS ALWAYS been one of the most powerful ways to connect with people. Earlier creators focused mainly on entertaining, informing, or inspiring audiences. Their role was often limited to crafting narratives, performing, or producing art. But the digital era has changed this identity. Today, they are not only storytellers but also technopreneurs who use technology to build businesses around creativity.
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December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
PFRDA allows 80% NPS corpus withdrawal for pvt subscribers
IN A MAJOR reform of the national pension system (NPS), the pension regulator has allowed lump sum payout to non-government sector subscribers to 80% and reduced annuitisation to 20% of their corpus at the time of exit from the scheme.
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December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
NCLT clears Vedanta demerger
IN ITS SUBMISSIONS, the ministry referred to along-running dispute related to Vedanta’s RJ oil and gas block in Rajasthan, arguing that a substantial part of the company’s debt stemmed from government claims linked to the block.
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December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
FCI explores off- budget financing
HISTORICALLY, THE GOVERNMENT has permitted FCI to raise funds through sovereign-backed bonds to meet working capital needs.
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December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
Saregama to invest ₹325 cr in Bhansali Productions
MUSIC LABEL AND entertainment company Saregama India on Tuesday said it will make a ₹325-crore strategic investment in filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bhansali Productions (BPPL), marking a deep partner- ship that blends Bhansali’s cine- matic storytelling prowess with Saregama’s strength in music and entertainment.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
Opening nuclear power to private capital
India's nuclear opening coincides with a global renaissance in atomic energy driven by decarbonisation imperatives
3 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
Rice exports in Apr-Nov remain flat at $7.3 bn
INDIA'S RICE EXPORTS during April-November stood flat at $7.3 billion, marginally higher than the previous year, due to higher global stocks and robust crop yield across major producing countries.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
16 trade unions come in support of four labour codes
AS MANY AS sixteen trade unions, including the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), on Tuesday came together in support of four labour codes at the Labour & Employment Summit-2025 in New Delhi.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
N-energy Bill likely to open space for foreign funding
NEED FOR BASELOAD ALTERNATIVES, HUNT FOR CAPITAL
2 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
Irdai to use consultative regulation process: FM
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS to the country's insurance laws seek to widen coverage, strengthen oversight and make the sector more transparent and investmentfriendly, while keeping policyholder interests at the core, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
IAMAI flags DoT’s SIM-binding rule, says it could disrupt digital services
Industry body warns that new rules may negatively impact a large number of businesses
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
Ola Electric founder sells ₹92-cr shares
OLA ELECTRIC FOUNDER
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December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
Reforms to help boost FY27 growth to 7.5%
AXIS BANK EXPECTS India's growth to be above trend in 2026-27 (April-March) at 7.5%, on the back of structural and regulatory reforms, lower borrowing costs, accelerated capital formation and a cyclical boost from policy easing, Neelkanth Mishra, chief economist, Axis Bank and head - global research at Axis Capital said on Tuesday while releasing the outlook for 2026.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
After South, Pidilite looks to paint a wider canvas in East
PIDILITE INDUSTRIES, bestknown for its Fevicol and Fevikwik brands, is expanding its paints venture called Haisha into the east from the southern markets, where it was launched two years ago.
2 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
4 Union ministers, 5 CMs to attend Davos meet
INDIA IS SET for a power-packed presence at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Swiss ski resort town of Davos next month with four union ministers including Ashwini Vaishnaw and Shivraj Singh Chouhan set to join five CMs and over 100 CEOs from the country.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
Funding halves for digital lending startups
VCs cite pricing correction for investment dip
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December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
Lukewarm response: PM Internship Scheme tweaked
DUE TO THE lukewarm response from corporates to the PM Internship Scheme (PMIS), the government amended the scheme in February to attract a larger pool of companies, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Harsh Malhotra said in Parliament.
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December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
Gen Z, affordability drives India's travel boom: Report
TRAVEL TRENDS IN 2025 were shaped by a sharp rise in Gen Z bookings, a stronger tilt towards value and affordability, and mobile-first trip planning and bookings, a report said on Tuesday.
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December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
India moves WTO against EU curbs
INDIA HAS MOVED the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against the safeguard measures introduced by the European Union (EU) on imports of ferro alloying elements in the form of import quotas from different countries.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
Govt proposes major overhaul of GDP series
THE NEW GROSS Domestic Product (GDP) series is set for a major overhaul with the government proposing various changes, including the adoption of the Classification of Individual Consumption according to Purpose (COICOP) 2018 for the compilation of private final consumption expenditure.
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December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
HDFC Bank gets nod to hold up to 9.5% in IndusInd
THE RESERVE BANK of India has approved the subsidiaries of HDFC Bank to acquire up to 9.5% stake in smaller peer IndusInd Bank, according to exchange filings on Tuesday.
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December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
Goa nightclub fire: Luthras deported from Thailand, arrested
GAURAV AND SAURABH Luthra, co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, were arrested on Tuesday after being deported from Thailand and placed under a two-day transit remand for production in a Goa court in connection with the December 6 fire incident that killed 25 people.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
Sebi panel to propose easing commodity derivatives rules
A PANEL SET up by Sebi will recommend easing curbs on commodity derivatives and suggest steps to make it more attractive to institutional investors in its final report to be submitted early next year, three sources said.
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December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
Centre notifies rare earth magnet scheme
THE MINISTRY OF Heavy Industries (MHI) on Tuesday notified the Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnet.
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December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
Govt to sell up to 3% stake in IOB
THE CENTRE WILL sell up to 3% stake in the state-run Indian Overseas Bank to raise about 2,000 crore through an offer for sale (OFS) at a floor price of §34/share on Wednesday-Thursday.
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December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
Falling rupee, weak global cues drag indices down
AMID WEAK GLOBAL cues, the equity indices fell up to 0.64% on Tuesday, largely driven by the sharp depreciation of the rupee, which hit a fresh record low and breached the 91-mark for the first time, and persistent FPI outflows.
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December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
Industry split on interconnection reforms
TELECOM INTERCONNECTION RULES are set for a major overhaul, with industry bodies warning that the proposed changes could significantly impact operator costs, foreign exchange flows, legacy network revenues, and spam control mechanisms.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
When legacy meets aspiration
FROM PRICE WARRIOR TO VALUE CURATOR, NIRMA MIRRORS A MATURED MARKET
3 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
HC permits Hiremath siblings to amend suit
IN THE ONGOING Kalyani family dispute over the division of family assets, the Bombay High Court has allowed siblings Sameer Hiremath and Pallavi Swadi to amend their suit, enabling them to seek a restraint on the voting rights attached to shares acquired from the Kalyani family's core assets.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Financial Express Mumbai
RBI injects $5 billion via Fx swap
THE RESERVE BANK of India's (RBI) three-year dollar/rupee buy-sell swap on Tuesday received strong demand.
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