Today's Business News Headlines from:
Economic Times
India picks up non-sanctioned Russian oil as discounts widen
India's current account deficit moderates to $12.3 billion in Sept quarter: RBI
India's industrial output slows to 0.4% in Oct from 4.6% in Sept
Akasa Air gets IATA's operational safety audit registration
Centre mulls highway contract norms to woo private investors
Royal Enfield sales up 22% in November
Hyundai sales rise 9 pc to 66,840 units in November
India's gross GST collection in November tad up on year at Rs 1,70,276 cr after sweeping tax cuts
Mixx Technologies raises $33 million from ICM HPQC, TDK Ventures, others
India's power consumption dips to 123.4 billion units in November
US manufacturing slump deepens in November
ESR acquires 60 acres in Pune for 1.35 million sq ft industrial park development
RBI governor releases five-year national financial inclusion strategy
Account aggregator Finvu secures $15 million from WestBridge Capital, existing investors
Business Standard
CII seeks national M&E policy to position India as global creative hub
FDI rises 18% to $35.18 billion in H1FY26; down 11.1% in Q2 from Q1
Domestic PV wholesales rose 21% in November, fuelled by GST cuts
Gold and silver ETF assets double in six months on record inflows
Finfactor raises $15 million in Series A, led by WestBridge Capital
Listed MFIs slash Q2 losses to ₹61.8 crore amid sharp drop in provisions
Amazon Now to open 300 dark stores by 2025 as qcom rivalry heats up
DoT directs mandatory Sanchar Saathi pre-installation, SIM-binding rules
Meesho plans to set aside ₹480 cr from IPO proceeds to pay AI, tech staff
Coal India's production drops by 3.7% in Apr-Nov period to 453.5 mn tonnes
Agrochemical industry to witness 6-7% revenue growth in 2025-26: Report
Tata Realty takes ₹1,280 crore loan from DBS Bank for Gurugram project
Piramal Finance to raise $1.67 bn locally by March to expand lending
Hyundai sales rise 9% to 66,840 units in November on strong demand
Tilaknagar Industries completes ₹3,442 crore Imperial Blue acquisition
Raymond Realty launches ultra-luxury BKC project, targets ₹2K cr revenue
UPI sees mild November dip to 20.47 bn transactions worth ₹26.32 trn
Lupin gets US FDA nod for its first biosimilar drug Pegfilgrastim
Financial Express
LIC exposure to Adani firms at Rs 48,285 crore
Cashfree Payments partners with JP Morgan Payments for cross-border transactions
Rs 56,826-cr released to states as capex loans
PM Internship scheme faces 20% dropout rate in pilot phase
Maruti tops November PV sales with 26.16% growth; TVS exports surge 52%, Tata CVs rise 29%
House nod sought for gross extra spending of Rs 1.32 L cr
Coal stocks at thermal plants up 34% on year
Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy signs Rs 1,381 crore agreement with Adani Green for solar projects
Rupee hits record closing low of 89.5475/$ on uncertainty about US-India trade talks
Mint
Airbus confirms ‘quality issue’ with A320 family of jets after glitch scare
Omnicom layoffs: Marketing giant to cut over 4,000 jobs, close several brands
I&B Secy urges media & entertainment industry to embrace AI, citing its huge impact
TotalEnergies announces 40% stake sale in two licenses in Nigeria to Chevron
Credit growth to rebound as IPO liquidity spent and working capital demand rises: SBI
33% of US covered in snow, weather warnings span 1,500 miles amid winter storm
Sebi paves the way for ICICI Pru AMC's IPO
OpenAI acquires stake in Thrive Holdings, seeks to boost AI adoption
Govt turns to short-term hires to plug DGCA’s wide manpower gaps
Nvidia announces $2 billion investment in Synopsys for chip design solutions
Government to divest up to 6% stake in Bank of Maharashtra
Economic Times
India picks up non-sanctioned Russian oil as discounts widen India's current account deficit moderates to $12.3 billion in Sept quarter: RBI India's industrial output slows to 0.4% in Oct from 4.6% in Sept Akasa Air gets IATA's operational safety audit registration Centre mulls highway contract norms to woo private investors Royal Enfield sales up 22% in November Hyundai sales rise 9 pc to 66,840 units in November India's gross GST collection in November tad up on year at Rs 1,70,276 cr after sweeping tax cuts Mixx Technologies raises $33 million from ICM HPQC, TDK Ventures, others India's power consumption dips to 123.4 billion units in November US manufacturing slump deepens in November ESR acquires 60 acres in Pune for 1.35 million sq ft industrial park development RBI governor releases five-year national financial inclusion strategy Account aggregator Finvu secures $15 million from WestBridge Capital, existing investorsBusiness Standard
CII seeks national M&E policy to position India as global creative hub FDI rises 18% to $35.18 billion in H1FY26; down 11.1% in Q2 from Q1 Domestic PV wholesales rose 21% in November, fuelled by GST cuts Gold and silver ETF assets double in six months on record inflows Finfactor raises $15 million in Series A, led by WestBridge Capital Listed MFIs slash Q2 losses to ₹61.8 crore amid sharp drop in provisions Amazon Now to open 300 dark stores by 2025 as qcom rivalry heats up DoT directs mandatory Sanchar Saathi pre-installation, SIM-binding rules Meesho plans to set aside ₹480 cr from IPO proceeds to pay AI, tech staff Coal India's production drops by 3.7% in Apr-Nov period to 453.5 mn tonnes Agrochemical industry to witness 6-7% revenue growth in 2025-26: Report Tata Realty takes ₹1,280 crore loan from DBS Bank for Gurugram project Piramal Finance to raise $1.67 bn locally by March to expand lending Hyundai sales rise 9% to 66,840 units in November on strong demand Tilaknagar Industries completes ₹3,442 crore Imperial Blue acquisition Raymond Realty launches ultra-luxury BKC project, targets ₹2K cr revenue UPI sees mild November dip to 20.47 bn transactions worth ₹26.32 trn Lupin gets US FDA nod for its first biosimilar drug PegfilgrastimFinancial Express
LIC exposure to Adani firms at Rs 48,285 crore Cashfree Payments partners with JP Morgan Payments for cross-border transactions Rs 56,826-cr released to states as capex loans PM Internship scheme faces 20% dropout rate in pilot phase Maruti tops November PV sales with 26.16% growth; TVS exports surge 52%, Tata CVs rise 29% House nod sought for gross extra spending of Rs 1.32 L cr Coal stocks at thermal plants up 34% on year Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy signs Rs 1,381 crore agreement with Adani Green for solar projects Rupee hits record closing low of 89.5475/$ on uncertainty about US-India trade talksMint
Airbus confirms ‘quality issue’ with A320 family of jets after glitch scare Omnicom layoffs: Marketing giant to cut over 4,000 jobs, close several brands I&B Secy urges media & entertainment industry to embrace AI, citing its huge impact TotalEnergies announces 40% stake sale in two licenses in Nigeria to Chevron Credit growth to rebound as IPO liquidity spent and working capital demand rises: SBI 33% of US covered in snow, weather warnings span 1,500 miles amid winter storm Sebi paves the way for ICICI Pru AMC's IPO OpenAI acquires stake in Thrive Holdings, seeks to boost AI adoption Govt turns to short-term hires to plug DGCA’s wide manpower gaps Nvidia announces $2 billion investment in Synopsys for chip design solutions Government to divest up to 6% stake in Bank of Maharashtra