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IMF maintains India’s growth projection at 7% for FY25

The growth rate projection is 6.5% in the next fiscal year (FY2025-26)




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India scraps export tax on parboiled rice to boost exports

Bigger rice shipments from India would beef up overall global supplies and soften international prices




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India wouldn't be fastest-growing economy if people hadn't utilized digital infrastructure: Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted that providing free digital access to the public, coupled with extensive campaigns and awareness programs in local languages, helped people across the country embrace technology




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FPIs withdraw ₹85,790 crore from Indian equities in October on attractive Chinese market valuations

Since June, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have consistently bought equities after withdrawing ₹34,252 crore in April-May




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FPIs withdraw record ₹94,000 crore from Indian equities in October on attractive Chinese valuations

Foreign portfolio investors withdrew ₹94,000 crore from Indian stock market in October due to high valuations, shifting focus to Chinese stocks




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India’s manufacturing growth accelerates in October: PMI

Cost pressures spiked to a three-month high, new export orders accelerate from 18-month low growth in September




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Indian service providers signal robust growth in October on strong demand conditions

India’s services PMI rebounds to 58.5 in October, driven by strong output, new business, and job creation, signaling economic growth




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What happens to Indian firms on U.S. blacklist?

Were they sanctioned for supply and sales to Russia? Will things be different under the Trump administration?




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IIT Madras unveils plans to transform India into a global chess powerhouse

The initiative is aimed at enhancing fan engagement, providing solutions for federations to flag cheating and chess training programmes to further grow the sports at the grassroots level




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Nemetschek India and ICT Academy sign MoU to boost digital transformation in education

The partnership aims to upskill students and professionals for the AEC industry through workshops, seminars, and certifications




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Lam Research joins hands with 20 Indian universities to foster semiconductor talent

Universities to use the Semiverse Solutions virtual innovation infrastructure to train engineers for the semiconductor industry




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India’s first temple management diploma blends tradition and technology

Launched at the University of Mumbai and Welingkar Institute, the six-month course aims to revolutionise how sacred spaces are run




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Rhodes Trust announces sixth scholarship for India

Our current goal is to increase the number to 10, and then to 25, says Elizabeth Kiss, CEO, Rhodes Trust




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Glasses for Indian students with poor vision could unlock ₹156 billion annually, says study 

“If these children were to get glasses, India would stand to gain nearly 1.2 million years of schooling every year, amounting to a future economic productivity boost of ₹156 billion”




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Megha Engineering to build Young India Skills University in Hyderabad with ₹200 crore under CSR

The Chief Minister performed ‘Bhumi Puja’ for the construction of the Skill University on 57 acres of land near Meerkhanpet in Kandukur mandal in August this year




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Australian curriculum debuts in India, targets 10 schools by next academic year

This K-12 curriculum, which emphasises balanced assessment with a 50 per cent school-based evaluation and 50 per cent external exam split, has been piloted in a school in Punjab to adapt it for Indian students 




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Getting a hang of the Indian way

Yoko Hayashi from Japan is savouring the real taste of India. In the city as an intern of the Japanese ministry of economy, trade and industry, she tells SHILPA NAIR ANAND that her stay has helped her understand the idea of Indianness .




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‘Let’s first make India one family,’ says Raghuram Rajan, author of Breaking the Mould

Raghuram Rajan on why India must be open and inclusive, and welcoming to all, before it aims to be an upper income country by 2047




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India will ‘commission a nuclear power reactor every year’: NPCIL chief

An interview with B.C. Pathak on India’s nuclear power plans and strategy




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Division in Bengal, Punjab in INDIA bloc not a blow to INDIA bloc: Sitaram Yechury

“As far as INDIA bloc, in Maharashtra, you have the Maharashtra Vikas Agadi, in Bihar you have the Mahagathbandhan and in Tamil Nadu you have DMK-led secular front. So, in each State these talks are already on. And I am sure by the end of this month, the situation will be far clearer,” says CPI(M) general secretary




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‘The Indian and Pakistani armies were born out of the same womb,’ says Probal DasGupta

The Indian Army has embraced change and forged a balance between tradition and modernity, says the author of Camouflaged — Forgotten Stories from Battlefields




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INDIA bloc should ignore differences: Tejashwi Yadav

RJD leader says the contest in Bihar for the Lok Sabha election is with the BJP; he adds that the real issues are inflation, poverty, unemployment, education




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India-European Free Trade Association deal | $100-billion investment target was breakthrough moment: Swiss official

