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Resilience amid the storm: India's arrival as a global power
Calendar 2025 has been a period of profound global and domestic turbulence, defined by escalating geopolitical friction, increasing turn to protectionism, and the use of unilateral measures disrupting global trade and supply chains.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
Devyani-Sapphire merger set to add spice to QSR competition
The newly announced merger of Sapphire Foods India Ltd (SFIL) with Devyani International Ltd (DIL) will make the latter one of the largest players in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) space.
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January 03, 2026
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Delhi CM, minister meet six automakers on EV Policy 2.0
Charging infra, grid adaptability discussed at two separate meetings
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January 03, 2026
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'PRAGATI spurring fresh interest in infra investments'
The government has resolved issues impeding 62 mega private investment projects worth about 10.57 trillion, through the 'Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation' (PRAGATI) platform, which has also helped 3,300 stalled public -sector and public-private partnership (PPP) projects worth over 85 trillion, get off the ground since it was set up in 2015.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
Dzire topped car buyers' desire in 2025, defying SUV wave
Maruti Suzuki's sedan Dzire has emerged as the top-selling car of calendar year 2025 (CY25) at a time when sports utility vehicles (SUVS) have cornered more than 55 per cent of the passenger vehicle (PV) market in India.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
ITC stock downgraded after excise duty hike
Brokerages also cut rating and share price targets for the stock
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January 03, 2026
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Govt rolls out ₹7.3K cr schemes to boost MSME financing
Plan to help small exporters over a period of six years
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January 03, 2026
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Meity asks X to review Grok, give report within 72 hours
The government has asked Elon Musk-led social media platform X to carry out a comprehensive \"technical, procedural and governance-level\" review of its artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbot, Grok, and submit a detailed actiontaken report to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) within 72 hours.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
EV transition boosts capacity buildup in auto ancillaries
India's auto component makers are entering a new phase of capacity expansion, driven less by pure volume growth and more by a structural shift towards electric vehicles (EVs), safety systems and higher electronics content per vehicle.
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January 03, 2026
Business Standard
Avoid over-allocation and chasing recent performance
In calendar year (CY) 2025, sectoral funds tracking the Nifty PSU Bank (26 per cent), Nifty Auto (20 per cent) and Nifty Metal (24 per cent) emerged as top performers.
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January 02, 2026
Business Standard
Moving with the times and tides
From open outcry trading and paper share certificates to demat accounts, the BSE has come a long way
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January 02, 2026
Business Standard
From herstoric win to space glory, all that shaped the India story
Rediffusion's 'Hits & Misses' survey on what dominated the country's landscape
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January 02, 2026
Business Standard
The secret sauce to superior equity returns
Driven by disciplined capital management and macro stability efforts, the Indian stock market has delivered stellar long-term returns, consistently ranking among the best global performers for 40 years
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January 02, 2026
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'India is still at an early stage in passive investing compared with US'
The Sensex’s 40-year milestone comes at a time when passive investing is reshaping India’s capital markets, with indices increasingly forming the backbone of investment products.
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January 02, 2026
Business Standard
The changing script of India’s most honest storyteller
When the Sensex was first published in 1986, India was still a closed, slow-moving economy trying to find its footing.
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January 02, 2026
Business Standard
Excise duty on tobacco, health cess on pan masala from Feb 1
Tobacco products and pan masala will attract additional central excise duty and Health Security se National Security Cess, respectively, with effect from February 1, the Ministry of Finance said in a series of notifications issued late on Wednesday.
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January 02, 2026
Business Standard
Risk-weight rules for NBFC infra loans relaxed
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday eased its proposed risk-weight framework for infrastructure lending by non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) following industry feedback, as it retained key lender protection norms.
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January 02, 2026
Business Standard
BSE Sensex tops other asset classes by a hefty margin in 40 years
It has beaten gold and traditional savings, delivering a consistent winning streak while creating significant wealth for ordinary people who held their investments through decades of economic growth
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January 02, 2026
Business Standard
Legacy companies make way for modern businesses on the index
Family-owned firms’ predominance in the Sensex is in relative decline over the life of the index.
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January 02, 2026
Business Standard
When your hard workout morphs into overtraining syndrome
Most type-A gym rats can recall a time when they went too far.
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January 02, 2026
Business Standard
Mamdani takes reins of New York City after historic election win
Zohran Mamdani took office as New York City’s 112th mayor at the stroke of midnight, marking the culmination of his improbable, historic rise to power over the past year.
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January 02, 2026
Business Standard
Misselling grievances against life insurers up 14% in FY25
Grievances registered against life insurers due to misselling rose 14.3 per cent year-on-year to 26,667 in FY25 from 23,335 a year earlier, according to the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India’s (Irdai) annual report for FY25.
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January 02, 2026
Business Standard
TICKER TAPE at the Sensex
Over four decades, the Sensex has become more than just a barometer of India's equity markets:
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January 02, 2026
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Indices end first session of new year on muted note
India's equity benchmarks ended flat, unchanged in the first trading session of 2026.
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January 02, 2026
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Work begins on projects worth ₹8 trn
Work has begun on projects with investments worth ₹8 trillion out of the %3s trillion in memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed during the Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit 2024 held in December, an official from the Industries Department said.
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January 02, 2026
Business Standard
MSMEs in India's journey to Viksit Bharat
‘The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector is recognised as a crucial contributor to the socioeconomic development of economies.
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January 02, 2026
Business Standard
Gold kicks off 2026 on a firm note
Gold prices started the new year on a firm note on Thursday, rising by ₹640 to ₹1,38,340 per 10 grams in the national capital, according to the All India Sarafa Association.
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January 02, 2026
Business Standard
Managing experience
Airlines must look beyond volumes
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January 02, 2026
Business Standard
Govt relaxes KYC norms for directors
The Centre has relaxed KYC (know your customer) norms for directors of private companies and made it easier for ailing government companies to shut operations as part of its continued efforts to ease business compliance in the country.
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January 02, 2026
Business Standard
Sebi bars 26 individuals, fines ₹1.85 cr for SME stock manipulation
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has barred 26 individuals from trading for alleged price manipulation in the scrip of DU Digital Global, an SME stock.
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