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Xi pushes for enhanced economic ties with Russia
CHINA'S PRESIDENT XI Jin-ping on Tuesday sought to expand mutual investment with Russia and affirmed Beijing’s commitment to advance ties despite“turbulent” external conditions, Chinese state media reported.
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November 05, 2025
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Lenskart issue gets 28x subscription
THE INITIAL PUBLIC offering of Lenskart Solutions, India’s largest prescription eyewear retailer, received 28.26 times subscription on the final day of the share sale on Tuesday.
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November 05, 2025
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BP profit beats expectations in Q3
OIL MAJOR BP reported a smaller than expected fall in third-quarter underlying profit on Tuesday as a strong performance at all divisions led by refining helped to offset the impact of lower crude prices.
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November 05, 2025
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Finmin welcomes World Bank report on India’s financial sector
THE FINANCE MINISTRY has welcomed the World Bank’s Financial Sector Assessment (FSA) report, an exercise mandatory every five years for systemically important jurisdictions like India.
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November 05, 2025
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Nafed to launch e-auction portal
AGRI-COOPERATIVE MAJOR NATIONAL Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed), the government's biggest procurement agency for oilseeds and pulses, will soon launch its e-auction portal for selling agricultural commodities in the market.
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November 05, 2025
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Groww IPO booked 57% on first day
THE INITIAL PUBLIC offering of Billionbrains Garage Ventures, the parent company of stock broking firm Groww, garnered 57% subscription on the first day of the share sale on Tuesday.
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November 05, 2025
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Gopichand Hinduja, architect of a global empire, passes away
HINDUJA GROUP CHAIRMAN Gopichand P Hinduja, the second of the four Hinduja brothers who built one of India’s largest business empires, passed away at the age of 85 at a London hospital on Tuesday.
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November 05, 2025
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‘Discretionary spending has revived with GST rate cuts’
After nearly five quarters of a decline in same-store sales growth, Tata Starbucks, a joint venture between Starbucks and Tata Consumer Products, posted a low single-digit SSG in the July-September period. This was driven by improved sentiment and out-of-home spending by consumers following the GST and income tax cuts, Sunil D’Souza, MD & CEO, Tata Consumer, told Viveat Susan Pinto in an interview. He also highlighted demand trends in FMCG and the company’s outlook for the second half of FY26. Excerpts:
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November 05, 2025
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M&M profit beats Street, rises 18% to ₹4,521 crore
STRONG TRACTOR AND LIGHT TRUCK VOLUMES DRIVE GROWTH
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November 05, 2025
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Dick Cheney, former US vice president, dies
DICK CHENEY, A driving force behind the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 who was considered by presidential historians as one of the most powerful vice presidents in US history, has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday.
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November 05, 2025
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‘Next decade returns will lag the past decade’
Returns in the next decade across asset classes and regions will lag the returns we've experienced in the past decade, believes Morningstar Global CEO Kunal Kapoor. He tells Ananya Grover that investors should stick to simple, long-term, and diversified portfolios.
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November 05, 2025
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Key elections across US pose early test for Trump 2.0
VOTERS IN NEW Jersey and Virginia will choose their next governors on Tuesday in a pair of races that will serve as an early gauge of the American electorate’s response to President Donald Trump’s norm-shattering nine months in office.
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November 05, 2025
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Israel calls for long-term strategic ties with India
VISITING FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS WON’T COMPROMISE ON HAMAS
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November 05, 2025
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NFRA rolls out audit toolkit to aid small, medium practitioners
THE NATIONAL FINANCIAL Reporting Authority (NFRA) on Monday rolled out audit practice toolkits to support small and medium practitioners and strengthen audit quality across the country.
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November 04, 2025
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The Rohtak chhori who dared to dream big and make a comeback
“CHHORI NE DIKHA diya ki Shafali comeback karna jaanti hai!” The father of Shafali Verma, the player of the Women's World Cup final, sums up her unforgettable night in an earthytone.
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November 04, 2025
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CASA ratio up a tad as banks aim to protect NIMs
BANKS ARE STEPPING up efforts to grow current account and savings account (CASA) deposits, in a bid to protect margins amid a competitive deposit environment.
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November 04, 2025
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MUFG in talks to acquire 20% in Shriram Finance
JAPANESE BANKING GIANT Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is in advanced negotiations to acquire a 20% stake in Shriram Finance, according to a report by Moneycontrol. This could be one of the biggest deals in the non-banking financial companies (NBFC) space this year.
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November 04, 2025
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Godrej Consumer may see margin recovery
DRIVEN BY TRADE NORMALISATION AND FESTIVE-SEASON TAILWINDS
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November 04, 2025
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LPG sops to drive OMCs profit in H2
STATE-OWNED OlL marketing companies (OMCs) are likely to sustain their profitability momentum in the remaining quarters of the fiscal 2025-26 on the back of robust refining and firm marketing margins,as per analysts.
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November 04, 2025
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Resumption of EU FTA talks to bridge gaps
INDIA AND THE European Union (EU) on Monday resumed negotiations on their Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with a team from Brussels arriving here.
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November 04, 2025
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White-collar hiring dips 9% in October
THE WHITE-COLLAR HIRING activity in October declined 9% year-on-year as the Diwali-Dussehra festive holidays temporarily impacted recruitment momentum, a report said on Monday.
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November 04, 2025
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Shriram Finance shares jump 6% post earnings
SHARES OF SHRIRAM Finance on Monday closed up 6.18% at %795.15 on the National Stock Exchange as the NBFC major reported a consolidated net profit of $2,315 crore for the quarter ended September, up 11.6% year-on-year.
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November 04, 2025
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Microsoft signs $9.7-bn AI cloud deal with IREN
MICROSOFT HAS SIGNED an approximately $9.7 billion deal to purchase AI cloud capacity from IREN, becoming the Australian company’s largest customer.
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November 04, 2025
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India needs large, resilient banks to compete globally’
Bank of Baroda has set an ambitious target to grow its fee-based income from 7-8% to 11-12% of total income.In an interview with Mahesh Nayak, Debadatta Chand, MD & CEO, speaks about the bank’s strategy to scale up its corporate loan book, deepen retail, agri, MSME penetration, and outlines plans to list key subsidiaries. Excerpts:
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November 04, 2025
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Rabi sowing begins on a brisk note
ROBUST CULTIVATION
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November 04, 2025
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China, others can’t have Nvidia’s AI chips: Trump
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GIANT Nvidia’s most advanced chips will be reserved for US companies and kept out of China and other countries, US President Donald Trump said.
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November 04, 2025
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Oct two-wheeler sales up 2%
THE TWO-WHEELER industry saw a modest uptick in October, with total domestic wholesales touching 2.11 million units,a 2% rise from 2.06 millionin the same month last year. The improvement marked the second consecutive month of growth following the GST rate cut.
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November 04, 2025
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Mistry gears up for legal battle, calls for 'a fair hearing'
INDUSTRIALIST MEHLI MISTRY has filed a caveat petition before the Maharashtra Charity Commissioner, requesting that he be given “a fair hearing” before any formal move ismade to remove him as a trustee of Tata Trusts.
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November 04, 2025
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Ambuja Cements profit up fourfold
ADANI GROUP FIRM Ambuja Cements on Monday reported an over fourfold increase in profit after tax at ¥2,302 crore in the second quarter of FY26.
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November 04, 2025
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BoB eyes faster credit growth
CORPORATE LENDING TO ACCELERATE TO 9-10% Y-O-Y FROM 3% IN Q2
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