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The Pocket Saver Plan makes assistance and entertainment easily accessible in one affordable package. (Handout)
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OneAssist, OTTplay launch ‘Pocket Saver Plan’ for offline shoppers| Business News

OneAssist and OTTplay have officially launched the ‘Pocket Saver Plan’ to bridge the gap between essential household services and digital entertainment. The Pocket Saver Plan…

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Oracle founder Larry Ellison. (AFP)
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Larry Ellison gives $40-bn personal guarantee for Paramount-Warner Bros deal| Business News

Oracle ‍co-founder Larry Ellison has agreed to provide a personal guarantee of $40.4 billion of the equity financing ⁠for Paramount ⁠Skydance Inc.’s offer to ⁠acquire…

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While Netflix has the support of Warner Bros.’ board, it faces regulatory and political hurdles to get the acquisition over the line. (Reuters)
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Netflix refinances part of $59 billion loan for Warner Bros. bid| Business News

Netflix Inc. has refinanced part of a $59 billion bridge loan to support its potential acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. While Netflix has the…

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Ather Energy's sales rose 67% year-on-year to 65,595 units for a market share that improved 530 basis points to 17.4% in Q2 FY26. (Tushar Deep Singh/HT)
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Ather Energy announces price hike of up to ₹3,000 on adverse forex math| Business News

Ather Energy Ltd. has decided to effect a price hike of up to ₹3,000 in the new year as a pricier dollar bites. Ather Energy’s…

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Silver has surged 138% year-to-date, vastly outperforming gold, underpinned by robust investment inflows and persistent supply constraints. (Unsplash)
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Gold prices surge on US Fed rate cut bets, silver rate surges to a record| Business News

Prices of gold and silver rose to an all-time high today, tracking global cues stemming from growing expectations of more interest-rate cuts by the US…

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The rupee has fallen 5.3% against the US dollar so far this year, putting it on track for its steepest annual decline since 2022. (Reuters)
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Rupee strengthens against dollar to 89.45 on FII inflows, RBI actions| Business News

The Indian Rupee continued to strengthen against the US Dollar on Monday, supported by foreign buying in the world’s fifth largest stock market. The rupee…

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Starbucks stated in the announcement that Anand Varadarajan brings deep experience in developing secure, reliable systems. (LinkedIn/ Anand Varadarajan)
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Indian-origin Amazon veteran Anand Varadarajan named new Starbucks CTO| Business News

Multinational coffeehouse chain Starbucks has appointed Indian-origin technology executive Anand Varadarajan as its new executive vice president and chief technology officer (CTO), entrusting the two-decade…

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Kajaria Ceramics fires CFO of wholly owned subsidiary over ₹20-crore fraud| Business News

Kajaria Ceramics Ltd. has fired the chief financial officer of Kajaria Bathware Pvt. Ltd. over a fraud at a unit of the wholly owned subsidiary….

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IndiGo has a 65% market share in India's aviation market. (HT)
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IndiGo’s flight to a monopoly, explained| Business News

That the Competition Commission of India has announced an investigation into IndiGo’s mass flight cancellations was par for the course. Sure, the CCI hasn’t specified…

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Jeet Adani, director at Adani Airports Holdings Ltd. and son of billionaire Gautam Adani, at the newly built Navi Mumbai International Airport. (Reuters)
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Adani Group has an $11-billion aviation plan that doesn’t include an airline| Business News

The Ahmedabad-based Adani Group has a five-year, $11-billion expansion plan for its airports business but no plans to start an airline in the world’s fastest…

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