India–U.S. Trade Deal nears finish line as chief negotiator set for Washington trip
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India–U.S. Trade Deal nears finish line as chief negotiator set for Washington trip

India’s chief trade negotiator will travel to the United States next week to finalise a long-anticipated bilateral trade agreement, Reuters reported, signalling that talks between…

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India’s trade deficit widens to $34.68 billion in January as gold imports rise
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India’s trade deficit widens to $34.68 billion in January as gold imports rise

India’s merchandise trade deficit surged to $34.68 billion in January, up from $25.04 billion in December, according to government export and import data released on…

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India’s unemployment rate rises marginally to 5% in January

India’s unemployment rate among persons aged 15 years and above climbed to 5% in January, up from 4.8% in December, according to government data released…

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The dollar rose slightly but remained within its recent range in holiday-thinned trade.
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U.S. futures edge up as public holidays dim trading| Business News

Global stock markets and U.S. futures largely edged higher as traders in parts of Asia, the U.S. and Canada take a breath for public holidays….

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Anthropic has launched plug-ins for its Claude Cowork agent to automate tasks that IT firms do for their clients by deploying an army of software engineers. (Reuters)
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Anthropic embeds AI tool into Air India owned by TCS parent Tata Group| Business News

Anthropic PBC is embedding its Agentic AI tools into Air India Ltd. amid a bevy of other Indian companies, as part of its push to…

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Make in India, funded by China? India can’t shut out Chinese cash

Amid a growing thaw with China, India can revise its stance a bit on Chinese capital eager to flow into India. The government is reviewing…

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China’s Russian oil imports to hit new record in February as India cuts back

SINGAPORE: China‘s Russian oil imports are set to climb for a third straight month to a new record high in February as independent refiners snapped…

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Stuart Russell, British AI scientist and co-author of the book 'Artificial General Intelligence: A Modern Approach'.
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AI pioneer Stuart Russell warns of $3 trillion AI bubble without tech breakthroughs| Business News

The AI industry is trapped in a speculative bubble fuelled by an unsustainable “brute force” approach to development, warned Prof. Stuart Russell, a leading AI…

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“FTA is another step in the deep relationship we have with India”: New Zealand Minister Shane Reti

New Delhi: New Zealand’s Minister for Science and Technology Shane Reti on Monday called the newly concluded India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) a significant…

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Agentic AI deployments must contend with dual threat perceptions of security and privacy. (Official photo)
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India’s first sovereign AI box aims to localise enterprise intelligence| Business News

Even as conversations around artificial intelligence (AI) agent adoption gather steam, many enterprises may not pay adequate attention to parallel risks around data security, integrity,…

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