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‘Patience will also pay’: Shivakumar amid speculation over Karnataka leadership change

New Delhi: Amid speculation over a leadership change in the Congress-led Karnataka government, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said “patience will also pay”. The Siddaramaiah government is set to complete 1,000 days in office on Friday. Shivakumar denied that there was any power tussle between him and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. He met…

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Rolls-Royce CEO calls on PM Modi, shares plans to be part of Viksit Bharat

New Delhi:  Rolls-Royce CEO Tufan Erginbilgic on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and shared plans to scale up its activities in India to become a part of Viksit Bharat. “It was wonderful meeting Mr. Tufan Erginbilgic, CEO of Rolls-Royce, earlier today,” Modi said in a post on X. “We welcome Rolls-Royce’s enthusiasm towards scaling…

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Rajasthan Budget proposes Rs 6,800 cr to provide tap water, Rs 3,000 cr for solar parks

Jaipur: Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari on Wednesday proposed Rs 6,800 crore to provide tap water to the rural and urban population and around Rs 3,000 crore for building solar parks in Bikaner and Jaisalmer in the state Budget for 2026-27. Presenting the Budget for the year 2026-27, the finance minister, Kumari, highlighted the impact…

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White House drops reference to ‘certain pulses’ in revised fact sheet on trade deal with India

New York/Washington: The White House has removed “pulses” from a list of American products on which it said India will eliminate or reduce tariffs, in a revised fact sheet issued on the interim trade deal. On Monday, the White House issued a fact sheet on ‘The United States and India Announce Historic Trade Deal (Interim…

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India will continue to buy oil from countries where it is cheap, of best quality: Govt to Par panel

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday informed a parliamentary panel that India will continue to import crude oil from the countries where it is cheap and of the best quality, and the Indian oil companies will purchase oil considering the geopolitical situation and non-sanctioned sources. This was conveyed by top officials of the ministries of…

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US, India to work toward finalising Interim Agreement with view to concluding BTA: White House fact sheet

New York/Washington:  In the coming weeks, the US and India will work toward finalising the interim agreement on trade with a view to concluding a mutually beneficial Bilateral Trade Agreement, the White House has said. The two countries will also continue negotiations to address remaining issues, including services and investment, labour and government procurement, it…

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Margin Wars and the Silver Squeeze

The silver market remains in a critical phase of the ongoing squeeze, characterized by a sharp divergence between paper and physical dynamics. As of early February 2026, spot silver trades around $76–$78 per ounce (following a volatile pullback from January’s peak near $120–$121), reflecting recent leveraged unwinds but not a collapse in underlying fundamentals. This period has been marked by aggressive interventions from…

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A forgettable budget prepared by a finance minister, who forgot promises made last year: Chidambaram

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday attacked the government for cutting capital expenditure in 2025-26 at a time ‘when neither the public sector, private sector nor foreign investors are investing in India’, while terming Union Budget 2026-27 a “forgettable budget”. Initiating a general discussion on Union Budget 2026-27 in the Rajya Sabha, the…

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