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Iran war, oil shock fail to dent India’s private sector growth as April PMI rises

India’s private sector activity accelerated in April despite disruptions from the Middle East conflict pressuring costs and raising oil prices, with manufacturing and services rebounding…

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India ‘tough nut to crack’, says USTR Greer as negotiators wrap up trade talks round

Washington: India is a “tough nut to crack”, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said here as a delegation from New Delhi wrapped up negotiations on…

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India’s digital currency push targets its leaky welfare system

PHULENAGAR/MUMBAI: In the western Indian village of ​Phulenagar, Samadhan Sonawane set up a drip irrigation system on his small onion farm using digital currency issued…

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Apple’s new CEO and Stuffcool’s continued brilliance| Business News

Opening thoughts. Snap Inc.’s smart glasses are coming. It is a more a question of when and not if. CEO Evan Spiegel recently said something…

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HSBC downgrades India to ‘underweight’ as oil clouds outlook

HSBC downgraded Indian equities to “underweight” from “neutral” – its second cut in less than a month – as it expects surging energy prices triggered…

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India’s digital currency push targets its leaky welfare system

PHULENAGAR/MUMBAI: In the western Indian village of Phulenagar, Samadhan Sonawane set up a drip irrigation system on his small onion farm using digital currency issued…

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Sports startups cash in on India’s everyday athlete economy boom

A growing number of people are turning to sports as a regular social and fitness habit, fuelling a boom in startups serving the everyday athlete…

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Clearing Corporation of India Ltd eyes AI-led, resilient market infra growth

Mumbai: Future financial market infrastructure will need greater agility, deeper intelligence and stronger integration to keep pace with rapid technological change and an increasingly fragile…

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State capex hits 2.7% of GDP under SASCI scheme: Report

New Delhi: The Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) scheme lifted state capital expenditure to 2.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024-25…

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‘Disaster resilience must be built into infra projects,’ says Economic affairs secretary Anuradha Thakur

New Delhi: Economic affairs secretary Anuradha Thakur on Wednesday stressed the need to embed disaster resilience in the design and financing of infrastructure projects, underscoring…

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