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Maruti Suzuki’s top five models by production volume during 2025 were Fronx, Baleno, Swift, Dzire and Ertiga. | Photo Credit: Reuters Maruti Suzuki India Limited said it had produced more than 22.55 lakh units in Calendar Year (CY) 2025, its highest-ever production in a calendar year. “This is the second consecutive year that the company…
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London’s benchmark FTSE 100 stocks index topped 10,000 points for the first time on January 2, 2026, extending a record run seen last year. Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters London’s benchmark FTSE 100 stocks index topped 10,000 points for the first time on Friday (January 2, 2026), extending a record…
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Representational image only. The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) on Friday (January 2, 2026) said the government’s move to levy additional excise duty on tobacco products will hurt farmers’ income and exacerbate smuggling in a market already grappling with illicit trade. The Finance Ministry last month notified excise duties of ₹2,050-8,500 per 1,000…
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Image used for representational purpose. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Canada’s transport regulator has asked Air India to investigate an incident of a pilot reporting for duty under the influence of alcohol and failing two breathalyzer tests, a person familiar with the matter said. The tests were conducted by Canadian police at Vancouver International Airport,…
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Shares of cigarette and tobacco product makers ITC, Godfrey Phillips and VST Industries dropped on Friday (January 2, 2026) morning, extending their previous day’s decline, after the government imposed an additional excise duty on such products effective February 1. ITC’s stock tumbled 5.11% to ₹345.35…
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The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index fell from 56.6 in November to 55.0 in December. | Photo Credit: Reuters Expansion in India’s manufacturing performance slowed to a two-year low in December 2025, with the rate of new business orders, production, and employment growth all slowing, according to a private sector survey. The…
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty began Friday’s (January 2, 2026) trading session on an optimistic note as steady buying by domestic institutional investors and a rally in blue-chip Reliance Industries drove the stock markets higher in early trade. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 158.19…
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Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee witnessed range-bound trade in the morning session on Friday (January 2, 2026), appreciating by 6 paise to 89.92 against the US dollar as thin liquidity conditions accentuated everyday demand-supply imbalances, keeping the rupee tilted toward weakness. Forex traders said the USD/INR pair…
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma interacts with press on first day of the year 2026, at Koinadhara Guest House, in Guwahati | Photo Credit: ANI Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Thursday (January 1, 2026), threatened to withdraw all incentives given to tea estate owners if they oppose the move to grant land…
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Despite the headlines, Elon Musk might never make a trillion dollars. The Tesla CEO would only receive this astronomical amount if he were to meet a set of incredibly ambitious goals, which includes increasing the stock value of the company to $8.5 trillion, selling 20 million vehicles and one million robots. It seems the stuff…
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