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Washington's oil dilemma returns: How to hurt Moscow without raising gas prices
Enforcing tough measures against a top oil producer risks triggering a supply shock
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October 30, 2025
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After demolishing the U.S.-China relationship, Trump is rebuilding it his way
President Trump blew up America’s decadeslong engagement with China during his first term. Now, he is poised to relaunch the kind of engagement with Beijing embraced by predecessors from Bill Clinton to Barack Obama—but on Trump's terms.
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October 30, 2025
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Follow your nose down the bylanes of history
‘The Secret Power of Scent’ takes visitors on a 1,000-year journey
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October 30, 2025
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Will Japan seize its chance to lead regional security in Asia?
It would help its relations with the US and defence against China
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October 30, 2025
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M&As funded by local banks will serve the economy well
Amid the torrent of regulatory notifications from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after its last monetary policy meeting, one of the pleasant surprises was its green-lighting of the financing of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) by domestic banks, placing them at par with their global peers.
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October 30, 2025
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Blueleaf Energy secures $75 million from BII
British International Investment (BII) has committed a $75 million financing facility to Macquarie-owned Blueleaf Energy to help expand its renewable energy capacity in India.
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October 30, 2025
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boAt parent lowers IPO size to ₹1,500 cr
Imagine Marketing, the parent of Indian wearables brand boAt, has filed updated documents with the market regulator for a ₹1,500 crore ($170.7 million) initial public offering (IPO), months after securing approval for the listing.
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October 30, 2025
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AI summaries: The governance risk no one saw coming
A chairman recently quipped after a three-hour strategy session, \"I wonder what ChatGPT thinks we just decided.\" The laughter in the room was genuine, but so was the unease.
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October 30, 2025
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'BPCL buys crude based on viability'
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL) has said its crude procurement is based on techno-commercial viability for its refineries and it buys from every geography including Russia.
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October 30, 2025
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L&T orders signal return of private capex in Sep quarter
L&T’s numbers paint a promising picture, but at least one cautioned against drawing quick conclusions.
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October 30, 2025
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‘Next Startup Fund of Funds to boost deep-tech firms’
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said the government will dedicate the next edition of the Startup Fund of Funds almost entirely to deep-tech ventures, underscoring India’s ambition to shift from being the world’s back office to a global innovation engine.
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October 30, 2025
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US doing a trade deal with India, says Donald Trump
Trump's comments in South Korea came a day before his meeting with China's Xi Jinping
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October 30, 2025
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A trip to Gaza’s new ‘yellow line’ shows Israel is digging in
The Israeli military is digging in along the ceasefire line inside Gaza, strengthening fortifications and establishing infrastructure that further divides the territory into two.
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October 30, 2025
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MARKETS LOOK TOPPY, GOLD LOOKS TIRED—HERE'S HOW TO STAY INVESTED SMARTLY
Market chatter has turned cautious, with many experts warning that a correction in equities and gold may be around the corner. Such alerts deserve attention—but not alarm. After all, timing the market is nearly impossible.
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October 30, 2025
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Insurance drives PB Fintech’s Q2 growth, margin up
PB Fintech Ltd, the parent of Policybazaar, saw its revenue grow in the second quarter ended September, aided by new insurance plans and renewals, and credit disbursals.
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October 30, 2025
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Eli Lilly partners with Nvidia to build AI supercomputer for drug discovery
Drugmaker Eli Lilly has teamed up with artificial-intelligence chip designer Nvidia to build what the companies say will be the most powerful supercomputer run by a pharmaceutical company to boost the discovery of new medicines.
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October 30, 2025
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COULD THE RUPEE SEE A HASTY SLIDE TO 100?
In these Trumpian times, robust, broad based economic growth is the best counter
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October 30, 2025
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Nvidia becomes world’s first $5 trillion company
Nvidia Corp. achieved a historic $5 trillion market capitalization on Wednesday as chief executive officer Jensen Huang’s spree of deals catapults the artificial intelligence (AI) frenzy to new heights.
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October 30, 2025
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Blume Ventures eyes $275 mn fund
Blume Ventures, the 15-year-old venture capital company, has made the first close of its fifth fund at $175 million and is on track to complete a final close of up to $275 million by early 2026, according to a top official.
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October 29, 2025
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'ChatGPT Go' offered free for 1 year in India
OpenAI on Tuesday said it will offer ‘ChatGPT Go’—that supports higher query limits and more image generation—free for one year to users in India who sign up during a limited-time promotional period beginning 4 November.
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October 29, 2025
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March of foreign universities sparks a battle for top academic talent
“In the first year, we'll probably hire around 60 faculty members—10 Indian faculty per university across six universities.
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October 29, 2025
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Argentina’s slums abandoned Peronism—and handed Milei the win
For decades, the poor suburbs that ring Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires powered the leftist Peronist movement. On Sunday, they made a historic shift against Peronism that propelled President Javier Milei to a surprise victory in midterm congressional elections.
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October 29, 2025
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Investors tempted to buy gold shouldn't expect glittery gains
Gold is not as safe an investment at this juncture as it might seem
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October 29, 2025
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FIXING HEALTH INSURANCE: THE CASE FOR BETTER UNDERWRITING AND OVERSIGHT
Health insurance dominates public discourse and has become the largest non-life segment, expanding with rising medical costs and growing demand for healthcare financing.
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October 29, 2025
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'ATMANIRBHAR' SHRIMP: BETTER TASTE OF SURVIVAL?
Indigenous species, domestic market can cushion Indian shrimp farmers from US tariffs
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October 29, 2025
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Office developers eye India's GCC boom
Leading office developers are setting up platforms to offer GCC-as-a-service to new global capability centres (GCCs) looking to set up operations in India.
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October 29, 2025
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Skyroot readies India's maiden pvt satellite launch by January
to a different set of clients that will approach the government consortium for space launches. But on the private front, it will be a question of which launch provider has the more superior, more reliable technology,\" Chandana said.
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October 29, 2025
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Act now to secure India’s access to the latest AI models
Most AI developers prefer to use open-weight models to build their solutions because they can be fine-tuned to suit specific requirements.
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October 29, 2025
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Is the H-1B visa crisis a blessing in disguise for IT?
Indian information technology (IT) services companies' strategy of servicing US clients from offshore locations to offset the impact of the H-1B visa fee hikefrom $1,000 to $100,000-is boosting their operating margins.
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October 29, 2025
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Govt clears new pay panel terms
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the 8th Pay Commission, which will benefit 5 million central government employees and 6.9 million pensioners and will have implications on the emoluments of the staff of state governments.
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