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8th pay commission: Govt shares major update in Lok Sabha. Here’s what’s next for employees and pensioners

More than 50.14 lakh Central government employees and around 69 lakh pensioners are set to be covered under the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC), with…

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Blinkit, part of Deepinder Goyal-led Eternal Ltd. that also includes Zomato, is yet unprofitable, despite its cash pile, as it keeps investing to enter new markets. (Reuters)
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India’s quick-commerce bubble may be close to bursting, Blinkit CEO warns| Business News

India’s quick-commerce sector is hurtling towards a shakeout, Blinkit’s Chief Executive Officer Albinder Dhindsa said, while maintaining that his company would survive and thrive. Blinkit,…

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U.S. Plans to Approve Export of Nvidia’s H200 Chip to China| Business News

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration plans to let Nvidia export its H200 chip to China, the latest twist in the artificial-intelligence chip designer’s efforts to maintain access…

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A passenger waits outside the IndiGo Airlines kiosk at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru amid cancellations by India's largest airline. (AFP)
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View | First Air India, now IndiGo — India’s aviation crisis is all about ‘too big to tame’

India’s latest aviation fiasco—about 3,000 flights cancelled since last week—has exposed the ill effects of leaving two-thirds of a fast-growing market in the hands of…

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Indian vibe coding startup Emergent gets strategic investment from Google’s AI Futures Fund
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Indian vibe coding startup Emergent gets strategic investment from Google’s AI Futures Fund

Vibe coding startup Emergent, which reached 2.5 million users and breached the $25-million annual recurring revenue (ARR) run rate within five months of launch, announced…

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The big question regulators must decide on, and therefore hinge the approvals, is whether this becomes something of a monopoly. (Getty file photo)
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Tech Tonic | Netflix sent an email

Netflix sent an email. You may have received it too. It simply says Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO…

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This will be available free to users for now, with the ability to create a family group of up to five users. (Official photo)
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Truecaller bets on unique Family Protection mode as next growth engine| Business News

In what may prove to be a feature that strengthens the arsenal in a broader war against scam calls, Truecaller is adding a Family Protection…

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IndiGo's rampant flight cancellations raises questions on the “too big to fail” status of India's largest airline by passengers carried. (HT_PRINT)
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IndiGo stares at ‘significant’ financial damage due to flight crisis, Moody’s says| Business News

IndiGo is staring at “significant” financial damage due to the ongoing crisis stemming from rampant flight cancellations, Moody’s Ratings said, thereby raising questions on the…

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US startup seeks to reclaim Twitter trademarks 'abandoned' by Musk's X
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US startup seeks to reclaim Twitter trademarks ‘abandoned’ by Musk’s X

A fledgling social media platform has asked the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to cancel trademarks for Twitter so it can take them for itself,…

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Silicon Valley-backed defense firms face growing pains after hot streak
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Silicon Valley-backed defense firms face growing pains after hot streak

US defense technology companies have roughly doubled their share of Pentagon contracts over the past year, but they face growing pains as they try to…

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