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India-Japan stakeholder meet held to strengthen skilling, workforce mobility pathways

New Delhi: The India-Japan Stakeholder Consultation on Skill Development held here on Friday discussed ways to strengthen cooperation on skill development and workforce mobility between…

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US rocket company Astra Space seeks to raise $250 million in comeback bid
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US rocket company Astra Space seeks to raise $250 million in comeback bid

US rocket company Astra Space is seeking ​to raise $250 million at ​a $1 billion valuation in a funding round expected to ​close this quarter,…

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Whether that will work out well for you depends on whether you ask the right questions.
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What to ask when your adviser pushes private funds

Good questions are every investor’s best defense. Whether that will work out well for you depends on whether you ask the right questions. Between now…

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Free dhaniya no more? India’s kitchen is feeling a new food squeeze

A free bunch of dhaniya is perhaps one of the biggest small wins for an Indian out buying vegetables. But that little extra is getting…

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Forex reserves up by $14.1 billion to $707 billion
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Forex reserves up by $14.1 billion to $707 billion

India’s foreign exchange reserves jumped by $14.136 billion to $707.002 billion during the week ended August 7, official data released by the Reserve Bank of…

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India’s digital logistics tracking platform crosses 10 crore EXIM container tracking milestone

New Delhi: Efficient logistics remains central to strengthening domestic manufacturing and expanding India’s footprint across international trade corridors, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush…

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FinMin asks govt entities against setting high turnover, payroll criteria in GeM consultancy tenders

New Delhi: The Finance Ministry has advised central government entities procuring consultancy services through the GeM portal against prescribing excessively high turnover and payroll requirements,…

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HAL is executing orders worth  ₹62,700 crore for 156 Prachand helicopters—90 for the army and 66 for the Indian Air Force.
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HAL ties up with BEML, Adani to make Prachand light combat helicopter fuselages

Aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has forged partnerships with Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) and Adani Defence Systems and Technologies Limited to produce fuselages…

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A $67 billion tariff trail leads the US to India over China trade, but evidence is thin: GTRI

India has come under heightened US scrutiny over alleged Chinese tariff evasion, with Washington estimating that $67 billion worth of goods were transshipped through India,…

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India’s FTA exports surge, shipments to Singapore and Sri Lanka more than double

India’s exports to key free trade agreement (FTA) partners surged in the first quarter of 2026-27, with shipments to Singapore and Sri Lanka more than…

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