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'India-Sweden economic corridor positioned for robust expansion'
Business Sweden -- the Swedish Trade and Invest Council -- expects its investments in India to grow sharply over the next five years, potentially doubling from current levels.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
New name and more work days’ promise on anvil for MGNREGA
The Centre is renaming the flagship Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, or MGNREGS, to Pujya Bapu Grameen Rozgar Yojana, while raising the number of mandatory guaranteed employment days from 100 to 125.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Auto financier stocks rise; valuations may cap upside
Investors should take selective exposure to the sector at current levels, say analysts
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Rupee hits new low on weak sentiment amid US trade deal uncertainty
The rupee fell to a new low for the second consecutive session on Friday as sentiments remained negative on a delayed trade deal with the US.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Mkts gain on Fed cut, trim weekly losses
Riding on the 25-bp rate cut, global risk appetite improves
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Regulator faces privacy hurdles over asset disclosure proposal: Sebi chief
‘The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi ) chairperson, Tuhin Kanta Pandey (pictured) said on Friday the agency is grappling with privacy concerns as it weighs a panel’s proposal requiring senior officers, including the chairperson, to disclose their financial assets and liabilities.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Dec releases set stage for superhit 2025
Record ₹13,500 crore box office collection estimated this year
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Right time to align DAP rates with mkt with minimal farmer impact: FAI chairman
The current financial year (FY26) has so far been good for the fertiliser sector, with strong monsoon and rise in crop acreages leading to robust demand.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Novo Nordisk launches Ozempic in India
Rollout comes three months before Novo loses patent for semaglutide
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Norms tweaked for faster business visas to Chinese professionals
India has brought in changes in norms to ensure expeditious approval of business visas to Chinese professionals visiting the country for short periods, a move that comes amid efforts by the two sides to rebuild ties that came under severe strain following the eastern Ladakh border row.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Wipro, Microsoft ink 3-year AI pact
Launch Bengaluru hub to drive innovation
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Top realtors bet on plotted development
Higher rate of monetisation, IRR and RoCE key attractions for developers
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Govt has infused over ₹3,100 cr in women-led startups in 6 years
The government has infused over ₹3,100 crore into women-led startups over the past six years, through its three schemes including the Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS), Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS), and Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) to boost female entrepreneurship across the country, according to an update shared by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Disney agrees to bring its characters to Sora videos
$1 bn deal watershed for Hollywood, which has been trying to sort through possible harms of GenAI
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Govt nod to Bill to hike FDI in insurance sector to 100%
The Union Cabinet on Friday approved 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector, a move that was welcomed by industry as it would help attract more capital and global expertise, while boosting insurance coverage in the country.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
IndiGo moves Delhi HC seeking ₹900 crore Customs duty refund
InterGlobe Aviation, the operator of IndiGo, has approached the Delhi High Court seeking a refund of over 900 crore it claims to have paid as Customs duty on aircraft engines and parts re-imported into India after overseas repairs.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Flight cuts may disrupt Dec hotel bookings
Hotel chains are bracing for a 10-15 per cent drop in December forecasts after thousands of IndiGo flights were cancelled over the past week following a government-mandated 10 per cent cut in flight operations.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Trade talks: DPDP Act, IT rules dominate
Deputy US Trade Representative (USTR) Rick Switzer-led American team, which was in New Delhi this week for trade talks, discussed with its Indian counterparts the executive rules under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and the Information Technology Rules of 2021, sources told Business Standard.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Four flight op inspectors sacked over IndiGo crisis
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has sacked four flight operations inspectors (FOIs) responsible for keeping oversight of IndiGo's operations that triggered cancellations of flights across airports.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Oracle's own 'code red' AI moment
The cost of insuring Oracle's debt against the risk of default has increased after its latest earnings reignited concerns about its investment in AI and the resulting borrowing surge to fund it.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Cabinet okays Bill for pvt foray in N-power
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday approved the nuclear energy Bill that seeks to introduce legislative amendments for opening up the civil nuclear power sector for private participation, according to sources.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
India Inc's profits relative to capital employed at 14-yr high
Improving return ratios can be positive for FPI flows
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
File revised-return before assessment or notice, updated return thereafter
The finance ministry has flagged more than 44,000 taxpayers for failing to report virtual digital asset (VDA) transactions in their income-tax returns (ITR).
3 min |
December 13, 2025
Business Standard
India, Oman to ink FTA during PM visit
Next week’s three-nation foreign tour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will see India and Oman sign a free trade deal.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Gujarat leads in FY25 loan growth, Karnataka in deposits
Gujarat topped the chart for loan growth in the financial year 2025 (FY25) with 14.14 per cent followed by Tamil Nadu at 11.4 per cent, while Maharashtra retained the top slot among states in terms of outstanding credit extended by scheduled commercial banks, followed by Delhi and Tamil Nadu.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
DFS tightens grievance redress oversight
The Department of Financial Services (DFS) under the Ministry of Finance has intensified its monitoring of grievance redressal across the banking, financial servicesandinsurance(BFSI) sector, introducing a series of measures aimed atimproving accountability and customer satisfaction.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Favourable post-expansion outlook for Tata Steel
While steel prices continue to be under pressure, Tata Steel is looking at various moves to ensure domestic capacity expansion to 40 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) by 2030 from the current 26.6 mtpa.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Brookfield to build Asia's biggest GCC facility in Powai
Brookfield Asset Management will invest $1 billion to develop Asia’s largest global capability centre (GCC) in Mumbai’s Powai, the New York-based global alternative asset manager said in a statement on Friday.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Retail inflation rises to 0.71% in Nov
The consumer price index (CPI)-based retail inflation inched up to 0.71 per cent in November from a record low of 0.25 per cent in October, thanks to the fading of favourable base effect and the narrowing deflation in food basket on account of seasonal rise in prices of certain food items.
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December 13, 2025
Business Standard
Auto industry delivers best ever November
India’s automobile industry recorded its strongest ever November performance across passenger vehicles (PVs), two-wheelers (2Ws) and three-wheelers (3Ws) on the back of sustained festival demand and the government's goods and services tax (GST) 2.0 reforms, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam).
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