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A worker carries a sack of urea fertiliser as he loads it in a farmers tractor at a Multipurpose Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society in Karnal, in the northern state of Haryana, India, June 19, 2026. REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra (REUTERS)
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Govt clears new investment policy for urea sector

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved a new investment policy for the urea sector to attract fresh investments in domestic manufacturing and…

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A worker fills a car with petrol as he gestures towards the fuel barometer for the passenger to check, at a fuel station in Kolkata. (Reuters File)
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Don’t want E20, go for pure petrol, says Gadkari: What drivers in India can actually buy at the pump

Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari, defending the government’s ethanol-blending programme, said in an interview that motorists who dislike the blended fuel…

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The RBI’s Financial Stability Report shows that 58% of aggregate household debt in India comprises non-housing retail loans. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
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Your Money: How can you climb out of a debt trap?

Bhuvanaa Shreeram felt liberated when she started earning for herself more than 24 years ago. It meant she could begin repaying her education loan. She…

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Sir Demis Hassabis, Co-Founder & CEO at Google DeepMind believes Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is close, transformative. (HT picture | Vishal Mathur)
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‘Future is not yet written’: Sir Demis Hassabis wants a watchdog for frontier AI

In what is the clearest outline of a vision for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) yet, Sir Demis Hassabis, Nobel Laureate as well as Co-Founder &…

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Gemini Spark, AI’s real money fears, and Tilly Norwood

Cognitive warmup. First things first, and I’m assuming you are on Instagram, is safeguarding your photos from AI. What happened, in typically sneaky Meta behaviour,…

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Craft-store chain Michael’s is expanding its selection of under-$10 offerings.
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How $9.99 Became the Most Compelling Price in Retail

There’s a magic number that makers of everyday goods are obsessed with: $9.99. Craft-store chain Michael’s is expanding its selection of under-$10 offerings. Just a…

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Despite significant non-corporate tax refunds, net direct tax collections in the period also jumped year-on-year by 16.4% to  ₹6.51 lakh crore (Representational/Unsplash)
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Govt’s gross direct tax collections see 16.11% year-on-year jump till July 13

The Centre’s gross direct tax collections in 2026-27 up to July 13 saw a 16.11% year-on-year growth to around ₹7.74 lakh crore driven by higher…

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Red Bull continues to spend around 30% of sales on marketing—more than €3bn ($3.4bn) last year. Coca-Cola, the world leader in soft drinks, spends around 10% and Monster 7.5%. (AFP FILE)
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How high can Red Bull fly?

CAn Red Bull give die Mannschaft wiiings? After Germany was bundled out of the World Cup by Paraguay on June 29th the national football federation…

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The company hopes the new initiatives will help Indian developers, startups and enterprises embrace frontier and agentic AI. (Official image)
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Google bets on India’s agentic AI future with new education, health push

Google has, in India, announced a number of new initiatives underlined by artificial intelligence (AI) as a continuation of the tech giant’s commitment to India’s…

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The Apple logo is illuminated at a store in Munich (AP )
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iPhone 18 Pro expected market launch date: Apple to launch its first foldable phone this year?

Apple is reportedly set to unveil its first foldable iPhone this year, while a redesigned 20th anniversary iPhone and camera-equipped AI AirPods are currently said…

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