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Anduril-Meta win $159 Cr US Army contract for AI smart glasses

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22:37LONG

Salesforce’s ₹2,400 Cr AI bet: Afshar says tools assist, not replace humans

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21:34INDIA

Karnataka launches agri innovation centre of excellence in Kalaburagi

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21:34INDIA

Gold, silver rates today: Comex gold rebounds $27/oz, silver gains $1/oz as bond yields stabilise

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21:34POLICY

No reason for XpressBees to exist: Delhivery’s Sahil Barua

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21:34POLICY

Directions under Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS) – Nagar Sahakari Bank Ltd., Etawah

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21:31INDIA

Adani Enterprises reaches $275 million settlement with treasury

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21:31INDIA

Shakira acquitted in Spain tax fraud case as court orders return of $70 million

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21:31POLICY

Review of Requirement of Counter-Cyclical Capital Buffer

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21:30POLICY

RBI imposes monetary penalty on The Aurangabad District Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Bihar

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21:30LONG

AI data centres drive ₹2.1 L Cr battery storage push amid grid delays

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21:30SAAS

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21:30STARTUPS

Sequoia backs AI agents scaleup Dust in $40m Series B

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21:29STARTUPS

Kin Health raises $9M to build an AI notetaker for patients

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21:29AI

Amazon’s new Alexa+ powered feature can generate podcast episodes

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Linux security mailing list 'almost unmanageable'

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20:35AI

₹50 Cr Agri Innovation Centre opens in Kalaburagi to lift farmer incomes

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19:34AI

Open-source tool scrubs 500+ data broker sites monthly—150 GitHub stars in 2 weeks

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19:33INDIA

Imagicaaworld to invest ₹100 crore in Gujarat water park as footfalls rise 5%

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19:33INDIA

Kerala Cabinet's first move: Satheesan announces free KSRTC travel for women, 'first of its kind' department for elderly

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19:32INDIA

Oman FTA may come into force from June as India eyes $1 tn exports this fiscal

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19:32POLICY

Premature redemption under Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme - Redemption Price for premature redemption of SGB 2020-21 Series-II due on May 19, 2026

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Auction of Government of India Dated Securities

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Cruel summer: How Iran war shocks are silently gutting corporate profits

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IDFC FIRST Bank Q4 shows deposit slowdown despite system-wide surge

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Open source tool maker Grafana Labs says hackers stole its code, refuses to pay ransom

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LetinAR raises $30M to scale thumbnail-sized AI glasses optics

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17:36AI

D2CX 12-week program targets ₹100 Cr+ D2C brands in India

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17:34INDIA

Indian bond yields spike to six-week high as crude oil price rally jolts markets

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Amazon’s third-party logistics biz does not make any sense: Delhivery CEO

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Biotech Startup Cellogen Therapeutics Raises ₹20 Cr from Kotak Alts

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SEDEMAC Q4: Profit Skyrockets 3.7X To ₹32 Cr, Revenue Up 60% YoY

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Sector Snapshot: Quantum Computing Startup Investment Slows In 2026 While Public Markets Hold Strong

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16:34LONG

Delhivery CEO: No price war in ₹2.3K Cr logistics sector despite ecommerce boom

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16:34FUNDING

Kotak Alts pumps ₹20 Cr into Cellogen Therapeutics for India cell-therapy push

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15:33INDIA

Salesforce to spend $300 million on Anthropic tokens in 2026: CEO Marc Benioff

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15:32POLICY

X imposes daily limits on unverified users: Here’s what changes

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13:32INDIA

NSE launches live trading in Electronic Gold Receipts

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13:32INDIA

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Rapido raises $240 million At $3 billion valuation

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