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A cargo ship docked at a port with loaded containers. (AFP)
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Oman FTA shields key Indian sectors

India has protected its market from imports of over 2,780 tariff lines, including gold and silver bullions, jewellery, dairy, tea, coffee and tobacco, under its…

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Franchising has quietly made countless Americans rich

WHEN GREG FLYNN graduated from Stanford Business School in 1994, with the dotcom boom in full swing, his friends chose the obvious career path. But…

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The Razr Fold is the world’s first foldable with Corning’s Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 protection (Vishal Mathur / HT Photo)
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At first ask, Motorola Razr Fold intends to change the foldable hierarchy

The very fact that Motorola took its time to enter the book fold style foldable phone category is a positive sign. Clearly (and as the…

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The benchmarks had traded in positive territory for much of the session. (REUTERS File)
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Sensex crashes 1,000 points, Nifty slumps 359 amid sharp sell-off after 3 pm

Indian benchmark indices witnessed a dramatic sell-off in the final hour of trade on Friday, with the BSE Sensex plunging 1,092.06 points to settle at…

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Kevan Parekh, Apple’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. (Vishal Mathur | HT photo)
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We will invest across the board: Kevan Parekh outlines Apple’s ambition in India

When Kevan Parekh took over from Luca Maestri in January of 2025 for all things accounting and financial planning at Apple, he knew exactly where…

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India’s engineering exports to most of the key destinations, including the US, the UK, and Germany, stayed positive in April 2026. (Bloomberg)
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North America, EU drive India’s engineering exports

North America and the European Union propelled the growth engines of India’s engineering goods exports in April even as shipments to the Association of Southeast…

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Supreme Court of India. (ANI)
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SC puts cheque bounce-IBC issue before larger bench

The Supreme Court has sought an authoritative ruling by a larger bench on the interplay between insolvency moratorium provisions and cheque bounce prosecutions, referring to…

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The railway union has suggested different fitment factors for different pay levels to ensure balanced salary hikes across different levels of employees. (Bloomberg)
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8th Pay Commission: What is 5-fitment formula that could hike salaries by 400%, how to calculate

The 8th Pay Commission, expected to impact more than 1.1 crore beneficiaries including central government employees, pensioners and their families, is yet to submit its…

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Microsoft Surface Laptop
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Wired Wisdom: RAM debate, Tesla tales and iPhone shoots live sports

Opening thoughts. This is a bit perplexing. There is a general agreement that Copilot+ PCs should have at least 16GB RAM for Windows 11 and…

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The rapid rise of generative AI has created a market euphoria similar to earlier technology booms, even as key structural challenges remain unresolved, says Rajan. (MINT_PRINT)
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Raghuram Rajan warns AI frenzy may be ignoring major risks

Former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan has warned that the global frenzy around artificial intelligence may be overlooking major economic and political risks,…

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