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The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has created over 50 billionaires in 2025, Forbes reported.

With new H-1B visa restrictions introduced this year, major US tech companies such as Meta, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, and Google have hired over 32,000 employees in India for the year 2025.

Tata Steel's Dutch operations are facing a 1.4 billion ($1.6 billion) lawsuit from Stichting Frisse Wind.nu, a non-profit organization.

China has launched a national venture capital fund and three regional funds to support domestic technology firms.

The latest Knight Frank India Affordability Index report has revealed that purchasing a home in Mumbai now costs 47% of a household's income.

India's benchmark equity indices witnessed a steep fall on Friday, with the Sensex falling by nearly 400 points.

India is set to witness a major overhaul in its direct tax system with the introduction of the Income-tax Act, 2025.

Hindustan Copper's shares have surged by 8% to 473 apiece in today's session, the highest since November 2010.

Lenskart Solutions Ltd's shares rose nearly 4% on Friday, hitting 471.35 on the BSE. The spike in share price comes after the company announced its latest acquisition in South Korea.

Shares of Ola Electric Mobility jumped 5.4% on Friday after the company announced that it has been awarded an incentive of 366.78 crore under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI)-Auto scheme for FY25.

Zepto, one of India's major quick-commerce players, saw its net loss surge 177% to 3,367.3 crore in FY25, even as the company posted strong topline growth.

The Indian government is likely to announce a major increase in the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) in the upcoming Union Budget, according to Mint.

Coforge Ltd is reportedly in talks to acquire Encora, a leading digital engineering firm, for an estimated $2 billion.

Gold and silver prices have surged to all-time highs, driven by rising geopolitical tensions and a weakening US dollar.

IndiGo is issuing 10,000 travel vouchers to passengers affected by its recent operational crisis. The disruption impacted thousands of flights in early December.

China has started clearing rare-earth magnet (REM) import licenses for India, government officials told Business Standard.

MediaTek, one of the world's leading fabless semiconductor companies, is open to sourcing more chips from India as the local ecosystem develops.

India has witnessed a massive spike in digital gold investments this year, with purchases soaring nearly 50% despite regulatory caution from SEBI, the market watchdog.

NK Holdings, a company backed by Reliance Industries, and Jupiter Hospital are vying to acquire SevenHills Healthcare. The latter operates the 1,500-bed SevenHills Hospital in Mumbai.

Railway-linked stocks have emerged as top gainers on Dalal Street today.

Vodafone Idea has been slapped with two separate GST penalty orders from tax authorities in Mumbai and Bengaluru. The total financial exposure from these penalties amounts to over 83 crore.

The Indian Railways has announced a nationwide fare hike, effective from today.

Titan Company Limited is set to enter the lab-grown diamond jewelry market with its first exclusive store under a new brand 'beYon.'

India is likely to miss its ambitious $1 trillion export target for the fiscal year 2025-26, according to a report by the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).

Apple CEO Tim Cook has made a major investment in Nike, buying 50,000 Class B shares at $58.97 each for about $3 million.

Delivery and gig workers associated with major e-commerce and food delivery platforms have announced an all-India strike on Christmas (December 25) and New Year's Eve (December 31).

Adani Group has made 33 acquisitions worth around 80,000 crore ($9.6 billion) across its businesses since January 2023.

Samsung Electronics has no plans to list its Indian business on the stock market for the time being.

India's primary market is gearing up for a busy 2026, with over 190 companies either approved or awaiting approval for initial public offerings (IPOs).

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has given National Pension Scheme (NPS) subscribers in Scheme A (Tier-1) until December 25, 2025, to switch their investments to other asset classes.

Zepto, a Bengaluru-based quick commerce unicorn, is gearing up to pre-file its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) on December 26.

In a major boost for tech graduates, Infosys has announced a hike in entry-level salaries for freshers.

India's civil aviation sector is set to witness the entry of three new airlines, namely Shankh Air, Al Hind Air, and FlyExpress.

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched a new portal, upihelp.npci.org.in, to help users manage their Unified Payments Interface (UPI) autopay subscriptions.

India's primary market has achieved a historic milestone in 2025, with mainboard initial public offerings (IPOs) raising an unprecedented 1.75 lakh crore.

NVIDIA has announced its largest transaction yet, agreeing to a $20 billion deal to acquire assets from AI chip start-up Groq through a non-exclusive licensing agreement.

Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) officially started its commercial operations today.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has postponed the launch of Phase 2 of its faster check clearance system.

Uttar Pradesh-based Shankh Aviation is gearing up to launch its new airline, Shankh Air, in the first quarter of 2026.

Robert Kiyosaki, the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, has made a bold prediction that silver prices could skyrocket to $200 per ounce by 2026.

The Bombay High Court has stayed the action of three banks to classify the accounts of Anil Ambani and his company Reliance Communications Ltd as 'fraud.'

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex has delivered an incredible wealth creation story over the last four decades.

IDFC First Bank has announced major changes to its credit card offerings, including the popular Mayura and Ashva cards.

India has witnessed a sharp decline in new investor sign-ups in 2025, according to data from the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

Shares of Indian IT firms including Infosys, TCS, Tech Mahindra and Wipro fell up to 2% on Wednesday, after the Trump administration announced changes to the H-1B visa selection process.

Silver has now outshone Apple Inc. to become the third most valuable asset in the world, after gold and NVIDIA.

Gold prices have surged to a record high, crossing the $4,500-an-ounce mark for the first time ever.