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Castrol India: Well oiled to grow, but valuations may limit sharp upside

The BP-Stonepeak transaction has brought Castrol India into focus, but while margins, cash flows and brand strength remain robust, expensive valuations may restrain near-term gains

China opens world's longest expressway tunnel through Xinjiang mountains

According to Song Hailiang, chairman of China Communications Construction Company, the tunnel has set two world records

Where is your daughter planning to study? New routes after liberalisation

From the US and UK to Germany, Ukraine and soon Russia, Indian students' global education choices have diversified as aspirations, incomes and Indian options evolve

Flexicap funds emerge as most preferred equity MF for investors in 2025

Flexicap funds top equity MF inflows in 2025, emerging as investors' preferred choice amid volatile markets and becoming the largest equity category by assets

Foreign share in AIF fundraising falls as domestic capital picks up pace

Domestic fund raising is growing faster amid increased local interest

Putin open to territory exchange while demanding full control of Donbas

In essence, Putin wants the whole of Donbas but outside that area "a partial exchange of territories from the Russian side is not ruled out," Kolesnikov wrote in the newspaper

Ride on cue: Guntupalli on Rapido's no-frills route to rapid scale

Guntupalli tells how a no-frills strategy, zero-commission model, and intimate knowledge of India's diversity have enabled Rapido to become one of the country's biggest ride-hailing companies

Politics@2025: Fault lines & turning points, the moments that shaped India

From terror and unrest to diplomacy, power shifts and ideological milestones, the moments that shaped India this year

Skip duration bets, stick to short and medium-duration debt funds in 2026

Do not chase past returns, as the interest-rate environment that produced them no longer exists and gains from falling rates are largely behind investors

RVNL, IRFC, IRCTC: Railway stocks rally up to 12% in trade; here's why

Railway stocks surged after the Indian Railways implemented a revised passenger fare structure which marks the second fare hike in the 2025-26 financial year

DGCA committee submits report on IndiGo flight disruption in early December

The four-member DGCA committee probing IndiGo's early December operational disruption has submitted its confidential report after the airline cancelled over 4,200 flights

Kalinganagar's grim anniversary: Progress evident, but unease persists

Once known for controversial land acquisition, the Kalinganagar industrial unit in Odisha now accounts for as much as 20% of approved new investments in the state. But for many locals, unease persists

Indian Railways to double originating train capacity in 48 cities by 2030

Indian Railways plans to double the capacity of major cities to originate new trains by 2030 through terminal upgrades, new terminals and maintenance facilities to meet travel demand

Irdai imposes ₹1 cr penalty on Reliance General Insurance for norm breaches

Regulator said the insurer made payouts to entities and an individual agent in violation of norms, and asked it to place the order before its board and submit an action report

Why Myanmar is going to hold elections on December 28 amid a civil war

Critics argue the polls neither restore Myanmar's fragile democracy, dismantled by the military takeover in 2021, nor offer a pathway to ending the violence triggered by continued army rule

Subsidised onion sale begins as NCCF offers Rs 19/kg in Delhi-NCR

Onion retailing will be done through mobile vans operating across the Delhi-NCR region at 16 locations, including INA Market, R K Puram, Model Town, and Shalimar Bagh

Ninjacart posts Rs 256-cr loss in FY25, revenue drops to Rs 1,634 cr

In a statement on Friday, the company said its operating revenue declined to ₹1,634 crore in the 2024-25 fiscal year from ₹2,007 crore in the preceding year

Triumph, Renault to raise vehicle prices from Jan 2026 amid cost pressures

Triumph will revise ex-showroom prices across its range from January 1, while Renault India will raise prices by up to 2 per cent, urging buyers to lock in current rates

India flagged H-1B visa delays with US amid cancellations, holiday shutdown

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the matter remained under active discussion with US officials in New Delhi and Washington, DC

Life insurance industry to grow 8-11% in FY26, FY27, says CareEdge Ratings

CareEdge expects life insurers to sustain 8-11 per cent growth over the next two years, but warns investors not to overread past trends as margins may face near-term pressure from reforms