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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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Hindustan Unilever's share price fell as much as 4.55% after the quarterly results were declared. (Reuters)
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Profit surges 120% due to one-off gains from Kwality Wall’s demerger| Business News

Hindustan Unilever Ltd. more than doubled its bottomline in the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal due to a one-off gain from demerger of its…

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The RBI has on multiple occasions said it does not target any specific level for the rupee and only intervenes to curb excessive volatility. (Reuters)
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RBI surprises market with aggressive dollar sale to support rupee| Business News

The Reserve Bank of India sold dollars heavily before the local market opened on Thursday to lift the rupee, six bankers said, with the scale…

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Microsoft presumably spent $8-10 million for a Super Bowl ad that tells us how Excel is now AI enabled. That, after the company has cut 15,000 jobs.
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WD wins in AI gold rush, Braille credit cards, and Super Bowl ads| Business News

Good morning! Microsoft presumably spent $8-10 million for a Super Bowl ad that tells us how Excel is now AI enabled. That, after the company…

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A vegetable market in New Delhi. (PTI)
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Govt set to release new inflation data today to capture how India spends| Business News

India is taking major steps to overhaul its key statistics to better capture the rapid expansion in consumer spending over the past decade and improve…

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Zero License, developed by Hexaware Technologies, replaces bloated SaaS workflows with Agentic AI “in months, not years”. (AI Image)
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Hexaware unveils new Agentic AI tool in hunt for organic growth| Business News

Hexaware Technologies Ltd. has launched an Agentic AI tool that replaces SaaS with artificial intelligence to fix “execution problem” faced by clients, even as it…

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The OpenAI logo is displayed on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen with output from ChatGPT. (AP File)
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OpenAI details safeguards for teens in India| Business News

Artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI has a new comprehensive safety framework for teenage users in India. The Teen Safety Blueprint for India, released days ahead…

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