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Workers stack LPG cylinders at a gas agency in Jammu. (PTI)
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Govt eases LPG surrender rule, allows reconnection

The government on Monday permitted consumers to retain the option of restoring their surrendered domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or cooking gas) connections in future…

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Mumbai: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the 37th Foundation Day event of the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), in Mumbai. (PTI)
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Govt open to stakeholder views on reducing capital gains tax on stock investments: Finance minister

The government is open to stakeholder views on reducing capital gains tax on investments in stock markets, aiming to make domestic markets more attractive to…

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Experts flag data spills as house-help platforms bring physical AI home
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Experts flag data spills as house-help platforms bring physical AI home

Recent data collection experiments by on-demand service platforms Pronto and Snabbit have drawn attention to the emerging physical AI ecosystem in India, with safety experts…

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VCs eye deeptech fund launches to leverage RDI capital
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VCs eye deeptech fund launches to leverage RDI capital

India’s venture capital ecosystem is seeing a rush of dedicated deeptech fund launches as investors look to tap into the government’s Rs 1 lakh crore…

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Smile! Your chores are going viral in a global robotics lab
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Smile! Your chores are going viral in a global robotics lab

India is rapidly emerging as a data services hub in the era of artificial intelligence, with startups and thousands of people across the country collecting…

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India’s fertilizer subsidy may cross ₹3 lakh crore if West Asia crisis prolongs

New Delhi: India’s fertiliser subsidy could cross a record Rs 3 lakh crore this fiscal if the West Asia crisis persists, overshooting the budgetary allocation…

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India to revamp IIP with new base year, wider coverage from June 1

New Delhi: India will release a revamped Index of Industrial Production (IIP) on June 1, updating the base year to 2022-23 and expanding coverage to…

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Big infra projects clock Rs 5.6 lakh crore cost overrun
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Big infra projects clock Rs 5.6 lakh crore cost overrun

New Delhi: Infrastructure projects worth ₹150 crore or higher recorded a cumulative cost overrun of ₹5.6 lakh crore as of April, according to a monthly…

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RBI unlikely to hike rates soon despite inflation risk, rate action only in Dec if needed: Icra’s Aditi Nayar

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is unlikely to rush into monetary tightening despite mounting inflation risks from higher fuel prices and monsoon uncertainty,…

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Cashfree Payments revenue hits Rs 1,000 crore in FY26; company eyes operational profit in FY27
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Cashfree Payments revenue hits Rs 1,000 crore in FY26; company eyes operational profit in FY27

Fintech firm Cashfree Payments on Monday said it has achieved a revenue of around Rs 1,000 crore in FY26 and expects to post operational profit…

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