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Top court questions blanket deposit exemption for company directors
NO BLANKET EXEMPTION FROM MANDATORY 20% DEPOSIT DURING APPEAL HEARINGS, SAYS COURT
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December 19, 2025
Business Standard
From Vietnam to Iraq: A lifetime of war reporting
Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has died. He was 91.
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December 19, 2025
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Delhi curbs open new mkt for ICE-to-EV retrofitters
While comprehensive industry-wide figures are unavailable, a rough estimate drawing on Transparency Market Research's 2021 assessment puts the EV powertrain retrofitting market at about 1 million vehicles, valued at roughly $2.14 billion.
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December 19, 2025
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NCLT approves first stage of Adani Harbour and Adani Ports merger
The Ahmedabad branch of the National Company Law Tribunal on Tuesday gave its nod for the first-stage approval to the proposed merger of Adani Harbour Services Limited with its parent firm - Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited.
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December 19, 2025
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Airtel to call for ₹15,741 cr tranche of rights issue
Proceeds to be used towards retiring majority of non-govt-related debt
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December 19, 2025
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IndiGo brass to fan out with 'rebuilding' message
The new pilot rest and duty rules increased weekly rest requirements and reduced permissible night flying hours for pilots.
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December 19, 2025
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Stalin writes to PM: Tariffs squeezing profits for textile exporters, leading to mass layoffs
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has sought an early conclusion of the ongoing India-US trade negotiations, saying that exporters at knitwear hub Tiruppur had already lost ₹15,000 crore in confirmed orders and millions of jobs were at risk, describing it as a \"looming humanitarian challenge\".
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December 19, 2025
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Shriram group may still stay promoter after $4 bn deal
In one of the largest investments in India's financial services space, Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is likely to invest over $4 billion in Shriram Finance for a 20 per cent stake, and the domestic lender is likely to announce the deal on Monday after board approval, sources said.
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December 19, 2025
Business Standard
FM tables Bill for unified securities laws
BIGGEST RESET IN DECADES TAKING SHAPE
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December 19, 2025
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The bubble lies in larger LLMs: Cognizant AI chief
There is a bubble in artificial intelligence (AI) when it comes to building large language models (LLM) with big funding but the adoption of AI by enterprises will remain unaffected even if it bursts in the next two years, according to Cognizant's chief AI officer.
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December 19, 2025
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Q3 sales, easing costs bode well for Godrej Consumer
GCPL stock trading at 44x its FY27 earnings per share
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December 19, 2025
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Food delivery platforms employed 1.37 mn in FY24: NCAER
The food delivery platform sector in India employed 1.37 million workers in the 2023-24 (FY24) and is expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.3 per cent, estimates a new report released by the Delhi-based think tank National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER).
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December 19, 2025
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Power ministry working on plan to boost domestic mfg of critical items
The power ministry is collaborating with the industry to identify critical electricity sector components, such as subsea cables and high-conductivity copper rods, that rely on imports and require support for local manufacturing.
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December 19, 2025
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‘We can’t keep the boy like this’: SC to speak to parents on euthanasia plea
SC to interact with parents on January 13
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December 19, 2025
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Corporate ministry seeks Cabinet nod for 50 more NCLT courts
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has sought the Cabinet's approval for a proposal to have 50 more courts of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and two more for the appellate tribunal (NCLAT) for its approval.
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December 19, 2025
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2025: A regulatory retrospective
Most public policy failures of 2025 are linked to poor'regulation'. Reforming the regulatory state should be the big agenda for 2026
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December 19, 2025
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Higher residual principal and tenure deliver greater savings
The Reserve Bank of India cut the repo rate by 25 basis points on December 5.
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December 19, 2025
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India's 99% exports to Oman to become duty-free
\"The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement will energise our ties in the 21st century.
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December 19, 2025
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Urea row escalates as farmers report shortage
Sowing for the Rabi (winter) crop season in Rajasthan is almost complete; however, political tensions over the nonavailability of urea have intensified in the state.
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December 19, 2025
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In AI age, upskilling, reskilling likely to create jobs in new areas: Meity secy
The jobs that rely primarily on cognitive skills are at the highest risk of being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI), leaving white-collar workers vulnerable to being automated out of their positions, said S Krishnan, secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity).
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December 19, 2025
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ASK Private Wealth flags AI-led earnings, FII return as 2026 themes
ASK Private Wealth, the wealth management arm of Blackstone-backed ASK Asset & Wealth Management Group, has identified artificial intelligence-led profitability, easing trade tensions and a revival of foreign capital flows as some of the key drivers likely to shape markets in 2026.
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December 19, 2025
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Mkt regulator allows zero-coupon bonds to be issued in smaller denominations
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has allowed zero-coupon bonds to be issued in reduced denominations of %10,000 by modifying the conditions under which issuers can lower the face value of nonconvertible debt securities and nonconvertible redeemable preference shares (NCRPS) issued through private placement .
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December 19, 2025
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L Catterton takes stake in Haldiram's in strategic partnership deal
L Catterton, a global consumer-focused investment firm, has entered into a strategic partnership with Haldiram's, the iconic Indian packaged ethnic foods brand, after investing an undisclosed sum.
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December 19, 2025
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The 'shrimp vs smartphone' debate in trade
This concluding part of the trade series looks at how US tariffs are forcing India to weigh its exports of labour-intensive products against technology-intensive ones. One is a job creator, the other a sunshine industry. It is not an easy choice
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December 19, 2025
Business Standard
AMCs rally as Sebi softens expense cuts
Shares of asset management companies (AMCs) rallied up to 7 per cent on Thursday after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) announced milder cuts to the mutual fund (MF) fee and brokerage expense caps than initially proposed.
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December 19, 2025
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USFDA issues OAI status to Sun Pharma Baska facility
Sun Pharmaceutical on Thursday informed stock exchanges that the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has classified its Baska manufacturing facility in Gujarat as Official Action Indicated (OAI) following an inspection conducted between September 8 and September 19, 2025.
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December 19, 2025
Business Standard
Flight disruptions: IndiGo to face CCI investigation
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) will launch an inquiry into IndiGo airline, based on information filed against the company after recent flight disruptions, according to a statement issued by the Commission.
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December 19, 2025
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Max to invest over ₹1,000 cr in 450-bed Pune hospital
With an eye on expanding in West India, Max Healthcare on Thursday said it would invest around ₹1,020 crore in building a 450-bed greenfield super speciality hospital in Pune, announcing its entry into the market.
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December 19, 2025
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Hotels, villas cash in as pet parents spend more on ‘paw-cations’
‘Travelling with pets in India or ‘paw-cation’ is moving from being a niche preference to one of the mainstream revenue drivers for the Indian hospitality sector, as Indians increasingly opt for pet-friendly bookings and accommodations.
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December 19, 2025
Business Standard
Family floater vs individual health plan: What works best for your family
Indian families often grapple with a dilemma while taking health insurance.
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