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Iran war’s unlikely casualty: Diet Coke faces shortage across Indian cities
Hyderabad: Diet Coke has become an unlikely casualty of the Iran war, with the sugar-free soft drink disappearing from shelves in several major Indian cities amid a deepening shortage of aluminium beverage cans…
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Stock markets fall in early trade dragged by IT firms
Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Wednesday, April 22, after a three-day rally, dragged by heavy selling in IT stocks. Foreign fund outflows and fears of…
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Nitin Gadkari pushes for 100 pc ethanol blending amid West Asia oil concerns
New Delhi: Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday, April 21, said India should aspire to achieve 100 per cent ethanol blending in the near future, as vulnerabilities in oil…
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Krafton, Naver Corporation launch Rs 6,000 cr India-focused unicorn growth fund
New Delhi: South Korea-based leading technology firms, Krafton and Naver Corporation, have launched a Unicorn Growth Fund with a Rs 6,000 crore corpus that will focus on supporting Indian technology companies, a…
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Stock markets trade higher in early session
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in early trade on Tuesday, April 21, as reports of second round of talks between US and Iran are keeping hopes of resolution to…
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Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO after nearly 15 years
San Francisco: Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a nearly 15-year reign that saw the company’s market value soar…
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Meesho allots over 94.79 lakh equity shares to employees under ESOP
New Delhi: E-commerce firm Meesho has allotted nearly 94.8 lakh equity shares to its eligible employees under the company’s employee stock ownership plan. “We wish to inform you that the Nomination and…
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Renault Duster gets 5-star safety rating in BNCAP
New Delhi: Renault India on Monday, April 20, said its new Duster SUV has received a 5-star safety rating under the Bharat New Car Assessment program(BNCAP). The new Duster scored a highly…
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India LPG consumption slides 13 pc amid West Asia conflict
New Delhi: India’s cooking gas LPG consumption fell by a steep 13 per cent in March as supply disruptions linked to the West Asia conflict hit availability for both household kitchens and…
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600 pc gas price spike due to Iran war lit fuse for worker strikes around Delhi
A wave of labour unrest has swept through the industrial belts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, with thousands of workers, many of them migrants, walking off factory floors to demand a minimum…
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2 pc Dearness Allowance hike for central govt employees approved
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, April 18, approved a 2 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees effective from January…
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Industrial leasing jumps 58 pc in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad
New Delhi: India’s three major southern cities, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad, saw a 58 per cent increase in leasing of industrial and warehousing spaces during the January-March period on better demand, according…
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Indian refiners settle Iran oil payments in Chinese yuan through ICICI Bank
In a significant, if short-lived, shift in India’s energy trade posture, Indian refiners have been settling payments for Iranian crude oil in Chinese yuan, routed through ICICI Bank’s Shanghai branch. The details…
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Forex kitty jumps USD 3.8 bn to reclaim USD 700-bn mark
Mumbai: India’s forex reserves jumped USD 3.825 billion to USD 700.946 billion during the week ended April 10, says RBI. In the previous reporting week ended April 3, the overall reserves had…
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India’s smartphone shipments drop 3 pc in Jan-Mar, mark weakest quarter in 6 yrs
New Delhi: Supply-side cost pressures and weak demand took a toll on India’s smartphone shipments, which fell 3 per cent year-on-year in Q1 2026, suffering its weakest quarter in the last six…
