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Amid fiscal worries, govt puts PSU share sales on fast track
Fresh sale of LIC stake may be launched ‘very soon’
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
ByteDance seeks $20 bn in its largest loan
ByteDance, the developer of TikTok, is in preliminary talks with banks for a borrowing of about $20 billion, people familiar with the matter said, in what would be the firm's largest offshore loan yet at a time when it's boosting investments in artificial intelligence (AI).
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
Pvt life insurers rekindle agency networks amid scrutiny over bancassurance
Private life insurers are stepping up investments in their agency networks as they seek to diversify distribution, reduce dependence on bancassurance and expand their customer reach.
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
Swiggy Instamart COO Ankit Jain, CBO Hari Kumar resign
In a senior-level leadership reshuffle at Swiggy Instamart, chief operating officer (COO) Ankit Jain and chief business officer (CBO) Hari Kumar have resigned from the quick commerce platform platform (qcom), according to sources familiar with the matter.
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
India-China border trade via Lipulekh to resume after 6 years
The first batch of 26 Indian traders is expected to enter the Chinese territory of Tibet through the Lipulekh pass on June 26, marking the resumption of border trade after a six-year hiatus, according to administrative sources in Dharchula.
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
10-year bond yield at 3-month low as RBI eases rate worries
Government bond yields declined on Wednesday as market participants drew comfort from Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra's comments that it was premature to discuss interest rate hikes.
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
Airlines should still avoid airspace over Iran after deal, warns EU agency
Airlines should continue to avoid the airspace over Iran, Iraq and Lebanon and remain cautious across the region despite the framework deal between Washington and Tehran, because violations remained possible, the EU aviation safety agency EASA said.
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
Indian drugmakers line up for Keytruda biosimilar race
Indian pharmaceutical companies are stepping up preparations to launch biosimilar versions of Merck’s blockbuster cancer immunotherapy Keytruda.
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
US Senate joins House in voting to halt Iran war, rebuking Trump
The US Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to halt US military action against Iran, the latest rebuke of the Republican president from an increasingly restive Congress.
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
India, US end latest trade talks with no clarity on deal
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday wrapped up two days of trade negotiations with United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, with limited visible progress on the remaining issues.
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
Panasonic's battery unit fears shutdown over waste rules
Battery maker Panasonic Energy India Company, a subsidiary of Japanese major Panasonic Energy, may be forced to shut its sole plant in Madhya Pradesh amid rising costs and compliance challenges in implementing the government's Battery Waste Management Rules (BWMR), its Chairman and Managing Director Akio Fujita told Business Standard in an interview.
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
Central bank sets compliance blueprint for AI-driven finance
Regulated entities will be required to put in place a board-approved model risk management framework (MRME) covering all models, including artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) models, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI's) draft Guidance on Regulatory Principles for Model Risk Management, released on Wednesday, said.
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
Meta may enter prediction markets space
CEO Mark Zuckerberg has directed a team to create an app similar to Polymarket, Kalshi
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
Kospi steadies after selloff as emerging mkt currencies slip
Emerging-market currencies edged lower on Wednesday as a stronger US dollar sapped demand for riskier assets, while stocks struggled to regain momentum after a sharp technology-led rout.
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
Currency questions
Incentives for NRIs must be reviewed
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
Sane advice on India’s startup ecosystem
Till a few decades ago, the term “startup” was not used to refer to enterprises or companies.
3 min |
June 25, 2026
Business Standard
10-yr bond yield at 3-month low as RBI eases rate worries
The RBI governor also noted that risks from crude oil prices had moderated following recent developments in West Asia.
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
'Most steps for India's inclusion in global bond indices in place'
Most measures required for India’s inclusion in global bond indices had already been completed, while some investor-friendly steps aimed at easing investments were either being implemented or would be rolled out in the coming weeks, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Wednesday.
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
The geoeconomic battlefield
Sanctions and blockades are used as nonconventional tools to apply force
6 min |
June 25, 2026
Business Standard
E-scooters may soon come with a star rating
BEE proposes voluntary one- to five-star labels for e2Ws based on energy efficiency
2 min |
June 25, 2026
Business Standard
India, US end latest trade talks with no clarity on deal
Trade experts believe the urgency that once surrounded the negotiations has eased considerably.
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
Odisha charts a ₹50K cr maritime infra course
Odisha is preparing for a massive maritime infrastructure expansion involving investments of around ₹50,000 crore, with plans to develop a new deepsea port and a shipbuilding cluster as the state seeks to strengthen its strategic position along India’s eastern coastline while supporting the country’s growing maritime security architecture.
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
India's coal reserves may soon get a monetary value
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Mospi) has proposed a framework to assign a monetary value to India’s coal reserves, saying the exercise would provide a foundational input for evidence-based policy-making and assessments of inter-generational sustainability.
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
Yotta to deploy $7 bn in capex this year
Looks to global AI cloud market
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
Banks lead market rebound after RBI governor's remarks
Policy worries fade; clarity on foreign currency deposit lifts lenders
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
PM stresses coordination between ministries to overcome challenges
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday stressed on coordination between various departments during a Union Cabinet meeting and lauded such efforts for the smooth conduct of the NEET-UG re-exam, sources said.
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
RBI drops separate onshore-offshore foreign-exchange position calculation
NET OPEN POSITION FRAMEWORK REVISED
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
AI riches fuel economic divide in Asia's chip powerhouses
In South Korea and Taiwan, the world’s hunger for artificial intelligence (AI) has unleashed a boom unlike anything seen in years. The two economies are home to the small cluster of companies that produce the coveted chips AI cannot run without.
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
Qualcomm to buy Modular for $3.9 bn to help AI push
Qualcomm said it is acquiring Modular, for about $3.9 billion in stock, adding artificial intelligence (AI) software capabilities that will aid its push into data centres.
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June 25, 2026
Business Standard
BHIM Payments App transaction volumes treble in less than a year
The transaction volumes of the BHIM Payments App more than tripled between June 2025 and May 2026, according to NPCI BHIM Services Ltd.
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