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Ukraine backs 'essence' of peace deal, but sensitive issues linger

Zelenskiy could visit the United States in the next few days to finalise a deal with Trump, Kyiv's national security chief Rustem Umerov said, though no such trip was confirmed from the US side

Meta in talks to spend billions on Google's chips against Nvidia: Report

The talks also involve Meta renting chips from Google Cloud as early as next year and are part of Google's broader push to get customers to adopt its tensor processing units (TPUs)

India considering added tariff on steel to curb cheaper Chinese imports

The Indian government had in April imposed a 12 per cent temporary tariff for 200 days that lapsed earlier this month

India's Russian oil imports set to fall to three-year low in December

This month, India is expected to receive 1.87 million bpd of Russian crude, provisional data from Kpler showed

Ageing populations a 'ticking time bomb' for GDP growth, says EBRD

The report pointed to a range of factors driving the fall in the birth rate - from shifts in social norms to a reduction in women's career earnings from having a baby

Asian stocks edge higher as Fed rate-cut hopes fuel tech-led rebound

Despite the dollar's slight weakness this week, the Japanese yen has remained fragile, trading at 156.95 per dollar in early Asian hours, not far from the 10-month low of 157.90 it touched last week

India's economy grew at 7.3% in Q2 on rural and govt spending boost: Poll

India remains one of the world's fastest-growing major economies in the face of US President Donald Trump raising tariffs on Indian goods to 50 per cent in August

Singapore's energy firm Sembcorp plans IPO of Indian unit, says report

Sembcorp's Indian arm, Sembcorp Green Infra, operates businesses in wind, solar and energy storage, and competes with the likes of Adani Green Energy and Avaada Group

Amazon sites in Italy raided by police in China smuggling probe: Report

At Amazon's Italian headquarters in central Milan, police seized IT equipment and identified the Amazon manager responsible for the transportation of goods within Italy, the sources added

Banks, state firms plan $3.5 bn in bond sales before GDP data, MPC meet

India's GDP data for the July-September quarter is scheduled for Friday and the monetary policy decision will follow on December 5

India's solar panel exports slump in September as US tariffs bite

India's exports to the United States had surged earlier this year as developers sought alternatives to Chinese panels amid Washington's restrictions on Chinese products

India's finished steel imports in April-October down 34%, shows govt data

India, the world's second-biggest crude steel producer, imported 3.8 million metric tons of finished steel during April-October and was a net importer of the alloy, the data showed

Hindustan Aeronautics calls Tejas jet crash an 'isolated occurrence'

Hindustan Aeronautics, which manufactures the aircraft powered by General Electric engines, said it does not expect the incident to impact its business operations

SC agrees to $570 mn settlement by fugitive billionaire Sandesara brothers

After being accused of defaulting on domestic bank loans, the brothers, whose companies spanned industries from pharmacueticals to energy, fled India in 2017 on Albanian passports

UK cosmetics brand Lush returns to India after two decades amid luxury boom

The company has partnered with Bengaluru-based Bilberry Brands under a licensing deal, starting with an online launch before expanding into physical stores

RBI comes back swinging to hit brakes on rupee's slide towards 90

The central bank likely sold dollars on the order-matching platform and in the non-deliverable forward market, helping lift sentiment

Global stocks rise as traders raise bets on December Fed rate cut

Markets were gearing up for potential catalysts, including the release of US retail sales and producer prices data due later in the week

India, Canada agree to restart stalled talks for new trade deal: Govt

The restart of talks highlights thawing relations between the two countries as Carney pushes to expand trade ties beyond the US, its biggest trading partner

US EXIM to invest $100 billion to secure critical mineral supplies: Report

Trump had campaigned on a promise to increase US energy output and has sought to roll back energy and environmental regulations since taking office in January

Dubai approves 2026-28 budget, with $82.41 billion in expenditures

The state news agency described the budget cycle for Dubai, one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates and a regional trade and tourism hub, as the largest in the Gulf country's history