Today's Business News Headlines from:
Economic Times
India clears new airlines in attempt to challenge aviation duopoly
Reliance gets one-month US concession to buy Rosneft oil, sources say
SUVs overtake cars in India’s export basket for the first time
Adani Power raises capacity target to 41.87 GW by FY32, commits Rs 2 lakh crore capex
Cabinet approves Delhi Metro Phase V; Rs 12,015 crore expansion to add 13 new stations
Mustard acreage rises 4% to 84.67 lakh hectares as crop condition remains normal
India to beat consensus growth estimates, Goldman Sachs predicts 6.7% growth in 2026 and 6.8% in 2027
EV motor startup Naxatra Labs raises $3 million led by Zerodha's Rainmatter, angel investors
CESL concludes largest mega tenders for 10,900 e-buses under PM E-Drive Scheme
Hillhouse joins Temasek in race for up to 6% stake in Quest Global
IRFC refinances freight corridor’s Rs 10,000 crore World Bank loan
RBI postpones 2nd phase of quicker cheque clearing mechanism
Business Standard
SFIO launches probe into IndusInd Bank over accounting discrepancies
Grap IV restrictions lifted in Delhi-NCR as air quality improves
Centre proposes allowing captive miners to sell surplus mineral output
Gujarat leads rooftop solar race, reaches 1,879 MW installed capacity
Embassy REIT raises ₹530 crore through divestment at Manyata Business Park
Bharti Enterprises, Warburg Pincus to acquire 49% stake in Haier India
Russia plans to build nuclear power plant on Moon within a decade
BP agrees to sell 65% stake in Castrol to Stonepeak for $6 billion
I-T dept flags discrepancies in returns, extends deadline to December 31
Corporate India flags concerns over higher hiring costs under Labour Codes
Gold crosses $4,500/oz milestone for first time; bullion up 70% in 2025
Gujarat Kidney and Super Speciality IPO subscribed 5.2 times on final day
Hotels see jolly December as festival travel lifts business by 30%
Mixed resources to contribute 20-25% of 75-85 Gw RE capacity in FY26, FY27
Sattva Group signals IPO readiness, to enter new domestic markets
Govt bond yields rally by 9 bps after RBI announces liquidity measures
DoT seeks approval to add 23,000 BSNL base stations next financial year
NITI Aayog pitches $10 billion Bharat Vidya Kosh for higher education
NHAI gets Sebi nod for RIIT as InvIT, to broaden public participation
Govt seeks industry partners via EoIs to upgrade ITIs, NSTIs under PM-SETU
Housing sales slip to 17-quarter low in Q4 2025; launches fall 10%
Financial Express
Spacetech eyes scale-up in 2026 after proof-driven 2025
KPI Green Energy bags Rs 128 crore green hydrogen order from NTPC
Vikran Engineering bags Rs 2,035 crore order for solar projects in Maharashtra
Belrise, Israel’s Pasan Sasa tie-up for robotic military vehicles
Mint
WHO clears two COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests for global use
Microsoft rolls out hardware-accelerated BitLocker for faster Windows encryption
Maharashtra discom MSEDCL to hive off farm power, cut debt ahead of IPO
Mutual funds wary of Sebi proposal to link fees to performance, cite complexity
Hyundai Motor to recall 51,587 vehicles in US over fire risk
Power PSUs weigh exit from debt-laden energy-efficiency venture.
Economic Times
India clears new airlines in attempt to challenge aviation duopoly Reliance gets one-month US concession to buy Rosneft oil, sources say SUVs overtake cars in India’s export basket for the first time Adani Power raises capacity target to 41.87 GW by FY32, commits Rs 2 lakh crore capex Cabinet approves Delhi Metro Phase V; Rs 12,015 crore expansion to add 13 new stations Mustard acreage rises 4% to 84.67 lakh hectares as crop condition remains normal India to beat consensus growth estimates, Goldman Sachs predicts 6.7% growth in 2026 and 6.8% in 2027 EV motor startup Naxatra Labs raises $3 million led by Zerodha's Rainmatter, angel investors CESL concludes largest mega tenders for 10,900 e-buses under PM E-Drive Scheme Hillhouse joins Temasek in race for up to 6% stake in Quest Global IRFC refinances freight corridor’s Rs 10,000 crore World Bank loan RBI postpones 2nd phase of quicker cheque clearing mechanismBusiness Standard
SFIO launches probe into IndusInd Bank over accounting discrepancies Grap IV restrictions lifted in Delhi-NCR as air quality improves Centre proposes allowing captive miners to sell surplus mineral output Gujarat leads rooftop solar race, reaches 1,879 MW installed capacity Embassy REIT raises ₹530 crore through divestment at Manyata Business Park Bharti Enterprises, Warburg Pincus to acquire 49% stake in Haier India Russia plans to build nuclear power plant on Moon within a decade BP agrees to sell 65% stake in Castrol to Stonepeak for $6 billion I-T dept flags discrepancies in returns, extends deadline to December 31 Corporate India flags concerns over higher hiring costs under Labour Codes Gold crosses $4,500/oz milestone for first time; bullion up 70% in 2025 Gujarat Kidney and Super Speciality IPO subscribed 5.2 times on final day Hotels see jolly December as festival travel lifts business by 30% Mixed resources to contribute 20-25% of 75-85 Gw RE capacity in FY26, FY27 Sattva Group signals IPO readiness, to enter new domestic markets Govt bond yields rally by 9 bps after RBI announces liquidity measures DoT seeks approval to add 23,000 BSNL base stations next financial year NITI Aayog pitches $10 billion Bharat Vidya Kosh for higher education NHAI gets Sebi nod for RIIT as InvIT, to broaden public participation Govt seeks industry partners via EoIs to upgrade ITIs, NSTIs under PM-SETU Housing sales slip to 17-quarter low in Q4 2025; launches fall 10%Financial Express
Spacetech eyes scale-up in 2026 after proof-driven 2025 KPI Green Energy bags Rs 128 crore green hydrogen order from NTPC Vikran Engineering bags Rs 2,035 crore order for solar projects in Maharashtra Belrise, Israel’s Pasan Sasa tie-up for robotic military vehiclesMint
WHO clears two COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests for global use Microsoft rolls out hardware-accelerated BitLocker for faster Windows encryption Maharashtra discom MSEDCL to hive off farm power, cut debt ahead of IPO Mutual funds wary of Sebi proposal to link fees to performance, cite complexity Hyundai Motor to recall 51,587 vehicles in US over fire risk Power PSUs weigh exit from debt-laden energy-efficiency venture.