Month: March 2026

Flipkart asks 400-500 employees to leave after performance review
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Flipkart asks 400-500 employees to leave after performance review

Ecommerce platform Flipkart has asked about 400-500 employees to leave the company this year based on performance review, multiple people aware of the matter told…

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‘Won’t repeat China mistake with India’: US Deputy Secretary Landau says trade deal will keep ‘America First’

The United States will ensure that any trade agreement with India prioritises American interests, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said on Thursday, signalling…

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Piyush ​Goyal in talks with shipping ministry, companies to tackle stuck cargoes as Middle East crisis stalls trade

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday he was ‌holding ⁠talks ⁠with the shipping ministry and companies in the sector to free up cargoes marooned…

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India faces rupee, inflation risks from Middle East energy disruption: Moody’s

New Delhi: India could face pressure on the rupee, higher inflation and a widening current account deficit if the escalating Middle East conflict spikes energy…

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A Jio Platforms IPO—the first listing of a major Reliance unit in almost 20 years—could be the country’s biggest ever. (Bloomberg)
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Reliance Jio IPO to miss timeline due to delay in changes to SEBI listing rules| Business News

The Indian government’s delays in formalizing changes to listing rules are threatening to force Asia’s richest person, Mukesh Ambani, to miss the targeted timeline for…

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Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison. Last month, Oracle said that it would raise as much as $50 billion in 2026 to fuel its AI data centre plans. (Reuters)
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Oracle layoffs to impact thousands in AI cash crunch| Business News

Oracle Corp. is planning to ax thousands of jobs, among its moves to handle a cash crunch from a massive AI data centre expansion effort….

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Sandeep Singh Arora, chief business officer at Xiaomi India and (right) Anuj Sharma, Xiaomi India’s chief marketing officer. (Official image)
Posted in Business

Some industry hesitation, but flywheel working again: Xiaomi India| Business News

For years, India’s smartphone market operated on a familiar promise — wait a few months, and the same amount of money would buy better specs…

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A teardown of the LOFIC sensor and the Leica UltraPure optical lens treatment on the Xiaomi 17 Ultra. (Official image)
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Photography as a human eye sees it| Business News

It is often said that every dark night, is followed by a bright day. For Xiaomi in India, that darkest night is behind them, with…

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India has asked refiners to avoid using propane and butane, which together compose liquified petroeleum gas (LPG), for petrochemical production. (AFP)
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India tells refiners to maximise LPG output for domestic sales only| Business News

India has directed all its refiners to maximise LPG production for sale to state-run oil marketing companies, amid a has squeeze stemming from the Iran…

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Agriculture a strategic pillar for India’s long-term growth: PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said agriculture remains a strategic pillar of India’s long-term development and called for scaling up high-value farming and boosting…

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