Month: December 2025

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Unemployment rate falls to 7-month low of 4.7 pc in November

New Delhi: Unemployment Rate (UR) for persons aged 15 years and above declined to a record low of 4.7 per cent in November 2025, compared…

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Zepto delivery partners waiting for delivery orders. The plans for a Zepto IPO follow a $450-million funding round in October that pegged the company's valuation at $7 billion. (Satish Bate/HT)
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Zepto plans to file DRHP for $500-million IPO before 2025 ends| Business News

Zepto Ltd. is preparing to file for an initial public offering of about $500 million in Mumbai as early as next week, according to people…

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Parliament Winter Session: Govt tables bill for new rural employment policy set to replace MGNREGA

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday introduced ‘The Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB – G RAM-G Bill, 2025’…

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India’s efforts to diversify trade across geographies and sectors is paying off: Commerce Secretary

India’s Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said that the country’s export performance showed strength even when the world faced economic challenges. Agrawal said on X “India’s…

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India’s private sector growth hits 10-month low as year ends on softer note, PMI shows

Bengaluru: India’s private sector activity ended the year on a sombre note, expanding at its weakest pace in ten months in December as a slowdown…

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A 40% surge in Corona Remedies' share price gave the company a market capitalisation of nearly  ₹9,000 crore. (HT)
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Stock market today | Sensex down 400 points, Nifty 50 slips 0.35%, rupee at record low

India’s stock market fell in early trade today as investors navigated persistent foreign outflows and a depreciating rupee, while an India-US trade deal was elusive….

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India seeks WTO consultations with EU on ferroalloy safeguards
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India seeks WTO consultations with EU on ferroalloy safeguards

India on Monday sought consultations with the European Union (EU) under the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) safeguard agreement over the bloc’s decision to impose safeguarding…

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Elon Musk is the world's richest person with a estimated net worth of $600 billion. (AP)
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Elon Musk net worth hits $600 billion as SpaceX preps for IPO, Forbes says| Business News

Elon Musk on Monday became the first person ever to have a net worth of $600 billion, according to Forbes, on the heels of reports…

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The rupee slipped to an all-time low of 90.82, eclipsing its previous record low of 90.7875 hit on Monday. (Reuters)
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INR-USD | Rupee slides to fresh all-time low of 90.82/Dollar in absence of India-US trade deal

The Indian Rupee slipped to an all-time low for the fourth consecutive session on Tuesday, as an India-US trade deal remained elusive. The rupee slipped…

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IndusInd reported its largest-ever quarterly loss in the three months ended March 31. (Mint)
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HDFC Bank gets RBI approval to acquire up to 9.5% stake in IndusInd Bank| Business News

The Reserve Bank of India has allowed HDFC Bank Ltd. to acquire up to 9.50% stake in IndusInd Bank Ltd., in the aftermath of a…

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