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Jun 19 2026BUSINESS

Indian IT Shares Fall After Accenture Warns of AI Risks

India’s technology sector, worth about $315 billion, has seen its stocks dip after a key player in the industry issued a cautious outlook. The company highlighted that artificial intelligence could shake up its traditional, people‑heavy service model and suggested a slowdown in the next fiscal year.

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Jun 17 2026BUSINESS

JioStar Adds Shopping to Streaming Mix

Indian streaming giant JioStar is now turning the idea of “watch and buy” into a real business move. The company says that advertising and paid memberships are no longer the only ways it earns money; a third stream is emerging from commerce. JioStar’s main platform, JioHotstar, already has more t

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Jun 16 2026POLITICS

Who Really Controls Indiana’s Republican Convention?

Indiana’s Republican Party is heading into a messy convention next week, and one freshman senator is trying to steer the ship in a new direction. Jim Banks, a U. S. Senator from Indiana, is pushing hard for his preferred candidate for secretary of state, Max Engling, a relatively unknown political s

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Jun 13 2026FINANCE

Nuclear power gear in India gets past taxes backdated

India just made a rule change that could save nuclear plants money on old purchases. The finance ministry decided to cancel customs taxes on parts bought between April 2019 and January 2026 for building or running nuclear reactors. This decision surprises some because it works backwards—covering bil

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Jun 04 2026BUSINESS

India and Venezuela Strengthen Oil Ties Amid Middle East Turmoil

India has stepped up its cooperation with Venezuela in the energy sector, seeing Caracas as a key partner while global oil flows are hit by tensions in the Middle East. During a visit that began on June 4, Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez arrived in New Delhi with a sizable delegatio

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Jun 04 2026BUSINESS

India steps in to help airlines with fuel cost worries

India recently set aside 100 billion rupees, roughly one billion dollars, to ease the strain on airlines caused by soaring jet fuel prices. These sky-high costs partly stem from tensions in West Asia, which have disrupted oil supplies and pushed prices up worldwide. Airlines often feel this the most

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May 30 2026FINANCE

India tries something new with ocean-focused loans

India is testing fresh ways to pay for its massive ocean and water projects. A government company called Sagarmala wants to sell special bonds called ‘blue bonds’—the first of their kind in the country. These bonds work like regular loans but must be used only for clean-up efforts, port upgrades, sh

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May 26 2026POLITICS

State lawmakers and suicide discussions online: what’s really being said?

State lawmakers in the U. S. are posting more often about their work online, and some of those posts touch on sensitive topics like suicide. Given how common suicide is as a cause of death here, these discussions could matter more than many realize. But what exactly are legislators saying about it?

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May 22 2026BUSINESS

Car Prices Rise as Costs Climb in India

India’s biggest car maker, Maruti Suzuki, is set to raise the price of its vehicles because the cost of making them has gone up. The price hike comes after a chain reaction that began in the Middle East, where fighting has made it harder for goods to move around the world and has pushed up fuel pric

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May 21 2026POLITICS

India Urges Home Weddings as Oil Prices Rise

Indian leaders are telling people to marry in their own country instead of traveling abroad. The reason is the cost of oil and gas that India imports from the Middle East. When tensions rise near the Strait of Hormuz, prices go up and the rupee weakens. A weaker rupee makes it harder for pe

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