The fourth round (November 3-7, 2025) of negotiations for the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) commenced on Monday in Auckland, New Zealand, marking another step forward in advancing a balanced, comprehensive, and mutually beneficial partnership between the two nations.

2025-11-03T13:20:28.899768+00:00 IST

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India Post Payments Bank signs MoU with EPFO for doorstep Digital

India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), a fully Government of India-owned entity under the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Ministry of Labour & Employment, to offer doorstep Digital Life Certificate (DLC) services for pensioners under the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995 (EPS'95), according to a Ministry of Communications press release.

2025-11-03T13:10:48.927086+00:00 IST

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India should target nutrition security through innovation and glo

India must now transition from food security to nutrition security through scientific innovation and global collaboration, according to an exclusive interview with ANI today. Soumya Swaminathan, Former Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Former Director General of ICMR

2025-11-03T13:05:18.833320+00:00 IST

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India's October GST collections rise 4.6% to Rs 1.96 lakh crore

Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections for October 2025 stood at Rs 1,95,936 crore, marking a 4.6 per cent rise from Rs 1,87,346 crore collected in the same month last year, according to a government release. The increase reflects strong consumer spending and trade activity, particularly following the recent GST rate rationalisation introduced in late September 2025.

2025-11-03T12:24:05.345310+00:00 IST

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Global mergers and acquisitions rise 10% to USD 1.9 trillion

Jens Kengelbach, BCG's global head of M&A and a co-author of the report, said, "The global M&A recovery is real but uneven, with markedly different trajectories across regions and sectors. We're seeing an increase in deal preparation in the second half of 2025, and early signs that IPO pipelines are starting to move. Momentum is building."

2025-11-03T10:41:00.640321+00:00 IST

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Ambuja Cements reports 364% profit jump, highest-ever Q2 revenue

Ambuja Cements, part of the diversified Adani Portfolio, on Monday reported that its consolidated Profit After Tax or net profits during the July-September 2025-26 quarter jumped 364 per cent year-on-year to Rs 2,302 crore. In the year ago quarter, it was Rs 496 crore.

2025-11-03T09:24:34.324193+00:00 IST

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Hanwha Aerospace Q3 operating profit surges 79.5% to USD 630 mn

Hanwha Aerospace Co. reported a third-quarter operating profit of 856.4 billion won (USD 630 million), up 79.5 per cent from a year earlier, marking its highest-ever third-quarter performance, as per a report by Pulse, the English service of Maeil Business News Korea.

2025-11-03T08:35:11.912817+00:00 IST

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SK AI Data Center to become Korea’s largest AI facility by 2027

Dozens of workers and five pieces of heavy equipment busily engaged in foundation work at a construction site of SK AI Data Center in Ulsan in the Ulsan Mipo Industrial Complex late last month, as per a report by Pulse, the English service of Maeil Business News Korea.

2025-11-03T07:31:35.098077+00:00 IST

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Three Gujarat semiconductor plants near production stage

Talking to reporters after the review meeting, which was attended by the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, and IT Minister, the Union minister said work on all four projects is "showing good progress".

2025-11-03T07:25:36.035720+00:00 IST

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Foreign investors cut holding in Energy, Consumer Staples sectors

Foreign investors continued to pare their holdings in select defensive sectors such as energy and consumer staples, while increasing exposure to cyclical and growth-oriented segments like transportation, telecom, and healthcare, according to a report by Elara Securities.

2025-11-03T07:24:08.484742+00:00 IST

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PhonePe rolls out feature that safeguards users fraud payments

This feature, 'PhonePe Protect', according to the fintech firm, notifies users to avoid making payments to potentially suspicious numbers and displays a 'PhonePe Protect' alert, to users attempting such transactions.

2025-11-03T06:26:24.965272+00:00 IST

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PM Modi unveils ₹1 lakh crore fund to drive private research

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched the Rs 1 lakh crore ResearcToday, PM Modi, while launching the research fund at the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave 2025, asserted that when science meets scale, when innovation becomes inclusive, when technology drives transformation, the foundation for great achievements is laid.h Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme Fund, which was initially announced in the interim Budget of 2024-25.

2025-11-03T06:25:36.130221+00:00 IST

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India’s Manufacturing PMI expands to 59.2 in Oct from 57.7 in Sep

The manufacturing sector in the country saw a strong expansion in October, with the HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rising to 59.2, up from 57.7 in September, according to data released by S&P Global.

2025-11-03T06:20:52.542539+00:00 IST