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Fission & fusion

Fission & fusion

A Bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010, is likely to be approved by Parliament in the...

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Only a few swallows…

Only a few swallows…

The flurry of investment announcements by global technology majors is a ringing endorsement of the Indian market. At a time when foreign direct...

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Canada offers foreigners invitations to apply for permanent residence

Canada offers foreigners invitations to apply for permanent residence

The results of the latest Express Entry draw for the Provincial Nominee Program have been released. On December 8, 2025, IRCC, under the Express...

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Sunil Dhawan

UK risks losing $14.4 billion as immigration restrictions slash net migration by 80%

UK risks losing $14.4 billion as immigration restrictions slash net migration by 80%

The UK may lose as much as £10.8 billion ($14.4 billion) over the next five years as the government’s new rules on legal immigration take effect,...

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Aditi

Permissionless is new power

Permissionless is new power

If your company still operates like an Indian ministry with layers of approvals, ritual meetings of nodding heads, and performance reviews that...

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Transmission delays slow green push

Transmission delays slow green push

By Dhanendra Kumar India is running a galloping race towards a green future. With a goal to build 650 gigawatts (Gw) of renewable energy capacity...

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From retention to rights

From retention to rights

By Sandeep Parekh On November 13, the ministry of electronics and information technology notified the implementation timelines for the Digital...

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Heed climate finance needs in agrifood

Heed climate finance needs in agrifood

India’s climate journey is at an inflection point. Since ratifying the Paris Agreement in 2016, the country has committed to ambitious nationally...

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Kotak expects Nifty to rise 13% by 2026

Kotak expects Nifty to rise 13% by 2026

Kotak Securities is seeing a 13% upside from the current level for the Nifty 50 and expects it to hit 29,120 level by December 2026 in its base...

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Fe Bureau

Meesho’s big ‘value bet’ — How it conquered India’s next billion shoppers?

Meesho’s big ‘value bet’ — How it conquered India’s next billion shoppers?

On a small smartphone screen in a tier 3 town in Uttar Pradesh, a woman scrolls through a catalogue of sarees priced lower than a movie ticket. She...

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Fe Business

JSW Energy in focus: GQG Partners cuts stake; 3 key factors to watch

JSW Energy in focus: GQG Partners cuts stake; 3 key factors to watch

JSW Energy share price closed flat after a sharp drop in early trade. GQG Partners has reduced its holding in JSW Energy, triggering a short-lived...

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Shivangini Gupta

IndiGo flight status: Crisis hit over 40,000 passengers at Mumbai airport between Dec 1-8, 905 flights cancelled

IndiGo flight status: Crisis hit over 40,000 passengers at Mumbai airport between Dec 1-8, 905 flights cancelled

Over 40,789 passengers were hit by the massive flight disruptions at Mumbai airport last week, as IndiGo struggled with ongoing operational...

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Fe News Desk

Rs 10,602 cr ICICI Pru AMC IPO: 7 key insights on India’s biggest active fund manager – Can it outshine peers?

Rs 10,602 cr ICICI Pru AMC IPO: 7 key insights on India’s biggest active fund manager – Can it outshine peers?

ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company, India’s largest active mutual fund manager is preparing for a profile entry into the stock market. The...

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Oliviya Kunjumon

Good news for NRIs: SEBI eases re-KYC rules; physical presence not needed

Good news for NRIs: SEBI eases re-KYC rules; physical presence not needed

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has simplified the re-KYC process for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) by scrapping the requirement of...

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Fe Business

DGCA orders IndiGo to cut 10% of flights after massive cancellations

DGCA orders IndiGo to cut 10% of flights after massive cancellations

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu on Tuesday announced that the government has ordered a curtailment of 10% of IndiGo flights amid...

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Nitin Kumar

Dialogue without a plot

Dialogue without a plot

It’s a string of claptrap dialogues that fall flat without a credible plot. The multiplex industry’s concerns about Netflix’s potential...

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Russia’s top strategic partner

Russia’s top strategic partner

Despite the hugs and hyperbole at the first India-Russia summit to be held since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Russia’s top strategic ...

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An apt moment for aviation reform

An apt moment for aviation reform

By Suman Billa The widespread flight disruptions involving IndiGo this week left thousands of passengers stranded across the country. For many, the...

