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Chief economists bullish on India, cautious optimism for global recovery: WEF survey
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Chief economists bullish on India, cautious optimism for global recovery: WEF survey

A majority of chief economists have shown a cautious optimism about the global economy with India’s robust performance making South Asia the best performer worldwide,…

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This aerial photograph shows a general top view of the city skyline during sunset, in Bengaluru on August 10, 2024. (Idrees Mohammed/AFP)
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South Asia’s tallest skydeck, three times taller than Qutub Minar to be built in Bengaluru

Aug 23, 2024 01:49 PM IST Karnataka has approved a ₹500 crore sky deck to be built in Bangalore along with other developmental projects The…

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TuneCore to ramp up India investments amid strong growth
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TuneCore to ramp up India investments amid strong growth

TuneCore, a digital self-publishing music service, plans to ramp up its investments in India, which has emerged as its third biggest market in terms of…

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‘British Asians have double proportion of antibiotic resistant infections compared to Caucasian counterparts’
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‘British Asians have double proportion of antibiotic resistant infections compared to Caucasian counterparts’

LONDON: British Asians have almost double the proportion of antibiotic resistant infections compared to the white UK population. In a debate on biosecurity and the…

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Indian Americans react to California Governor’s veto of ‘caste’ Bill
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Indian Americans react to California Governor’s veto of ‘caste’ Bill

Even as the Governor of California Gavin Newsom vetoed a Bill on Saturday to ban caste discrimination, several Indian Americans and community organisations expressed their…

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Harjinder Kang, UK trade commissioner for South Asia and chief negotiator for India-UK FTA. (Vishal Mathur/ HT Photo)
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Collaboration to be faster, easier with India-UK FTA: UK Trade Commissioner for S. Asia

Harjinder Kang, the UK trade commissioner for South Asia, has a stellar career that’s often defined by transitions. He has also worked as Director for…

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world bank: Growth in India is expected to slow to 6.3% in FY2023: World Bank
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world bank: Growth in India is expected to slow to 6.3% in FY2023: World Bank

Growth in India is expected to slow to 6.3 per cent in FY 2023/24 (April-March), a 0.3 percentage point downward revision from January, the World…

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india: India's engineering exports to Russia jump 11 times in April: EEPC
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india: India’s engineering exports to Russia jump 11 times in April: EEPC

Exports of engineering goods to Russia jumped 11 times in April this year to USD 133.6 million as compared to year-ago month while the US…

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South Asia: How a former diplomat is using music to promote harmony in South Asia

Music has long been in sync with diplomacy. The opera, from Paris to Peking, was once a major instrument in international relations. Instead of brandishing…

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india: India's data localisation a stumbling block: UK parliamentary report on FTA
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india: India’s data localisation a stumbling block: UK parliamentary report on FTA

A United Kingdom parliamentary report on India-UK Free Trade Agreememt negotiations has said that India‘s pursuit of data localisation is a “stumbling block” in free…

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