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Mint New Delhi
Microloans driving India’s festival shopping boom
Shoppers are taking loans for buying luxury items and even protein powders and hair dryers
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October 17, 2025
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The global economy: Is it proving more resilient than anticipated?
Economic growth has been surprisingly stable in most of the world but risks persist that reform programmes must address
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October 17, 2025
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A sipping trip through Slovakia
From cola and wine to partially fermented beverages, the locally made drinks in Slovakia are varied and delicious
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October 17, 2025
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Trai cracks down on operators that don't report plans on time
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) wants to tighten the rules for telecom operators and internet service providers that don’t report their new plans or prices on time.
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October 17, 2025
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Persistent beats demand dip in Q2. Can it hit $2 bn revenue?
Persistent Systems Ltd is handling the muted demand scenario in the IT sector well. In Q2FY26, the tier-II company’s sequential constant currency revenue grew 4.4%, exceeding the consensus estimate of 3.5%.
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October 17, 2025
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Solar power focus of Australia, India renewable ties
Australia and India are deepening cooperation in renewable energy, especially in solar power, green hydrogen, and workforce training, as the two nations aim to expand the use of non-fossil energy sources to power their economies.
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October 17, 2025
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Tax raids on proprietary trading firm Graviton
India’s tax authorities have raided the local offices of Graviton Research Capital LLP as the country steps up scrutiny of trading firms.
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October 17, 2025
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India EV chargers face cyber risks from Chinese imports
India to spend ₹2,000 crore to install 72,000-plus public EV chargers under PM E-Drive
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October 17, 2025
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American bankers are making a mint helping China Inc. go global
Chinese companies are pushing across the globe to conquer new markets, and American financiers are making a mint by helping them.
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October 17, 2025
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Kuku nets $85 mn for AI growth
Vernacular streaming platform Kuku (Mebigo Labs Pvt. Ltd) has raised $85 million more as part of its Series C round led by multi-asset investment platform Granite Asia (formerly GGV Capital), with participation from Vertex Growth Fund, Krafton, IFC, Paramark Ventures, Tribe Capital India and Bitkrafi, it said in a statement on Thursday.
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October 17, 2025
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Investors bet on CDMOs amid weight-loss drug boom
The global frenzy has also caught the attention of several large Indian drugmakers
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October 17, 2025
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Eternal revenue soars, profit falls
Eternal Ltd kicked off the second half of the fiscal year riding on the strength of its quick commerce arm Blinkit, which posted its highest growth in 10 quarters even as losses stayed flat.
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October 17, 2025
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Airlines may face turbulence on weak demand, rising costs
Costlier fuel, tight capacity and softening domestic air travel to weigh down Q2 numbers
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October 17, 2025
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LTIMindtree beats Q2 estimates on BFSI boost
Indian IT services company LTIMindtree reported bigger-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday on strong performance in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector, its largest segment.
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October 17, 2025
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FESTIVE SALE FRENZY: HOW DOPAMINE, FOMO AND DIGITAL DESIGN FUEL YOUR CLICKS
The festival that lights up India’s bazaars now lights up its browsers. Each October, e-commerce platforms turn the season into a shopping carnival, with Flipkart’s ‘Big Billion Days’ and Amazon’s ‘Great Indian Festival’ now as much a part of Diwali as sweets and lights.
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October 17, 2025
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Nestlé sees profit dip, strong sales growth amid GST rejig
Nestlé India reported a 23.6% year-on-year drop in standalone profit to ₹753.2 crore in the September quarter as onetime exceptional costs and higher raw material expenses weighed on margins.
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October 17, 2025
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Zepto bags $450 mn from US pension fund, early investors
Quick-commerce platform Zepto has raised $450 million at a valuation of $7 billion, led by US-based pension fund Cal. ifornia Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), itsaid inastatement.
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October 17, 2025
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Provident fund: RBI has offered splendid advice
As a retirement fund, the EPFO must keep its investment corpus stable. This is a good time for it to rethink its practices, as suggested by an RBI report, to better align payouts with earnings
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October 17, 2025
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How Joel Mokyr's insights could guide India's quest for prosperity
We need an 'enlightenment' fostered by innovation-oriented institutions and a new social contract
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October 17, 2025
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Global power sector faces supply crunch
With the global energy transition running into political and supply-chain roadblocks, the world’s power sector is facing a critical shortage of transformers and other key components.
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October 17, 2025
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Passport power
India has dropped five spots to 85th position in the league table of Henley’s Passport Index for 2025.
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October 17, 2025
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Will America turn itself into a zombie economy like Japan?
Artificially low rates of interest tend to keep business failures alive
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October 17, 2025
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HDFC Life to cut commissions to cushion GST blow
HDFC Life Insurance Co. will reduce distributor commissions as the removal of the goods and services tax (GST) on certain retail term and health policies caused a loss of input tax credit even as it passed on lower tax benefit to consumers, according toa top executive.
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October 17, 2025
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Ultraviolette forays into Spain, Portugal
Premium electric two-wheeler maker Ultraviolette Automotive on Thursday announced its entry into Spain and Portugal, enhancing its presence to 12 European nations.
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October 17, 2025
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Quarterly feedback in the works for farmer schemes
The Centre is planning to introduce a comprehensive tech-enabled monitoring and evaluation (M&E) mechanism to ensure that the benefits of government schemes reach the farmers in full, and without fail.
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October 17, 2025
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Sebi's board vacancies leave high-profile cases in limbo
When two of the capitor’s four board members stepped down this year, they left nearly two dozen high-profile cases pending— matters that could influence India’s market jurisprudence.
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October 17, 2025
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How Tata Motors e-bus run slowed
Tata Motors Ltd lost the crown of being India’s largest e-bus maker this year, as the rare earth magnet crisis flared and the company turned cautious on public tenders.
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October 16, 2025
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Hyundai preps new models, fresh $5 bn
Hyundai Motor India Ltd will invest ₹45,000 crore (approximately $5 billion) in India and roll out a bunch of cars and SUVs over the next five years, as the company seeks to arrest the slide in its market share.
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October 16, 2025
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Buyers embrace lower purity as gold soars
With gold prices hitting record highs, traditional 22and 24-karat jewellery is fast slipping out of reach for many buyers.
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October 16, 2025
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Indian Oil unit may buy 50% in Fourth Partner
$400mn deal may mark Indian Oil's first acquisition in green energy
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