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This view shows a great egret (Ardea alba) with the crude oil tanker Blasa from Panama in the background on Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on February 1 (AFP FILE)
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India boosts US crude oil buys as Russia imports dip| Business News

India saw more than a 65.6% annualised jump in petroleum crude imports, valued at $8.2 billion, from the United States, in April-December 2025, while imports…

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Reliance Industries operates the world's largest oil refinery in Jamnagar. (Reuters)
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Reliance Industries said to win US licence for Venezuelan oil| Business News

The United States has issued a general licence to Reliance Industries Ltd. that will allow the operator of the world’s largest refining complex to buy…

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MediaVerse 2025, themed “Clicks, Content, and Credibility: Strategic Communication in a Hyperlinked World” was attended by a host of senior professionals (Sourced)
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Strengthening the industry–academia bridge in a hyperlinked communication era| Business News

In an era defined by rapid technological change and rising influence of artificial intelligence, the media and communication landscape is changing far more quickly than…

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Politicians, at least until now, do not have the gall of Thomas Malthus, who proclaimed that the poor should be allowed to just perish. (Representative file photo)
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Is Tamil Nadu really richer than Bihar?| Business News

Tamil Nadu and Bihar are on the extreme ends as far as economic fortunes of states are concerned in India. The former’s per capita GSDP…

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US President Donald Trump. (AP)
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Trump plans to roll back some steel, aluminium tariffs: Report| Business News

US President Donald Trump is planning to scale back some tariffs on steel and aluminium goods, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar…

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The National Stock Exchange building in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. (Livemint)
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IT sell-off rattles India’s stock market with all but five Nifty 50 stocks in red| Business News

India’s IT heavyweights dragged down the stock market today, tracking a 2% drop in Wall Street, on concerns that AI is set to disrupt their…

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Agentic AI is threatening to upend the business model of Indian IT. (AI Image)
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IT stocks led by TCS, Infosys slump 5.25% as AI threat triggers global software rout| Business News

A gauge of India’s top IT stocks led by Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. and Infosys Ltd. slumped at the opening bell on Friday, tracking a…

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India's new inflation series cuts the weight of volatile items such as food to about 36.8% from nearly half. (AFP)
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India inflation rate climbs to 2.75% in January 2026 under new CPI series| Business News

India’s inflation rate has risen to the highest in eight months under the new CPI series to fall within the Reserve Bank of India’s tolerance…

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Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal. (HT)
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India likely to get Bangladesh-style 0% tariff on textiles as part of US trade deal: Piyush Goyal| Business News

India’s textile industry is expected to get zero-tariff benefits, a la Bangladesh, as part of the trade deal with United States, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal…

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The rise of Anthropic's AI tools threatens to upend the labour-intensive business model of Indian IT industry. (AI Image)
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Nifty IT slides to four-month low amid AI, US Fed rate cut concerns| Business News

Shares of Indian software exporters slid more than 4% on Thursday, extending losses for the week, as persistent fears of AI-led disruption and fading hopes…

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