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PF WITHDRAWAL RULE CHANGES: FOR ONCE, EPFO HAS STRUCK THE RIGHT BALANCE
For those following India's pension space, 2016 was a watershed year.
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October 24, 2025
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CapitalXb secures $15 mn seed round led by Walewski
Trade finance NBFC CapitalXB Finance Pvt. Ltd has raised $15 million in seed funding, led by Londonbased investor Nicolas Walewski, known for managing multi-billion-dollar portfolios at Alken Asset Management and an Indian family office.
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October 24, 2025
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Home help app Snabbit clocks $11 mn ARR, plans new verticals
A startup built around everyday chores has quietly turned into a ₹8-crore-a-month business.
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October 24, 2025
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Prestige plans new, premium sub-brand
The Prestige Place projects will each have a high-end hotel, branded residences and a Forum shopping mall, among others.
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October 24, 2025
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World Bank update: It addresses a world that has ceased to exist
Its latest development report on South Asia focuses on jobs, AI and trade but overlooks realities of today's political economy
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October 24, 2025
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Deloitte pegs India's FY26 GDP growth at 6.7-6.9%
Deloitte lifted its FY26 forecast from 6.5% earlier.
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October 24, 2025
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Colgate-Palmolive India Q2 profit slips
Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) major and oral care products maker Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd (CPIL) on Thursday reported a 17% decline in profit at ₹327.51 crore in the September quarter on account of tough quarter on a high growth base, impacted by GST-led disruptions.
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October 24, 2025
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How to make sense of our hazy air quality data
Air quality indices on your phone's weather app and the one reported by the government do not seem to agree with each other, and those obsessed with the data have too many contradicting numbers to go by.
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October 24, 2025
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Polycab's hit Q2 hides weak links
Exceeding expectations Polycab India's Ebitda margin touched a multi-quarter high in Q2FY26, aided by the wires & cables segment's robust performance.
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October 24, 2025
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UPS moves court to quash CCI order
UPS has asked an Indian court to quash a decision by the antitrust watchdog to allow book publishers to cross-examine its India executive, arguing it amounts to “coercion” as the company has already been cleared of wrongdoing, court papers show.
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October 24, 2025
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India beats China in duty-free access to poor nations
India has emerged as a leading partner among developing economies by offering one of the most extensive market access schemes for the world's poorest nations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) framework-surpassing China and the European Union (EU) in terms of preferential coverage.
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October 24, 2025
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Govt on track to top ₹50k crore from PSU stake sales, IPO push
The Central government is on track to exceed its estimates for miscellaneous capital receipts (MCR) in fiscal year 2026 (FY26) to over ₹50,000 crore, buoyed by a pipeline of offers for sale, strategic stake sales, and possible initial public offerings (IPOs) in state-run companies, two people aware of the matter said.
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October 24, 2025
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Farm insurance: Time for climate-linked bulk payouts
India's agriculture sector employs nearly half of its population and accounts for about 18% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP).
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October 24, 2025
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RBI cautions states on fiscal discipline as bond yields rise
Flagging a sharp rise in state bond yields, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cautioned states against pre-election populist spending and fiscal slippage, especially in Bihar and Maharashtra.
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October 24, 2025
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Oil Jumps as Trump sanctions Russia
Oil soared after the US announced sanctions on Russia's biggest oil companies, threatening supplies from one of the world's top producing countries.
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October 24, 2025
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Nike should put Converse on the block: It's just a distraction
Its CEO has very few easy wins in reach but this could well be one
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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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Why ICICI grit beats HDFC gloss
The Street reacted differently to the September quarter (Q2FY26) results of India’s top private sector banks, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank.
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October 22, 2025
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China says India’s auto PLI schemes violate WTO norms
China has alleged that certain conditions in India’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes for advanced chemistry cell battery, automobiles and the policy to promote the manufacturing of electric vehicles (EVs) violate global trade rules, and has filed a complaint against these measures at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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October 22, 2025
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Wikipedia faces traffic woes thanks to Gen AI
In other AI news, OpenAI's Sora 2 creates a stir for all the wrong reasons
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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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HOW ALTMAN TIED TECH'S BIGGEST PLAYERS TO OΡΕΝΑΙ
Dealmaking blitz has convinced Silicon Valley’s giants to tether fates to his firm, essentially making it too big to fail
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October 22, 2025
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Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female PM
Sanae Takaichi won the parliamentary vote to become Japan's prime minister on Tuesday, making her the first woman to clinch the nation’s top leadership job.
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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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Adani-funded work top FDI in Sri Lanka
The Colombo West International Terminal (CWIT) was the largest contributor to Sri Lanka's foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows during the first nine months of 2025, the Board of Investment (BoI) said on Tuesday.
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October 22, 2025
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SC raps insurance firms for filing needless appeals
The court warned against contesting workmen's compensation cases if liability is not disputed
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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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Keppel buys 49% in Cleantech, takes control
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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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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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