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Maruti Suzuki controls 95% of India's small car market. (HT Auto)
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Setback for Maruti Suzuki as India drops small car concessions in CAFE-III norms| Business News

India has scrapped a planned concession for small cars in upcoming fuel-efficiency rules after automakers including Tata Motors Ltd. and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. argued…

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REITs, or real estate investment trusts, own and operate office parks, malls and warehouses in India. (Reuters)
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RBI set to allow banks to lend directly to REITs in real-estate boost| Business News

The Reserve Bank of India plans to allow banks to lend directly to the real estate investment trusts, or REITs, to unlock fresh funding for…

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP Photo)
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MPC keeps repo rate at 5.25% as India inflation stays benign| Business News

The Reserve Bank of India has maintained a status quo on its benchmark repo rate even as India’s inflation rate continues to remain below its…

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Reliance Industries Chairman & MD Mukesh Ambani interacts with Chairman & CEO of BlackRock Larry Fink. (Jioblackrock mutual fund youtube)
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Mukesh Ambani and Larry Fink reveal how a 5-minute car ride led to a $300 million joint venture

India’s billionaire Mukesh Ambani, at a recent event, recalled how a million-dollar deal between him and BlackRock’s Larry Fink, which led to Jio BlackRock, was…

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Representative image. (Spotify)
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Spotify, a Major Audiobook Provider, Will Soon Offer Physical Books| Business News

Spotify Technology is getting into the physical book business. Representative image. (Spotify) Beginning this spring, the Swedish streaming service will allow premium subscribers in the…

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RightLife co-founder Adit Mukherjee. (Official image)
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RightLife’s Adit Mukherjee| Business News

Health consciousness may well have swiftly graduated from lip service to a lifestyle cue, with an interest in smartwatches to track health data or heart…

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Balaji Krishnamurthy is appointed as the new chief financial officer (CFO) of Uber. (REUTERS)
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Who is Indian-origin Balaji Krishnamurthy? Uber appoints MDI Gurgaon alum as CFO

Uber Technologies has appointed Indian-origin Balaji Krishnamurthy as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He is a six-year veteran of the company and currently serves…

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Boeing is set to eliminate approximately 300 jobs within its defense division, impacting various locations across the US. (REUTERS file photo for representation)
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Boeing to cut around 300 defense supply chain jobs| Business News

Boeing Co. is eliminating about 300 supply chain jobs from its defense division, and is notifying affected workers this week, according to a person familiar…

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The new Stuffcool ChargeCube 65 launches at  ₹2,999 and is now better suited for flagship smartphones, as well as tablets and even laptops.. (Handout)
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Telecom’s NUF debate, Stuffcool ChargeCube 65, and a near miss| Business News

Opening thoughts. The first bullish communication from Vodafone Idea, in many years, regarding a future roadmap of investment. And more to the point, an intent…

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A SpaceX shuttle. (Official image)
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Elon Musk’s companies plan to build AI data centres, in space| Business News

The fact that two of Elon Musk’s companies are merging, has nothing to do purely with accounting or resources allocation or efficiency or any of…

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