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US lawmaker to introduce Bill to scrap H-1B visas
An American lawmaker will be introducing a Bill to “completely eliminate” the H-1B visa programme and take away the pathway to citizenship that it offers, “forcing” individuals to “return home” when their visa expires.
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November 15, 2025
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Weight-based CAFE relief to hurt safer car push: Shailesh Chandra
Some automakers are seeking to create an “arbitrary” weight-based category of small cars to get relief under the upcoming norms on corporate average fuel efficiency (CAFE), but such a criterion will conflict with the auto industry's progress and the government's policies that incentivise the production of safer vehicles, said Shailesh Chandra, managing director and chief executive officer, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Tata Passenger Electric Mobility, on Friday.
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November 15, 2025
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US admin prepares tariff relief to ease food prices
Move comes after Democrats won key elections with a promise to bring down costs
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November 15, 2025
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Bypolls: Double defeat for NC in J-K, Cong wins in Rajasthan
Ruling parties on Friday lost four of the eight seats where Assembly bypolls were held on November 11 with the Congress bagging one seat in BJP-ruled Rajasthan and the PDP handing the National Conference its first-ever defeat in its stronghold of Budgam in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).
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November 15, 2025
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Hardware to humanware
Dasgupta tells Shivani Shinde why she believes there should be a PC in every child’s hand, and why India is tougher on women than the US
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November 15, 2025
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Nitish Kumar on top, but challenges galore
“Thank you for your service”. This was the message the electorate of Bihar sent to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) galloped toward a victory without parallel following a virtually seamless alliance.
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November 15, 2025
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INDIA and a Congress-sized hole
There can be no challenge to the BJP across India without a Congress revival. The Modi party is growing — almost entirely at the cost of the Congress
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November 15, 2025
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Unlocking climate progress
Bill Gates’ call for the United Nations (UN) to pivot from climate action focused on temperature goals to vaccines has misread the challenge we face. Investments in climate mitigation and develop-ment are not competing priorities.
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November 15, 2025
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90% Indians exposed to fake endorsements in '25
MOST DANGEROUS CELEBRITY: DEEPFAKE DECEPTION LIST
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November 15, 2025
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NDA scores a double century in blow to Mahagathbandhan
>BJP single-largest party in Bihar; big gain for Nitish’s JD(U) >Setback for Tejashwi-led RJD; Cong tally second-lowest ever
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November 15, 2025
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GST rate cut lifted insurance growth: Irdai member
There is substantial growth and interest in life and retail health insurance post the goods and services tax (GST) rate changes, Deepak Sood, member (non-life), Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai), said on Friday, adding that growth was likely to further pick up in the second half of the financial year (H2FY26).
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November 15, 2025
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Digital privacy law a reality after 14 years
DPDP rules notified; implementation planned in phases over 12-18 months
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November 15, 2025
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10-point guide to Bihar results
The outcome marks the end of Lalu as a political force. While Nitish’s phase is a matter of time, the BJP has a hawk’s eye. If only they could find some serious local leadership
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November 15, 2025
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Centre warms up to allowing wheat product exports
In a relief to flour millers, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs has urged the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) to take appropriate action on a request from millers to open exports of wheat products with a quantitative restriction of 1 million tonnes (mt).
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November 15, 2025
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RBI announces relief for exporters amid trade worries
Measures taken to mitigate impact of trade disruptions, says central bank
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November 15, 2025
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JLR cyberattack hit TaMo PV Q2 showing; FY26 outlook cut
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV) on Friday reported a 13 per cent year-on-year (Y-0-Y) decline in consolidated revenue from operations for the second quarter of 2025-26 (Q2FY26), largely due to the cyberattack on its subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in late August that forced a shutdown of its manufacturing operations for over five weeks.
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November 15, 2025
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As NDA returns with a bang, farm promises to be keenly watched
As the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) comes back to power with a thumping majority in Bihar, how the state fulfils its promises made to the farm sector, will be of interest.
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November 15, 2025
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High street holds lead in rental growth over malls
Stagnant rents are largely confined to grade B, grade C malls: Experts
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November 15, 2025
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Individuals’ share in equity options at 17-year high
They account for greater share amid decline in activity
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November 15, 2025
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Training AI models using data may need a rethink
With consent placed at the core of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, companies will need to rethink how they use customer data to train internal artificial intelligence (AI) models, including removing any training data where consent is not granted.
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November 15, 2025
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Poll body in line of fire amid recriminations in Oppn ranks
THE JHARKHAND MUKTI MORCHA ACCUSED BOTH THE RJD AND CONGRESS FOR THE LOSS
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November 15, 2025
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Gold-price volatility may cap gains for Muthoot Finance
Muthoot Finance had excellent Q2FY26 (second quarter of 2025-26) results which is unsurprising since its prospects are directly linked to gold price trends.
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November 15, 2025
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Northeast has been kept at centre of policy making: FM
The Northeast has been kept at the centre of policy-making in terms of development, skills, and investments to make up for the lack of infrastructure for 40-50 years, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.
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November 15, 2025
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Thomas Cook India expects 50 mn leisure travellers in next 5 yrs
With rising disposable income among Indians, recent goods and services tax (GST) reforms, and travel becoming a frequent habit throughout the year, travel firm Thomas Cook India anticipates a stronger tourist momentum, expecting about 50 million leisure travellers over the next five years from India.
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November 15, 2025
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Sebi board to take up conflict of interest panel report on Dec 17
The board of the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is scheduled to take up the recommendations of a high-level committee to overhaul conflict-of-interest and disclosure rules in its board meeting slated for December 17, Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Friday.
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November 15, 2025
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Pine Labs climbs 14% on debut
Fintech major Pine Labs made a strong market debut on Friday, with its shares rising 14 per cent over the issue price, despite a lukewarm response to its ₹3,900 crore IPO.
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November 15, 2025
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ICL Fincorp to launch ₹100 crore NCDs
ICL Fincorp, a Tamil Nadubased non-banking financial company, on Friday said it was launching a ₹100 crore public issue of secured redeemable nonconvertible debentures (NCDs).
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November 15, 2025
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Wholesale inflation at 27-mth low of -1.21% in Oct on favourable base
India’s factory gate inflation, as measured by the wholesale price index (WPI), slipped into deflationary territory again in October after two months of virtually flat prices, to hit a 27month low of -1.21 per cent, aided by a 5 per cent drop in food prices, a record low in the current WPI series.
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November 15, 2025
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MF Central to tighten 3rd-party data access
ME Central will give investors more control over what data the platform shares with third-party applications as it plans to address the issues raised by the mutual fund (MF) industry, said Anuj Kumar, managing director (MD) of CAMS, on Wednesday.
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November 15, 2025
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How 8th Pay Commission may change govt pay and pensions
The Union Cabinet last month approved the Terms of Reference for the Eighth Central Pay Commission (8th CPC), which will review salaries, allowances and pensions for central government employees and pensioners. Set up in January, the commission has 18 months to submit its recommendations.
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