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LIC introduces Protection Plus, Bima Kavach plans

LIC Protection Plus is a non par, linked, life, individual, savings plan that offers life insurance cover cum savings throughout the term of the policy

4 Dec 2025 10:39 pm
ASG Eye Hospital to invest 2,000 crore to expand network to 700 centres by 2030

Signs definitive agreement to acquire Sharp Sight Eye Hospital chain in 400 crore deal

4 Dec 2025 10:37 pm
Premiumisation driving growth in beauty, personal care industry

As per estimates, more than 226 million consumers are expected to purchase beauty products online in 2025, rising to 272 million by 2027. Direct-to-consumer sales are accelerating even faster, confirming the growing importance of omnichannel strategies

4 Dec 2025 9:07 pm
We will burn the planet expanding AI with the current technology, says NTT Datas Khan

Tanvir Khan, Executive Vice President of NTT Data in India, said AI projections are not possible by the laws of physics and a fundamentally different technology is necessary

4 Dec 2025 7:33 pm
Indian businesses have ample opportunity in Russia if only they take a leap of faith: Goyal

The Commerce Minister highlights Indias large working age population, saying that the young, hard-working, talented, skilled men and women of India could fill Russias talent shortfall of 3 million people

4 Dec 2025 7:07 pm
Rupee rises 19 paise to close at 89.96 against U.S. dollar

The Rupee rebounded from its all-time low levels supported by weak U.S. dollar index

4 Dec 2025 5:22 pm
Stock markets bounce back after four days of decline; Sensex climbs 158 points

Sensex and Nifty rebounded on buying in tech and IT shares

4 Dec 2025 4:52 pm
Healthsecurity seNationalsecurity:Why doesCentrewant to levycesson tobacco?

The Bill proposes to levycesson machines installed, or other processes undertaken in the manufacture of pan masala to fund Indias health and national security.

4 Dec 2025 4:50 pm
Health, National Security Cess not on essential commodities, revenues to be shared with States: FM

In addition to 40% GST, Health and National Security Cess will be levied on production capacity of pan masala units, said Ms. Sitharaman

4 Dec 2025 4:16 pm
India cuts Russian oil imports by 38% in October 2025, sharpest fall so far

Russia still accounts for about 32% of Indias total oil imports by value and volume

4 Dec 2025 3:52 pm
Suzlon to start three new AI-enabled smart blade factories

The expansion will take Suzlons nationwide manufacturing footprint to 20 facilities

4 Dec 2025 2:44 pm
Odisha Government terminates empanelment of IT firm involved in recruitment scam

The Tier-1 empanelment of Silicon Tech Lab was terminated for violation of multiple material clauses of its service agreement

4 Dec 2025 2:27 pm
Mumbais Worli houses 40% of Indias entire ultra-luxury apartment market: Report

More than thirty ultra-luxury homes sold for 5,500 crore in two years

4 Dec 2025 1:44 pm
Rupee slumps 28 paise to 90.43 against U.S. dollar in early trade

Forex traders said that restrained RBI intervention ahead of the crucial Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision and significant dollar demand from importers have exerted downward pressure on the rupee

4 Dec 2025 10:57 am
Apple's longtime design executive Alan Dye to join Meta

Alan Dyes departure adds to a string of senior exits at Apple in recent months, including longtime Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams and AI chief John Giannandrea

4 Dec 2025 9:53 am
Why is volcanic ash a safety concern for flights? | Explained

How has the eruption of the Hayli Gubbi volcano in northern Ethiopia affected flights? What has the Director General of Civil Aviation ordered? How does the ash affect the engines of aircraft?

4 Dec 2025 8:30 am
Why has Airbus ordered upgrades to its aircraft? | Explained

What happened on a JetBlue flight, which left some of the passengers injured? Are elevator aileron computers of the Airbus A320 family of aircraft susceptible to solar radiation? How many aircraft were affected in India? How long does it take to upgrade the software and hardware?

4 Dec 2025 8:30 am
India's smartphone export to U.S. triples to $1.47 billion in October

According to data, India's worldwide smartphone exports rose from $10.68 billion to $15.95 billion in April-October 2025, marking a 49.35% expansion

4 Dec 2025 2:49 am
Labour codes likely to be fully operational from April 1, 2026, Govt to pre-publish draft rules soon

Since labour is a concurrent subject, appropriate governments Centre and States will have to notify the rules under the four codes to enforce these fully across the country

4 Dec 2025 12:34 am
Indias smartphone market sales volumes hit a plateau as consumers upgrading to costlier phones that they can hold for upto 3 years, says Xiaomi India

A lot of peopleare sort ofupping the value of phone choices and this trend is more evident in towns and villages as affordability on the rise

3 Dec 2025 8:29 pm
Higher duties on cigarettes will be shared with the States, Sitharaman clarifies in Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha on December 3 passed the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which would see higher excise duties being imposed on cigarettes.

