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Bain, EQT, TPG enter final leg of race for UK's Vitabiotics
A clutch of private equity funds, including Bain Capital, EQT and TPG, are in the final lap of discussions to acquire a stake in UK-based Vitabiotics, which will potentially value the nutraceutical company between $900 million and $1 billion, two people familiar with the matter said.
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March 26, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Easing the journey from the lab bench to market
he 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics (Philippe Aghion, Peter Howitt, Joel Mokyr) offered a timely lesson for nations aspiring to global leadership:
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March 26, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
A flawed and regressive bill
With the transgender persons amendment Bill, we run the risk of living under a State that will claim to know better about our identities than we do
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March 26, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Familiar interventions in an unsettled region
The war on Iran is part of a serial effort at regime change by force. India must start building alternative scenarios of West Asia, the influence of major powers, and broader geostrategic and geoeconomic futures
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March 26, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
S&P RAISES INDIA'S FY27 GDP GROWTH FORECAST TO 7.1%
Global credit rating agency S&P Global raised India’s GDP growth forecast for the financial year 2026-27 by 40 basis points to 7.1% on Wednesday, signalling confidence in the country's economic momentum despite global uncertainties.
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March 26, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Need a stronger WTO to fight Trump’s trade pivot
The Cameroon ministerial meeting this week offers a platform for countries, including India, to secure the global trade body from American unilateralism
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March 25, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0: Beyond pipes & pumps
The Union Cabinet's decision to extend the Jal Jeevan Mission until December 2028, with an enhanced outlay of ₹8.69 lakh crore under the restructured Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, marks the beginning of an important new chapter in India’s rural water journey.
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March 25, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Fast-tracking the women’s quota
Delinking the quota for women in legislatures from Census and delimitation is welcome, will likely get support from most political parties
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March 25, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Why the US and Iran may exit a costly war
President Donald Trump's announcement that “very good and productive conversations” with Iran are underway has raised hopes that the long war that set the whole region on fire and sent the global economy into a tailspin could end soon.
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March 25, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Saudis, UAE take steps towards joining Iran war
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have taken steps towards joining the Tran war, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, potentially signalling an escalation of the fighting.
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March 25, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
West Asia’s shadow on energy security in India
Oil and gas together account for 36% of India’s primary energy supply, yet India imports ~90% of its crude oil and 47% of its natural gas.’
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March 24, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Five priorities for India to eliminate TB
India’s fight against tuberculosis tells a story of real and hard-won progress
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March 24, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Time of great global demographic u-turn
In the late 19th century, the British biologist Francis Galton came up with a new field of population studies called eugenics (literally meaning “good birth”).
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March 24, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Prospect of truce in West Asia
The global community should try and turn the US's pause in the war into lasting peace
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March 24, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Wake-up call for the collegium
Justice Dipankar Datta’s candid remarks offer a moment of clarity—and an opportunity for reflection
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March 23, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Wealth of India, hits and misses
The Wealth of Nations is 250 years old. How Adam Smith would see India based on the economic vision he outlined in his classic work
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March 23, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
China vows to grow global ‘trade pie’
China’s number two leader Li Qiang said on Sunday that his country was willing to help expand the global “trade pie” by further opening up, state media reported, while he slammed unilateralism from certain countries.
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March 23, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Firing up innovation for the new tech age
As the world stands at the cusp of a new technological epoch, defined by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and deep-tech disruptions, India’s innovation story is no longer emerging in isolation; it is increasingly intertwined with global collaboration, in partnership with leading economies, research institutions, and industry networks to co-create real-world solutions.
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March 23, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Trump to feature on gold coin to mark 250 yrs of US independence
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump is all set to feature on a gold coin to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary, amid questions over the legality of the move.
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March 23, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Reducing devotion to unbearable cacophony
On the first day of the Vikram Samvat 2083 (the Hindu new year), Igot up alittle early.
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March 23, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Cost of the war in West Asia
The destructive outcomes of the war will spare no nation. Pressure must be put on the US to end the conflict and help the world cut its losses
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March 21, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
The disappearing acts
From Timetable Subodh in Dil Chahta Hai to Willy Wonka’s OG Charlie, here are 10 actors who did only one iconic role
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March 21, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Rupee slides past 93 for first time on oil shock
The rupee plummeted below 93 to a dollar on Friday as importers jostled for dollars, breaching a psychologically crucial level.
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March 21, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Where did the logo go?
Monograms and branding went quiet for a while. Now, they're back, but on tote bags, straps, even face masks. Track it all here
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March 21, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
A circular economy to secure our water future
Economists speak of capital, ecologists of ecosystems.
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March 21, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Why campuses must be kept free of party politics
Given that the Supreme Court originally implemented the Lyngdoh Committee guidelines as an interim measure, it should take cognisance of the doctrine developed by the Kerala HC and leave to the discretion of educational institutions how student unions are to operate
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March 21, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Water conservation in India: The community as custodian
World Water Day, observed on March 22, is an occasion to remember the central role water plays in our lives and our shared responsibility to conserve and protect it for the future.
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March 21, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
'US F-35 stealth jet hit by Iranian fire'
A US F-35 stealth warplane was hit by suspected Iranian fire and made an emergency landing at American air base in the Middle East, US media reported on Thursday.
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March 21, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Inside hell's kitchens
Noma isn’t the first restaurant to mistreat its staff. Abusive chefs have risen to the very top. So, why does the industry keep rewarding bullies?
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March 21, 2026
Hindustan Times East UP
Remote sensing can help in NCR’s pollution battle
Air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR) is largely driven by vehicular emissions.
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