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India's growth potential not reflected in foreign allocations: Amundi

Foreign investors net sold nearly $23 billion of Indian stocks between January 2025 and 2026, pushing allocations to the country to decadal lows

Anti-vaccine sentiment threatens pandemic preparedness: Health official

Richard Hatchett, who leads the Cepi, a partnership of governments and philanthropies that was among the first to fund Covid-19 vaccines, said epidemics and pandemics remained a key global threat

India pulls out of Russian-backed Mali lithium project over security risks

Both sources, who were directly involved in the decision-making, sought anonymity because the discussions were confidential

SoftBank returns to profit in Q3 as OpenAI bet drives valuation boost

Over the past months, SoftBank has stepped up investments as Son seeks to play a bigger role in shaping the future of AI.

Americans shouldered bulk of Trump tariff burden, says NY Fed report

The bank said 90 per cent of the tariffs imposed by the president on imported goods are borne by American consumers and companies

Food regulators warn Jaipur McDonald's over reused oil, rotten tomatoes

Food adulteration is often reported across India, but safety lapses at ‌high-profile ​brands like McDonald's ​are rare

US shelves major tech curbs on China after Trump-Xi trade detente

That meeting also included a pledge by the Chinese to delay painful export restrictions on the rare-earth minerals that underpin tech manufacturing globally

Welspun Q3FY26 profit nearly wiped out due to US tariff slowdown

Welspun's consolidated net profit came ‌in at 2.1 million rupees ($23,178.81) for the three-month period ended December 31, sharply down from 1.21 billion rupees in the year-ago period

UK GDP growth slows to 0.1% in Q4; services flat, investment down

Economists polled by Reuters, as well as the Bank of England, had forecast 0.2 per cent fourth-quarter growth compared with the previous three months

HAL Q3FY26 results: Profit rises nearly 30% on higher order deliveries

Ahead of the numbers, some analysts said ‌improved order execution and easing supply chain issues were likely to aid ​the ‌company's earnings

India pulls out of Russian-backed Mali lithium project over security risks

Russia has been cultivating ties with a string of African countries, through efforts including military cooperation, and has strengthened ​relations with Mali and Burkina Faso

FIA opposes govt's bid to tighten cabin crew fatigue management rules

The ​pushback from the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) on a key Indian government proposal comes after IndiGo, ‌the country's largest airline, cancelled about 4,500 flights in December

Facing pressures at home, UK universities set up campuses in India

Far from its sprawling green campuses in southern England, Southampton is the first of several ​British universities setting up in India to tap one of the world's fastest growing student markets

Adani Power sets up nuclear-focussed unit as govt moves to open sector

The move comes as India opens ‌its nuclear power sector to greater private participation to meet rising electricity demand and curb carbon emissions

RBI surprises market with aggressive pre-open dollar sales, say bankers

The rupee was headed for a largely flat open before the unexpected intervention, with Asian peers showing little reaction to the upside surprise in US payrolls

Zydus agrees to pay $120 million to settle US patent dispute with Astellas

The deal will enable the company to continue marketing its generic Mirabegron in the United States, Zydus said, adding that other terms and conditions ​of the agreement are confidential

RBI gives ICICI AMC approval to raise stake in HDFC Bank to 9.95%

If ‌ICICI group's stake in the lender falls below 5 per cent, it ‌will need ​fresh RBI ​approval to raise the shareholding to 5 per cent or more

India's massive $500 billion US import ambition raises scepticism: Experts

US President Donald Trump last week said he will slash tariffs on Indian goods to 18 per cent from 50 per cent , sparking relief in India

China's ByteDance to launch AI chip, negotiating production with Samsung

The information about ByteDance's in-house chip project is inaccurate, a spokesperson for the company said in a statement, without elaborating

US lawmakers push for tighter curbs on China's access to chipmaking tools

The congressional warning over gaps in US export controls comes as China appears to be making breakthroughs Washington has long sought to block