3 Dec 2025 7:55 pm
Excise duty to ensure tax incidence on tobacco remains same after GST cess ends: Sitharaman

Since the GST law caps maximum rate of tax at 40%, the ultimate tax incidence on tobacco after removal of GST cess would come down from the current level if excise duty is not levied, said the Finance Minister

3 Dec 2025 5:56 pm
Stock markets drop for fourth day amid relentless foreign fund outflows; Sensex dips 31 points

The 30-share BSE Sensex dipped 31.46 points or 0.04% to settle at 85,106.81 and the 50-share NSE Nifty skidded 46.20 points or 0.18% to 25,986

3 Dec 2025 5:05 pm
Rupee breaches 90-mark against dollar; falls 25 paise to close at all-time low of 90.21

Uncertainty over the India-U.S. trade deal, along with the lack of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) effort to stop the slide in the local unit, put further pressure on the rupee, according to forex traders

3 Dec 2025 4:50 pm
Install emission monitors by December 31 or face closure, Centre warns Delhi-NCR industries

The Central Government also directed Delhi-NCR states to finalise their 2026 air pollution control plans within this month

3 Dec 2025 4:00 pm
IndiGo grapples with flight delays, cancellations amidst pilot shortage

The pilot shortage is triggered by the full implementation of the stricter rest and duty norms for them effective November 1.

3 Dec 2025 2:14 pm
The new AI workforce: How AWS is betting on agents to run the enterprise of the future

Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Matt Garmans message was simple and strategic: agents are not a flashy consumer gimmick; they are the next utility that enterprise workflows will depend on

3 Dec 2025 2:05 pm
Spam calls: DoT to mandate display of KYC-registered names on incoming calls

The feature, known as Caller Name Presentation, will use the same technology that telecom operators use to flag certain calls as Suspected or Suspicious

3 Dec 2025 12:27 pm
Rupee breaches 90 to a dollar, falls 6 paise in early trade

The rupee slipped to a record intra-day low of 90.15 before recovering some ground to trade at 90.02

3 Dec 2025 11:04 am
Stock markets trade lower in early deals amid relentless foreign fund outflows

Amid persistent foreign fund outflows and profit-taking by investors, Sensex and Nifty declined for the fourth day in a row

3 Dec 2025 10:59 am
Amazon to use Nvidia tech in AI chips, roll out new servers

Nvidia has been pushing to get other chip firms to adopt its NVLink technology, with Intel, Qualcomm and now AWS on board

3 Dec 2025 10:57 am
Air India, other airlines face check-in system glitches briefly on December 2

The problem persisted for at least 45 minutes before getting addressed

3 Dec 2025 6:38 am
Speedbreakers ahead: on Indias economic data

The third quarter is unlikely to bring cheer for the economy

3 Dec 2025 12:10 am
Numaligarh Refinery accorded Navaratna status, informs Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri

Numaligarh Refinery becomes the 27th CPSE to be accorded the status.

2 Dec 2025 8:14 pm
Only one in five candidates accepted PM Internship Scheme offers, and 20% of them quit early

Pilot project launched in October 2024 to provide 1.25 lakh internship opportunities; companies made 1.65 lakh offers over two rounds, but only 33,000 were accepted, of which 6,618 interns left prematurely

2 Dec 2025 8:06 pm
Transcending cloud finops to get value in the AI age

At a roundtable discussion held by The Hindu partnership with IBM, IT leaders in industry speak on optimising cloud costs with AI around the corner.

2 Dec 2025 6:14 pm
Rupee slumps 42 paise to close at all-time low of 89.95 against U.S. dollar

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 89.70, then lost its ground and fell to a record intraday low of 90.00 against the U.S. dollar

2 Dec 2025 5:16 pm
Sensex tanks nearly 504 points and Nifty slips to 26,032 points

Stock markets declined due to selling in blue-chip bank stocks and Reliance Industries, and persistent foreign fund outflows

2 Dec 2025 5:15 pm
DoTs WhatsApp SIM-binding mandate faces pushback from Broadband India Forum

BIF said the DoTs order was well-intentioned, but it raised significant questions of jurisdiction, proportionality, and consumer impact

2 Dec 2025 1:24 pm
Trumps push for more AI data centres faces backlash from his own voters

Say no to rezoning, so water keeps flowing and crops keep growing, two women sang in a riff on Woody Guthries folk song This Land Is Your Land

2 Dec 2025 11:53 am
Equity markets decline in early trade dragged by bank stocks, foreign fund outflows

Asian Paints, Bharti Airtel, Infosys and Bajaj Finance were among the gainers.

2 Dec 2025 10:14 am
INR to stay at its current low of 89 to 90 till December 25: Experts

If the uncertainty continues, the rupee will stay at 89 to 90 a dollar, the experts said

2 Dec 2025 9:35 am
Global Cyber Monday online sales hit $17.3 billion, Salesforce data shows

Shoppers spent $17.3 billion online on Cyber Monday, Salesforce data showed

2 Dec 2025 9:12 am
Cautious optimism: on India and growth

Indias challenge is to maintain the growth momentum

2 Dec 2025 12:20 am