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During FY2025-26, India’s imports from China reached nearly $132 billion. (PTI photo) Aiming to reduce dependence on imports and overseas supplies, India is looking to give a fresh push to its domestic manufacturing plans. The government is preparing to strengthen domestic manufacturing for products which currently account for imports worth $51 billion, according to sources…

Experts note that the lack of adequate skills is not altogether the problem – it’s the job market. H-1B visa holders returning to India due to layoffs or uncertainties pertaining to the Donald Trump administration’s immigration policies and tighter visa guidelines are facing a harsh reality – jobs back home are not readily available.US technology…

The bigger strategic shift lies in the agreement’s architecture. (AI image) By Agneshwar Sen, Trade Policy Leader, EY IndiaTrade agreements are usually sold through arithmetic: how many tariff lines fall, how much trade may rise, which sector wins and which sector complains. The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), along with the Double Contribution…

Amidst significant product restructuring currently underway, technology company OnePlus insists it is “business as usual” for the India operations, attempting to dispel rumours about the company’s possible departure from the Indian market. OnePlus, owned by smartphone giant Oppo (a subsidiary of BBK Electronics), tells HT it will continue to remain an independent entity in the…

Uber Technologies Inc. has agreed to buy Delivery Hero SE in a deal that values the German food-delivery company at $14.8 billion. The Delivery Hero logo. Uber has agreed to acquire the food delivery company in a $14.8 billion deal. (AFP) Uber offered to pay €41.50 ($47.60) a share and will acquire the bulk of…

For much of the past three years, the artificial intelligence (AI) race appeared deceptively straightforward. The fastest, strongest and most powerful will likely win. The summer of 2026 has changed the contours significantly, and it is no longer that simple. An AI Cold War is getting properly frosty. For every powerful AI model that US…

At the global level, Russian crude has served as a stabilising factor for the oil market. (Representative image) Is India facing 100% tariffs from the US for its Russian oil imports? A bipartisan group of US senators on Tuesday introduced a revised bill proposing 100% tariffs on five countries, including India and China, for continuing…

India is set to get its first Hydrogen Fuel Cell Train on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to flag off the train on the Jind–Sonipat section in Haryana, marking a new chapter in the country’s transition towards cleaner transport. India’s first Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trainset is designed to generate its own electricity onboard…

Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan is set to play a role in shaping the future of US monetary policymaking after being appointed by the Federal Reserve to a high-level task force reviewing its policy framework. The appointment is part of five expert panels unveiled by newly appointed Federal reserve chairman Kevin…

Opening thoughts. Mozilla isn’t at best pleased with typical Microsoft tactics. Monopolistic behaviour, is another way to describe it. Mozilla’s published the Over The Edge 2.0 report this week, in which researchers Dr. Harry Brignull and Cennydd Bowles put together the findings of monitoring Microsoft’s deceptive tactics to drive users towards the Edge browser on…