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Anthropic's India revenue up 2x in last 6 mths: Ghose
Anthropic's revenue run rate in India has doubled in the last six months and the country is the second-largest user for Claude.ai globally, the company's India head Irina Ghose said.
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February 17, 2026
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Govt to push beekeepers' income
The Rajasthan government is set to promote beekeeping to double farmers’ incomes and make the state a hub for honey production, state Agriculture Minister Kirori Lal Meena said.
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February 17, 2026
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Tech sovereignty goes beyond just data, says IBM India head
Sandip Patel, managing director (MD), IBM India and South Asia Region, believes that sovereignty today goes beyond just data sovereignty, and encompasses who operates and controls the technology environment, where do artificial intelligence (AI) models and inferences happen.
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February 17, 2026
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Govt seeks views on exempting 350 medical devices from GTE norms
The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has sought stakeholder comments from the medical device industry over amendments to the list of medical devices exempted from restrictions related to floating of Global Tender Enquiry (GTE) by public procurement agencies.
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February 17, 2026
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Unreasonable priorities
US wants Europe to help turn back the clock
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February 17, 2026
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Sanofi scales up Hyd hub, cements India's role in global pharma GCC play
Sanofi hassignificantly expanded its Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Hyderabad, increasing thescaleand scope of its India operations and reinforcing the city’s position in the global pharmaceutical services and innovation landscape.
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February 17, 2026
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India-EU deal: From promise to reality
The announcement of a free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU) is a major turning point — not so much for its immediate gains, but for what it signals about India’s economic strategy.
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February 17, 2026
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State logs FDI proposals worth ₹20,300 crore
Making strong pitch for global investors, Uttar Pradesh has received investment proposals worth more than ₹20,300 crore under the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Capital Investment (FCI) route.
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February 17, 2026
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L&T arm to sell 1,400 Mw Nabha power plant to Torrent for %3.7K cr
Infrastructure major L&T’s wholly-owned subsidiary L&T Power Development has agreed to sell 100 per cent stake in Nabha Power Ltd (NPL) to Torrent Power for ₹3,660 crore, the company has announced.
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February 17, 2026
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Tarique Rahman to take oath as Bangladesh PM today
In a break from tradition, swearing-in event to be held at South Plaza of Parliament complex, instead of Bangabhaban
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February 17, 2026
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Iran minister to meet UN nuclear chief before US talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with the head of the UN’s atomic watchdog in Geneva on Monday, ahead of a second round of nuclear negotiations with the US.
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February 17, 2026
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Rothschild India MD: No imminent signs of structural slowdown in IPO activity
With several companies lining up billion-dollar-plus initial public offerings (IPOs), the pipeline this year could be as busy as in the previous two calendar years, says Subhakanta Bal, managing director (MD) at Rothschild & Co India. In an interview with Samie Modak and Sundar Sethuraman in Mumbai, Bal says unless there is a major macroeconomic shock or adverse global development, the markets likely to see meaningful IPO activity through the year. Edited excerpts:
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February 17, 2026
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Improving timely access to credit for MSMEs policy priority: RBI Guv
Improving access to timely and adequate formal credit for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) remains a key policy priority of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Governor Sanjay Malhotra said ata meeting with MSMEs and their representative associations.
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February 17, 2026
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New tax regime and ELSS: Should you still invest in tax-saving funds?
If you've shifted to the new income-tax regime, you may be wondering whether equity-linked savings scheme (ELSS) funds still make sense — especially since they no longer offer tax deductions under Section 80C.
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February 17, 2026
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Consumer awareness
Front-of-pack labels can reshape food choices
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February 17, 2026
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TCS, AMD to expand AI ties to take on Nvidia in India
THE MOVE POSITIONS AMD MORE DIRECTLY AGAINST NVIDIA IN INDIA'S RAPIDLY EXPANDING AI INFRA SEGMENT, AS ENTERPRISES AND GOVERNMENT-BACKED INITIATIVES SCALE COMPUTE CAPACITY TO SUPPORT LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS, AI TRAINING AND INFERENCE WORKLOADS
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February 17, 2026
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US reveals $38 billion plan to remake system to jails migrants
Detention revamp
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February 17, 2026
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Jaishankar, Canadian counterpart discuss bilateral ties ahead of Carney’s India visit
As Ottawa and New Delhi prepare for the visit of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to India early next month, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand on Sunday discussed “deepening cooperation” and “partnership opportunities” between the two countries.
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February 17, 2026
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RBI eases cost, maturity rules in new ECB regime
Rulebook 2.0
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February 17, 2026
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Valuations capture growth opportunities for Siemens Energy
Siemens Energy delivered steady returns in the third quarter of 2025-26 (Q3FY26).
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February 17, 2026
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Ola Electric loses speed as volumes, mkt share slip
Q3 numbers disappoint; analysts flag cash burn, execution risks
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February 17, 2026
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WPI inflation at 10-month high of 1.8% in January
Rise driven by higher core inflation and rebound in food prices
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February 17, 2026
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Kwality Wall's India eyes double-digit growth
Kwality Wall’s (India) sees an opportunity of growing in double-digit as the ice cream category still remains under penetrated in India, according to a senior executive of the company.
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February 17, 2026
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Bargain buying lifts benchmarks
Sensex, Nifty rise 0.8% after 2% decline over the previous two sessions
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February 17, 2026
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AI adoption needs national commitment: CEA
Adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) requires urgency, political will and a national commitment towards aligning technology with mass employability, Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said on Monday at the AI Impact Summit.
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February 17, 2026
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Unemployment rate hit 3-mth high of 5% in Jan
India’s unemployment rate edged up to a three-month high of 5 percent in January, reflecting seasonal weakness in rural labour markets and a post-harvest slowdown, according to the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLES) monthly bulletin released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Monday.
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February 17, 2026
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Cash in circulation at record high despite rise in UPI use: SBI report
Even as Currency in Circulation (CIC) touched an all-time high of around %40 trillion for the fortnight ended January 31, 2026, the cash-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio has been steadily declining, according to a report by State Bank of India (SBI).
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February 17, 2026
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The case for widening banking committee mandate
While India’s financial sector is driven by banking, this may not hold in the decades to come
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February 17, 2026
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LIC must match or beat industry growth to lift market share in FY26: MD & CEO
Growth in retail non-single premium products has been in single digits.
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February 17, 2026
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Byju's parent moves SC against NCLAT nod to Aakash's ₹240 cr rights issue
Think & Learn Private Limited, the parent company of Byju’s, has approached the Supreme Court challenging a February 3, 2026 order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Chennai Bench, which permitted Aakash Educational Services to go ahead with the second tranche of its ₹240-crore rights issue.
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