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Fresh capital to boost global push, not merger: CoinDCX
CEO Sumit Gupta of the Indian crypto exchange rejected rumours of merger with Coinbase
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October 16, 2025
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Jumbo drop in wild elephant numbers
India’s wild elephant population estimates have dropped sharply by a quarter, a government survey incorporating a new DNA system has found, marking the most accurate but sobering count yet.
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October 16, 2025
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Galeries-ABFRL to open luxe store
More than three years after announcing a partnership, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL) is set to open the first Indian outpost of Galeries Lafayette, the iconic Parisian luxury department store chain.
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October 16, 2025
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TR Capital's Mutthoo set to exit, join Raj Dugar
Asia-focused investment company TR Capital's director Rohitt Mutthoo, who oversees investments in India, is set to step down in the coming weeks and partner with ex-Eight Roads Ventures executive Raj Dugar to lead a secondary fund, three people in the know said.
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October 16, 2025
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Axis Bank's Q2 PAT falls 26% as loan reclassification hits
One-time standard asset provisions were ₹1,231 crore, taking total provisions to ₹1,568 crore
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October 16, 2025
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Trump threatens Hamas over disarmament as hostage deal hits snag
US President Donald Trump demanded that Hamas return the bodies of deceased hostages and threatened the militant group with retaliation if it does not lay down its arms.
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October 16, 2025
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Tata Comm eyes tie-up with TCS for data centre push
Tata Communications is exploring a partnership with sister firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as the IT services giant plans a $6.5 billion investment to set up 1 gigawatt (GW) of data centre capacity.
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October 16, 2025
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The rise of data centres needs to be eco-friendly
Mega outlays for data hubs in India reflect a projected boom led by digital demand and AI usage. Given the energy they’ll guzzle, we must find ways to keep their proliferation clean
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October 16, 2025
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How can soldiers on active duty create a will under Indian law?
I serve in the Indian Army, have three children. I have not made a will yet. Posted in a remote, sensitive area, I want to know if the law offers any special provisions for soldiers like me. —Name withheld on request
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October 16, 2025
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Priya Kapur denies forgery in Sunjay Kapur will dispute
Priya Kapur, the widow of late Sona Comstar chairman Sunjay Kapur, told the Delhi high court that Karisma Kapoor and her children have not legally challenged the contested will, calling the allegations of forgery “bogus” and without any legal basis.
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October 16, 2025
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India's AI push gets $15 bn Google boost
Move raises Big Tech's total India AI investment plan to $25 bn
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October 15, 2025
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Fresh GST tweaks to wait as govt scans reforms' execution
Central and state governments will retain the current framework of the indirect tax system and maintain the existing goods and services (GST) tax rates as they assess the impact of recent reforms on revenue collection growth before introducing further rate revisions or structural changes such as subsuming petroleum products, according to two people aware of internal discussions.
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October 15, 2025
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Why were sugar exports not so sweet this year?
In January, the central government allowed sugar exports totalling I million tonnes for the 2024-25 season (October-September). However, their shipments fell short of the allotted quota. What went wrong? Mint explains.
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October 15, 2025
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Bira's backers discuss fund infusion tied to CEO's exit
Some large institutional stakeholders in B9 Beverages, maker of Bira 91 beer, have started discussions on the removal of founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Ankur Jain citing his inability to run the financially troubled company, four people aware of the development said.
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October 15, 2025
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Morgan Stanley, MUFG start $1 bn Vena India sale process
GIP to fully exit Vena Energy India as global capital flows into India’s clean energy market
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October 15, 2025
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India needs $217 bn for its nuclear goal
India will require nearly ₹19.3 trillion ($217 billion) of investment to reach its target of installing 100 gigawatts of nuclear power capacity by 2047, according to a power ministry panel’s report, published Tuesday.
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October 15, 2025
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How Taylor Swift rewrote the business of record sales
For almost a decade, Adele’s 25 has held the record for first-week album sales with nearly 3.5 million. That mark appeared insurmountable until Taylor Swift released The Life of a Showgirl on Oct. 3. The pop star blew past Adele's total in five days, ultimately earning a hair more than 4-million sales.
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October 15, 2025
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TV old guards bet on short-video boom
As TV suffers a slow decline and audiences rush to dopamine-fuelled shortspan entertainment, makers of hit soap operas that dominated Indian entertainment are turning to microdramas and other short video and audio formats.
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October 15, 2025
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How innovation sustains growth: Mokyr richly deserves his Nobel
Knowledge absorption holds the key and that could depend on a society's openness to ideas and readiness to embrace change
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October 15, 2025
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Roche moves SC against Natco over Risdiplam sale in India
Swiss drugmaker Roche has moved the Supreme Court, seeking to restrain Natco Pharma from selling the generic version of its lifesaving spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) drug Risdiplam in India.
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October 15, 2025
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Neither lawyers nor engineers run India and that’s fine
In his book, Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future, Dan Wang describes two distinct approaches to development.
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October 15, 2025
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Ficci elects Anant Goenka as its head
Industry chamber Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (Ficci) on Tuesday announced RPG Group vice chairman Anant Goenka as its president-elect for 2025-26.
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October 15, 2025
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Foxconn to ramp up local component mfg in India
The Taiwanese contract manufacturer has committed $11.5 bn to India over the past decade
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October 15, 2025
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Railways starts door-to-door delivery of freight, parcels
The move is part of railways' efforts to become a comprehensive logistics player
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October 15, 2025
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'Sunjay Kapur's will refers to him as she'
Mahesh Jethmalani, senior counsel representing Samaira Kapoor and Kiaan Raj Kapoor, children of Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor, who is the former wife of the late Sona Comstar chief Sunjay Kapur, alleged in the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that Kapur’s will was a forgery as it referred to the testator—the person who made the will—as female as many as four times.
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October 15, 2025
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India may ban toxic food packaging
India’s top food safety regulator is set to crack down on your everyday food packaging that contains harmful chemicals.
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October 15, 2025
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₹110 cr push for Two Brothers Organic
Organic foods products company Two Brothers Organic Farms, based in Pune, has raised ₹110 crore in a Series B funding round led by 360 ONE Asset, Rainmatter Investments, Narotam Sekhsaria Family Office and Rahul Garg of Ignite Growth LLP.
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October 15, 2025
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Top law firms are lining up to hire, promote more women
Firms have found that a sure way to ensure diversity at the top is hiring women to senior roles
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October 15, 2025
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DMart Ready in metros after q-comm trips it in small cities
Avenue Supermarts Ltd, which runs the DMart retail chain, exited its DMart Ready order-and-pickup operations in five cities in the July-September quarter, signalling continuing pressure from quick commerce companies and a pivot towards metro markets with stronger digital demand for groceries.
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October 15, 2025
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Govt may raise MGNREGA spends amid flood distress
Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab are still reeling from widespread flooding
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