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World's largest wealth fund backs Microsoft in human rights vote
Norway’s $2.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund—the world’s largest —is backing Microsoft Corporation in a controversial case involving its human rights vetting processes.
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December 01, 2025
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China factory activity slumps for longest stretch on record
China's factory activity improved but shrank for an eighth month in November, extending its streak of declines to a record as the country's economic slowdown deepens.
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December 01, 2025
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Mumbai property registrations mark best Nov since 2013
Mumbai city (area under Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation jurisdiction) registered 12,219 properties in November — the best November since 2013 according to Knight Frank India.
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December 01, 2025
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SIR to dominate Oppn’s winter session agenda
Opposition has sought replies on Delhi's air pollution, the new labour codes and more. Archis Mohan writes
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December 01, 2025
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After robust H1, economists upgrade full-year FY26 GDP forecast to 7.5%
\"By the fourth quarter of FY26, the low base effect will wane, and deflator will also increase from the current low levels.
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December 01, 2025
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QCO rollbacks should be the start of bigger cleanups
The rollback or deferment of about 80 quality control orders (QCOs), mostly Steel (55), chemicals (14) and nonferrous metals (8), by the government in recent weeks is a clear admission that disguised protection to large industries through indiscriminate use of QCOs (about 750) is hurting the downstream user industries.
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December 01, 2025
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Meta re-evaluates WhatsApp Pay in India’s payment landscape
What trends do you see in the WhatsApp business messaging segment?
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December 01, 2025
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RBI subsumes 9K+ norms into 244 master directions
Move aims to ease compliance burden for regulated entities
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November 29, 2025
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Global futures mkts reopen after CME hit by hours-long outage
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) began restoring most trading operations after an hours-long technical outage that crippled key parts of financial markets.
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November 29, 2025
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Apollo Pharmacy to add 2 stores a day for next 5 yrs
India’s largest omnichannel pharmacy network Apollo Pharmacy said on Friday that it would add two stores per day to its network for the next five years — increasing the number of stores to over 10,600 stores by 2030.
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November 29, 2025
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Will seek 2x of usual rise in military modernisation budget: Defence secretary
India’s outlay for procuring new equipment and weapon platforms for the armed forces in next financial year’s Budget is likely to increase.
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November 29, 2025
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Sebi wants regulated entities, agents to show name on social media
Sebi on Friday proposed that all regulated entities and their agents should prominently display registered name and registration number on the home page of their social media platforms.
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November 29, 2025
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Lower pipeline tariff hike to weigh on GAIL
The secular logic for investment in GAIL is growing gas demand, which is driven by a policy push for increasing gas in the energy mix, alongside upcoming new LNG (liquefied natural gas) global export capacities.
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November 29, 2025
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New GDP series to spur IMF rating upgrade
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to upgrade its ‘C’ rating for India’s national accounts data adequacy soon after the Centre unveils the new series of data to track retail inflation and economic output in February 2026.
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November 29, 2025
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Manufacturing muscle lifts Q2 GDP growth to 6-qtr high of 8.2%
Private consumption gathers pace; services sector shines too. FY26 estimates to be revised upwards after faster than expected expansion
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November 29, 2025
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Digital banking cannot be made mandatory to access other services: RBI
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday issued its final instructions on digital banking channels, stating that banks must obtain explicit consent from customers before providing digital banking services.
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November 29, 2025
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India on track to be the fastest-growing major economy for yet another year
In many ways, the second quarter of 2025-26 (Q2FY26) was sprinkled with multiple mixed signals in different pockets: Consumption momentum was on a stop-and-start mode, impacted by heavy monsoons in some parts in the quarter, goods and services tax (GST) announcements in August triggered delayed purchase decisions in multiple segments and while jump in festival season sales reflected strong consumption demand in the economy, it overlapped with only ten days in the second quarter.
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November 29, 2025
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India's forex reserves down $4.47 bn as gold reserves dip
India’s foreign exchange reserve fell by $4.47 billion to $688 billion in the week ended November 21 on the back of a decline in the gold reserves, latest data by the Reserve Bank of India showed.
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November 29, 2025
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Framework trade deal with US likely by year-end: Govt
India is hopeful of finalising a “framework trade deal” with the United States by the end of this year, addressing the reciprocal tariff issue weighing on Indian exports, said Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal on Friday.
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November 29, 2025
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Volume pickup key to gains for Page Industries
Company aims to hit double-digit revenue growth ahead
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November 29, 2025
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Microfinance folio fell 17% in Q2
Microfinance lenders had a gross loan portfolio (GLP) of ₹3.39 trillion in the second quarter of the financial year (Q2 FY26), dropping 17 per cent from the previous year, said a report.
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November 29, 2025
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Annual IPO haul set to hit ₹1.6 trillion milestone next week
The Indian initial public offering (IPO) market is gearing up for another milestone year, with fundraising on track to set a fresh record and the number of issuances reaching an 18-year high.
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November 29, 2025
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An artful mind
In a country where STEM has long overshadowed the arts, Munjal tells Veenu Sandhu that future leaders will need both halves of the brain
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November 29, 2025
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Aakash puts TLPL’s allotment of ₹25 cr on hold over forex red flags
Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), a subsidiary of the company that runs edtech firm Byju’s, has completed a ₹100 crore rights issue, allotting shares to existing investors Manipal Group (₹58 crore) and Beeaar Investco (₹16 crore) proportionate to their stakes.
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November 29, 2025
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World War-II’s ‘Banana’ lessons
The Second World War (WWII) led to huge advances in weaponry as well as the development of antibiotics, chemotherapy, radar, sonar, plastics, and other things. But one key battle was won by what we may call “jugaad” rather than technological superiority.
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November 29, 2025
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Indian cricket, when asked to grovel
The defining fact of the India South Africa series is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket, where a visiting team can mock us with the ‘grovel’ word
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November 29, 2025
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CoinDCX users’ data exposed in breach at 3rd party
Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX said on Friday some of its user data was exposed due to a security breach at Mixpanel, a third-party service provider.
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November 29, 2025
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Trump vows to freeze migration from all ‘Third World’ countries after DC attack
US President plans to ‘denaturalise’ migrants undermining domestic tranquility
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November 29, 2025
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Claims hinge on prompt filing, meticulous documentation
A recent Karnataka High Court ruling has underscored a crucial aspect of road accident compensation: even minor delays, missing documents, or gaps in evidence can cost victims their rightful claim.
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November 29, 2025
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UN urges US to keep doors open to asylum seekers
United Nations (UN) agencies on Friday appealed to Washington to continue allowing asylum seekers access to the country and to be given due process after President Donald Trump vowed to freeze migration from “Third World” countries following an attack near the White House.
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