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Shipping containers at Mundra port in Gujarat. The 50% US tariffs on India came into effect on 27 August 2025. (Reuters)
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India trade deficit in September widens most in at least a year as US tariff impact shows| Business News

India’s trade deficit in September widened the most in eleven months as 50% US tariffs took effect in the world’s fourth largest economy. Shipping containers…

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Axis Bank shares fell 0.65% to  ₹1169.00 apiece on the BSE even as the benchmark Sensex ended the day 0.70% higher at 82,605.43 points. (Reuters)
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Net profit drops 26% to ₹5,090 crore on higher provisions| Business News

Axis Bank Ltd. reported a bigger-than-expected drop in second-quarter profit on Wednesday, as higher provisions for bad loans weighed on earnings. Axis Bank shares fell…

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Apple's contract manufacturers Foxconn and Tata have pumped in billions of dollars to open five plants, but millions of those expenses go into acquiring pricey machines for iPhone assembly. (HT)
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Apple wants India to modify a tax law that hinders its expansion in the country| Business News

Apple Inc. is lobbying the Government of India to modify its income tax law to ensure that the company is not taxed for ownership of…

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The Tata Motors demerger was aimed at unlocking value of Tata Motors PV while retaining the heft of Tata Motors CV. (Handout)
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Tata Motors demerger done. How to value Tata Motors CV share price now| Business News

With Tata Motors Ltd. trading ex-demerger, the focus is now on Tata Motors CV and how it will be priced on the stock exchanges when…

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Hyundai CEO Jose Munoz at Hyundai India's first investor day in Mumbai on Wednesday, 15 October 2025. (Handout Image)
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Hyundai outlines ₹45,000-crore India growth plan amid sliding market share| Business News

Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. has outlined a ₹45,000-crore investment plan for India to make the country its second largest region globally, even as its market…

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Cricketer Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore is the latest winner of the Indian Premier League in 2025. (Representative Image/ANI)
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IPL valuation shrinks for second year in a row to $8.8 billion, new report shows| Business News

The valuation of Indian Premier League has eroded for a second year in a row, after a bidding war for broadcasting rights made it the…

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasília in July 2025. Both India and Brazil are founding members and de facto leaders of the BRICS, the bloc of emerging world powers that Donald Trump loathes. (Reuters)
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Trump tariffs unite India and Brazil to triple their $12-billion bilateral trade| Business News

India and Brazil, two of the largest emerging market hit hardest by Donald Trump’s trade wars, are deepening their ties, betting that a united front…

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The safe-haven gold has gained 59% year-to-date, driven by multiple factors. (Reuters)
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Gold price hits record high, silver price eases amid US Fed rate-cut, US-China trade woes| Business News

Gold prices rose to a fresh record to just shy of the $4,200-per-ounce levels on Wednesday, after Jerome Powell hinted at more US Fed rate…

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The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is trying to modernise its systems while retaining the sanctity of retirement savings. (HT)
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What’s changed for your own provident fund, overnight| Business News

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has rolled out its biggest reform in years to pushback against new withdrawal limits and requirement for a minimum…

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While LG Balakrishnan & Bros Ltd. is an auto components maker based in Coimbatore, LG Electronics India Ltd. sells home appliances. (Representational Image)
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The LG confusion? LG India’s listing pops auto parts stock to 52-week highs| Business News

A lesser known stock caught strays off LG India’s listing-day pop in a good way, so much so that its shares rose to a 52-week…

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