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The Nifty 50 index closed at 24,154.90, down 132.75 points or 0.55 per cent, while the BSE Sensex closed at 77,235.46, lower by 492.70 points or 0.63 per cent. (ANI Video Grab)
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Sensex down 493 points, Nifty too ends in red amid high crude prices, rising US bond yield

The equity markets extended their decline on Tuesday, with both benchmark indices closing in the red as elevated crude oil prices, rising US bond yields…

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Tata Trusts set up a selection committee last week to recommend a new chairman for Tata Sons. (File Photo/PTI)
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Tata Sons adjourns annual shareholder meeting days after chairman exit: Report

India’s Tata Sons has adjourned its annual general meeting that was scheduled for August 18, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters…

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US stock futures tumble premarket as Middle East tensions, higher oil prices and Treasury yields pressure Nasdaq, S&P 500 and Dow futures. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)
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Why are US stock futures tumbling premarket? Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow under pressure

US stock futures fell sharply early Tuesday as investors worried about rising tensions in the Middle East, higher Treasury yields and rising oil prices. These…

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KKR-backed Darwinbox is reportedly drawing buyout interest from investors including Salesforce, Microsoft and ADP (Darwinbox)
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Microsoft, rivals eye buyout of HR firm Darwinbox

KKR-backed services provider Darwinbox is drawing buyout interest even as it prepares for a potential public listing over the next couple of years. Existing investors…

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Milky Mist tetra pack shakes are on display for sale inside its outlet in Bengaluru. (REUTERS)
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Milky Mist jumps 30% in market debut, hits $1.5 billion valuation

Temasek-backed Milky Mist Dairy Food rose roughly 30% in its Indian trading debut on Tuesday as investors bet on growing demand for value-added dairy products…

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Banks across Tripura will remain closed on August 19 for the birth anniversary of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur (Bloomberg File Photo/ Representational image)
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Bank holiday on August 19: Are SBI, HDFC Bank and others open tomorrow?

Banks will remain closed in Tripura on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, to mark the birth anniversary of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur. Banks across…

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Daron Acemoglu (X/DAcemogluMIT)
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The world’s most influential economist is oddly unconvincing

BY THE TIME he received the call from Stockholm, it felt overdue. In 2024 Daron Acemoglu of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shared the Nobel…

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CMR is projecting a between 10–12% full-year decline for India’s smartphone market for 2026. (File Photo)
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Price hikes, more sales underline India’s smartphone shipment paradox

Even as phones become more expensive to buy, India’s smartphone shipments haven’t exactly slowed down, even though phone makers including Samsung, Vivo, Oppo and OnePlus…

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HP has walked the path of restraint with the OmniPad 12. (Vishal Mathur | HT Photo)
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HP OmniPad 12 brings PC gravitas to an Android tablet and convertible status quo

There is a continued conversation to be had about Android tablets which have increasingly become relevant as convertible workplace computing devices. Google may have played…

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Stock market indices open lower amid rising crude oil prices and renewed geopolitical concerns on Tuesday. (REUTERS File)
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Sensex falls over 300 pts; Nifty hovers below 24,300 as Brent crude climbs

The Indian benchmark indices opened on a bearish note on Tuesday, with Sensex sliding over 300 points and Nifty below the 24,300 level as elevated…

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