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Spotlight on startups: India and EU seek deeper tech ties

New Delhi: India and the European Union discussed deeper cooperation in critical minerals, processing and value addition, fintech and artificial intelligence at a meeting between…

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GDP data revision: Govt says it’s revised base, not baseless

New Delhi: The statistics ministry Wednesday defended India’s latest GDP estimates amid criticism that the 7.8% growth reported for the April-June quarter looked inflated. Critics…

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After 35 Yrs, Japan’s JCRA Upgrades India Sovereign Rating to A-
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After 35 years, Japan’s JCRA upgrades India sovereign rating to A- from BBB+

New Delhi: Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCRA) has upgraded India’s sovereign rating to A- from BBB+, a feat achieved after more than three decades, citing…

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Illicit money flows are rising faster than world GDP
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ET Graphics: The $4.4 trillion illicit money machine, in numbers

Speaking abroad, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant recently said the global scale of laundered money was such that it could buy a laptop for…

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Adobe acquires PeakXV-backed AI startup Rilo to expand marketing automation
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Adobe acquires PeakXV-backed AI startup Rilo to expand marketing automation

Adobe has acquired Peak XV backed- artificial intelligence startup Rilo, as the US software major looks to expand AI-powered workflow automation for enterprise marketers. The…

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Vinay Kwatra was accompanied by Atul Keshap, president of the US-India Business Council and former US Ambassador to Sri Lanka at the event. (File Photo/PTI)
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Indian envoy to US Vinay Kwatra rings Nasdaq bell, hails economic ties between nations

Indian Ambassador to the United States Vinay Kwatra rang in the opening bell at America’s Nasdaq stock exchange on Wednesday to honour the India-US economic…

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The government said that the change in the estimate of Q1 2025-26 does not represent a downward revision made to make the current year’s growth appear higher as critics have pointed out. (@nsitharamanoffc X)
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‘Base year changed, data revised’: Govt defends 7.8% growth amid GDP rate row, explains new calculation method

The government has clarified that it did not revise down Q1 2025-26 GDP at current prices from ₹86 lakh crore to ₹80 lakh crore to…

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India and Canada reaffirm strategic ties, target bilateral trade of CAD 70 billion by 2030

New Delhi: India and Canada held their annual Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) at Hyderabad House on Wednesday, reaffirming their commitment to concluding a Comprehensive Economic…

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Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume in Munich in 2025.
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Volkswagen Fights Chinese Competition—and Its Own Board—in Battle to Survive

When Volkswagen Chief Executive Oliver Blume took a cost-cutting plan to his board this summer that envisioned a doubling of job losses to 100,000, he…

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Roubles and ​rupees: Russia says no more hurdles in payments with India

Moscow: Russia and India, the second-largest importer of ​Russian oil, have built ​a functioning payments infrastructure using roubles and ​rupees, which now account for 96%…

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