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West Asian crisis: India braces for market impact; growth momentum on track

New Delhi: India is bracing to contain the impact of an expected sharp volatility in the global markets in the short term, senior government officials…

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Qatar declares force majeure, gas supplies to Indian industry cut amid Iranian strikes

New Delhi, Qatar, India’s largest supplier of imported natural gas, has declared force majeure on deliveries following a halt in production in the wake of…

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Diagnostics startup Droplet Biosciences partners with Nvidia to speed cancer test results
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Diagnostics startup Droplet Biosciences partners with Nvidia to speed cancer test results

Diagnostics firm Droplet Biosciences said on Tuesday it is collaborating with Nvidia to use the chipmaker’s AI infrastructure to speed up post-surgery cancer test results….

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Iraq halves output at Rumaila, world’s second largest oilfield, due to Hormuz blockade| Business News

Iraq has more than halved production at the world’s second largest oilfield in Rumaila after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait of Hormuz…

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Nvidia-backed Ayar Labs raises $500 million at $3.75 billion valuation
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Nvidia-backed Ayar Labs raises $500 million at $3.75 billion valuation

Nvidia-backed Ayar Labs, which develops chips that transmit data using light, said on Tuesday it has raised $500 million in a series E round at…

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India’s growth is structural, not cyclical

India’s economic expansion is increasingly investment-led, reform-backed, and policy-supported, rather than dependent on short-term fiscal stimulus, or cyclical consumption surges. One of the clearest indicators…

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India starts countervailing duty probe against Chinese PVC resins

New Delhi, India has initiated a countervailing duty investigation against imports of Chinese PVC resins, used in multiple sectors including pipes, bottles, and cables, following…

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This satellite image provided by Vantor shows damage after a drone attack at Ras Tanura oil refinery in Saudi Arabia on Monday, 2 March 2026. (AP)
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$20,000 drones take on $4 million patriots| Business News

Just three days into the conflict, the Iran war has become attritional. Waves of drone attacks by the Islamic Republic are putting pressure on the…

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Indian basmati held up at ports and in transit as Iran war halts new deals

MUMBAI: About 400,000 metric tons of Indian basmati rice are backed up at ports and in transit, and export deals have dried up as freight…

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UN flags possible El Nino comeback this year as neutral conditions emerge

Geneva: The warming El Nino weather phenomenon could return later this year as its cooling opposite La Nina fades away, the United Nations said Tuesday….

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