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Which stocks were biggest wealth destroyers over last 5 years?

According to recent market studies, the biggest wealth-destroying stocks over the last five years include Vodafone Idea and Rajesh Exports, both eroding large amounts of shareholder value, along with Whirlpool India and Bandhan Bank which also wiped out billions. Other notable losers over this period were Dhani Services, Relaxo Footwear, PVR Inox, Zee Entertainment and Future Consumer as they underperformed and eroded investor wealth.Read more…

December 15, 2025
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Govt Likely to Give Vodafone Idea 4–5 Year Interest-Free Relief on AGR Dues

The Indian government may give Vodafone Idea a break of four to five years on paying interest for its pending AGR dues, which are more than Rs 83,000 crore. Sources said this step could give quick financial relief to the country’s third-largest telecom company.Read more…

December 22, 2025
How a ₹30,000 step-up SIP can grow into nearly ₹21 crore in 10 years

By starting a step-up SIP of ₹30,000 per month and increasing it by 10% every year for 10 years, a person can build a large corpus. The total investment will be about ₹7.57 crore. At an average return of 12% per year, the final amount can grow to nearly ₹21 crore. A step-up SIP increases investment automatically over time.Read more…

December 14, 2025
Why many startups fail even after having good ideas and enough funding

Most startups fail despite big ideas and funding due to no market need, poor execution, and running out of cash. Founders often skip customer validation, leading to products nobody wants. Weak teams, bad timing, and unsustainable scaling exacerbate issues, burning through funds without revenue.

December 14, 2025
Indian stock market drops for third day as Fed decision and trade issues worry investors

Indian stock markets fell for the third day on 10 December 2025. The Sensex went down by 275 points to 84,391, and the Nifty fell 82 points to 25,758, the lowest in almost a month. Investors stayed careful because the US Federal Reserve was expected to announce its policy later that day, likely with a small rate cut.Read more…

December 10, 2025
Modi urges Indians to claim Rs 78,000 crore in unclaimed bank deposits

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to recover unclaimed money through the “Your Money, Your Right” campaign, which has already helped return ₹2,000 crore since October. He said about ₹78,000 crore remains idle in bank accounts, along with ₹14,000 crore in insurance funds, ₹3,000 crore in mutual funds and ₹9,000 crore in dividends, calling these amounts families’ hard-earned savings..Read more…

December 10, 2025
Mass cancellations put IndiGo under potential antitrust investigation

India’s aviation authorities are considering an antitrust probe into InterGlobe Aviation, the company behind IndiGo Airlines, after the carrier entered its ninth straight day of widespread flight cancellations that have left thousands of travelers stuck across the country.According to a senior government official quoted by the Economic Times, there is a “strong basis” for the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to look into whether IndiGo which holds nearly 65% of India’s domestic air travel market may have misused its dominant position by limiting services or placing unfair conditions on customers. The official added that the CCI is keeping a close watch on the issue and will soon decide if a formal investigation should be initiated.Read more…

December 10, 2025
India bans finfluencer, orders return of $64M

India’s market regulator has banned financial influencer Avadhut Sathe and his trading academy from the securities market. SEBI says they secretly ran unregistered investment advisory services while claiming to offer stock-market education. The academy and Sathe collected over Rs 600 crore from more than 3.37 lakh people by giving buy-sell tips and live trading advice through paid courses and WhatsApp groups. SEBI has ordered them to return Rs 546 crore in illegal gains.Read more…

December 5, 2025
India says people can remove the Sanchar Saathi app

India’s Communications Minister said on Tuesday that people can delete the government’s Sanchar Saathi cybersecurity app from their phones if they don’t want it. His statement came after public worry grew when smartphone companies were told to pre-install the app on all new devices. Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said the app is optional and users don’t have to sign up. However, the Department of Telecommunications has not changed its November 28 order, which says the app’s features cannot be turned off or limited.Read more…

December 3, 2025
Indian stocks drop for fourth day as rupee stays weak

Indian stock markets fell again on Wednesday, marking the fourth straight day of losses after reaching record highs last week. Investors are booking profits, foreign funds are pulling out money, and the weak rupee is hurting market mood. The Nifty opened at 26,004, slightly lower than Tuesday, while the Sensex opened a bit higher at 85,150. Both had hit all-time highs on November 27 before starting to decline.Read more…

December 3, 2025
Congress criticizes  Modi as rupee sinks to new all-time low

The rupee slid to a fresh record low of 89.66 against the US dollar on Friday, giving the Congress party an opportunity to criticize Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The opposition revived Modi’s own 2013 remarks, when he accused the UPA government of mishandling the economy during a similar fall in the currency, using the comparison to question his economic management.Read more…

