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Budget 2026-27: Budget 2026-27: High compliance burden, limited access to capital drag manufacturing growth, as per survey

New Delhi: Industry stakeholders have flagged high compliance burden, logistics and energy costs, and limited access to long-term capital as main constraints for manufacturers, according…

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Unemployment rate rises marginally to 4.8 pc in December

Unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above rose marginally to 4.8 per cent in December 2025 compared to 4.7 per cent in the…

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Union Budget 2026: What India Inc wants from Sitharaman & Co amid tariff and trade pressures

The global economy is in the midst of a structural reset. Over the past year, tariff escalations by the US and geopolitical tensions have disrupted…

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Walmart acquired Flipkart for $37 billion in 2018 in what is still the largest e-commerce deal in India. (Reuters)
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Supreme Court rules against Tiger Global in Walmart-Flipkart deal tax case| Business News

Tiger Global’s $1.6-billion stake sale in Flipkart at the time of the Walmart-Flipkart acquisition deal in 2018 is subject to tax, the Supreme Court of…

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NITI Aayog proposes convergence of MSME scheme to enhance efficiency

NITI Aayog has proposed convergence of similar schemes, spread across ministries, for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through a well coordinated governance structure…

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India, Israel see eye to eye on true vision for sustainable food security: Minister

Jerusalem: Israel‘s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Avi Dichter, has said that his country and India share a “true vision for sustainable food security”…

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India, EU aim to have FTA ready ahead of leaders’ meet on Jan 27: Commerce secretary

India is close to signing a long-coveted trade deal with the ⁠European Union this month, trade secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Thursday, in what would…

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India’s December goods exports up 1.86%, US exports holding well

New Delhi: Buoyed by electronics, engineering goods, marine goods, meat and dairy, abs pharmaceuticals, India’s goods exports in December rose 1.86% on-year at $38.51 billion,…

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India’s trade deficit slightly widens to $25.04 billion in December 2025| Business News

India’s trade deficit widened a little last month amid data that showed US exports actually increased in the ongoing fiscal despite 50% tariffs. A worker…

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Soumith Chintala has been appointed CTO of Thinking Machines Lab
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Who is Soumith Chintala, VIT graduate appointed CTO of Thinking Machines Lab?

Soumith Chintala has been appointed CTO of Thinking Machines Lab, the company co-founded by former OpenAI executive Mira Murati. Murati announced that Barret Zoph has…

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