India’s retail inflation quickens for second straight month to 1.33% in December
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India’s retail inflation quickens for second straight month to 1.33% in December

India’s retail inflation quickened to 1.33% in December 2025 on an annual basis, as against 0.71% in November 2025, driven by higher prices in personal…

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Union Budget 2026 likely to set 9% growth target for next year, increase capex to Rs 12-12.2 lakh crores: BoB economist

New Delhi: The Union Budget 2026 is likely to set 8.5-9% growth for next year and increase capital expenditure to Rs 12-12.2 lakh crores, said…

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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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Growing inequality is the top economic concern for youth worldwide: WEF survey

New Delhi: Growing inequality between the rich and poor is the top-most economic concern for the youth across the world, while a large number of…

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Donald Trump tries to break the Fed. What the clash means for India

The latest clash between U.S. President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell marks the most serious escalation yet in a long-simmering conflict over…

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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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Budget 2026: Sustaining India’s growth depends on consumption, investment, and fiscal consolidation

Union Budget of India: India has done well to show a robust real GDP growth of 8.0% in 1H 2025–26. Recent NSO data for 2Q…

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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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Union Budget 2026 to be presented on February 1, Sunday
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Union Budget 2026 to be presented on February 1, Sunday

India Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget on February 1, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla confirmed the Budget date on…

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Budget 2026: Trump tariffs or not, trade power should stay with India

Union Budget: On a foggy, rain-soaked New York afternoon in September of 1985, central bankers and finance ministers from the then G-5 nations—the United States,…

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