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US reluctant to cut tariffs for India below Asian peers under trade deal
The United States (US) is reluctant to grant India a tariff advantage by lowering the current 25 per cent “reciprocal tariff” under a proposed trade deal to below the levels applied to regional competitors such as Pakistan (19 per cent), Bangladesh (20 per cent) and Indonesia (19 per cent), given India’s current market liberalisation offer.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
Reliance Retail profit up 17% at ₹3,439 crore
Revenue from operations rises 19% to ₹79,128 cr
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
LoveLocal to launch 30-min delivery, expand outside Mumbai
Hyperlocal quick-commerce (qcom) platform LoveLocal is set to roll out 30-minute delivery services as it looks to step up its qcom play and expand beyond its home base of Mumbai.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
Gender, religion on the periphery
A new anthology of queer writing gathers varied voices of 24 emerging queer and trans writers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. A first-of-a-kind collection in which queerness meets faith, the central idea focuses on the subject of what it means to be queer and Muslim in a world increasingly hostile to both.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
Competition, store expansion may weigh on Eternal’s margins
Growth accelerated for Zomato operator Eternal in the second quarter of financial year 2026 (Q2FY26).
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
Putin-Trump summit in Budapest may happen within two weeks, says Kremlin
The Kremlin said on Friday that a summit between presidents Viadimir Putin and Donald Trump could take place within two weeks, or a little later, but that there was a great deal to be worked out before a date could be set.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
Draft papers filed for India's first data centre firm IPO
Sify Infinit Spaces Ltd, a subsidiary of Sify Technologies, has filed preliminary papers with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to raise %3,700 crore through an initial public offering (IPO).
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
The AI gold rush
This week, Google committed $15 billion over the next five years to build a datacentre in Visakhapatnam.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
Now, online travel portals come under GST lens
Move aims to check if hotels are correctly declaring the taxable value of bookings made through these portals
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
PVR Inox banking on diverse genre, Hollywood films for growth
Net profit was back in black during Q2, driven by steady flow of films, higher admissions
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
Increase agri credit to meet rural demand: FM to banks
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged rural banks to increase agricultural credit disbursement to meet the growing demand of new rural India, while reviewing the business performance of Karnataka Grameena Bank (KaGB) here.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
Govt may not cap premium on critical mineral auctions
The mines ministry is not working on any proposal to cap the bid premium in the auctions for critical mineral blocks which have witnessed record-high bids in the last few rounds.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
Application window for white goods PLI extended to Nov 10
The government has reopened the application window for the PLI scheme for white goods (ACs and LED Lights) till November 10, according to an official statement released on Friday.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
JSW Steel net jumps nearly fourfold on improved sales
JSW Steel on Friday reported a 269.7 per cent year-on-year (Yo-Y) jump in consolidated net profit (attributable to owners of the company) to₹1,623 crore in the second quarter of 20265-26 (Q2FY26).
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
Public criticism of predecessors
Leadership is complex.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
Buyers flock to jewellery stores before Dhanteras — for coins and bars
“We have increased the quantity of half-gram coins, as prices are high but customers still want to buy gold as an investment,” UT Zaveri & Sons owner Jitu Jain said.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
BoI Q2 net up 7.62% at ₹2.5K cr
Public sector lender Bank of India (BoI) on Friday reported a 7.62 percent year-on-year (Yo-Y) rise in net profit to ₹2,555 crore for the July-September 2025 quarter (Q2FY26), on reduction in credit cost.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
All-round growth propels Reliance profit 9.7% in Q2
Overall Ebitda margins improved 80 basis points year-on-year to 19.4 per cent of consolidated revenues, while core Ebitda margins (excluding other income) rose 110 basis points to 18 per cent of net sales.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
PM: Earlier govts carried out reforms as compulsion
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that while earlier governments carried out reforms as compulsion his dispensation does it with conviction and has turned every risk into reform.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
Stubble burning cases fall 68% across North India
The number of stubble burning incidents this year has seen a 68 per cent drop across North India. Data shows that from September 15 to October 16, the number of incidents in Punjab have come down by 84 percent compared to the same period last year.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
5 states plan to raise ₹17,000 cr through SDLs
Five states plan to raise around ₹17,000 crore through state development loans (SDLs) next week, against the ₹16,750 crore indicated in the borrowing calendar.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
India’s oil bill down 15% in H1; Russia imports up in Oct
Overall imports dip to $60.7 bn from $71.2 bn last year
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
100% tariffs on China not sustainable, says Trump
Expects expansion of Abraham Accords, hopes Saudi Arabia to join the pact
2 min |
October 18, 2025
Business Standard
Revised e-filing portal: Taxpayers to get real-time ITR notification
‘The income-tax (IT) department has introduced a new feature on its e-filing portal, allowing taxpayers to see the exact date and time when an Assessing Officer (AO) or Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) [CIT(A)] has viewed their submissions.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
Smallcaps set for worst Samvat in 6 yrs
BSE Smallcap index has slipped 3.5%, while BSE Sensex is up 5.7% in Samvat 2081
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
Sensex, Nifty hit 52-week highs amid institutional buying
Indian equity benchmarks climbed to their highest levels in a year on Friday, lifted by gains in banking heavyweights and Reliance Industries, as strong institutional buying and expectations of a possible Reserve Bank of India rate cut boosted sentiment.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
JioStar net surges 127% sequentially
Reliance Industries-backed JioStar reported a rise of 127.5 per cent in its net profit to %1,322 crore during July-September on a sequential basis, as its operating margins jumped during the quarter.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
Jio Platforms net grows 13% on higher Arpu
Jio Platforms Limited (JPL), which runs India’s largest telecom network Reliance Jio, reported a net profit of ₹7,379 crore for the second quarter of financial year 2026 (Q2FY26), up 12.8 percent from the same quarter last financial year.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
Global bank stocks slide as US credit risks spark reality check
Global financial stocks slid on Friday as a rout in US regional banking shares heightened concerns about credit quality and mounting risks in the sector.
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October 18, 2025
Business Standard
US, Saudi vie for share of India’s crude import pie
The United States (US) and the Gulf, led by Saudi Arabia, are in competition for a larger share in the import of crude oil by India, the world’s fastest-growing oil consumer, amid growing pressure by Washington on India to stop purchases from Russia, its largest supplier.
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