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Budget 2026: FinMin shares status of key direct tax reforms for investors, startups and aam aadmi

New Delhi: The Centre Government of India has completed the implementation of several key direct tax reforms announced in recent Union Budgets, aiming to enhance…

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India’s core sectors’ growth accelerates to 4-month high of 3.7% in December

India’s eight core infrastructure sectors expanded by 3.7 per cent in December 2025, slowing from 5.1 per cent in the same month last year but…

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India-Europe ‘mother of all deals’ within reach as EU chief Ursula von der Leyen hints at breakthrough

The European Union and India are moving closer to concluding a long-pending free trade agreement, with negotiations entering what EU leaders describe as a decisive…

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FILE PHOTO: Inflation in India is expected to go back to near target levels after a marked decline in 2025 driven by subdued food prices,” the report said. (REUTERS)
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IMF raises India’s FY26 growth forecast to 7.3%| Business News

New Delhi: India will continue to be the world’s fastest growing major economy with projected growth rates of 6.4% each in 2026-27 and 2027-28, the…

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Govt to extend quality certification fee concessions for small firms by 3 years

New Delhi: The government is set to extend quality certification fee concessions by three years beyond the current mid-2026 deadline to support small and medium…

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Ignore gold's message at your peril

Gold emerged as a top performer in 2025, a year marked by significant global financial market turmoil. This surge in gold’s value is linked to…

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PhonePe leads India's digital payments ecosystem with over 45% market share in UPI transactions. (HT)
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PhonePe IPO gets SEBI nod but needs to file an updated DRHP first| Business News

India’s largest payments app PhonePe has received regulatory approval for an initial public offering, except it has to file updated draft papers. That sets the…

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It is expected that shipments might see a dip in 2026 on the back of potential price increases for consumers. (AFP)
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AI PCs primarily for future-proofing, not immediate business value: Gartner| Business News

Before price increases began to define memory as well as GPUs, or graphics processing units towards the end of 2025, PC makers took advantage of…

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India’s sugar output jumps 22% to 15.9 million tonnes by mid January: ISMA

New Delhi, India’s sugar production rose 22 per cent to 15.9 million tonnes by January 15 in the 2025-26 season from a year earlier, supported…

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A 40% surge in Corona Remedies' share price gave the company a market capitalisation of nearly  ₹9,000 crore. (HT)
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Sensex, Nifty 50 tumble 1.5% each as trade war fears wipe out ₹10 lakh crore| Business News

India’s stock market deepened its retreat today, capping a brutal two-day selloff that has erased more than ₹10 lakh crore in investor wealth. The stock…

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