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US Senate confirms Jay Bhattacharya, Marty Makary for top US health posts

Senate voted 53-47 along party lines to confirm Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University health economist and physician, to lead the National Institutes of Health

Govt betting on households to help tackle India's $346 bn debt pile

A record ₹29.7 trillion ($346 billion) of sovereign bonds are due over the next five years, a result of pandemic-era borrowing and PM Modi's infrastructure-spending binge

Vivo eyes 70% revenue from overseas sales by 2027 as China market saturates

Vivo grew its shipments in China by more than 10 per cent in 2024, beating Apple Inc. and homegrown rivals Huawei Technologies Co. and Xiaomi Corp. to the top spot, according to research firm IDC

Trump backs Waltz after Atlantic editor's war plans group chat breach

Trump's comments fit with a broader effort by the administration to downplay the stunning breach, which created a firestorm in Washington over the Trump team's handling of sensitive information

Apple plans to unveil new software at June 9 developers programme

The conference will be held online, the company said Tuesday, save for in-person keynote presentations at the beginning of that week

Journalist accidentally added to Trump team's Yemen attack chat group

Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg says he was mistakenly added to a Signal chat where top US officials discussed detailed plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen

ONGC diversifies to safeguard core business amid looming oil glut

The company's multi-pronged approach involves entering the refining and petrochemical sectors, trading liquefied natural gas and growing its renewable capacity

India set to maintain 1 MT sugar export quota amid comfortable supplies

India will not bar outbound shipments as the world's second-biggest producer will have enough stockpiles at the end of this season on Sept. 30, even after a drop in production

Donald Trump's threat of 'secondary tariffs' creates new trade weapon

The threat, delivered via Truth Social post then confirmed in an executive order, said countries could face 25 per cent tariffs on trade with the US if they purchase oil and gas from Venezuela

StanChart boosts private credit presence with 3 new hires in India

StanChart recently hired former UBS Group AG's Ankit Raghav as director for its leveraged and acquisition finance, and private credit team

Teachers' unions, NAACP sue to stop Trump's plan to abolish Education Dept

Education Secretary Linda McMahon, who is named in both suits, and Trump acknowledge that congressional action is needed to eliminate the department established by Congress in 1979

US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy steps down as deputy takes over

The abrupt exit adds to the volatility gripping the post office, which has seen sputtering gains in DeJoy's yearslong plan to cut costs, reverse losses and improve efficiency

Donald Trump to impose auto tariffs soon, hints at reciprocal duty breaks

Trump said his tariff roll-out would focus on so-called reciprocal duties, featuring rates on a country-by-country basis corresponding to tariffs and other trade barriers on US products

Zepto in negotiations for $250 million secondary sale ahead of IPO

The private equity arms of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. and Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd. are in discussions with the Bangalore-based startup to buy shares in the secondary sale

Shapoorji Pallonji Energy appeals to Brazil on Petrobras-cancelled tender

A delegation for the offshore infrastructure company was in Rio de Janeiro and the capital Brasilia last week as it seeks to reverse Petrobras' decision

Here's why India's confidence about Trump's trade tariffs is deluded

Indeed, if anybody nourished a vague hope that Trump would fail to impose tariffs on Indian exports, the man himself dashed them last week

FBI, ATF form task force to investigate Tesla vandalism, arson cases

The incidents come amid escalating backlash against Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his role in President Donald Trump's administration

BYD's sales soar as Chinese auto giant captures world's attention

Shenzhen-based BYD reported revenue of 777 billion yuan ($107 billion) for the 12 months ended Dec. 31

US federal judge blocks Musk's DOGE from accessing union members' data

Her order comes as the Trump administration is trying to persuade another federal judge in New York to partially lift limits on Treasury data access she imposed on a DOGE-affiliated staffer

Heathrow airport defends blackout handling, says shutdown was unavoidable

Heathrow managed to restart a few flights late on Friday after the blackout but services remained disrupted over the weekend