Maruti Suzuki has purchased a 7.84% stake in mobility startup Ravity for nearly ₹2 crore. This investment, made through the Maruti Suzuki Innovation Fund, aims to boost connected vehicle technologies and improve customer experience using data insights. Ravity has been working with the company since 2019, and this funding strengthens their long-term partnership.

AI startup Sierra has reached $100 million in yearly revenue in under two years, a rare achievement in today’s tough tech market. The milestone shows that big businesses are not just testing AI anymore, they are paying real money for tools that work. Sierra’s fast growth highlights a shift from AI hype to real, trusted business use.

The upcoming week will be quiet for large IPOs, with no mainboard issues opening for subscription. However, the SME segment remains active with three IPOs, SSMD Agrotech, Mother Nutri Foods, and KK Silk Mills, set to open. Three listings are also scheduled, including Excelsoft Technologies, Gallard Steel, and Sudeep Pharma, keeping the SME market busy despite the slowdown.

Bitcoin, which has lost nearly 25% of its value in November, is headed towards its worst monthly performance since the crypto collapse in 2022. The world's largest cryptocurrency dropped to a low of $80,880.24 after sliding around 7.6% on Friday, according to CoinDesk data. Bitcoin has fallen over 30% from its record high of $126,000 in early October.

A person earning ₹30,000/month can save between ₹5,000 and ₹15,000 monthly, depending on how frugally they live, NDTVProfit reported. To become a lakhpati in 1 year, a monthly SIP of ₹8,000 and above at 10% expected rate of return will build a corpus of over ₹1 lakh. Meanwhile, a ₹7,000 monthly SIP would make a total corpus of ₹88,692.

Gujarat-based peanut butter maker Mother Nutri Foods will launch its SME IPO on November 26 with a price band of ₹111-117 per share. The company aims to raise ₹39.6 crore through a mix of fresh issue and OFS. Allotment will be announced on December 1, and listing is set for December 3.

A US-based bankruptcy court has ordered BYJU Founder Byju Raveendran to pay over $1.07 billion in a default judgment after ruling that he willfully concealed funds from the company's financing arm Alpha. This comes after Raveendran repeatedly failed to appear in court and present the documents. Alpha was incorporated in Delaware to manage a loan from global lenders.

The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) has transformed the UAE-India partnership into a platform for shared innovation and opportunity, said Abdulnasser Alshaali, Ambassador of the UAE to the India, adding that the new agreement between First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and the CEPA Council represents a major step forward in enabling startups to scale between our nations.

Indian equity benchmarks made marginal gains for the second week, supported by stronger second quarter (Q2) earnings, easing inflation and optimism around the India-US trade negotiations. Benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex edged higher 0.68 and 0.50 per cent during the week to close at 26,068 and 85,231, respectively.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, during his Israel visit, experienced the world-class mobility technology along with witnessing community-driven sustainable agriculture. After setting in motion the process for free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between the two countries, Goyal also witnessed other innovations that India can implement at scale.

The launch of the Vande Bharat sleeper trains is delayed, as both rakes were returned to BEML Bengaluru for quality fixes and incomplete interior work. Despite passing oscillation trials, unresolved issues like panel defects and toilet problems persist. The delays push commercial operations to next year, with ICF demanding urgent corrections and thorough quality checks to ensure a safe rollout.

India has set an ambitious goal to boost seafood exports to ₹1 lakh crore by 2030, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying said on Friday. Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh addressed the World Fisheries Day 2025 celebration here through a video message. In his address, he stressed the importance of innovation, packaging, and brand-building to strengthen India’s competitiveness globally.

Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet service, is set to transform in-flight connectivity with high-speed, low-latency wifi, prompting airlines like Emirates, British Airways, Qatar Airways, and United to begin rolling out free onboard Starlink access. Offering speeds up to 250 Mbps, passengers will soon enjoy streaming, gaming, and video calls at 30,000 feet.

An employee claimed on Reddit that his manager told him to work from hospital after he asked for two days of leave during his wife's delivery. "I got told to delay my leave, asked if my parents can 'manage'...The worst part? I can’t quit," he said, while sharing their chats. A user reacted to the post, saying, "Just inhumane."

When whisky is stored in wooden casks, it ages, developing deeper flavours thus raising its market value. Investors purchase these casks early on from distilleries and hold them for years as they mature. Once the casks are worth more than their purchase price, the difference between the buying and selling price becomes the profit, a Moneycontrol report said.

The central government implemented four Labour Codes, pending since 2020, replacing 29 older laws. Under these new codes, Provident Fund (PF) benefits have been extended to fixed-term, contract and temporary workers. Meanwhile fixed-term employees can now claim gratuity after one year, compared to five years earlier. There will be uniform PF framework across states, reducing compliance confusion.

Nokia will invest $4 billion in the US for research, development, and production of AI-driven network connectivity. Out of the total investment, $3.5 billion will be dedicated to research and development. Company CEO Justin Hotard, who joined the company from Intel earlier this year, had said he believes the telco industry is "at the front end of an AI supercycle".

The government will table at least 10 major bills in the Winter Session starting December 1, NDTV Profit reported. The Insurance Law Amendment Bill, the Securities Markets Code Bill, and the Atomic Energy Bill, 2025, are set to be introduced in the house. Apart from these, National Highways (Amendment) Bill and the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill are also listed.

Government's newly enforced Labour Codes have capped the working hours for beedi and cigar workers at 8-12 hours per day. Minimum wages have been guaranteed for these workers. "Overtime work beyond prescribed hours, to be consent-based and pay at least double…normal wage rate," government said. Workers are eligible for a bonus after completing 30 days of work in a year.

The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code reduced the number of days required to become eligible for paid leave from 240 days to 180 days in a calendar year. This means a worker now becomes eligible for leave much earlier in the year. No employee shall be required to work for more than 8 hours in a day.

SEBI has prohibited mutual funds from investing in pre-initial public offering share placements but has allowed them to participate in anchor rounds, PTI reported. This move aims to boost liquidity and enhance transparency in the valuation of companies going for IPO. Earlier, SEBI amended rules to revamp the share-allocation framework for anchor investors in maiden public offerings.

Broader indices saw profit booking in the week ended November 21 and lagged the headline benchmarks, with small-cap companies slipping 10% to 30%. The weakness came amid a global selloff, the rupee hitting a record low, and uncertainty persisting over the US-India trade deal. Among sectors, Nifty IT index climbed 1.6%, Nifty Auto gained 1% and Nifty Realty slid 3.7%.

On the rising debate over work-life balance in India, Marico Chairman Harsh Mariwala said, "Even as I was building Marico, I rarely stayed in office beyond six. The evenings were always for myself." "Many assume that longer hours lead to greater output...what matters most is efficiency," he added. Earlier, Infosys Founder Narayana Murthy justified his call for 70-hour work week.

An investment of ₹2,000 weekly or ₹8,000 per month in an SIP at an assumed return rate of 12% per annum can help one achieve the ₹1 crore target in 23 years. However, with a step-up feature by increasing the investments by 10% per annum, one can reach the ₹1 crore target in a shorter duration of 18 years.

Indian Railway crossed 1 billion tonne freight loading in the financial year 2026, with coal remaining the largest contributor at 505 million tonnes. Coal is followed by iron ore (115 million tonnes), cement (92 million tonnes), and container traffic (59 million tonnes). Daily loading stood at around 4.4 million tonnes, higher than 4.2 million tonnes last year.