EFTA negotiator cautions that actual investment can only come from European private sector, not guaranteed by governments, and hopes FTA will be ratified by 2024-end




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India-Singapore ties are enduring and bipartisan: Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan

Mr. Balakrishnan calls Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership a missed opportunity, hopes for Ministerial Roundtable soon, opportunities to deal with sagging investments




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Rishi Sunak’s performance has been disappointing: India-born Rajesh Agrawal

India-born Rajesh Agrawal is the Labour Party candidate for Leicester East




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‘Gujarat was the laboratory for today’s India,’ says Prof. Christophe Jaffrelot

The author of Gujarat Under Modi: The Blueprint for Today’s India on how Narendra Modi scaled up the politics and policies he initiated in Gujarat to the national level




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‘Syeda’s life mirrors India,’ says Neha Dixit, author of ‘The Many Lives of Syeda X: The Story of an Unknown Indian’

Journalist Neha Dixit is shocked at the invisibilisation of the urban poor, the backbone of the nation




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India has a lot more scope to pursue progressive capitalism: Joseph Stiglitz

“We live in a highly integrated society where what one person does affects others; So that’s why you need collective action. You need government, you need regulation, you need public investment,” says Nobel Laureate




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William Dalrymple: India had a much larger footprint in the world than even Indians realise

In his new book, The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World, the writer and historian explores India’s philosophical, religious and scientific influence on Eurasia




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Consensus across all establishments in Pakistan for healthy ties with India, says former Pakistan PM Kakar

Senator seen as close to Islamabad’s military establishment says Jaishankar’s visit is an opportunity to explore sentiments on both sides




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A decade of India’s transformative sanitation mission

The sanitation revolution, the Swachh Bharat Mission, is not just India’s achievement but is also a global one




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India’s disaster management story as a work in progress

The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill could be the first step in revamping the architecture and the processes involved




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A step forward in removing caste bias from India’s prisons

While the Supreme Court of India’s striking down of caste-based practices in prisons is significant, the directive to remove caste references from prison records needs reconsideration




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The BRICS summit boost to India-Iran ties

Energy cooperation and defence ties are just some of the possibilities that exist to strengthen a stagnating partnership




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Strengthening the India link in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity

India’s formal acceptance of two landmark agreements will boost the IPEF




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We need to address India’s workplace culture

If we are to address the worst excesses of India’s corporate culture, some form of regulation seems unavoidable




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The future of Saudi-India labour cooperation

A series of initiatives have been taken to improve the quality of the workforce and also enhance the prospects of Indian workers in the Kingdom




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What Trump 2.0 means for India and South Asia

New Delhi’s warm welcome for Trump 2.0 will be tempered by concerns over his social media posts and tough rhetoric on trade and tariffs




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India’s cities, expanding hubs of precarious employment

There have been fundamental shifts in India’s urban workforce and city development, affecting informal workers in particular




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India, Pakistan and modifying the Indus Waters Treaty

Given the lack of trust between the two countries, renegotiating the IWT to review and make changes might prove difficult




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Mizoram CM Lalduhoma’s speech on Mizo community in U.S. did not violate Indian Constitution

“CM Lalduhoma’s call for Mizo unity is an appeal to preserve cultural roots and solidarity without challenging India’s sovereignty,” says Asst. Professor David Lalrinchhana




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​Distant neighbours: on cricket and India and Pakistan  

India and Pakistan seem incapable of normal sporting ties 




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Can India get rich before growing old?

To reap its demographic dividend before it becomes too late, India must create jobs in manufacturing




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Giving shape to India’s carbon credit mechanism

India’s carbon credit mechanism needs to be aligned with international and domestic realities if it is to be effective




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Bridgestone invests $85 million to boost premium tire production and development in India

Investment to focus on Bridgestone’s Pune and Indore manufacturing plants, with production capacity at the Pune plant set to increase by 1.1 million tires annually by 2029




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Shoppers Stop aims to scale up beauty distribution, bring more international brands to India

Shoppers Stop expects Global SS Beauty to end this fiscal with revenues to the tune of ₹220-250 crore




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India Cements’ Q2 loss widens on falling cement prices despite eased cost pressures

India Cements reports a sharp increase in its net loss to ₹240 crore




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SIS Ltd eyes strategic acquisitions in India

Plans listing of cash logistics joint venture




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Coca-Cola set to launch Vitaminwater in India

Company’s focus on premium hydration portfolio with an expected quick commerce first launch in top cities.




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Enphase Energy to cut workforce by 17%; to focus manufacturing in the US, India and China

500 employees and contractors to be affected by the lay-offs