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Indians spend 102 hours a year second guessing scam messages, McAfee finds| Business News

Even though the awareness has increased, the numbers still make for worrying reading. Indians receive 13 scam communications on an average, everyday, across text, social…

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Perseverance covered approximately 400 metres through a field of rocks on the Martian surface, in a route mapped by Claude. (NASA)
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Claude’s win on Mars, of smoke and fire, and another AI lawsuit| Business News

Cognitive warmup. Will he? Won’t he? There are murmurs that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is unhappy with OpenAI’s business approach in the face of competition…

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LinkedIn’s Hari Srinivasan| Business News

Late last year, LinkedIn made its AI-powered Hiring Assistant, an AI agent for recruiters, available globally in English. Hari Srinivasan The tool uses as proprietary…

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Ather Energy co-founders Tarun Mehta (left) and Swapnil Jain. (Tushar Deep Singh/HT)
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Revenue jumps 50%, net loss narrows in march towards profitability| Business News

Ather Energy Ltd. is on the cusp of operational profitability, even as net loss narrows meaningfully for what is perhaps the fastest growing electric two-wheeler…

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The NSE IPO is likely to be a pure offer-for-sale, wherein existing shareholders are likely to offer 4%-4.5% of the equity. (Reuters)
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SBI, LIC emerge as key sellers in $2.5-billion NSE IPO, DRHP likely in 3 months| Business News

State Bank of India and Life Insurance Corporation of India Ltd. are likely to be key sellers in the potential $2.5-billion initial public offering of…

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While noting the overall fiscal discipline, Uday Kotak highlighted the welcome increase in defence spending. (@udaykotak/X)
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Billionaire banker Uday Kotak hails Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2026: ‘Budget for the real economy’

India’s budget for 2026-27, presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, drew attention from business leaders across the country. Uday Kotak, founder of…

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The waiting period for Maruti Suzuki's mass-market cars, like the Wagon R, has stretched to beyond a month. (Reuters)
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Maruti Suzuki weighs a price hike even as demand for its cars outstrips supply| Business News

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. is weighing a price hike to offset higher commodity costs, even as demand for its cars outstrips supply. The waiting period…

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Only State Bank of India and HDFC Bank are the only Indian banks that rank among the Top 100 globally by assets. (Bloomberg)
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India weighs up to 49% foreign stake in PSU banks including SBI to fund growth| Business News

India is considering allowing foreigners to own up to 49% stake in its public sector banks as policymakers seek to bolster capital at these lenders…

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Nithin Kamath, co-founder and chief executive officer of Zerodha. (Livemint)
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“I’m not sure this will do anything” — Zerodha’s Nithin Kamath questions rationale of STT hike on F&O trading| Business News

Zerodha Ltd.’s Nithin Kamath has questioned the rationale of the STT hike on F&O trading, asserting that the impact is skewed. Nithin Kamath, co-founder and…

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This astonishing and unedited photo of the Lotus Temple captured handheld at 120x zoom, using a Xiaomi 17 Ultra by Leica, with AI off. (Vishal Mathur/ HT Photo)
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Xiaomi 17 Ultra By Leica edition rebels against AI-overwhelmed photography| Business News

There is a very clear direction of this flagship phone that puts it at odds with the general approach by most cutting edge smartphone imaging…

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