November 24, 2025
Sensex, Nifty 50 rise at open amid positive global signals

Indian equity markets opened stronger on Monday, reversing Friday’s dip as upbeat global trends and expectations of possible Federal Reserve rate cuts boosted sentiment. The sharp fall in the rupee limited enthusiasm, but both benchmark indices began the day in the green. Nifty 50 started above 26,100, gaining around 33 points (0.13%), while the Sensex added nearly 100 points (0.10%) to reach 85,317. Gift Nifty traded at 26,163 around 7:30 AM, showing a premium of about 78–84 points and hinting at a positive market opening.Read more…

November 24, 2025
Billionaire Lakshmi Mittal leaves UK for Switzerland over wealth tax plans

Indian-origin steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal has relocated from the UK to Switzerland and Dubai, becoming the latest billionaire to depart Britain ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ budget announcement on Wednesday, which is expected to introduce further tax increases targeting the wealthy. Mittal, worth an estimated £15.4 billion and ranked the UK’s eighth richest person, is now a tax resident of Switzerland and plans to spend most of his time in Dubai, according to The Sunday Times. The 75-year-old executive chairman of ArcelorMittal, who has lived in the UK since 1995, holds a 38% stake in the world’s second-largest steelmaker.Read more…

November 24, 2025
Court orders Byju’s founder to pay $1 billion

A Delaware bankruptcy court has ordered Byju Raveendran, founder of the embattled edtech company Byju’s, to personally pay more than $1.07 billion after finding him in default for repeatedly failing to comply with court orders in a dispute over alleged fund misappropriation.Read more…

December 16, 2025
Rupee hits record low as Indian markets tumble

The Indian rupee opened slightly stronger on Friday at 88.63 against the US dollar, gaining 5 paise despite continued weakness in domestic equity markets driven by global uncertainty and stalled US-India trade discussions. After initially touching 88.67 at the interbank forex market, the rupee recovered on support from softer crude oil prices and steady foreign inflows. It had closed at 88.68 on Thursday. However, the early stability did not last. The rupee later crashed to a record intraday low of 89.50, its sharpest fall in over three months, as reduced RBI intervention and a strengthening dollar pressured sentiment.Read more…

November 21, 2025
Gold falls to four-week low as dollar gains strength

Gold prices dropped for the fourth straight session on Monday as a stronger US dollar and fading hopes of Federal Reserve rate cuts pressured the metal to a four-week low. Spot gold slid 1.5% to $4,019 per ounce on November 17, retreating sharply from its October record of $4,381. Meanwhile, US gold futures for December delivery closed 0.5% lower at $4,074.50. Overall, gold has fallen more than 4.5% from last week’s high of $4,245, signalling a clear shift in market sentiment.Read more…

November 18, 2025
India plans to merge state banks to boost economic growth

Shares of State Bank of India and other public sector lenders surged as much as 4% on Monday after reports emerged that India’s Finance Ministry is preparing a roadmap for the next round of bank mergers, with an official announcement expected in April or May.Read more…

November 17, 2025
Jan Suraj alleges Bihar diverted World Bank loan for voter cash

Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraj Party has accused the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government of diverting Rs 14,000 crore from a World Bank loan to fund cash transfers aimed at influencing voters in the recently concluded assembly elections. The allegation comes a day after the party failed to win a single seat in its electoral debut, while the National Democratic Alliance secured a landslide victory with 202 of 243 seats.Read more…

November 18, 2025
Oracle loses 30% of market value since September

Oracle has surrendered nearly one-third of its market capitalization over the past two months, erasing the spectacular gains that briefly made founder Larry Ellison the world’s richest person in September.The cloud computing giant’s stock traded around $222.85 on Friday, down sharply from its early September peak above $345. November is shaping up to be Oracle’s worst month since 2011, with shares plunging approximately 25% in the past month alone,nearly twice the decline of the next worst-performing hyperscaler, Meta, according to the Financial Times.Read more…

November 17, 2025
Japan’s economy shrinks 1.8% as US tariffs hit exports

Japan’s economy shrank at an annualized rate of 1.8% in the July-September quarter, marking the first contraction in six quarters, as US tariffs delivered a blow to the export-reliant nation. The preliminary data released Monday by the Cabinet Office showed the quarter-on-quarter decline of 0.4% was less severe than the 2.5% drop economists had forecast.Read more…

November 17, 2025
India’s wholesale inflation turns negative at minus 1.21%

India’s wholesale price inflation turned negative in October, falling to minus 1.21 percent from 0.13 percent in September, driven by sharp declines in food prices and the impact of recent tax cuts, according to government data released Friday.The deflation marks a deeper contraction compared to wholesale price inflation of 2.75 percent in October last year, with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry attributing the drop to decreased prices of food articles, crude petroleum and natural gas, electricity, mineral oils and basic metals. The month-over-month change stood at minus 0.06 percent.

November 15, 2025
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