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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
 "Gujarat Kidney ends debut session at 8% discount after listing at a premium")
MF investor additions hit slow lane in 2025 as equity volatility bites
Industry adds 5.8 million investors this year compared to 10.6 million in 2024
 "MF investor additions hit slow lane in 2025 as equity volatility bites")
Low base, safeguard duty to prop steel output this financial year
Exports are also expected to grow 28-30 per cent this fiscal due to better realisation opportunities in key markets, particularly the European Union
 "Low base, safeguard duty to prop steel output this financial year")
Foreign tourists' arrival in India dips 12% in April-September 2025
Vietnam becomes fastest growing market in south east Asia for influx of FTA- hits over 19 million in November
 "Foreign tourists' arrival in India dips 12% in April-September 2025")
Quick gateway: Hotels see rise in last-minute bookings ahead of New Year
Hotels near metros are seeing a sharp late surge in New Year's Eve bookings and higher rates, while restaurants and delivery firms face disruptions amid a gig workers' strike
 "Quick gateway: Hotels see rise in last-minute bookings ahead of New Year")
Warner Bros likely to reject Paramount's $108.4 bn hostile bid: Report
Paramount had said that Ellison was open to personally guarantee equity financing backing the bid, a move aimed at easing doubts that had dogged its earlier proposal
 "Warner Bros likely to reject Paramount's $108.4 bn hostile bid: Report")
Over 180 flights cancelled as dense fog hits North India; delays continue
Dense fog has hit flight operations across North India, forcing over 180 cancellations and widespread delays, with Delhi airport seeing cancellations and diversions during low visibility
 "Over 180 flights cancelled as dense fog hits North India; delays continue")
Corporate lending to rebound as loan-bond rate gap narrows, RBI eases norms
Analysts expect banks' corporate credit to pick up as the bond-loan rate gap narrows and RBI reforms, including acquisition financing and eased exposure norms, begin to bite
 "Corporate lending to rebound as loan-bond rate gap narrows, RBI eases norms")
Tata Power commissions SJVN's 1 GW DCR solar project in Rajasthan
Tata Power Renewable Energy commissioned SJVN's 1 GW DCR-compliant solar project in Bikaner, Rajasthan, taking its utility-scale renewable capacity to 11.6 GW, it said
 "Tata Power commissions SJVN's 1 GW DCR solar project in Rajasthan")
The 'legacyfication' of new media and other stories as tech cuts both ways
The new is beginning to resemble the old, tech is playing both hero and villain, and cinemas are starting to get their sheen back
 "The 'legacyfication' of new media and other stories as tech cuts both ways")
2025: Year of big-bang reforms aimed at ease of doing business in finance
The Reserve Bank of India rolled out sweeping reforms in 2025 to lower compliance costs and improve ease of doing business, from LCR relief and project finance norms to digital lending rules
 "2025: Year of big-bang reforms aimed at ease of doing business in finance")
FMCG distributors' body urges Sebi to halt loss-making quick commerce IPOs
FMCG distributors' body AICPDF has asked Sebi to pause or tighten IPO approvals for loss-making quick commerce firms such as Zepto, citing cash-burn pricing and ongoing CCI proceedings.
 "FMCG distributors' body urges Sebi to halt loss-making quick commerce IPOs")
Misselling in insurance sector a significant concern: Irdai annual report
Irdai has flagged mis-selling as a major concern in India's insurance sector, asking insurers to conduct root-cause analysis, even as penetration remained unchanged at 3.7% in FY25
 "Misselling in insurance sector a significant concern: Irdai annual report")
Midcap funds outlook for 2026 hinges on earnings rebound, rate support
After a subdued 2025, midcap funds could recover in 2026 if earnings revive and rates stay supportive. Experts advise a calibrated 10-30 per cent allocation with a long-term horizon
 "Midcap funds outlook for 2026 hinges on earnings rebound, rate support")
Healthcare IPO count jumps in 2025; fundraising flat, returns soften
The surge has come alongside a decline in average issue sizes and more muted listing-day returns compared with last year
 "Healthcare IPO count jumps in 2025; fundraising flat, returns soften")
Auto PLI favours large original equipment makers, Ather tells PMO
According to Ather, the current scheme also has high eligibility thresholds and rigid requirements
 "Auto PLI favours large original equipment makers, Ather tells PMO")
Modi scripts India's technology renaissance with 2025 as the anchor year
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, India's technology journey has moved from adoption to assertion
 "Modi scripts India's technology renaissance with 2025 as the anchor year")
Click Here: A timely reminder that marketing fundamentals are not outdated
In the ever-changing digital world, Click Here offers a refresher course that should be again and again to stay up to speed on the subject
 "Click Here: A timely reminder that marketing fundamentals are not outdated")
Luxury automakers Mercedes-Benz, BMW eye Indian real estate sector
According to multiple sources close to the development, Mercedes-Benz is already in talks with multiple developers in Gurugram for a luxury branded residence project
 "Luxury automakers Mercedes-Benz, BMW eye Indian real estate sector")
Fixing India's air is achievable, but only with coordinated action
From vehicular pollution to construction dust, coordinated solutions exist. What's needed now is the will to act
 "Fixing India's air is achievable, but only with coordinated action")