In recent decades Japan has lost its knack for producing startups that make an impact. (Unsplash)
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Japan’s downbeat startups need a lift

Morita Akio, a physics graduate, co-founded the Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation, an electronics-maker, in 1946. The startup’s 20 employees toiled in a small room in…

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Dubai’s big-ticket property market cools, but offices tell a different story Geopolitical tensions have slowed large commercial property deals in Dubai, with transaction value falling…

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India’s wholesale inflation eases to 9.78% in July from 9.87% in June

India’s wholesale inflation eased to 9.78% year-on-year in July from 9.87% in June, according to data released by the commerce ministry on Friday. The June…

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Zetwerk IPO: Zetwerk’s promoters have pledged nearly a third of their combined stake, IPO prospectus shows
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Zetwerk IPO: Zetwerk’s promoters have pledged nearly a third of their combined stake, IPO prospectus shows

Nearly a third of the combined pre-IPO stake held by Zetwerk’s promoters and promoter group, or almost 6.65% of the shares, have been pledged, according…

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Zetwerk: Zetwerk’s FY26 loss widens over fourfold to Rs 1,606 crore on one-off charges
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Zetwerk: Zetwerk’s FY26 loss widens over fourfold to Rs 1,606 crore on one-off charges

Manufacturing platform Zetwerk’s consolidated net loss widened more than fourfold to Rs 1,606 crore in fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26) from Rs 371 crore a year…

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Dognosis: Bengaluru-based startup leans on cancer-sniffing dogs and AI for early detection
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Dognosis: Bengaluru-based startup leans on cancer-sniffing dogs and AI for early detection

On a two-acre farm outside Bengaluru in southern India, Billy, Jessie and Banu put on their gear, enter a laboratory packed with samples and clock…

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India’s cheap-urea model faces an expensive reckoning

Soaring fertilizer bills are pushing India to reshape a decades-old subsidy system that helped transform a vulnerable food importer into one of the world’s agricultural…

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Debt grows slower than GDP, CAG says; revenue lapses persist
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Debt grows slower than GDP, CAG says; revenue lapses persist

New Delhi: The central government’s ability to service debt has remained positive and the pace of accumulation of its loans between FY23 and FY25 was…

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CAG flags Rs 25,085 crore tax effect from 1,902 assessment lapses

New Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged 1,902 cases of lapses in the taxation of income involving a total tax effect of…

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India, US remain in regular contact on proposed trade deal: Commerce Secretary

New Delhi: India is in “regular contact” with the US as both sides continue negotiations for a proposed trade deal, commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal said…

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