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Trump Says India Will Buy Oil From Venezuela, Not Iran

Mumbai – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that India will buy oil from Venezuela and not from Iran,

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India Budget Raises Transaction Taxes on Derivatives Trading

Mumbai – India’s latest Union Budget introduces revised transaction tax measures for equity derivatives trading, reflecting a policy focus on

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Modi Ally Proposes Social Media Ban for India’s Teens as Global Debate Grows

New Delhi – A proposal by a lawmaker allied with Prime Minister Narendra Modi has brought renewed attention to the

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India’s Wealthy Embrace a New Luxury Symbol Water

New Delhi – In upscale stores and curated tasting events across India’s major cities, a quiet but striking shift is

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US Pitches Venezuelan Crude to India as Its Russian Oil Imports Slow

New Delhi – The United States has told India that it can soon resume purchases of Venezuelan crude oil to

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The February Trap: Yunus, Jamaat, and a Staged Mandate

So why would sections of the Western world want Jamaat? What does the Yunus-led interim administration gain from this? What

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Nestle India Profit Jumps 46% as Tax Cuts Boost Packaged Food Demand

Mumbai – Nestle India has reported a sharp rise in quarterly profit, reflecting a recovery in consumer spending driven by

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Gold Set for Steepest Daily Drop Since 1983 as Silver Faces Historic Rout

New York – Gold prices suffered a dramatic reversal, marking their sharpest single-day decline in more than four decades as

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From Missing Bodies to Stolen Faith: The Three Pillars of Pakistan’s Civil Decay

A state that relies on disappearing its citizens, disenfranchising its minorities, and outsourcing its justice to religious mobs is a

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India May Consider Age Based Limits on Social Media Use, Adviser Suggests

New Delhi – India may move toward introducing age-based restrictions on social media access as concerns grow over excessive screen