Month: March 2026

Marc Benioff, chief executive officer of Salesforce Inc (Bloomberg)
Posted in Business

Salesforce is not giving pay hikes to its highest-level employees this year. What they’ll get instead

Salesforce will not be giving raises this year to employees at the director level and above. A recent email from the company’s human-resources team informed…

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India gathers data to counter US claims of excess capacity

New Delhi: India has begun compiling granular industry data after the US sought consultations under a Section 301 probe into alleged excess capacity. The commerce…

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India retains inflation target at 4% for next five years

New Delhi: India has kept its retail inflation target for the central bank unchanged at 4% ( plus or minus 2 percentage points), opting for…

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Posted in Economy

Rupee slide may fuel imported inflation risks, say experts

New Delhi: A slide in the rupee could stoke fresh concerns around imported inflation, economists warn, as elevated oil and commodity prices and increased logistics…

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West Asia crisis: Shivraj Singh Chouhan sets up cell to track seed, fertiliser availability
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West Asia crisis: Shivraj Singh Chouhan sets up cell to track seed, fertiliser availability

New Delhi: Agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has set up a special monitoring cell to track daily availability of key agricultural inputs like fertilisers and…

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moves Bill to amend IBC, speed up resolution

New Delhi: Finance and corporate affairs minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday moved a bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,…

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Lok Sabha approves Finance Bill, tax rules eased

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill on Wednesday, approving several key amendments, including enhanced powers for tax authorities, changes in taxation on…

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Sugar prices to stay firm amid tight inventories; ethanol earnings under strain, says ratings agency Ind-Ra

Pune: The sugar prices are expected to stay firm due to tight inventories, while the ethanol profitability is also expected to remain strained due to…

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Infra projects see cost overrun of Rs 5.66 lakh cr in Feb

New Delhi: Several infrastructure projects worth above Rs 150 crore each registered a cumulative cost overrun of Rs 5.66 lakh crore, according to a monthly…

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India retains headline inflation target at 4% following review
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India retains headline inflation target at 4% following review

NEW DELHI, – India’s federal government on Wednesday retained the target for retail inflation at 4%, ‌within ⁠a ⁠comfort band of 2%-6%, according to an…

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