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RBI has huge responsibility to ensure growth: Governor

● Central bank to ensure growth to continue, says Malhotra after assuming charge

Bajaj Fin may face asset quality, credit cost challenges

SHARES OF BAJAJ Finance (BFL) gained 2.61% to close at ₹7,115.75 on the BSE on Wednesday, a day after the management shared an upbeat guidance and spoke about its long-range strategy (2025-2029) and artificial intelligence (AI) pivot during a meeting with analysts.

TKM: Taxes on cars must be tech-agnostic

TAXATION OF AUTOMOBILES

Bhartias to buy 40% in Coke's India bottler

MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE stake sale is likely to pave the way for an initial public offering of HCCB in about two years, sources added.

InMobi's Glance TV ties up with Airtel

INMOBI'S GLANCE, WHICH provides lockscreen content on mobile phones, has partnered with Bharti Airtel to extend the offering to television, specifically connected TVs (CTVs), the companies said on Wednesday.

Venture Catalysts looks to end FY25 by backing 40 startups

FOCUS ON CUTTING-EDGE SECTORS LIKE SPACE TECH, DEFENCE TECH, AI

Toyota brings new Camry, looks to take on Audi, Merc

TOYOTA KIRLOSKAR MOTOR on Wednesday drove in the all-new Camry sedan priced ₹48 lakh, ex-showroom, making it a competitor to luxury cars like Mercedes-Benz C-Class (₹59.4 lakh), BMW 3 Series Gran Limousine (₹60.6 lakh), and Audi A4 (₹46.02 lakh).

GMR rolls out AI tool for airport ops

● After Hyderabad, facility to be launched in Delhi

Short-video apps bounce back with new monetisation strategies

DOMESTIC SHORT VIDEO platforms are seeing a revival after the post-pandemic slump, driven by innovative monetisation strategies and hyper-local content.

RPower arm bags 930 MW contract from SECI

RELIANCE NU SUNTECH, a subsidiary of Reliance Power, has bagged a 930 MW solar energy contract for battery energy storage system (BESS) project from Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) in an e-reverse auction held on December 9.

Adani opts out of US funding for Colombo Port project

ADANI GROUP HAS pulled out of a loan deal with a US agency to fund a port terminal in Sri Lanka, saying that it will use its own resources for the project.

Swiggy introduces invite-only premium membership

FOOD DELIVERY MAJOR Swiggy on Wednesday introduced an invite-only membership programme One BLCK, offering benefits like on-time delivery guarantee and complimentary cocktails, drinks or desserts for dining-out customers.

FMCG firms count on revival in urban demand by FY26

DOMESTIC CONSUMER GOODS companies expect market growth rates to improve by FY26 as the urban slowdown pangs may subside by then, executives at top FMCG firms said.

Zepto to roll out separate app for Cafe offerings

QUICK COMMERCE PLATFORM

286 primary agri credit societies apply to set up fuel pumps: Shah

AS MANY AS 286 primary agricultural credit societies from 25 states and Union Territories have applied so far to set up retail petrol and diesel outlets, Cooperation Minister Amit Shah informed Parliament on Wednesday.

Concern in govt: Pvt sector profit at 15-year high but salaries stagnant

● From services to manufacturing, wages show marginal growth

Flagship jobs scheme likely to come on stream by early Jan

The government is likely to notify its flagship employment-linked incentive schemes (ELIs), introduced in the Budget, by early January, in order to boost job creation as well as manufacturing activity, an official source said.

ADB lowers India growth estimate to 6.5% for FY25

MUTED OUTLOOK

Agriculture has tremendous opportunity to grow vertically: ITC chairman

THERE IS A 'serious concern' over food and nutrition security across the world, and it is among the factors that are making food inflation 'sticky', ITC chairman & managing director Sanjiv Puri said on Wednesday.

Pharma exporters fret over regulatory hurdles

CHALLENGING TIMES

Import management system for laptops extended till Dec '25

The government on Wednesday extended the import management system for laptops, tablets and other IT hardware by a year beyond December 31.

CCI looking at killer, creeping acquisitions in digital market

The Competition Regulator is closely watching the mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the digital market to identify \"killer\" and \"creeping\" acquisitions.

DPIIT to examine why demand for higher import tariffs exists

THE GOVERNMENT WILL have to look into why the industry has still not become competitive and demands for higher import tariffs keep coming up, while India's import duties are at world average, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Industry should strategically realign, support MSMEs: FM

● Inflation a global challenge, says Sitharaman

Top Google India searches: IPL, World Cup, elections

A GOOGLE BLOG released on Tuesday revealed that sports and politics dominated search queries in 2024, with the IPL, World Cup, and election results featuring prominently in the trending topics.

Treesa-Gayatri duo aspires to impress at World Tour Finals

TREESA JOLLY GIGGLES and mock-clucks her disappointment recalling that she's not tried eating anything crazy, since relishing spiced crispy grasshoppers as a 16-year-old.

India outshines global peers in hiring trends, IT takes the lead

• 53% employers plan to expand their workforce

SAT stays Sebi order on Trafiksol's public issue

The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has stayed the order of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), cancelling the initial public offering (IPO) of SME entity Trafiksol ITS Technologies and asking it to refund ₹44.87 crore raised to investors within one week.

HDFC Bank takes huge office space on lease in Navi Mumbai

HDFC BANK HAS leased 416,000 sq ft of office space in the Gigaplex complex, located in the Mindspace property of K Raheja Corp in Airoli, Navi Mumbai, for a period of 10 years.

Kotak sets Nifty's 2025 target at 26,100

BROKERAGE HOUSE KOTAK Securities expects the Nifty 50 to reach 26,100 by December 2025 as its base case scenario, while maintaining a \"cautiously optimistic\" stance on the markets.