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Meta, Microsoft test Street as AI-fuelled spending surges 89%
Alphabet’s Gemini hits 650 million users
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October 31, 2025
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Snabbit raises $30 mn in Series C
Quick services startup Snabbit on Thursday said that it has raised $30 million in a Series Cround of funding, led byBertelsmann India Investments, with participation from allits existing investors, including Lightspeed, Elevation Capital, and Nexus Venture Partners.
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October 31, 2025
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Affirma Capital, others to invest $56 mn in RMSI
Affirma Capital, alongside 360 ONE Asset and others agreed to invest up to $56 million in RMSI Limited, a leading engineering services player.
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October 31, 2025
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Educating customers in cybersecurity a long road
Even as the data privacy Bill is yet to be implemented, the Indian financial sector’s customers are relatively safer, thanks to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) having stringent asks from the industry.
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October 31, 2025
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Beyond UPI: Fintechs face cross-border challenge to go global
Addressing cross-border payment challenges — such as prioritising key transaction corridors, meeting compliance requirements in those markets, and developing strong alternatives to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT)-will be critical for Indian financial technology (fintech) companies seeking to scale globally, executives said at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2025.
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October 31, 2025
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Assocham for easing tax measures to spur investor confidence
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has sought a series of direct tax measures aimed at boosting investor confidence, particularly in digital infrastructure, and called for simplifying compliance and reducing litigation, in its pre-Budget submission to the revenue secretary.
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October 31, 2025
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India's Labour Codes: Transformative step towards inclusive economic growth
If we implement with speed, transparency and collaboration, the Codes can anchor India's next growth chapter
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October 31, 2025
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Invest if you anticipate turnaround in beaten-down sector
Mutual fund houses continue towiden their productrange by launching schemes based on narrow sectoral themes, typically through exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
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October 31, 2025
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'We should've competing pension products'
The insurance and pension laws are \"joined at the hip\", and the Centre's move to allow 100 per cent foreign direct investment in the insurance sector could also pave the way for global pension fund managers to enter the market without joint venture partners, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Chairperson S Ramann said in a fireside chat with Vikas Dhoot.
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October 31, 2025
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India is built for the VUCA world: Bhattacharya
Chief technology officers (CTOs) of more than 10 companies discussed artificial intelligence and all things tech with Arundhati Bhattacharya, chairperson and CEO of Salesforce India, over lunch at the Business Standard BFSI Summit on Thursday.
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October 31, 2025
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Logistics projects worth ₹2,600 cr gets approval
Uttar Pradesh (UP) has approved 38 private logistics and warehousing projects worth ₹2,600 crore in multiple cities, according to a senior officer of a state agency.
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October 31, 2025
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Happiest Minds eyes $50 mn from GenAI in 3 yrs
Mid-tier IT services company Happiest Minds Technologies sees a revenue potential of about $50 million from generative AI (GenAI) businesses over the next three years.
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October 31, 2025
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Dabur India eyes digital-first brands to propel growth
Dabur India on Thursday announced the launch of Dabur Ventures, a %500 crore investment platform, which will focus on digital-first consumer businesses of the homegrown fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) firm.
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October 31, 2025
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Vested Finance opens global MF access to retail investors
Vested Finance, an investment platform that enables Indian investors to buy US stocks, has broadened its product suite to provide access to global mutual funds (MEFs).
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October 31, 2025
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Lodha's profit surges
Lodha Developers’ profit (attributable to owners of the company) for the second quarter of the financial year 2026 soared by 84.1 per cent year-on-year to ₹778.7 crore.
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October 31, 2025
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Stats ministry plans fresh look at CPI housing gauge
Seeks public feedback on shift to monthly rent tracking, wider coverage
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October 31, 2025
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Cipla revenue hits record high of ₹7,589 crore
Pharma major Cipla on Thursday posted a 4 per cent year-on-year (Y-0-Y) increase in its consolidated net profit for the second quarter of 2025-26 (Q2FY26) at ₹1,351 crore. The company clocked its highest ever quarterly revenue at ₹7,589 crore, rising 7.6 per cent Y-0-Y.
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October 31, 2025
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Inside the Louvre museum heist that shocked the world
Holly Barker and her husband, Jake, were third in line at the Louvre the morning of October 19.
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October 31, 2025
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Insurance sector is currently at unstable equilibrium: Irdai chief
Regulators set the agenda as insurance, pensions, digital currency, cyber risk, and crypto policy took centre stage on the penultimate day of the leading summit
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October 31, 2025
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Banking stock indices to be restructured in phases: Sebi
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said on Thursday indices of banking stocks linked to derivatives contracts — NSE’s Nifty Bank, BSE’s Bankex and NSE’s Nifty Financial Services — will be restructured ina phased manner.
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October 31, 2025
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‘BFSI is the most digitally mature sector’
Technology has become both the strongest survival tool and the biggest challenge for banks today, says Arundhati Bhattacharya, chairperson and chief executive officer (CEO), Salesforce India, and former chief of State Bank of India (SBI).
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October 31, 2025
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DRL's semaglutide faces regulatory hurdle in Canada
Hyderabad-based Dr Reddy’s Labs’ (DRL's) timeline to launch generic injectable semaglutide in Canada is set to be hit after the firm received a noncompliance notice (NoN) from the country’s Pharmaceutical Drugs Directorate, said analysts.
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October 31, 2025
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Nissan's exports from India hit 1.2 million
Nissan Motor India announced on Thursday its exports from India hit 1.2 million vehicles.
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October 31, 2025
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Target lets go of 150 India employees
US retailer Target is laying off about 150 people from its global capability centre (GCC) in India as part of the company’s wider layoffs announced last week, people familiar with the matter said.
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October 31, 2025
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'Stablecoins risk currency substitution'
Internationalisation of Indian rupee is not to replace the dollar but to reduce risk for Indian businesses by enabling more transactions in rupees
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October 31, 2025
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India imposes 30% import duty on yellow peas
The central government late Wednesday night finally imposed a 30 per cent effective import duty on yellow peas from November 1, announcing the step after months of speculation to check unrestricted imports and stem the fall in prices of domestic pulses.
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October 31, 2025
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OpenAI lays groundwork for IPO at up to $1 trn valuation
OpenAl is laying the groundwork for an initial public offering that could value the company at up to $1 trillion, three people familiar with the matter said, in what could be one of the biggest initial public offerings (IPOs) of all time.
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October 31, 2025
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PEs on way to become mainstream in India: Industry leaders
Private equity (PE) firms have emerged as the largest contributors to foreign direct investment (FDI) in India and are playing a significant role in job creation, senior industry leaders said on Thursday.
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October 31, 2025
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Markets flinch on Powell’s hint of rate restraint, trade truce doubts
Firm dollar, fragile Trump-Xi peace sap investor sentiment
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October 31, 2025
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One-third of our traffic comes via A-I links: Air India Express MD
About one-third of Air India Express’s total passengers come through connections from Air India flights, which is a ‘very large’ share for a low-cost carrier, the former’s Managing Director Aloke Singh said on Thursday.
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