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RK Goyal takes oath as CIC; transparency watchdog at full strength after nine years
After a gap of nine years, transparency watchdog, the Central Information Commission, has returned to full strength with the appointment of former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Raj Kumar Goyal as chief information commissioner (CIC) and eight other information commissioners, all of whom took the oath of office on Monday.
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December 16, 2025
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IHH plans India expansion after Fortis open offer, to add 2,000 beds by 2028
After completion of its mandatory tender offer in Fortis Healthcare and Fortis Malar Hospitals, Malaysian health care giant IHH Healthcare is aiming to add 2,000 beds in a bid to double down on value creation in India.
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December 16, 2025
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Delhi HC rules in favour of Bata in ‘POWER FLEX’ trademark suit
The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld an order restraining a footwear manufacturer from using the mark ‘POWER FLEX’ ruling in favour of Bata India in its trademark infringement suit.
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December 16, 2025
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NCAER appoints Suresh Goyal as director general
New Delhi-based think tank National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) on Monday appointed Suresh Goyal (pictured) as its 11th Director General.
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December 16, 2025
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Tata Power to weigh 20-50 Mw SMR plants, says CEO
Tata Power will explore setting up small modular reactor (SMR) projects of 20-50 megawatt capacity after legal amendments required for the entry of private players into the nuclear space, a top company official said.
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December 16, 2025
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Flipkart gets NCLT nod to shift domicile from Singapore to India
Ecommerce giant Flipkart, which is owned by Walmart, has been granted approval by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to shift its domicile from Singapore to India.
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December 16, 2025
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Will achieve 56.1% debt-to-GDP ratio in FY26: FM
India is on track to achieve a debt-to-GDP (gross domestic product) ratio target of 56.1 per cent by the end of 2025-26 (FY26), Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament on Monday, adding that rising debt-to-GSDP ratio of states was, however, a cause for concern.
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December 16, 2025
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NCLAT: WhatsApp must seek user consent before sharing data with Meta
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Monday ruled that WhatsApp could not share user data with Meta or its group entities without obtaining explicit user consent, irrespective of whether the data was used for advertising or non-advertising purposes.
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December 16, 2025
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Xi warns officials against ‘reckless’ GDP expansion
Chinese President Xi Jinping lashed out at inflated growth numbers and vowed to crack down on the pursuit of “reckless” projects that have no purpose except showing superficial results.
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December 16, 2025
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Semi-final shock for Left in Kerala local body polls
Months before Assembly elections, Congress sees resurgence and BJP continues making inroads.
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December 15, 2025
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50 years of RRBs: A story of rural India
After consolidation, creating a national rural bank holding company, an apex body to oversee governance, capital support, and technology integration across RRBs can be considered
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December 15, 2025
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Carmakers gearing up to hit refresh button
Planning mid-cycle facelifts over new launches
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December 15, 2025
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Banks asked to offer basic services at all branches
Lenders nudged to cut charges and maintain uniformity
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December 15, 2025
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Non-metro India now drives most crypto growth: Ashish Singhal
Ashish Singhal, cofounder of CoinSwitch, India’s largest cryptocurrency (crypto) trading platform, says crypto adoption in the country is rapidly shifting beyond metropolitan centres. Non-metro regions now account for nearly 76 per cent of India’s crypto activity among CoinSwitch’s 25 million users, while women investors make up 12 per cent of the user base. Despite a 30 per cent crypto tax and 1 percent tax deducted at source (TDS), the market remains youth-driven, with investors aged 26-35 contributing 45 per cent of total investments. In a video interview with Peerzada Abrar, Singhal discusses demographic trends, regulatory challenges, and the shift from speculative trading to long-term investing. Edited excerpts:
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December 15, 2025
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Semi-final shock for Left in Kerala local body polls
Months before Assembly elections, Congress sees resurgence and BJP continues making inroads. Shine Jacob reports
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December 15, 2025
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Copyright protection
Better framework is needed for AI training
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December 15, 2025
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Time right for banks to star in the M&A story
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI's) draft guidelines on financing mergers and acquisitions (M&As) signal that these are no more episodic but have become a strategic lever for growth, enabling companies to acquire technology, enter new markets and strengthen themselves against competition.
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December 15, 2025
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AI influencing growth, cost: Airtel CTO
Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into networks has driven down costs and raised efficiency for Bharti Airtel, says Chief Technology Officer Randeep Sekhon, in an in-person interaction with Gulveen Aulakh. Its implementation is positively impacting capital expenditure, operating expenditure, and business growth, and enabling the telco to stop KYC-related frauds. Edited excerpts:
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December 15, 2025
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300 products hold huge potential for Indian exporters in Russia: Official
As many as 300 products, including that of engineering goods, pharma, agri, and chemicals, hold huge potential for Indian exporters to push their shipments to Russia as the two countries target $100 billion trade by 2030, an official said.
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December 15, 2025
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Swiggy's cash balance hits R17K cr after 10K cr QIP
Food and grocery delivery company Swiggy has completed raising 10,000 crore via a qualified institutional placement (QIP).
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December 15, 2025
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200 milestones behind it in 2025, Isro readies for Gaganyaan tests
For India’s space sector, 2025 will be remembered as a year defined by milestones.
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December 15, 2025
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Auto parts suppliers spin out on foreign roads
Trade barriers, soft overseas markets leave little room to manoeuvre
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December 15, 2025
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‘Would like to build Unity Bank before IPO to create best value’
Jaspal Bindra, executive chairman, Centrum group, which holds 51 per cent in Unity Small Finance Bank, talks to Subrata Panda & Manojit Saha of the strategy for converting the bank into a universal bank. Edited excerpts:
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December 15, 2025
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Bihar’s Nitin Nabin likely to take over as youngest BJP president
45-yr-old appointed national working president by Party’s parliamentary board
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December 15, 2025
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N-Power: Reform road from Bill to chimney
Revision in insurance policies, fuel-buying plans, and lack of skilled manpower among issues flagged for the industry
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December 15, 2025
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Centre mandates risk registers, umbrella geotech study in tunnel projects
After several incidents of tunnel collapses, especially the one in Uttarkashi which saw the multi-week rescue operation of 41 workers in 2023, the Centre has come up with guidelines which mandate the preparation of \"risk register\" in the planning stages of tunnel projects.
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December 15, 2025
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Amid fresh unrest Bangladesh EC demands extra security
The Election Commission (EC) has demanded extra security for its chief, other commissioners and officials as fresh unrest visibly gripped Bangladesh after gunmen shot an upcoming parliamentary polls candidate and frontline leader of last year’s violent street movement dubbed ‘July Uprising’.
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December 15, 2025
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GLP-1 weightloss drugs’ value growth may fall
India’s fast-growing glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drug market is likely to witness a sharp rise in volumes but slower value growth as cheaper generics are set to enter the country after semaglutide goes off patent in March 2026, industry executives and doctors said.
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December 15, 2025
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NARCL recovery more than doubles as resolution grows
National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL)—the government-backed bad bank — has significantly increased resolution, with recoveries more than doubling to %4,192 crore, or 13.66 per cent of total acquisition, between April and October of 2025-26, according to sources aware of the development.
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December 15, 2025
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Fintechs hold steady in changing terrain
Unsecured credit business grows despite a shift in dynamics, reports Raghu Mohan
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