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Nicobar Designs to sharpen focus on gifting and women's evening wear
Marking a decade since launch, Nicobar Designs plans to grow through gifting-focused stores, expanded women's evening wear, new collaborations and deeper retail penetration across Indian cities
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England vs New Zealand HIGHLIGHTS T20 WC Super 8: England down New Zealand to remain undefeated
ICC T20 World Cup HIGHLIGHTS: England's win also means Pakistan's campaign in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is still up and running
Digital connectivity readiness: Trai proposes 9-level ratings for buildings
Trai proposes expanding digital connectivity ratings to nine levels with half-star tiers, adds design-stage certification for under-construction properties and revises categories for assessment
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Nexa Studios may contribute 30% to Nexa sales by FY31: Maruti Suzuki
Nexa Studios, now 200 of over 740 Nexa outlets, are expected to contribute 25-30% of Nexa sales by FY31 as Maruti Suzuki expands the compact format and manages strong early demand
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Govt's SIM binding directive on messaging apps 'ultra vires': Industry body
The matter pertains to a direction issued by the central government in November that will ensure app-based communication services are continuously linked to a user's active SIM card
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Stride Ventures partners Saudi sovereign fund to scale global pvt credit
Stride Ventures partners with Saudi Arabia's PIF to deploy over $1 bn worldwide across venture and private credit, including $200 mn aimed at Saudi Arabia's entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem
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Norway's sovereign wealth fund drops Adani Green Energy from its portfolio
When Norges Bank first bought AGEL shares in July 2020, the share price was ₹341. Today it is ₹944
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IAF shows combat prowess, gives glimpse of Op Sindoor at Vayu Shakti
A presentation on Operation Sindoor was made at the beginning of the exercise, followed by a detailed display of day target layouts spread across a three-kilometre area
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Use current valuations to enter small-cap stocks with robust fundamentals
Enter only those stocks that have consistently strong financials, adequate liquidity, and no signs of corporate governance risk
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Wire & Cable stocks rally up to 34% in 1 month; Polycab, KEI log new highs
Infrastructure development, housing growth, electrification and the ongoing shift towards organized and compliant products continue to support the demand, said RR Kabel.
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Afghan Taliban open to talks after Pakistan bombs Kabul, Kandahar
Targets in the capital Kabul and the city of Kandahar, where Taliban leaders are based, were hit, signalling a stark rupture in ties between the Islamic neighbours
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ArcelorMittal to close its second unit in Ukraine amid Russian attacks
The CBAM is the EU's tool to put a fair price on carbon emitted during the production of carbon-intensive goods entering the bloc
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NYC Mayor Mamdani shows Trump mock newspaper to pitch his housing plan
The mayor posted the photo of their meeting, featuring the front pages, to his social media page
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New GDP series lifts FY27 growth outlook to 7-7.4%, says CEA Nageswaran
India's GDP growth for FY27 is seen at 7-7.4% under the new series, with risks tilted upward, as strong momentum, reforms and trade deals lift the outlook
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Venezuela oil sale proceeds now routed to US Treasury: Chris Wright
The proceeds were initially deposited in an account in Qatar to protect it from seizure
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Novo Nordisk, Abbott tie up to launch second Ozempic brand in India
Abbott will commercialise Extensior, a second semaglutide brand of Ozempic in India, as part of Novo Nordisk's strategy to expand access amid rising demand and looming patent expiry
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OpenAI raises $110 billion with investments from Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank
Amazon will start with an initial $15 billion investment, followed by another $35 billion in the coming months when certain conditions are met
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IPL 2026 to kick-start on March 28, final on May 31: Report
The IPL Governing Council is expected to push the start date of IPL 2026 two days back due to state elections
A new baseline for a new economy: Understanding logic of India's GDP reset
One way to look at the new series is as a shift from a grainy image to a higher-resolution one. The scene itself does not suddenly change, but the blur is reduced
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PM Modi directs ministers to prepare roadmap for next set of reforms
The ministers will have to clearly convey the key points of the reform of their respective ministries, when it was implemented or when it could be laid out and what the results are expected from them
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