India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasília in July 2025. Both India and Brazil are founding members and de facto leaders of the BRICS, the bloc of emerging world powers that Donald Trump loathes. (Reuters)
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Trump tariffs unite India and Brazil to triple their $12-billion bilateral trade| Business News

India and Brazil, two of the largest emerging market hit hardest by Donald Trump’s trade wars, are deepening their ties, betting that a united front…

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The safe-haven gold has gained 59% year-to-date, driven by multiple factors. (Reuters)
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Gold price hits record high, silver price eases amid US Fed rate-cut, US-China trade woes| Business News

Gold prices rose to a fresh record to just shy of the $4,200-per-ounce levels on Wednesday, after Jerome Powell hinted at more US Fed rate…

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The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is trying to modernise its systems while retaining the sanctity of retirement savings. (HT)
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What’s changed for your own provident fund, overnight| Business News

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has rolled out its biggest reform in years to pushback against new withdrawal limits and requirement for a minimum…

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Zepto tops LinkedIn's 2025 Top Startups India List for third time
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Zepto tops LinkedIn’s 2025 Top Startups India List for third time

Quick commerce platform Zepto has secured the top spot on the 2025 LinkedIn Top Startups India list for the third consecutive year, followed by enterprise…

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While LG Balakrishnan & Bros Ltd. is an auto components maker based in Coimbatore, LG Electronics India Ltd. sells home appliances. (Representational Image)
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The LG confusion? LG India’s listing pops auto parts stock to 52-week highs| Business News

A lesser known stock caught strays off LG India’s listing-day pop in a good way, so much so that its shares rose to a 52-week…

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Hyundai India MD & CEO Designate Tarun Garg. (Tushar Deep Singh/HT)
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Hyundai India appoints Tarun Garg as MD & CEO as Unsoo Kim resigns| Business News

Tarun Garg has become the first Indian to lead Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd.’s India operations since the South Korean carmaker entered the subcontinent with the…

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China vs the World: US expects support from India, other allies in rare earths trade tensions

Amid escalating trade tensions with China over its export restrictions on rare earth minerals, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that Washington expects support…

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Visa-owned Pismo chases large banks to scale its India biz
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Visa-owned Pismo chases large banks to scale its India biz

Visa-owned card processing startup Pismo is looking to scale its India business by signing on more banks and launching products like digital lending and core…

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IMF raises India’s FY26 growth outlook to 6.6%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday raised India’s economic growth forecast for FY26 to 6.6% from 6.4% estimated earlier, citing strong first quarter growth…

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Inflation Makes Case for Rate Cut, but Growth Indicators are Benign
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Inflation makes case for rate cut, but growth indicators are benign

Mumbai: Odds have shortened on further easing in policy rates by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after the retail pricing gauge plunged to an…

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