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Best low-cost retirement mutual fund: THIS ICICI Pru fund tops 1, 3 and 5-year return charts

Best low-cost retirement mutual fund: THIS ICICI Pru fund tops 1, 3 and 5-year return charts

With rising life expectancy and inflation, building a reliable retirement corpus early is the only way to secure financial freedom later in life....

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Mithilesh Jha

IndiGo crisis: Aviation minister vows ‘strict’ action to set an example

IndiGo crisis: Aviation minister vows ‘strict’ action to set an example

Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Monday promised strict action against IndiGo for the nationwide flight disruptions, saying the...

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Nitin Kumar

iPhone 17, MacBook Air get up to Rs 10,000 discount as Apple launches holiday season deals

iPhone 17, MacBook Air get up to Rs 10,000 discount as Apple launches holiday season deals

Apple has rolled out its holiday season deals, offering discounts of up to Rs 10,000 on the iPhone 17 and MacBook Air models. The limited-time...

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Tech Desk

Apollo Micro Systems to invest Rs 1,500 crore in new greenfield facility in Telangana; stock down 4%

Apollo Micro Systems to invest Rs 1,500 crore in new greenfield facility in Telangana; stock down 4%

Apollo Micro Systems (AMS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Telangana (GoT) for the expansion of a greenfield...

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Fe Business

India, China to lead air travel demand growth in Asia-Pacific: IATA

India, China to lead air travel demand growth in Asia-Pacific: IATA

India and China are set to drive passenger traffic growth in the Asia-Pacific region over the next two years as the global airline industry enters...

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Akbar Merchant

90% farm fires in Punjab, Haryana undetected: iFOREST

90% farm fires in Punjab, Haryana undetected: iFOREST

More than 90% of large farm fires in Punjab and Haryana in 2024 and 2025 are undetected by the official monitoring systems as farmers are shifting...

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Sandip Das

Most popular diet trends of 2025: The biggest hits of the year

Most popular diet trends of 2025: The biggest hits of the year

2025 is about to end, and this year brought several diet trends that flooded social media. While some worked for many people, others created buzz...

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Pallavi Mehra

Markets see sharp sell-off: Nifty closes below 26,000, Small and midcaps see sharp cut

Markets see sharp sell-off: Nifty closes below 26,000, Small and midcaps see sharp cut

Indian equities ended Monday’s session deep in the red. The Sensex closed at 85,102.69, down 0.71%, while the Nifty ended the day at 25,960.55,...

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Oliviya Kunjumon

How is Indian economy faring?

How is Indian economy faring?

Only a few months back, President Trump called India’s economy a “dead economy”. But the GDP growth numbers for the second quarter (Q2FY26) at 8.2%...

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Explained: The perils of Indigo’s business model

Explained: The perils of Indigo’s business model

IndiGo’s recent operational collapse, triggered by the new Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) rules, has once again shown how quickly the airline...

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Rishi Raj

Mid, small-cap indices fall 2% as volatility spikes

Mid, small-cap indices fall 2% as volatility spikes

Broader market indices, which have underperformed benchmarks this year, took a heavy knock on Monday amid heightened volatility ahead of the US...

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Ananya Grover

‘Americans4Hindus’ backs Republican Janak Joshi’s bid for US Senate: Who is he?

‘Americans4Hindus’ backs Republican Janak Joshi’s bid for US Senate: Who is he?

Dr Janak Joshi, a retired physician and former Colorado state legislator from the Republican Party, has secured a key endorsement from prominent...

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Fe News Desk

Fifth column by Tavleen Singh: Did Putin deserve a hero’s welcome?

Fifth column by Tavleen Singh: Did Putin deserve a hero’s welcome?

It happens that I returned to our beloved motherland, after a short visit to New York, in time to watch our government roll out a hero’s welcome...

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Tavleen Singh

Indian origin Trump aide Harmeet Dhillon to probe US tech firm hiring only H-1Bs

Indian origin Trump aide Harmeet Dhillon to probe US tech firm hiring only H-1Bs

Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the US Department of Justice, has taken cognisance of an IT firm in the country...

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Ashima Grover

Revisiting citizen-centric saving models

Revisiting citizen-centric saving models

By Deepti George & Nandini Vijayaraghavan The genesis of the Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) and the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)...

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