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A share broker reacts as Sensex and Nifty prices plummet in Kolkata. (ANI)
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Sensex sheds 719 points, Nifty hits two-month low as Iran, Israel trade blows

Indian equity benchmarks ended sharply lower on Monday, pressured by a global market rout, surging crude oil prices and growing concerns over the economic fallout…

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Vinod Khosla, founder of Sun Microsystems, founded Khosla Ventures in 2004. (Bloomberg)
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Entrepreneur blocked Vinod Khosla’s number after a dinner. Indian-origin billionaire responds to viral allegation

Indian-origin venture capitalist Vinod Khosla responded to an American entrepreneur who accused him of asking him to fire his co-founders in exchange for a more…

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At the core of Steady Hands app is an ability to take a test to identify a user’s tremor intensity and frequency. (Official photo)
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Tim Cook praises Indian student’s AI app inspired by grandmother’s struggle

“India is so dynamic, I love going there,” remarked Apple CEO Tim Cook, a day ahead of the tech giant’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC)…

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The finance ministry and the RBI’s policy responses have been well coordinated and timely (HT Photo/Sanjeev Verma)
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Foreign investment reforms to ease flux in capital account

India’s package of foreign investment reforms announced on Friday will provide capital account stability, strengthen the rupee, and improve liquidity and price discovery in the…

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$47 billion added by AI infrastructure firms in India, report finds (Unsplash/Repersentative) (Unsplash)
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Small Indian companies are making big mark in AI, 28 firms add $47 billion in value

Smaller Indian companies linked to data centers and Artificial Intelligence infrastructure have become some of the biggest stock market winners in 2026, though India does…

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Gold declined sharply after the US-Iran conflict began in late February and has traded in a narrow band in the last few weeks. (Representational image)
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Gold declines as uncertainty surrounds progress in US-Iran talks

Gold was on track for a weekly loss as uncertainty persisted over progress in US-Iran talks to end the war that’s roiled global markets. Gold…

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The Union ministry of finance said further reforms have been introduced to make foreign investment in equities and government securities more accessible, efficient and globally competitive. (File Photo)
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Centre eases FPI norms, offers tax relief to attract foreign capital

The central government on Friday announced a series of measures aimed at attracting foreign investments, including easier investment norms for foreign individuals in Indian equities,…

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Rupee jumps after RBI policy decision, touches 95.24 against US dollar (REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo) (REUTERS)
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Rupee rises 50 paise to 95.24 against US dollar after RBI policy move

The Indian rupee became stronger by 50 paise and reached 95.24 against the US dollar on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced…

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A man walks past an installation of the Rupee logo and Indian currency coins outside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in Mumbai (REUTERS)
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Govt makes exemptions in foreign investments to attract dollar inflow

In a bid to attract dollar inflow, the government has scrapped long-term capital gains tax on investments made by foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in government…

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Sanjay Malhotra, governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (Bloomberg)
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RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25%: Governor

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Friday unanimously decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent,…

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