Month: January 2026

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Budget 2026: Government should consider simplifying, rationalising tax laws in Budget to boost FDI: Experts

New Delhi: The government should consider simplifying and rationalising tax laws and ensuring tax neutrality in cross-border reorganisations in the forthcoming Budget to boost foreign…

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Piyush Goyal meets US Ambassador Sergio Gor, Senator Steve Daines; discusses bilateral issues

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday met the US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, and American Senator Steve Daines and discussed…

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Restaurant Brands India operates Burger King outlets in India and Indonesia. (Reuters)
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Everstone said to sell stake in India’s Burger King operator Restaurant Brands Asia| Business News

Everstone Capital plans to sell its entire 11.26% stake in Burger King’s India and Indonesia operator Restaurant Brands Asia Ltd., underscoring fast-food churn in the…

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India’s December oilmeal exports fall 40% on weak soyabean meal shipments

New Delhi: India’s oilmeal exports fell 40 per cent in December to 2.40 lakh tonnes from 3.98 lakh tonnes a year earlier, hit by a…

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Goodbye VCRs, hello OTT: India’s inflation basket prepares for a reset

India’s inflation gauge is preparing for an overahul, shedding relics of the past as most Indians have made smartphones, streaming and app-based services a part…

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IMF raises India’s FY26 growth forecast to 7.3%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday raised India’s FY26 growth estimate to 7.3%, from 6.6% projected earlier, citing a better-than expected performance in the…

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According to the NSO first advance estimates of GDP released on January 7, the Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.4% in 2025-26, led by manufacturing, services, and the government’s capital expenditure. (PIXABAY)
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CII seeks infra boost as confidence strengthens| Business News

NEW DELHI: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) urged the government to launch a second version of the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) with a corpus of ₹150…

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RBI likely to keep interest rates steady as inflation edges up, Crisil says

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India is expected to keep key policy rates unchanged at its upcoming monetary policy review meeting, slated during February…

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The initiative to link BRICS digital currency to potentially bypass the US dollar can irk Donald Trump, who sees BRICS as “anti-American”. (Reuters)
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RBI proposes to link BRICS digital currencies to reduce reliance on US dollar: Report| Business News

The Reserve Bank of India has proposed that BRICS countries link their official digital currencies to make cross-border trade and tourism payments easier, two sources…

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Greenland shock: Europe’s pain proves India read Donald Trump right

The latest escalation in transatlantic tensions over Greenland has exposed a fundamental fragility in US trade commitments under President Donald Trump. Despite having signed trade…

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