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Individuals’ share in equity options at 17-year high
They account for greater share amid decline in activity
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November 15, 2025
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Training AI models using data may need a rethink
With consent placed at the core of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, companies will need to rethink how they use customer data to train internal artificial intelligence (AI) models, including removing any training data where consent is not granted.
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November 15, 2025
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Poll body in line of fire amid recriminations in Oppn ranks
THE JHARKHAND MUKTI MORCHA ACCUSED BOTH THE RJD AND CONGRESS FOR THE LOSS
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November 15, 2025
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Gold-price volatility may cap gains for Muthoot Finance
Muthoot Finance had excellent Q2FY26 (second quarter of 2025-26) results which is unsurprising since its prospects are directly linked to gold price trends.
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November 15, 2025
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Northeast has been kept at centre of policy making: FM
The Northeast has been kept at the centre of policy-making in terms of development, skills, and investments to make up for the lack of infrastructure for 40-50 years, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.
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November 15, 2025
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Thomas Cook India expects 50 mn leisure travellers in next 5 yrs
With rising disposable income among Indians, recent goods and services tax (GST) reforms, and travel becoming a frequent habit throughout the year, travel firm Thomas Cook India anticipates a stronger tourist momentum, expecting about 50 million leisure travellers over the next five years from India.
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November 15, 2025
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Sebi board to take up conflict of interest panel report on Dec 17
The board of the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is scheduled to take up the recommendations of a high-level committee to overhaul conflict-of-interest and disclosure rules in its board meeting slated for December 17, Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Friday.
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November 15, 2025
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Pine Labs climbs 14% on debut
Fintech major Pine Labs made a strong market debut on Friday, with its shares rising 14 per cent over the issue price, despite a lukewarm response to its ₹3,900 crore IPO.
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November 15, 2025
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ICL Fincorp to launch ₹100 crore NCDs
ICL Fincorp, a Tamil Nadubased non-banking financial company, on Friday said it was launching a ₹100 crore public issue of secured redeemable nonconvertible debentures (NCDs).
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November 15, 2025
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Wholesale inflation at 27-mth low of -1.21% in Oct on favourable base
India’s factory gate inflation, as measured by the wholesale price index (WPI), slipped into deflationary territory again in October after two months of virtually flat prices, to hit a 27month low of -1.21 per cent, aided by a 5 per cent drop in food prices, a record low in the current WPI series.
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November 15, 2025
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MF Central to tighten 3rd-party data access
ME Central will give investors more control over what data the platform shares with third-party applications as it plans to address the issues raised by the mutual fund (MF) industry, said Anuj Kumar, managing director (MD) of CAMS, on Wednesday.
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November 15, 2025
Business Standard
How 8th Pay Commission may change govt pay and pensions
The Union Cabinet last month approved the Terms of Reference for the Eighth Central Pay Commission (8th CPC), which will review salaries, allowances and pensions for central government employees and pensioners. Set up in January, the commission has 18 months to submit its recommendations.
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November 15, 2025
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Google offers ad tech tweaks in €3 bn EU antitrust fight
Google has offered to tweak its ad tech products to settle a European Union order after a near-€3 billion ($3.4 billion) antitrust penalty, stopping short of a partial breakup watchdogs favour.
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November 15, 2025
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After 15 years, Kotak Mahindra Bank proposes a stock split
Kotak Mahindra Bank will consider a stock split during its board meeting scheduled for November 21, 2025, the lender said in a regulatory filing.
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November 15, 2025
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UK’s Reeves abandons plan to raise I-T rates
British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves (pictured) has no plans to raise income tax rates in this month’s Budget due to improved fiscal forecasts, a source said, following a surge in borrowing costs earlier in the day on reports she had backtracked on tax hikes.
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November 15, 2025
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NDA's Bihar encore
As the National Democratic Alliance romps back to power in Bihar on the back of a bouquet of cash-transfer schemes and a rainbow caste coalition, its performance mirrors the one in 2010, when the combine bagged 206 seats
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November 15, 2025
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NDA’s vision of Viksit Bihar faces fiscal roadblocks
In the runup to elections, the alliance’s manifesto listed 25 prominent promises
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November 15, 2025
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WEAKEST FACTORY OUTPUT, RETAIL SALES GROWTH IN OVER A YEAR China’s economy stumbles as risks mount
China’s factory output and retail sales grew at their weakest pace in over a year in October, piling pressure on policymakers to revamp the $19 trillion export-driven economy as a trade war with the US and weak domestic demand heighten risks to growth.
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November 15, 2025
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Andhra aiming to get $1 trillion investment over a decade: CM
Naidu says state will launch India’s first drone taxis in two years
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November 15, 2025
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IHCl to acquire 51% stake in wellness brand for ₹240 cr
Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL), the parent of Taj hotels, on Friday announced that it will acquire a controlling stake of 51 per cent in Sparsh Infratech Private Ltd, which operates Atmantan wellness resort in Maharashtra, for ₹240 crore.
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November 15, 2025
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HAL revamp study to be ready by Mar
Govt ropes in BCG to conduct study in view of firm’s growing order book
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November 15, 2025
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‘Expect a gradual shift from derivatives to cash-market investing’
Brokerages’ growth will come from advisory-led offerings such as comprehensive wealth solutions that generate “recurring revenue streams” and “customer stickiness”, says Krishna Kumar Karwa, managing director of Emkay Global Financial Services.
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November 15, 2025
Business Standard
Marico Q2 net down 0.7%
The consolidated net profit of Marico, the maker of Parachute coconutoil, declined 0.7 percent in the second quarter (July-September) of 2025-26 (Q2FY26).
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November 15, 2025
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Axis Max Life aims to be ‘breakout No. 3’ in life insurance: MD & CEO
Following Axis Max Life Insurance’s second-quarter results for 2025-26, Sumit Madan, managing director and chief executive officer of the company, speaks to Aathira Varier and Subrata Panda about growth aspirations, strategies to offset the impact of the input tax credit (ITC) withdrawal, reverse merger plans, and more. Edited excerpts:
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November 15, 2025
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SC rejects pleas against revival of Crocs design suit
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain challenges brought by Bata India, Liberty Shoes and several other footwear makers against a Delhi High Court ruling that revived Crocs Inc’s passing off suits over its signature footwear design.
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November 15, 2025
Business Standard
Festivals, GST rate rejig spur Oct PV dispatches
Domestic passenger vehicle (PV) wholesales, which are dispatches from factories to dealers, increased 17.2 per cent year-on-year (Y-0-Y) to 460,739 units in October.
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November 15, 2025
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India’s 2025 emission rate to fall but global jump raises warming alarm
Delhi’s putrid air belies the invisible progress that India is making on the climate front, perhaps indicating that more needs to be done.
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November 15, 2025
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QCO rollbacks gather steam, suspended for 55 steel products
The Ministry of Steel has decided to suspend Quality Control Orders (QCOs) pertaining to 55 steel products to address raw material constraints faced by consumer industries such as automobiles and MSMEs, taking the total number of such orders put in abeyance based on high level reform panel’s recommendation to 76.
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November 15, 2025
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Bolster policy coverage to secure full compensation
PARTIAL PAYOUT OF HOSPITAL BILLS
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November 15, 2025
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Many growth triggers for Samvardhana Motherson
Brokerages raise earnings estimates after company’s Q2FY26 results
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