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Talks may focus on alternative ways to balance oil equation: Ex-diplomat o
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Former Indian diplomat Mahesh Sachdev on Thursday stated that during Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Putin are likely to explore alternative ways to maintain the crucial oil trade dynamics between the two nations amid gro
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Oaktree Capital Invests Rs. 750 Crore in Market of India at SPR City, Boos
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 4: SPR Construction Private Limited (SPR) has secured Rs. 750 crore of investments from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (Oaktree), one of the world's leading alternative investment managers, with USD 209 billion in assets under managem
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Publishers protest Pakistan's unilateral curriculum reform over textbook l
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Punjab government is overhauling school curriculum through a new authority, causing protests from publishers who fear Rs 2 billion in losses and wasted textbooks. The government says reforms will improve learning and plans to introduce the new curriculum in 2026-27 despite opposition.
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Gold imports drive India's CAD to 1.3% in Q2 FY26: Analysts
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
According to assessments by Crisil, ICICI Bank Research and Emkay Global, the merchandise deficit expanded as gold imports surged nearly 150% quarter-on-quarter, touching USD 19 billion in Q2, while goods exports declined on a sequential basis following the rollout of higher US tariffs on In
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Samsung Biologics to invest USD 4.8 billion in new Songdo bio campus
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Samsung Biologics has announced a massive investment of 7 trillion won (about USD 4.8 billion) to build its third bio campus in Songdo, Incheon, marking another step toward expanding its global biopharmaceutical production and advancing next-generation drug manufacturing technologies, as per
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Commerce Min joins UAE Embassy celebrations on their National Day
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The event marked the UAE's national achievements under the leadership of Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and celebrated the growing strategic partnership between the UAE and India.
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GetReplies Raises USD 1M to Disrupt USD 200BN MarTech Sector with Agentic
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], December 2: The global market for business software is valued at over $200 billion but remains deeply fragmented. Marketing teams are forced to stitch together dozens of disconnected tools to manage daily operations. This inefficiency slows down execution and m
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Diversification, investment cooperation key to USD 100 billion trade goal
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Manturov described the USD 100 billion goal as "truly ambitious," noting that realising it would require coordinated efforts from governments, businesses and financial institutions in both countries.
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India's current account deficit narrows sharply to USD 12.3 billion, 1.3%
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The merchandise trade deficit moderated to US$ 87.4 billion in Q2, marginally lower than USD 88.5 billion in the corresponding period last year. Exports and imports both grew, but the increase in exports helped contain the deficit.
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CEC Gyanesh Kumar highlights global recognition as India set to chair Inte
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India will chair International IDEA for the first time in 2026, with CEC Gyanesh Kumar highlighting global recognition of India's election system. India also has the largest electorate among IDEA members, accounting for 44.5% of over 2.22 billion voters across 37 democratic nations.
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India needs unified policy push to build USD 100 billion creative sector e
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
An integrated policy action framework is needed to transform India into a globally competitive creative economy hub by 2030, according to the CII's India's M&E Sector Report released at the 12th CII Big Picture Summit 2025 in Mumbai. The report says that it would drive the Media and Entertai
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UPI payments in India register steady growth YoY in November 2025
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) continued its rapid rise in November 2025, crossing over 19 billion transactions worth Rs 24.58 lakh crore as of November 28, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
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