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Financial Express Chandigarh

₹56,826-crore released to states as capex loans

THE CENTRE'S 50-YEAR interest-free loans for capital expenditure by the states reached ₹56,826 crore so far in the current financial year, the finance ministry informed Parliament.

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December 02, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Robust demand: Car sales surge 19% in November

FESTIVAL TAILWIND FADES, SEQUENTIAL VOLUMES MODERATE

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December 02, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Limited supply, low returns may restrict inflows into REITs

THE DECISION OF the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to reclassify real estate investment trusts (REITs) as equity-related instruments with effect from January 1 is seen as an enabler for mutual funds, but experts said limited supply and low returns may come in the way of getting meaningful inflows into this asset class.

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December 02, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Limits of LLMs

WHEN AI SOUNDS CONFIDENT BUT GETS IT WRONG: THE HIDDEN EPISTEMOLOGY OF LLMs

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December 02, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

GST mop-up slows in November

Gross collections down 4%, up 0.7% without cess

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December 02, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

UPI transactions see marginal fall in Nov

THE UNIFIED PAYMENTS Interface (UPI) system recorded transaction volume of 20.47 billion in November, a marginal decline from 20.70 billion in October, according to data from the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI).

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December 02, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Foreigners pull out ₹3,765 cr from equities in November

AFTER A BRIEF pause in October, foreign investors resumed selling, pulling out a net ₹3,765 crore from Indian equities in November, driven by global risk-off sentiment, volatility in global tech stocks and selective preference for primary markets over secondary markets.

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Marketing to the always-on cohort

TO WOO GEN Z CONSUMERS BRANDS NEED TO LEAD WITH EXPERIENCE AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN STRATEGIES

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Wakefit to float IPO on Dec 8; eyes ₹1,400 crore

HOME AND FURNISHINGS company Wakefit Innovations is launching its initial public offering (IPO) on December 8 to raise around ₹1,400 crore.

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

NFRA poised to get green light to draft regulations

Dedicated fund proposed in new Bill for regulator

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Kohli gets rolling in Ranchi, rolls back years with 52nd ODI ton

AT MS DHONI'S hometown, they set the bar high for their heroes. On the long walk to the stadium, fans in India blues articulated their wishes to reporters and influencers eager to capture the voice of the people.

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Supplement startups record strong growth in FY25

A SURGE IN preventive healthcare awareness following the pandemic has fuelled a strong demand for nutraceuticals, propelling startups in the segment to robust financial performance in FY25.

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

SBI expects double-digit growth in corporate credit

WITH THE PICKUP in economic activity, State Bank of India (SBI) is seeing a clear revival in corporate credit demand and expects the segment to hit double-digit growth over the remaining two quarters of the current financial year, the bank's Chairman CS Setty said.

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

‘Our strategy is to accelerate local development’

FRANCE’S ALSTOM is a strategic partner for Indian Railways, involved in a variety of projects that support India’s rail modernisation.

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Fanning the FLAME

PUNE-BASED UNIVERSITY PLANS TO IGNITE AN ERA OF INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Govt to push major Bills in Parliament

· Winter session begins today; concludes on Dec 19

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Why did SNU launch India's first BA (Research)

IT IS BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF BSC (RESEARCH)

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

China factory activity drops for longest stretch ever

OFFICIAL PMI AT 49.2

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Defence tech boom faces talent-shortage hurdle

INDIA'S DEFENCE-TECH AMBITIONS face an acute talent squeeze as the sector is gears up for its next growth leap.

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Rout in Ola shares takes a heavy toll on Bhavish Aggarwal's assets

THE ONGOING ROUT in Ola Electric shares has slashed more than half of founder Bhavish Aggarwal's publicmarket net worth, eroding the value of his listed holdings by over ₹5,000 crore just a year after the company's blockbuster IPO.

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

A cold November

THE FUNDING WINTER for tech startups doesn't quite seem to be over with investments in November slowing sharply to their lowest levels in the past 12 months.

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Split verdict on rate action

8 economists out of 15 expect pause, rest see 25 bps rate cut

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Room for more easing

SCOPE FOR 25-50 BPS RATE CUT, GIVEN THE ELEVATED REAL RATES AND A COMFORTABLE INFLATION TRAJECTORY

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

PNGRB panel for reforms to make free gas market

A HIGH-LEVEL EXPERT committee set up by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has called for sweeping structural reforms to create a free, competitive natural gas market in India, arguing that market-driven pricing and open access are essential for the country's clean energy transition.

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

India to get more Morocco fertiliser

MOROCCO PLANS TO supply close to 3 million tonnes (MT) of phosphatic fertilisers-including diammonium phosphate (DAP), nitrogen-phosphoruspotassium (NPK) blends, and triple superphosphate (TSP)- to India by the end of the year through its stateowned enterprise OCP Nutricrops.

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

AI slop recipes are taking the internet by storm

EB GARGANO HAS been writing recipes online long enough to anticipate the seasonal rhythms of her web traffic.

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Israeli PM seeks pardon in graft trial

ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu asked the country’s president on Sunday for a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, arguing that criminal proceedings were hindering his ability to govern and a pardon would be good for Israel.

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Beefing up city defences

LEONARDO UNVEILED AN integrated defence system that uses AI to neutralise a range of threats, from hypersonic weapons to drone swarms and naval attacks, ina bid to strengthen its role in European multi-domain security.

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

PMO seeks new study on pollution source

BEFORE THE NATIONAL Green Tribunal was informed last week that action against air pollution in Delhi-NCR was based on old emissions data, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM)and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to expedite work on a new emission inventory and source-apportionment studies, it has been learnt.

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December 01, 2025

Financial Express Chandigarh

Asset monetisation target may be hiked to ₹11 L crore

• Roads, railways, power and ports to be key drivers

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December 01, 2025