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Rs 3,000-cr new bridge over Brahmaputra river to boost urban mobility in Assam

Guwahati: The Rs 3,000 crore Kumar Bhaskar Varma bridge over the Brahmaputra river, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, will…

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Nomura drops April India rate‑cut call on firmer inflation, RBI ‘stealth easing’

Nomura no longer expects India’s central bank to cut rates in April, it said on Friday, as inflation is expected to rise and given the…

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Is Tamil Nadu really richer than Bihar?| Business News

Tamil Nadu and Bihar are on the extreme ends as far as economic fortunes of states are concerned in India. The former’s per capita GSDP…

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CPI’s new method skewed; UP and Maharashtra account for nearly half of newly added markets, says SBI

New Delhi: Consumer Price Index (CPI) new method market additions for the calculation of the inflation data skewed towards few states as UP, Maharashtra accounts…

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Commerce ministry set to roll out 8 export push steps next week

New Delhi: The commerce ministry is likely to roll out eight components of the Rs 25,060-crore Export Promotion Mission, including e-commerce, factoring services and warehousing,…

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India’s palm oil imports in January jump 51% m/m, trade body says

India’s palm oil imports jumped 51% in January from a month earlier to their highest in four months, as a wider discount to rival soyoil…

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Assam gets a bridge to better days with Rs 747 crore connectivity push

New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday announced that Rs 617.98 crore has been approved for 10 road development…

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Trump plans to roll back some steel, aluminium tariffs: Report| Business News

US President Donald Trump is planning to scale back some tariffs on steel and aluminium goods, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar…

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IT sell-off rattles India’s stock market with all but five Nifty 50 stocks in red| Business News

India’s IT heavyweights dragged down the stock market today, tracking a 2% drop in Wall Street, on concerns that AI is set to disrupt their…

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IT stocks led by TCS, Infosys slump 5.25% as AI threat triggers global software rout| Business News

A gauge of India’s top IT stocks led by Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. and Infosys Ltd. slumped at the opening bell on Friday, tracking a…

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