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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

Trade unions' strike against the labour Codes gets mixed response

Ten central trade unions organise nationwide protest against Labour Codes, reporting disruptions in coal, banking, transport and agriculture sectors

Reserve Bank of India moots rules to rein in harsh debt recovery

The proposed norms will come into effect from July 1, 2026. Feedback on the draft may be submitted by March 4, 2026

ONGC's Q3 FY26 results: Net profit increases 22% to ₹11,946 crore

ONGC's board of directors declared second interim dividend of ₹6.25 per equity. The total payout would be ₹7,863 crore for the dividend

Govt must implement New Public Sector Enterprise Policy: Parl panel

The New PSE Policy for Atmanirbhar Bharat envisages that loss-making public sector undertakings (PSUs) in non-strategic sectors should be considered for privatisation or closure

Return to India or we won't hear your plea: Bombay HC to Vijay Mallya

High Court says Vijay Mallya must return and submit to Indian jurisdiction before his plea challenging the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act can be heard

Opposition protests rock LS over BJP MP's remarks against Rahul Gandhi

Lok Sabha adjourned amid Opposition sloganeering over interim US trade pact and protests against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's remarks on Rahul Gandhi

RBI for inclusion of farm-linked technology innovations as loans

Draft KCC norms seek to include tech innovation costs in farm loans and waive collateral for agricultural credit up to Rs 2 lakh per borrower

HC upholds GST order despite missing document number on physical copy

Court rules GST order issued through portal with system-generated reference number remains valid even if physical copy does not carry Document Identification Number

2024 CPI series rebasing halves index value; inflation rate unchanged

Shift to CPI 2024 base sharply lowers headline index levels in back series, but inflation rate remains identical across rural and urban segments

Rolls-Royce to expand footprint across India's air, land, sea domains

Under the ambitious initiative, Rolls Royce is looking at more than doubling the size of the its workforce to approximately 10,000 people in India

Volatile items such as food and oil have lower weight in new CPI series

Rural still has more weighting than urban despite drop from earlier series

India to receive same garment duty benefits as B'desh in US deal: Goyal

Commerce minister says India will secure concessional-duty access for garments made from US yarn and cotton, similar to benefits obtained by Bangladesh

India second-largest active installed base of smartphones globally

Longer retention cycles build an installed base that places it just behind China

Centre unveils second tranche of critical mineral EL block auctions

Government offers 11 blocks of critical and deep-seated minerals across eight states under Exploration Licence regime to boost domestic mineral exploration

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.

AI Impact Summit: Indigenous SLM, LLMs to take AI summit centre stage

Government to showcase homegrown large and small language models at five-day summit; Sarvam's LLM and funding for AI data centres may be announced

M&M sees green shoots in US tractor mkt as tariffs ease after trade talks

Mahindra & Mahindra expects improved competitiveness in the US as tariffs drop to 18 per cent, plans to supply inventory from bonded warehouses

Kremlin memo maps US-Russia economic ties, including dollar reset

At the heart of the offer is Russia's return to the dollar settlement system, a move which would mean a stunning reversal of Kremlin policy and, potentially, a dramatic shake up for global finance

Power sector reforms central to tackling India's climate finance problem

According to the NITI AAYOG study, the first step towards climate financing is strengthening power discoms'finances and reducing the risk of default