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Nifty, Sensex rise on RBI rate cut
Benchmarks inched higher on Friday, led by domestic rate-sensitive financials, after the central bank lowered the key interest rate by 25 basis points.
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December 06, 2025
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US gives Europe deadline until 2027 to lead Nato defence
The US has given Europe until 2027 to take over the decisive bulk of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) conventional defence capabilities, ranging from intelligence to missiles, Reuters reported on Friday, citing people it didn’t name.
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December 06, 2025
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Move may turn fence-sitters to housing market
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI's) 25 basis points (bps) repo rate cut on Friday, the latest in a series of easing moves this year, is expected to revive housing demand by improving affordability and nudging fence-sitters into the market, said sector experts.
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December 06, 2025
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INDIGO FLIGHT DISRUPTION Good time to buy for long term as stock falls
The recent decline in IndiGo’s share price amid massive flight cancellations could be a good entry opportunity for long-terminvestors, analysts said on Friday.
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December 06, 2025
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EU fines Musk's X $140 million in first content-law penalty
Elon Musk’s X social network was slapped with a lower-than-expected €120 million ($140 million) fine for violating the European Union’s controversial content-moderation law, in a move still set to raise tensions with the White House over free speech and tech regulation.
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December 06, 2025
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BorderPlus to send 1K Indian nurses to Gulf nations by FY27
With international markets offering lucrative packages for healthcare workers, workforce mobility platform BorderPlus on Thursday said it is aiming to expand into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and send around 1,000 Indian nurses by FY27 to meet the demand in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain.
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December 06, 2025
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Patanjali to set up ₹118 cr wellness hub under Andhra tourism plan
‘The Patanjali group, led by Baba Ramdev, is set to establish a hospital and a naturopathy centre with an investment of ₹118 crore at Andhra Pradesh’s Yendada — a designated tourism zone in the Visakhapatnam Urban Region.
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December 06, 2025
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'We expect deposit rates to moderate after this rate cut'
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra, and Deputy Governors S C Murmu, Poonam Gupta, T Rabi Sankar, and Swaminathan J on Friday addressed issues during the post-policy media interaction.
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December 06, 2025
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India and Russia firm up 5-yr economic road map
India and Russia on Friday agreed on a joint “Programme for Economic Cooperation” until 2030, targeting bilateral trade of $100 billion by primarily expanding Indian exports through Moscow’s removal of non-tariff barriers and regulatory bottlenecks.
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December 06, 2025
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Quick commerce drives 45% of festival purchases this year: Report
With the quick commerce (qcom) segment becoming a mainstream shopping behaviour in India, the country saw 45 per cent of festival shopping taking place across these platforms, according to a report released by WPP Media and Meta on Friday.
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December 06, 2025
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Kudankulam N-plant’s 2 new units to be ‘ready soon’
India’s largest nuclear power plant, Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, will soon witness the commissioning of two new units of 1,000 megawatt (Mw) capacity each using Russian VVER-1000 technology followed by two more units, said Alexey Likhachev, director-general (D-G), Rosatom, on Friday.
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December 06, 2025
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Kaynes Tech stock plunges 12% as governance concerns loom
Shares of Kayne Technologies plummeted over 12 per cent on Friday after the firm said it had “inadvertently not disclosed” some of the related-party transactions in the standalone financial statements of the company.
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December 06, 2025
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Beyond SEO with AEO, GEO & AIEO
SEO, or search engine optimisation, has been the foundation of search visibility for over two decades, providing the structural basis for “discovery” for netizens.
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December 06, 2025
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The massive costs of anti-immigration policies
Immigration has become the central fault line in contemporary politics.
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December 06, 2025
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Zepto converts into public company ahead of IPO
Quick commerce (qcom) unicorn Zepto has converted itself from a private entity to a public company, in preparation for an initial public offering (IPO).
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December 06, 2025
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New Delhi seen as ‘reorienting’ defence ties with Moscow
‘The joint statement released by the Indian government after summit talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi on Friday included four paragraphs on military and military-technical cooperation, described as the traditional pillar of India-Russia strategic relations.
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December 06, 2025
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Yields partially bounce back on profit-booking
Government bond yields reversed some early gains by the end of the trade on Friday as mutual funds and private banks sold bonds at a profit after the initial fall in yields, said dealers.
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December 06, 2025
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US President restricts migrant work permits in immigration crackdown
US President Donald Trump’s administration restricted employment authorisation for asylum seekers and other immigrants, the latest bid to increase scrutiny of migrants entering the country.
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December 06, 2025
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VinFast to expand facility for electric 2Ws, buses in TN
VinFast and the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to allocate approximately 500 acres of land in the Sipcot Industrial Park in Thoothukudi to support the expansion of the firm's existing facility to produce electric buses escooters.
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December 05, 2025
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Debt reduction, joint venture benefits positive for JSW Steel
JSW Steel Ltd (JSTL) has announced a restructuring that unlocks value from Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd (BPSL) and changes the balance-sheet. JSTL will do a slump sale of 50 per cent stake in BPSL to Japan's JFE Steel in two equal tranches, totalling 15,700 crore in cash. This implies an enterprise value of ₹53,000 crore.
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December 05, 2025
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Ultraviolette raises $45 million from Ferrari-investor Lingotto, Zoho
Bengaluru-based electric vehicle (EV) two-wheeler manufacturer Ultraviolette on Thursday announced that it has secured $45 million as part of its ongoing Series E round.
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December 05, 2025
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Macron presses Xi on ‘unsustainable’ trade imbalances
Urges Chinese President to step up efforts to end war in Ukraine
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December 05, 2025
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SBI seeks tax break extension for GIFT City unit
State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest lender, has approached the Centre, seeking an extension of its 10-year tax holiday for its GIFT City unit, according to people familiar with the development. The tax holiday ends next year.
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December 05, 2025
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BAT to sell up to 15% in ITC Hotels
British American Tobacco plc (BAT) on Thursday said that it plans to sell between 7 per cent and 15.3 per cent of its stake in ITC Hotels.
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December 05, 2025
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BEYOND ASPIRATION: LEADERSHIP THAT ACCELERATES CLEAN ENERGY TRANSFORMATION
Manmohan Awasthi, Group President, SSE Group, makes a compelling case for why leaders must craft their vision with intent and purpose so as to not just inspire their teams, but an entire ecosystem
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December 05, 2025
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Inside the world of women crime bosses
From the coauthor of Mafia Queens of Mumbai comes a new anthology on women who “ruled rackets, outsmarted dons and bent entire systems to their will.” Mafia Queens of India expands the geographical scope of the previous book, but follows similar beats, taking readers from one audacious story to another.
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December 05, 2025
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Hug, carpool: Putin arrives to a red carpet welcome
Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in New Delhi on Thursday evening for his two-day state visit to India, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi receiving him on the tarmac of the airport.
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December 05, 2025
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Pharmaceutical sector set to gain from fall
The pharmaceutical sector is set to gain from the rupee's fall as the country exports drugs and pharmaceutical products worth over $30 billion annually, and is one of the top generic drug suppliers to the world.
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December 05, 2025
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Auto industry weighed down by forex pressure
India's auto industry- especially the high-end and luxury cars is facing forex pressure as the Indian currency depreciates against both the US dollar and the euro.
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December 05, 2025
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Dream11 making a 'hard pivot' to sports entertainment space: CEO Jain
Sports technology platform Dream11 is 'pivoting' from the fantasy gaming space to becoming a second-screen sports entertainment platform allowing fans to connect with creators, cofounder and chief executive officer (CEO) Harsh Jain said.
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