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Sensex and Nifty jumped nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday, the final trading session of 2025.

According to the rule, the arrears of employees and pensioners will be accumulated from 1 January 2026 until the 8th Pay Commission salary hike is announced.

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When European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde announced on December 18 that the digital euro is technically eady, the statement sounded procedural. It marked one of the most consequential moments in the global currency race of the past decade.

For nearly five years, the United Kingdom spoke about becoming a global crypto hub. The phrase was aspirational, flexible, and deliberately open-ended. On December 15, that era quietly ended.

Crypto's AI future will not be governed by who you are, but by what your agents are allowed to do.

Vimal Ambani's association with the textile industry was thus a natural one, and his uncle Dhirubhai recognized his potential by naming the iconic brand after him.

ChatGPT creator OpenAI has announced a vacancy with a salary package of USD 555,000 per annum. However, there is more to what the job offers, apart from its high salary the job role is a daunting one. The job of the head of preparedness as they would be tasked with protecting against AI risks.

Delivery workers from ecommerce and quick delivery platforms like Zepto, Blinkit, Swiggy, Amazon, Flipkart will be on strike on December 31, New Year's Eve. They have cited long working hours among other reasons. workers' unions from various states will participate.

Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani has unveiled a mega plan to turn the conglomerate into an AI-Native Deep-Tech Company. Addressing the employees, he asserted that AI is powerful beyond what is thought today and promised to turn the company into AI driven firm to lead the revolution.

The 8th Pay Commission salary hike will be decided on the basis of the fitment factor.

The company clarified that the actual claim made by the government in relation to the KG-D6 block is $247 million, which has been consistently disclosed in its annual audited financial statements.

Varun Vummadi also shared a screenshot of the email, which threatens to release manipulated data and false allegations unless the demand is met.

The Hurun India Rich List 2025 have ranked entrepreneur Jayashree Ullal at the top. With this new position, she beats big names in the tech corporate world like Google's Sundar Pichai and Microsoft's Satya Nadella. She is the CEO and chairperson of Artista Networks.

Silver prices hit a record on MCX before an 8% crash, but remain up nearly 175% in 2025, outpacing gold as industrial demand and safe-haven flows drive gains.

Hindustan Zinc Limited produces virtually all of India's integrated silver production and has been awarded the title of India's Largest Integrated Silver Manufacturer 2024 at the India Silver Conference 2025.

After a sharp rally, MCX Silver March futures saw a steep correction on Monday, plunging nearly Rs 21,000 per kg within an hour of afternoon trade to hit an intraday low of Rs 2,33,120 per kg, as investors rushed to book profits.

India is seeking more than USD 30 billion (26,97,78,00,00,000) as compensation from Reliance Industries and BP as it blamed the companies for failing to produce the amount of natural gas they were contractually required to from offshore fields, mainly the KG-D6 basin.

Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani is set to inaugurate the Sharad Pawar Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence in Baramati in Pune district on Sunday. Various members of the Pawar family including the patriarch, Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar will also be present.

Taxpayers need to link their PAN with Aadhaar by December 31 deadline. Failure of which will render their PAN cards inactive. This is applicable for those who received their PAN cards using an Aadhaar number before October 1, 2024.

Banks across India were closed on Saturday, 27 December, as it was the fourth Saturday of the month. As per RBI rules, banks shut on the second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays. Branch services were unavailable, while digital banking services remained operational.

Banks in Aizawl, Kohima, and Shillong will remain closed on December 26 due to Christmas celebrations. While branch services will be unavailable, UPI, mobile banking, internet banking and ATM services will continue to operate normally across all regions.

Since the Hindenburg report, the Adani Group has completed 33 acquisitions worth over ?80,000 crore, focusing on core sectors like ports, cement and power with strong financial discipline.

The sanction pertains to the demand incentive for the determined sales value for FY 2024-25.

The institute deliberately concealed information about which courses successful candidates had actually enrolled in, creating a false impression that all toppers had taken its expensive foundation courses running into lakhs of rupees.

The push for new airlines in one of the fastest-growing aviation markets in the world has gained momentum in the backdrop of the IndiGo crisis. Tens of thousands of passengers were stranded across India due to mass flight cancellations, drawing widespread criticism.

Besides running alHindAir, he also holds the position of founder General Secretary of the Indian Haj Umrah Association.

Banks across India will be closed on December 25, 2025, for Christmas as per the RBI holiday calendar. Some cities will see extended closures due to regional holidays and the fourth Saturday. Customers can rely on ATMs, online banking, NEFT and RTGS for transactions.

On December 25, 2025, gold prices in India range from Rs 13,894 per 1 gram for 24K gold and Rs 12,736 per 1 gram for 22K gold. Silver is priced at Rs 2,33,100 per kilogram. Check city-wise rates here.

The new capital infusion will also enhance the company's competitiveness across the entire value chain.

The CFTC's December pilot allowing Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDC as derivatives collateral marks a quiet but historic shift, integrating crypto directly into regulated US financial risk and margin systems.

The SEC just signaled something very different: tokenization is not being welcomed as a replacement for the existing market structure. It is being permitted inside it, under incumbent rules, with a stopwatch running.

In its November advisory, SEBI clarified that digital gold products are notSEBI-regulated securities,nordo they fall under any existing regulatory framework governing commodityderivatives.

India's tokenisation debate enters Parliament as MP Raghav Chadha calls for dedicated legislation.

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The IMF warns that stablecoins, with $300B in circulation and 97% dollar-pegged, are now macro-critical financial instruments. They can weaken currencies, affect bond markets, and challenge central bank control. Global regulators are moving toward bank-like oversight to manage risks.

Banks will observe multiple holidays in late December due to regional festivals, Christmas, and weekends. Branches will be closed in Sikkim on December 22 and in several northeastern states around Christmas, while nationwide closures apply on December 25 and the weekend.

On December 22, 2025, gold prices in India range from Rs 13,485 per 1 gram for 24K gold and Rs 12,361 per 1 gram for 22K gold. Silver is priced at Rs 2,11,000 per kilogram. Check city-wise rates here.

The Adani Group entered the defence Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) domain, a fast-evolving segment, last December via the acquisition of Air Works, valued at an enterprise value of Rs 400 crore.

As India and other nations confront the transformative impact of artificial intelligence, the job landscape is undergoing a paradigm shift, compelling societies to adapt proactively. Amid this, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani made a crucial observation said India must become a world leader in artificial intelligence, but greater empathy in adopting new-age tech is important. He emphasised that empathy and compassion, combined with intelligence, are a new model of development.

Elon Musk's net worth has skyrocketed to over USD 700 billion, making him the first person in history to achieve this feat.