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US adds 500 more National Guard troops in Washington after 2 members shot

A suspect who was in custody also was shot and had wounds that were not believed to be life-threatening, according to a law enforcement official

Arsenal vs Bayern Munich UEFA Champions League live match time, streaming

The German giants have dropped points just once this season, against Union Berlin before the November international break, while Arsenal's campaign has been close to flawless as well.

myTVS eyes Africa, Europe as it plans 2,500 service centres by 2027

myTVS aims to expand into Africa and Europe and scale its multi-brand service network from 1,200 to 2,500 centres by 2027, supported by 10 million active service subscriptions and a UAE partnership

Two-wheeler sales soar to record high in Oct on GST cuts, festive demand

India's two-wheeler industry recorded its best-ever monthly sales in October 2025, buoyed by GST 2.0 rate cuts, festive buying and strong rural demand, with ICRA projecting steady growth for FY26.

Irdai asks insurers for customer-centricity, stricter grievance compliance

Irdai has raised concerns over rising complaints, urging insurers to improve grievance redressal systems, standardise classification processes

Markets see 20-bps rate cut by February as OIS curve shifts lower

The one-year OIS rate has dropped to a month-low, with markets pricing in a 20-bps repo rate cut by February after RBI's governor signalled room for easing, though uncertainty over December's move per

FIMMDA unveils SORR-based OIS plan, invites comments by December 15

FIMMDA has released a proposed settlement and trading framework for a new SORR-linked OIS product, aligning with the shift to secured benchmarks, and has invited market feedback by December 15

CDSCO panel seeks uniform enforcement of drug standards across states

The DCC has asked the Centre to address gaps in drug-standard enforcement, write to states on non-uniform norms and improve testing and regulatory infrastructure highlighted under the SHRESTH index

Affordable homes lose investor appeal as luxury delivers higher returns

With luxury home prices rising faster than affordable units and branded developers driving demand in prime locations, investors are shifting towards premium and luxury housing

Cabinet approves Rs 12,000 cr Pune Metro, rail expansion projects

The Centre has cleared Pune Metro Lines 4 and 4A under Phase-2 and two major railway expansion projects in Maharashtra and Gujarat, boosting connectivity for millions across key districts

UIDAI deactivates over 20 million Aadhaar numbers of deceased persons

UIDAI has deactivated over 20 million Aadhaar numbers of deceased individuals using data from central and state agencies, aiming to prevent identity fraud and misuse of welfare benefits linked to ina

Paytm gets final nod from RBI to operate as a payment aggregator

PPSL, a subsidiary of One 97 Communications, has received RBI's final authorisation to operate as a payment aggregator, enabling unrestricted merchant onboarding after earlier curbs were lifted

Non-Nifty 50 firms' profit engine fires up, eclipses index giants in Q2

Mid and small-cap companies delivered their fastest earnings growth in seven quarters, lifting their share of India Inc's profits even as Nifty 50 firms saw a slowdown

Datanomics: India's clean-air mission struggles amid global funding gaps

The broader global funding picture is bit more complex. India receives the highest total air-quality funding globally, yet very little of it is for channelling into programmes where reducing pollution

Best of BS Opinion: When the engines roar but the wheels refuse to move

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

UK Treasury chief Reeves set to raise taxes again in her second budget

Unfortunately for Reeves, the British economy, the world's sixth-largest, is not doing as well as she hoped, with many critics blaming her decision last year to slap taxes on business

Google, the sleeping giant in global AI race, now fully awake with Gemini 3

Gemini 3 Pro has risen to the top of closely watched AI leaderboards on LMArena and Humanity's Last Exam

India's child deprivation problem requires urgent, systemic reform

Further, development-aid cuts could lead to 4.5 million additional under-five deaths by 2030 and push six million children out of school by next year

French shipping firm CMA CGM mulls operations in India's waterways

India will be in global maritime's "premier league" after Vadhavan Port, says SVP Ludovic Renou

Cabinet greenlights ₹7,280 cr scheme for rare earth magnet manufacturing

The government has cleared a Rs 7,280 crore plan to build India's first integrated rare earth magnet supply chain, aiming for 6,000 tonnes annual capacity to support EVs, clean energy and electronics