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Small stores slow to pass on GST rate cuts
maximum retail prices (MRPs). ‘They have the option to affix new price stickers.
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October 22, 2025
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SC eases tax claim norms for foreign firms
Foreign-owned companies can now be treated as carrying on business in India even without active contracts, a physical office, and employees, the Supreme Court recently ruled, providing clarity for foreign firms with project-based or intermittent operations.
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October 22, 2025
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Aspirational GDP growth of 8%: The big challenge we must meet
We will need strong domestic savings plus policies that support local demand, enhance productivity and aid macro stability
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October 22, 2025
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The murky underworld where the Louvre thieves hope to hawk their stolen jewels
jewel thefts worth hundreds of millions of dollars over the past couple of decades.
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October 22, 2025
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Stripe pauses India relaunch amid stricter licensing norms
Irish-American financial services firm Stripe Inc. has indefinitely postponed its planned mid-2025 relaunch in India due to stricter licensing and compliance requirements, according to three people aware of the development.
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October 22, 2025
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US deal may cut tariff to 15%, trim Russian oil purchase
On energy, the Indian side is considering allowing US ethanol and gradually reducing purchases of Russian oil, with Washington expected to extend concessions on energy trade in return, said the first of the three officials cited above.
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October 22, 2025
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How to divide assets between children from two marriages
Iama62-year-old industrialist from Delhi with two adult sons from my first marriage anda I: daughter from my second marriage.
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October 22, 2025
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Do tariffs work?
With trade tensions between the US and China flaring up again, the spotlight is on how their game of mutually assured disruption plays out.
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October 22, 2025
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Ethiopia wants loan yuan denominated
Ethiopia started talks with China to convert at least part of the $5.38 billion it owes Beijing into yuan-denominated loans, following an example set by Kenya that bolsters China’s efforts to internationalize its currency.
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October 22, 2025
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CCI clears Torrent's JB stake buy proposal
Fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday cleared Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd's proposed acquisition of a stake in JB Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, subject to voluntary modifications offered by the companies.
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October 22, 2025
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As Bollywood movies fizzle, microdramas lift Deepavali
On Deepavali in 2007, Shah Rukh Khan's Om Shanti Om and Saawariya, featuring debutants Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor, were vying for millions of Indian to watch their movie in cinema halls.
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October 22, 2025
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How China took over the world's rare-earths industry
Beijing used bare-knuckle tactics in multidecade effort to consolidate control over supplies
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October 22, 2025
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VC firm Antler India fast-tracking AI investments
Early-stage venture capital firm Antler India is looking to back six to eight of the 26 startups, which participated in its just concluded AI residency programme that was designed to help founders with early funding and go-to-market support.
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October 22, 2025
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Rooftop solar: Can it really lower your electricity costs?
Rooftop solar can significantly reduce electricity bills, especially for high-power consumers
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October 22, 2025
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‘India must do more on cough syrups’
India has more work to do in halting sales of toxic cough syrup, despite some progress, a World Health Organization official told Reuters, after at least 24 children died following consumption of a domestically-made medicine.
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October 22, 2025
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EVs, clean tech steer IJF bets
The India-Japan Fund has invested just a third of its $600-mn corpus so far; plans full deployment in three years
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October 22, 2025
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Jio-BP’s Q2 petrol, diesel sales up 34%
Jio-BP, the fuel retailing joint venture of Reliance Industries and super major BP, clocked a 34% rise in petrol and diesel sales in the September quarter as the joint venture aggressively expands its retail network.
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October 22, 2025
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Venu Srinivasan reappointed for life at Tata Trusts
Tata Trusts has unanimously reappointed Venu Srinivasan as a trustee for life and all eyes are now on the upcoming decision regarding Mehli Mistry’s renewal, amid reported internal divisions within the organisation.
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October 22, 2025
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Keppel buys 49% in Cleantech, takes control
cation,” a Shell spokesperson said in an emailed response.
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October 22, 2025
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Banks foresee smooth transition to expected credit loss model
Large banks like State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC Bank, and Axis Bank, as well as smaller public sector lenders, believe they can easily transition to a new credit loss model proposed by India's central bank, under which the lenders have to recognize stress much earlier than the current norms.
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October 22, 2025
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SUVs dominate roads, but at the luxe end, sedans are holding on
The number of sedans on Indian roads is shrinking, thanks mainly to the rise of sports utility vehicles (SUVs).
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October 22, 2025
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Power, real estate are bright spots amid India’s capex gloom
their revenue to capital expenditure between FY23 and FY25. Their decision to keep their powder dry highlights a widespread and persistent trend of corporate timidity amid uncertainties.
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October 22, 2025
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Small stores slow to pass on GST rate cuts
maximum retail prices (MRPs). ‘They have the option to affix new price stickers.
2 min |
October 22, 2025
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Murky underworld where Louvre thieves take stolen jewels
After a group of thieves brazenly broke into Paris’s Louvre Museum and snatched eight pieces of jewelry that form part of France’s crown jewels, the chase is on to find them before they filter into the black market.
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October 22, 2025
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Sensex, Nifty end with modest gains
Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally higher in the special one-hour Muhurat trading session on Tuesday, marking the beginning of the new Samvat Year 2082 on a positive note amid firm global cues.
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October 22, 2025
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GIFT City funds want tax removed
The regulator of GIFT City, short for Gujarat International Finance Tec City, has relayed a key demand from fund companies operating there to the Union finance ministry that tax collected at source, or TCS, be exempted on investments made by Indians in the international financial services centre (IFSC).
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October 22, 2025
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Reliance seeks to buy Middle East oil
Reliance Industries Ltd bought Middle Eastern crudes last week and may place more orders, ina sign that Western pressure against Russian flows may be starting to impact its procurement patterns.
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October 22, 2025
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Keppel buys Shell stake in Cleantech, takes full control
Singapore’s Keppel Ltd has bought energy major Shell Plc’s 49% stake in renewable energy developer Cleantech Solar in a deal having an equity value of around $200 million, taking full control of the company. It is planning a sale of Cleantech for around $400 million next, said two people aware of the development. Both requested anonymity.
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October 22, 2025
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India’s sunshine law: Clouded by the data privacy bill
In March 2003, the Supreme Court passed a historic verdict that filled a legislative gap.
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October 22, 2025
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Recent Nobel prizes for economics seem rich in irony
This year’s Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was awarded “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth,” with one half to Joel Mokyr “for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress” and the other half jointly to Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt “for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction.”
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