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Goldman Sachs had estimated the inclusion of India government bonds into the Bloomberg Global Bond Index could bring $10 to $20 billion of inflows into the Indian debt market. (AFP)
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India bonds fall after Bloomberg holds off including them in global bond index| Business News

Indian government bonds retreated on Tuesday, after Bloomberg Index Services Ltd. held off including them in its global bond index, saying they will keep the…

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The Apple-Google deal unlocks unlocks two billion active Apple devices for Google Gemini to tap into. (AI Image)
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Apple opts for Google Gemini to power Siri in multi-billion dollar AI deal| Business News

Apple Inc. has chosen Google Gemini over ChatGPT to power its AI technology as well as Siri in a multi-year deal, in what is seen…

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Gujarat on January 12 (REUTERS)
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India, Germany finalise 19 pacts including defence industrial co-op roadmap| Business News

NEW DELHI: India and Germany on Monday finalised measures to deepen economic and security cooperation, including a roadmap for defence industrial collaboration, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

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A worker unloads sacks of onions from a truck, at a wholesale vegetable market in Jalandhar (PTI)
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India’s retail inflation rate rises to 1.33% but still below RBI tolerance band| Business News

India’s annual retail inflation quickened to 1.33% in December from 0.71% in November, as the decline in food prices moderated, government data showed on Monday….

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TCS CEO Krithi Krithivasan. (PTI)
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Profit down 11.7% but revenue up 2%, dividend of ₹57 declared| Business News

Growth at Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. sustained in the October-December quarter but the bottomline faltered, even as India’s largest IT services firm doubled down on…

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Outgoing Heineken CEO Dolf van den Brink has been at the helm for six years and at the brewer for 28. (Reuters)
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Heineken CEO Dolf van den Brink steps down as slumping beer sales hurt brewer| Business News

Heineken NV’s Chief Executive Officer Dolf van den Brink is stepping down months after the company warned on profit over falling beer sales. Outgoing Heineken…

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Deutsche Bank's India assets that are up for grabs include mortgage loans, small business loans and wealth management. (Reuters)
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Deutsche Bank’s $2.5 bn India assets draw final bids from Kotak, Federal Bank| Business News

Deutsche Bank AG’s India retail assets and wealth management have drawn binding bids from Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. and Federal Bank Ltd., according to people…

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With the Redmi Pad 2 Pro, Xiaomi quietly makes a point about how Android tablets have matured. (Vishal Mathur | HT Photo)
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Tightening fundamentals, for the sake of value| Business News

Last year’s Redmi Pad Pro was impressive, to say the least. This is something that our review had noted too, calling it “simply far better…

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The Poco M8 validates Xiaomi’s strategy of having Poco and Redmi play in the same price bands. (Vishal Mathur | HT Photo)
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Slim phones are in vogue, and so is sensible pricing| Business News

For Poco, this year must mean more. This may, in the bigger picture be a sub-brand within the larger Xiaomi footprint in the country, but…

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The Maruti Suzuki eVitara. (HT)
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Maruti Suzuki approves ₹5,000-crore land deal to boost production capacity by 1 million units in Gujarat| Business News

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. has approved a plan to acquire land in Gujarat, as the nation’s largest carmaker seeks to expand its annual production capacity…

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