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Reliance's AI manifesto eyes 10x boost in productivity for workforce

Mukesh Ambani has outlined a draft Reliance AI Manifesto to make the group AI-native, targeting 10x productivity for over 600,000 employees and a wider 10x impact on India

Pre-listing lock-ins of 101 companies to expire in three months: Nuvama

Pre-listing shareholder lock-ins in 101 companies will be lifted between December 29, 2025, and March 2026, covering shares worth $23 billion, though not all may hit the market

Gujarat Kidney ends debut session at 8% discount after listing at a premium

Gujarat Kidney and Super Speciality listed at a 5.2% premium but ended the debut session 8% below issue price amid profit-booking, even as IPO activity stayed strong in 2025

Airports to highways: Tracking the making of Uttar Pradesh's economy

State's ambition to be a $1 trn economy is driven by various industries

BS Samriddhi: 'Tech can help bridge gap between growth and environment'

Experts say a circular economy model is enabling Uttar Pradesh's industries to achieve their targets without sacrificing ecological concerns

Centre approves greenlit multiple defence proposals worth ₹79,000 crore

The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi, has approved the acceptance of necessity

BS Samriddhi: Infrastructure being set up for various sectors, say experts

Consistent policy reforms are helping industries, say experts

BS Samriddhi: Uttar Pradesh's sugar industry grows by leaps and bounds

The state's sugar sector has over the years successfully transitioned from conventional sugar production to integrated complexes, producing sugar, ethanol, power, and bio-fertilisers

Massive and historic economic transformation underway in UP: Nitin Agarwal

Minister Nitin Agarwal outlines how state's quadrupled excise revenue and robust infra are catalysing industrial investment and helping it to become a developed state

BS Samriddhi: Uttar Pradesh racing ahead on all fronts, says Pathak

With sharper focus on infrastructure, industry, MSMEs and policy delivery, the Yogi Adityanath government aims to make Uttar Pradesh a $1 trillion economy and boost India's $5 trillion goal

Bank NPAs at multi-decade lows as gross NPA ratio falls to 2.1%: RBI data

RBI's Trends and Progress report shows banks' asset quality improved, with gross NPAs down to 2.1% by September 2025 and net NPAs at 0.5%, aided by recoveries and provisioning

PM Modi to inaugurate AI summit in Feb; Bill Gates, Hassabis to attend

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the AI Impact Summit in February 2026, with global tech leaders such as Bill Gates and Demis Hassabis confirming participation

Newsmakers@2025: People behind the year's firsts, farewells, flashpoints

From historic breakthroughs and leadership changes to legacy battles and cultural reckonings, people who shaped the year

Bandhan Bank sells over ₹6,800 crore stressed assets to ARCIL, Phoenix

Bandhan Bank said it has sold stressed loan portfolios worth over Rs 6,800 crore to ARCIL and Phoenix ARC to reduce NPAs and refocus on core lending

Care Ratings upgrades Shriram Finance's NCD ratings to AAA; CP at A1+

Care Ratings upgraded Shriram Finance's NCD and subordinated debt ratings to AAA and reaffirmed its commercial paper rating at Care A1+, citing FY25 and H1FY26 performance

RBI to consolidate more circulars across departments to cut compliance cost

After consolidating over 9,000 Department of Regulation circulars into 244 master directions, RBI said it will take up similar exercises across other departments to ease compliance

India's hospital industry to see 16-18% revenue rise in FY26: ICRA

ICRA expects hospitals' revenue growth of 16-18% in FY26 on healthy occupancy and higher ARPOB, while projecting a stable pharma outlook led by domestic growth

Markets slip on FPI selling, year-end listlessness; Sensex down 346 points

Indian equities fell amid year-end listlessness and foreign portfolio investor selling. Sensex declined 0.4% to 84,696, while Nifty fell 0.4% to 25,926

Sports@2025: Of crowns, cracks and goodbyes that shaped the sporting year

Landmark wins, uneasy moments and defining exits shaped the sporting year

Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail sees ₹85,801 crore spend so far: Ministry

The rail ministry said the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project has achieved 55.63 per cent physical progress and 69.62 per cent financial progress as of November 30, 2025