Union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal (ANI)
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Piyush Goyal heads to Brussels for India-EU FTA talks| Business News

NEW DELHI: Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will visit Brussels this week to provide “strategic guidance” to negotiators finalising the contours of a mutually beneficial…

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The Clicks Communicator takes us back to a time when the thumbs knew where each key lived in that three-dimensional space. (Official image)
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Tech Tonic | Why do we still crave a BlackBerry phone?

For many years, I’ve approached the annual CES viewing with more than a hint of pessimism. It used to be the show floor for a…

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The daily average price of various crude grades (popularly known as Indian basket) dipped to $59.29 a barrel on January 5. T (AFP)
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India’s crude import cost slips below $60 a barrel| Business News

NEW DELHI: India’s average crude oil import cost fell below $60 a barrel on Monday, among the lowest it has been in five years despite global geopolitical…

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SBI Funds IPO offered fees of about 0.01% of the issue size, which bankers called rock bottom, after some domestic advisers quoted only a token fee for the mandate. (Bloomberg)
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Just 0.01%? Citi, JPMorgan opt out of $1.4-billion SBI Funds IPO on low fees| Business News

Some of Wall Street’s biggest banks have opted out of advising on a planned $1.4 billion initial public offering of India’s SBI Funds Management Ltd….

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NITI Aayog calls for fiscal incentives to push development of affordable houses in India

NITI Aayog has proposed a comprehensive list of fiscal incentives for developers as well as buyers of affordable housing to fast-track their development and enhance…

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Budget’s rare chance: Leveraging the new oil beneath India’s feet

Budget 2026: The Indian economy stands at a moment of unusual strategic opportunity. Global trade and production networks are being reshaped by tariff wars, supply-chain…

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Budget 2026: India’s time for power move to cut reliance on China and others

India Budget: With the budget weeks away, India is doubling down on efforts to reduce dependence on imported energy, electronics and defence equipment, recasting supply…

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An intervention by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) strengthened rupee past the 90/dollar mark on Wednesday, 7 January 2026. (Reuters)
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RBI seen resorting to heavy intervention again to support rupee against dollar| Business News

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has once again resorted to heavy intervention to strengthen the rupee past the 90/dollar mark after a dip at…

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Infosys CEO Salil Parekh. (Reuters)
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Infosys taps AWS for AI push as Indian IT firms pivot for Agentic AI era| Business News

Infosys Ltd. has expanded its strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), integrating its Topaz suite with Amazon’s Q Developer to accelerate generative AI adoption…

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Jindal Steel Chairman Naveen Jindal. An acquisition of Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe would mark a major expansion of Jindal Steel into Europe after buying smaller Czech peer Vitkovice Steel in 2024. (Mint)
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Thyssenkrupp is said to weigh sale of steel business to India’s Jindal Steel| Business News

Germany’s Thyssenkrupp AG could sell its steel division to India’s Jindal Steel International in a phased manner, four people familiar with the talks said, as…

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