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Musk backs H-1B visas, says US benefitted from talented Indians
The US has been an “immense beneficiary” of talent from India, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said, and voiced strong support for the H-1B visa programme, cautioning that shutting it down would “actually be very bad” for America.
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December 02, 2025
Business Standard
Startup policy in the works for stronger defence R&D
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is formulating a startup policy to facilitate smoother engagement between the country’s premier military research and development agency and new entrants and entrepreneurs developing cutting-edge technologies, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Monday.
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December 02, 2025
Business Standard
Listed MFIs cut Q2 losses to ₹62 cr
Provisions bill dips; income flows subdued
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December 02, 2025
Business Standard
Open to talks on electoral reforms: Govt
First day of winter session sees adjournments, walkout as Opposition MPs demand debate on voter roll revision
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December 02, 2025
Business Standard
Maruti says may have to stop making small cars if targets unjust
CAFE NORMS ROW
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December 02, 2025
Business Standard
Rupee hits fresh low of 89.79 per dollar as NDF positions mature
The rupee depreciated to a fresh low of 89.79 per dollar on Monday weighed down by maturing non-deliverable forward (NDF) positions and a strong demand for dollars among importers.
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December 02, 2025
Business Standard
Q2 CAD moderates to 1.3% of GDP
India’s current account deficit (CAD) moderated to $12.3 billion, or 1.3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), during the quarter ended September 2025 (Q2FY26) from $20.8 billion (2.2 per cent of GDP) a year ago.
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December 02, 2025
Business Standard
Hardware for AI
Google's entry will increase competition
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December 02, 2025
Business Standard
SoftBank’s Son ‘cried’ about Nvidia stake sale to fund AI bets
SoftBank Group Corp founder Masayoshi Son said he wouldn't have sold off Nvidia Corp shares if his company had unlimited money to bankroll its next investments in artificial intelligence, which include a big bet on OpenAl.
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December 02, 2025
Business Standard
IIP growth at 14-mth low in October
India’s industrial production growth slowed to a 14-month low of 0.4 per cent in October, down from an upwardly revised 4.6 per cent in September, due to fewer working days and a sharp decline in electricity generation, according to data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Monday.
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December 02, 2025
Business Standard
NCLT junks Chronos’ ₹1,080 cr bid for IL&FS property
The National Company Law Tribunal has dismissed the ₹1,080 crore bid by Brookfield-backed Chronos Properties to acquire Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS)'s flagship Bandra Kurla Complex property.
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December 02, 2025
Business Standard
More headroom for manufacturing stocks
Manufacturing index outperformed mkts, surging 26% in past 9 months
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December 02, 2025
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How consumers perceive quality
‘Recalibrating Quality Regime’, said an editorial in Business Standard on November 10, 2025.
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December 02, 2025
Business Standard
SBI in talks with MNC banks for acquisition financing, says Setty
Coming to liabilities, do you think a rate cut will make deposit mobilisation further challenging?
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December 02, 2025
Business Standard
Unsettled designs: India’s regulators & tribunals
Voiding a few provisions of the 2021 Act may not secure the right institutional framework
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December 02, 2025
Business Standard
Fine must be limited to jurisdiction where product is made: Apple to HC
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Apple Inc’s plea challenging recent amendments to the Competition Act that allow penalties to be based on a company’s global turnover.
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December 02, 2025
Business Standard
Affordable housing gets out of pocket
Despite policy boosts, land costs and lender parity issues are driving the sector off-script, reports Raghu Mohan
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
'Despite digital transactions, ATM demand remains strong'
Oki Electric Industry Co, or OKI, has been selling automated teller machines (ATMs) in India for a decade.
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
Kicking climate can down the road
The world cannot afford one more climate summit to forge a weak outcome
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
GDP beats expectations
Nominal growth numbers may pose challenges
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
Deutsche Bank rewires its GCC playbook
New India GCC CEO to push leadership, and AI roles
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
OTTs may drive up to 10% growth for South cinema dubbing rights in 2026
With the rise in prominence of pan-Indian films and streaming platforms focusing on sustaining subscriber stickiness, dubbed rights for South Indian films are expected to rise up to 10 per cent next year as they attract eyeballs beyond their mainstay markets with compelling storylines and talent.
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
After robust H1, economists upgrade full-yr FY26 growth forecast to 7.5%
With the first half (H1) gross domestic product (GDP) growth clocking 8 per cent, most economists have now upgraded their full-year 2025-2026 (FY26) growth forecast to 7.5 per cent, or above.
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
The strongest shield against cyber fraud
Over the past decade, the way we transact has changed dramatically: Cash is being replaced by digital wallets, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and mobile banking apps.
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
'Need anti-dumping duties on Chinese excavators, cranes'
The Indian government should urgently consider imposing safeguard or anti-dumping duties on imports of two construction equipment segments — crawler excavators and tower cranes —as Chinese companies are rapidly expanding their presence in these markets in India through ‘predatory’ pricing supported by lower raw material costs, substantial export subsidies, and extended credit schemes, said Sorab Agarwal, executive director at Action Construction Equipment (ACE).
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
Tackling urban pollution
A binding national plan is urgently needed
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
Relax, enjoy the AI era dawning..and disregard frightening headlines
Idistinctly recall how in the mid-1980s, when I was in the first decade of my working life in Mumbai (then Bombay), newspaper headlines were dominated by things like: “Bank unions warn: Computerisation to throw thousands out of work”.
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
Labour Codes: Policy vs execution
India’s new labour Codes — four sweeping laws meant to replace 29 fusty statutes — promise to simplify compliance, broaden social security, and grant firms the flexibility to hire, fire, and grow.
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
SIM binding for OTTs unlikely to curb fraud
The department of telecommunications’ (DoT’s) mandate requiring all over-the-top (OTP) messaging services to continuously and mandatorily bind the SIM card to the device on which the account is present is unlikely to solve the problem of telecom cybersecurity, industry executives and policy experts said.
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December 01, 2025
Business Standard
All A320 aircraft have got software upgrade: DGCA
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Sunday said that all airlines in India have completed their software upgrades on their active Airbus A320 family aircraft to address the potential issue related to solar radiation affecting flight control data.
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