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NBFC, fintechs’ micro loan play catches regulatory attention
“Not having access to a robust KYC (know your customer) is also a policy issue as Voter ID is not foolproof and can lead to over indebtedness despite all precautions in underwriting,” said a source.
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October 24, 2025
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WazirX to resume ops today, over a yr after $230 mn crypto breach
WazirX on Thursday said trading will resume on the crypto exchange platform starting October 24, about 15 months after it lost $230 million to a security breach.
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October 24, 2025
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Moscow looking for oil sanctions workaround
Russia anticipates a hit to the state budget from US sanctions against the country’s two largest oil producers over the war in Ukraine, though officials say they're confident they'll find ways to mitigate the impact of the measures.
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October 24, 2025
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An Adivasi between two worlds
In India’s political and cultural history, Jaipal Singh is, paradoxically, a prominent and obscure figure.
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October 24, 2025
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Electronics drives BigBasket festival season sales
Quick commerce (qcom) platform BigBasket witnessed strong festival sales during Diwali, led by a 500 per cent year-on-year growth in electronics, driven largely by the sales of iPhones, the company said on Thursday.
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October 24, 2025
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Russia share in India’s fertiliser imports rose to 27% in 2023-24
While Indian companies might be under pressure to cut down oil imports from Russia, fertiliser imports to India has grown manifold in the past few years, with the country emerging as one of main suppliers of urea and diammonium phosphate (DAP) to India.
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October 24, 2025
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EU joins US in heaping more sanctions on Russian energy
Russia dismisses Western measures, calling them largely ineffective
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October 24, 2025
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New ethanol supply tender slammed by industry
The recent allocation of ethanol by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) for the 2025-26 supply year against a tender of 10.50 billion litres has drawn flak from both grain ethanol makers as well as those who produce ethanol from sugarcane fora variety of reasons.
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October 24, 2025
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First Overseas Capital banned for 2 yrs
‘The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday barred investment banking outfit First Overseas Capital from dealing in the securities market for two years and imposed a fine of 20 lakh for alleged violations.
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October 24, 2025
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Less than 2% dare to go only-derivatives
Only about 1.8 per cent of India’s registered investors traded exclusively in equity derivatives over the past 12 months, according to National Stock Exchange's (NSE's) latest Market Pulse report, which includes data upto September.
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October 24, 2025
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Regulator mulls uniform process to open MF folios...
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) proposed a standard-ised process for opening mutual fund folios and executing the first investment.
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October 24, 2025
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Kedaara, GA eye 6-7% slice of Balaji Wafers
Gujarat-based Balaji Wafers is in the final stages of a stake sale, with Kedaara Capital and General Atlantic (GA) leading the race to acquire 6-7 per cent of the company, which is valued at ₹35,000-40,000 crore, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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October 24, 2025
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TVS reveals Norton superbike's sketch
‘The revival journey of UK’s iconic 123-year-old Norton Motorcycles, now part of Chennai-based TVS Motor Company, entered a fresh phase on Thursday with the company revealing the first official design sketch of its all-new flagship superbike to be manufactured at the company’s Solihull headquarters.
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October 24, 2025
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China state oil majors suspend Russian crude buys
Chinese state oil majors have suspended purchases of seaborne Russian oil after the United States imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Moscow's two biggest oil companies, multiple trade sources said on Thursday.
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October 24, 2025
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Proposed AI content rules test social media's limits
The central government's proposed amendment to the Information Technology (IT) Rules — mandating labels and disclaimers for all artificially generated content — could raise compliance costs and burdens for social media intermediaries, industry executives and policy experts said.
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October 24, 2025
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Musk makes strong pitch for $1 trn pay plan
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, spent the end of Tesla Inc’s earnings call pleading with investors to approve his $1 trillion pay package and blasting the shareholder advisory firms that have come out against the proposal.
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October 24, 2025
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Foreign schools eye Indian classrooms
International school boards such as International Baccalaureate (IB), Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE), and Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) are looking to collaborate with state governments and introduce systemic faculty development programmes (FDPs) for teacher training.
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October 24, 2025
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G-Sec market expands over 2x between 2019 and 2024
The Government Securities (G-Sec) market expanded from 769 trillion in 2019 to 21,812 trillion in 2024 while volume increased from 1.37 million in 2019 to 1.76 million in 2024, according to the Payment System Report by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
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October 24, 2025
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Eight mines may become operational this yr
Rajasthan aims to get eight major mineral mines operational this year and has asked government departments to give permissions, including environmental clearance, on priority, said a senior civil servant.
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October 24, 2025
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Bhilai Steel Plant conducts captive 5G network trial
Bhilai Steel Plant, the Chhattisgarh-based arm of the state-run Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), recently became the first public-sector undertaking (PSU) to successfully conduct the first-ever captive 5G network trial.
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October 24, 2025
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Washington plans broad software curbs on Beijing
The Trump administration is weighing export restrictions against China that would bar the purchase of a wide swath of critical software, a White House official said Wednesday.
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October 24, 2025
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US trade deal may reignite interest in thematic offerings
Manufacturing funds have been in limbo over the past year as global uncertainties and tariff wars hurt sentiment.
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October 23, 2025
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Russia holds nuclear drills, Ukraine seeks Swedish jets
Putin-Trump summit plans on hold, says US
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October 23, 2025
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Railways mulling annuity model to boost investment
Model similar to HAM is also expected to speed up infra development
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October 23, 2025
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A prayer, a click: Faithtech startups ride festival wave
AI-guided consultations, curated puja kits drive record engagement this season
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October 23, 2025
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Bihar polls: Gehlot steps in to defuse Grand Alliance tensions
Meets Lalu amid seat-sharing chaos among partners, candidate clashes
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October 23, 2025
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Mutual funds pitch for wider operational leeway from Sebi
Industry wants flexibility to expand globally, enter allied segments like wealth mgmt, advisory
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October 23, 2025
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Will pay extra for supply-chain resilience: Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said the government is addressing supply chain issues across all sectors to build resilience, even if it involves spending “extra buck”.
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October 23, 2025
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RE sector in consolidation phase: Govt
The Centre on Wednesday said India's renewable energy (RE) sector has entered a phase of consolidation, moving away from speed and rapid capacity expansion towards deeper system reforms including focus on grid integration, setting up dispatchable clean energy architecture and market reforms.
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October 23, 2025
Business Standard
The UN’s unsung peacemaker
If one had to find a compelling example of historical revisionism and erasure, one will find it in Thant Myint U's extraordinarily well-researched biography of his grandfather, U Thant, the only Asian to grace the office of Secretary General of the United Nations (UNSG) from 1961 to 1971.
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