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Tourism sector reiterates demand for infra status

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November 21, 2025

THE INDUSTRY ALSO RAISED DEMAND FOR SIMPLIFICATION OF VISA PROCESSES ALONG WITH INCREASED BUDGETARY ALLOCATION FOR MARKETING SPENDS

- AKSHARA SRIVASTAVA

The tourism and hospitality sector's call for infrastructure status has gained steam, as representatives from the industry met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday for pre-Budget consultations.

According to sources, industry representatives also raised demand for simplification of visa processes along with increased budgetary allocation for marketing spends. Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTA) into India have not yet reached the pre-pandemic numbers.

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India, Israel ink terms of reference to launch FTA talks

India and Israel on Thursday inked terms of reference (TOR) to formally launch negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA), Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said.

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'India can be the most important country in the world for AI'

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In a first, banks' loan-deposit ratio breaches 80%

Another rate cut will make mobilising resources tough

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TPG to pump $1 bn into TCS data centre biz HyperVault

India's largest informa- tion technology services firm, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), on Thurs- day said it has secured $1 billion from global alter- native asset manager TPG to accelerate its data centre business, Hyper- Vault.

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₹50 trillion and counting: Equity mutual fund assets hit a new high

Steady inflows drive jump, cementing MFs as the go-to route for equity market participation

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‘Confident of good trade deal with US’

RBI Guv Malhotra said the BTA will relieve pressure on the ₹

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Reliance stops Russian oil buys

Move comes ahead of US sanctions that kick in today

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‘India should focus more on mkt-based research’

Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) gave away the annual Infosys Prize in six categories — economics, engineering and computer science, humanities and social sciences, life sciences, mathematics and physical sciences last week. K Dinesh, Infosys cofounder and president of ISF, talks with Avik Das on the sidelines of the event on how to improve India’s research ecosystem. Edited excerpts:

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November 21, 2025

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Hope versus reality in coalition politics

Come election season, and publishers waste no time in rolling out books by or about politicians, both dead and alive.

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L&T to ramp up space, defence manufacturing

Larsen & Toubro (L&T), the $30 billion engineering-to-construction conglomerate, is ramping up its ambitions in the advanced manufacturing industry, with special focus on making products in India in the electronics, space, defence, and semiconductor segments, which can cater to local as well as global markets.

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