The rupee has fallen 5.3% against the US dollar so far this year, putting it on track for its steepest annual decline since 2022. (Reuters)
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Rupee strengthens against dollar to 89.45 on FII inflows, RBI actions| Business News

The Indian Rupee continued to strengthen against the US Dollar on Monday, supported by foreign buying in the world’s fifth largest stock market. The rupee…

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Indian-origin Amazon veteran Anand Varadarajan named new Starbucks CTO| Business News

Multinational coffeehouse chain Starbucks has appointed Indian-origin technology executive Anand Varadarajan as its new executive vice president and chief technology officer (CTO), entrusting the two-decade…

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Kajaria Ceramics fires CFO of wholly owned subsidiary over ₹20-crore fraud| Business News

Kajaria Ceramics Ltd. has fired the chief financial officer of Kajaria Bathware Pvt. Ltd. over a fraud at a unit of the wholly owned subsidiary….

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RBI may further cut repo rate by 25 bps to 5% in February policy meet: UBI report

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) in its February monetary policy meeting, taking the…

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Italian companies ready to seize opportunities offered by India: Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister

Italy, the second industrial powerhouse in Europe, can provide a significant contribution to India’s upward trajectory, deputy prime minister Antonio Tajani said. Tajani, who is…

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Deeptech funding ticks up as startups move beyond labs in 2025

India’s deeptech sector saw a marginal increase in funding in 2025, with capital increasingly flowing into startups that have moved beyond proof-of-concept and laboratory-stage validation….

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Budget 2026: Private capex likely to gather steam next year

New Delhi: Private investment is expected to pick up in 2026, supported by strong domestic consumption, the reduction in goods and services tax (GST) levies,…

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Nudged by taxman, MNCs tell staff to reveal undisclosed foreign assets

Mumbai: In the countdown to December 31, some missives from the taxman have the polite yet ominous tone of a last and final call. Several…

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10-year hiatus to handshake: India-New Zealand trade pact nears finish line

India–New Zealand Trade Pact: India and New Zealand are close to inking a free trade agreement, the talks for which restarted this year in March…

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India’s exports rebound in Nov on supply-chain shifts, US holiday restocking: GTRI

Supply-chain realignments and inventory restocking ahead of the US holiday season helped India’s exports rebound in November, think tank GTRI said on Sunday. After recording…

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