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Exports to the US declined 50.44% year on year in December 2025, reflecting tariff-related pressures and subdued discretionary demand (PIXABAY)
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Gems, jewellery exports stay almost flat despite 44% decline in exports to US| Business News

India’s gem and jewellery exports were almost flat during April-December 2025 over the previous year, but exports to the United States during the same period…

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Reliance Indusries Chairman Mukesh Ambani. (PTI)
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Reliance clocks flat profit in Q3 as weak O2C revenue offsets gains in Jio| Business News

Reliance Industries Ltd. barely grew its bottomline in the fiscal third quarter as weak oil & gas revenue offset gains in the telecom and retail…

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her record ninth consecutive union budget on 1 February 2026. (@FinMinIndia)
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Union Budget 2026 likely to peg India’s fiscal deficit target at 4.3%, ICRA says| Business News

The government is likely to peg India’s fiscal deficit target at 4.3% of the GDP for 2026-27 amid a double-digit growth in capital expenditure, ICRA…

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The Bombay Stock Exchange building on Dalal Street in Mumbai. (Reuters)
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Stock market to stay open on budget day — a Sunday| Business News

Stock India’s stock markets will remain open for trading on budget day despite being a Sunday, marking a rare instance for both the Union Budget…

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Tech Mahindra CEO Mohit Joshi and CFO Rohit Anand. (Tushar Deep Singh/HT)
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Revenue up 2.8%, net profit down 6.1%| Business News

Tech Mahindra Ltd. grew in a traditional weak quarter for India’s IT industry, on the back on higher deal wins in the crucial financial services…

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Wipro CEO Srinivas Pallia. (Bloomberg)
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Revenue up 3.8% even as profitability takes a hit| Business News

Wipro Ltd. grew is a seasonally weak quarter for India’s IT services industry, even as profitability took a hit due to costs related to the…

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Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) is the share of population working or looking for a job (PIXABAY)
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Unemployment rate at 4.8% in December| Business News

New Delhi : India’s unemployment rate was 4.8% in December, according to the monthly Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data released by the National Statistics…

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FILE PHOTO: Preeti Lobana, country manager for India at Google, said Indian startups are building advanced AI solutions but often face difficulties in scaling beyond domestic pilots (REUTERS)
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Google launches Market Access Program| Business News

NEW DELHI: Google on Thursday announced a new programme—Google Market Access Program—to help Indian startups expand into global markets. The programme is designed to help Indian AI…

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Irina Ghose, previously Microsoft India MD, brings to Anthropic AI more than three decades of experience scaling technology businesses and driving AI adoption across industries. (Handout)
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Anthropic taps Microsoft veteran Irina Ghose to lead India ops as users surge| Business News

Anthropic PBC has appointed former Microsoft Corp. executive Irina Ghose as managing director of India operations, a strategic move to solidify its foothold in its…

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The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai (Reuters)
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IT stocks lead Sensex, Nifty 50 higher after Infosys raises revenue forecast| Business News

India’s stock market rose today, supported by a surge in IT stocks after Infosys Ltd. raised its full-year revenue growth outlook. The Bombay Stock Exchange…

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