*News Headlines from Business News Agencies:*
*Business Standard*
📝 SpotDraft raises $8 mn from Qualcomm Ventures in Series B extension round
📝 Hindalco Industries announces ₹21,000 crore smelter expansion in Odisha
📝 Nivaan Care raises $7 million to expand pain management clinics in India
📝 Alembic Pharmaceuticals gets USFDA nod for generic eye treatment drug
📝 German investment in China rises to four-year high amid US trade war
📝 CBAM concessions if given by EU to others will also apply to India: FTA
📝 India, EU discuss opportunities for integrating defence supply chains
📝 China halts import, sale of Sun Pharma's Alzheimer's drug after inspection
📝 Fed likely to keep rates unchanged as chief Powell pivots back to economics
📝 Microsoft rolls out next-gen AI chips, targets Nvidia's software edge
📝 Samsung to start producing HBM4 chips from Feb for Nvidia supply: Report
📝 Vedanta to sell 1.59% stake in Hindustan Zinc worth ₹4,872 crore via OFS
📝 India to have indigenously developed 3 nm chip by 2032, says Vaishnaw
📝 RBI brings forward ₹1 trillion bond purchases to ease liquidity pressure
Economic Times*
📝 India's retail hits three-year high with realty leasing growth in 2025
📝 Tata Power bets big on home automation, targets mass adoption across India
📝 Canada seeks India energy partnership to counter US economic coercion
📝 WeWork India posts Rs 17 crore profit in December quarter on revenue growth
📝 Austria's Coffeeshop Company to open 100 stores in India by 2029
📝 Asian Paints Q3 Results: Cons profit slips over 4% YoY to Rs 1,060 crore; revenue up 3%
📝 Raymond profit jumps 78% YoY on aero, defence component demand
📝 Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber pitches UAE as India's 'dependable' energy supplier
📝 Cipla plans deeper push in domestic market and chronic therapies over next 2–3 years
📝 HPCL seeks Venezuelan crude to boost heavy oil runs
📝 Mines ministry proposes partial lease execution to speed up production from auctioned blocks
📝 India-EU FTA to double gems, jewellery trade to $10 billion in next three years: GJEPC
📝 Meta signs deal to pay Corning up to $6 billion for fiber-optic cables: Report
*Mint*
📝 India's energy sector offers $500-billion investment opportunity, says Modi
📝 UltraTech tightens grip on volumes, costs as pricing revival awaited
📝 Tata Consumer Products Q3 profit jumps 38% YoY to ₹385 crore
📝 DLF yet to recognise over ₹55,000 cr revenue from sales bookings till Dec quarter
📝 Renault bets on a French CEO and an old favourite to kick-start India comeback
📝 Rupee rebounds on India-EU trade deal, likely to stabilise around 90 vs USD
📝 BIS revises standards for construction insulation and liquid food packaging
📝 Export duty on low-grade iron ore may hit mining operations in Goa, claim stakeholders
📝 Blinkit launches RuPay powered NCMC Bharat Yatra Card
📝 Supreme Court junks JioStar plea to halt CCI probe into abuse of dominance
📝 Foundation PE looks to ramp up India bets as secondary market gains momentum
