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Delhi Police Cracks Fake Drug Network, Counterfeit Ultracet, Augmentin Seized, 6 Held
Medical Dialogues
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August 17, 2025
New Delhi: The Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted a major interstate racket manufacturing and supplying counterfeit life-saving medicines under the brand names of reputed pharma companies such as Johnson & Johnson (JnJ) and GlaxoSmithKline...
Mumbai: Andheri resident defies odds, heads to World Transplant Games in Germany
Mid Day Mumbai
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August 18, 2025
Andheri resident Anirudh Nansi, 64, who is a heart transplant recipient and India water polo player, is all set to swim for glory at the World Transplant Games currently on in Germany It is Deutschland and the spirit of dedication, determination...
India-Pakistan conflict: Naqvi heaps praise on armed forces, intelligence agencies
Business Recorder
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August 18, 2025
LAHORE: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi has lauded the remarkable role of Pakistan’s armed forces, intelligence agencies, and national leadership in the country’s victory during the May war against India. Speaking at a seminar titled...
India confident of meeting fiscal deficit target, despite planned tax cuts
The Business Times Singapore
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Published Mon, Aug 18, 2025 · 08:32 AM [NEW DELHI] India is confident of meeting its fiscal deficit target of 4.4 per cent for the current fiscal year, according to a government source with knowledge of the matter, despite its plans to cut...
India’s America problem
The News International
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TARIFFS On August 6, 2025, US President Donald Trump, signed an Executive Order imposing an additional 25 per cent ad valorem tariff on all Indian imports into the US, raising the overall tariffs to 50 per cent. The White House’s official...
India Opens First Animal Stem Cell Biobank, With Cultivated Meat A Key Focus
Green Queen
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August 18, 2025
4 Mins Read India’s cultivated meat industry just got a big boost, with a first-of-a-kind animal stem cell biobank listing proteins as a key priority. India has opened its first animal stem cell biobank at the National Institute of Animal...
Finance: Leveraging global markets
Dawn
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August 18, 2025
As Washington and Beijing jostle for influence, Islamabad is quietly refining a survival strategy — one that trades allegiance for leverage, turning great-power rivalry into an economic opportunity. China remains Pakistan’s largest trading partner...
Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru among top 10 hotspots for mule accounts in India: Centre
The Indian Express
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August 17, 2025
As many as 29,391 mule accounts in Navi Mumbai, Mumbai (26,255), Delhi (19,296), Gurgaon (13,513), Bengaluru (12,439), Kolkata (8,527), Jaipur (3,869), Pune (3,264), Hyderabad (2,959), and Lucknow (2,732) — these are the top 10 hotspots for bank...
Corporate farming — a troubling new era on the rise
Dawn
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August 18, 2025
The recently released report of Pakistan’s 7th Agricultural Census 2024 reveals a noticeable trend of shrinking farm sizes. The average size has fallen from 6.4 acres in 2010 to 5.1 acres in 2024. Over the same period, the number of farms...
India may crack open the gates to Chinese inflows
Mint
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August 18, 2025
The proposal under consideration is to identify non-sensitive areas such as specific segments of manufacturing, renewable energy, and consumer goods, where investment proposals from Chinese companies could be cleared through a faster and...
Foreign investors offload nearly Rs 21,000 crore from Indian market in Aug
Kashmir Reader
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August 18, 2025
NEW DELHI: In the first half of August, the foreign investors have offloaded Indian equities worth nearly Rs 21,000 crore. The development comes amid the US-India trade tensions, lacklustre first-quarter corporate earnings, and a weakening rupee....
Rupee rises 20 paise to 87.39 against US dollar in early trade
The Hindu Business Line
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August 18, 2025
The rupee edged higher by 20 paise to 87.39 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, amid a positive trend in domestic equities. Forex traders said the uncertainty over the trade tariffs issue between India and the US is likely to keep...
Heavy rainfall lashes parts of Mumbai, waterlogging witnessed
The Hindu Business Line
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August 18, 2025
Mumbai: A woman crosses waterlogged railway tracks during rain, at Mahim, in Mumbai, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (PTI Photo) (PTI08_16_2025_000316A) | Photo Credit: - Heavy rainfall has lashed several parts of Mumbai city on Monday, bringing the...
Index heavyweights Reliance, banking majors, NBFCs, M&M to hog limelight in today’s trade
The Hindu Business Line
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August 18, 2025
Reliance Industries Limited’s (RIL) gross debt and net debt for the financial year 2024-25 stood at Rs 3.47 lakh crore ($40.7 billion) and Rs 1.17 lakh crore ($13.7 billion), respectively, according to the company’s integrated Annual Report...
Why market is rising today? Sensex soars 1,100 pts, Nifty tops 25K; GST reforms among 4 key factors behind today's surge
The Economic Times
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August 18, 2025
Indian benchmark indices traded sharply higher on Monday, lifted by easing concerns over Russian oil supplies following a meeting between the U.S. and Russian presidents, alongside optimism over New Delhi’s proposed goods and services tax reforms....
Stock Market Live Updates 18 August 2025: Bullish opening on cards: Nifty may surge 200 points as GST rationalisation cheers investors
The Hindu Business Line
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August 18, 2025
Alembic Pharma: Company Receives USFDA Final Approval for Tretinoin Cream 0.025%. (Positive) EMS Limited: Company awarded Rs.104.05 crore UP Jal Nigam water infrastructure contract for 24 months. (Positive) JK Cement Limited: Company Board...
AU Credit Cards: Unlocking the Power of Premium Banking
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 18, 2025
BusinessWire India Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 18: In an era where convenience, personalization, and financial empowerment define consumer expectations, a credit card is no longer just a payment instrument--it's a gateway to a lavish...
How India’s partition forged a diaspora empire
The Economic Times
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August 18, 2025
Nearly eight decades ago, a community of Hindu Sindhi merchants fled the Indian subcontinent in the aftermath of its bloody division. My family was among them. Scattering worldwide, some in the diaspora rose from refugees to run billion-dollar...
Sensex Soars Over 1,000 Points, Investors Gain Rs 5 Lakh Crore in Minutes - Why is Indian Stock Market Rising?
Times Now
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August 18, 2025
Sensex Surges Over 900 Points The Indian stock market began the week with a strong rally as investors cheered positive global and domestic cues. Within just five minutes of opening on Monday, August 18, the benchmark indices surged, adding nearly...
GST reform, a welcome economic stimulus
The Hindu Business Line
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August 18, 2025
With more rationalised slabs, prices are expected to fall, giving the economy a boost | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL The timing could not have been better. With almost everyone in India grappling with the impact of the proposed “Trump Tariffs”,...