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Budget 2026: How India’s inflation evolved over the past year

Inflation trends in FY26 have set the tone for the economic narrative ahead of Budget 2026, charting a road to disinflation in India. Both retail…

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Haptik’s founder Aakrit Vaish, investor Pratyush Choudhury launch $75 million AI fund Activate
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Haptik’s founder Aakrit Vaish, investor Pratyush Choudhury launch $75 million AI fund Activate

Haptik cofounder Aakrit Vaish and former principal investor at Together Fund Pratyush Choudhury on Wednesday announced Activate, a new $75 million fund aimed at backing…

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RBI’s MPC starts three-day meet; key rate decision on Friday

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has started its three-day review session, with markets anticipating a 25-basis-point reduction in interest rates. However,…

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Not losing sleep over falling rupee against dollar, expects improvement next year: CEA

Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said the government is not losing sleep over the declining rupee, which has breached the 90-level against…

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India to update national accounts base year to 2022–23; new data effective from February 26–27, says Nirmala Sitharaman

India will soon revise the base year used for calculating national accounts, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in Parliament on Wednesday. The new base…

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India’s smartphone export to US triples to $1.47 bn in Oct

New Delhi: India’s smartphone exports to the US more than three-fold year-on-year to USD 1.47 billion in October despite global challenges, according to the government…

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Govt to extend social security benefits to 100 core workers by March 2026 as against 94 crore now: Mansukh Mandaviya

The government is eyeing to extend social security coverage to 100 crore workers from 94 crore now by March 2026 on the back of worker-friendly…

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Ola Group is said to pause non-core foods business amid downturn at Ola Electric| Business News

Ola Group has paused operations of Ola Foods amid a financial quagmire at Ola Electric Mobility Ltd., so much so that the food-delivery option has…

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Guwahati’s massive 6-lane Brahmaputra bridge nears completion; set to cut travel time sharply - The Economic Times Video
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Guwahati’s massive 6-lane Brahmaputra bridge nears completion; set to cut travel time sharply – The Economic Times Video

A new six-lane bridge over the Brahmaputra in Guwahati is nearing completion, promising to cut travel time between North and South Guwahati from 90 minutes…

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Reliance Retail brings new CEO from outside after a restructuring inside| Business News

Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. has appointed an external CEO after completion of an internal restructuring, which makes the company a direct subsidiary of Reliance Industries…

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