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AI impact on global workforce deepens as Amazon cuts 30,000 jobs 

AI impact on global workforce deepens as Amazon cu...

November 11, 2025

Recently, e-commerce giant Amazon announced its second-biggest layoff, eliminating 30,000 corporate jobs, which account for nearly 10 pc of its 3,50,000 corporate workforce across key divisions, including Human Resources, Operations, Devices, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The co...

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With evolving consumer preferences, Wagh Bakri launches fusion food menu

With evolving consumer preferences, Wagh Bakri lau...

November 10, 2025

Wagh Bakri Tea Group, an Ahmedabad-based tea manufacturing and retailing company, has unveiled a refreshed menu for its Tea Lounges, with the objective to make its outlets ‘a comfort space’ for its customers. The new menu, called “Rock and Roll” fusion food menu, was laun...

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Rising occurrence of ‘free’ deals distort economic data

Rising occurrence of ‘free’ deals distort econ...

October 29, 2025

When Spotify rolls out another “free” playlist or YouTube begins yet another auto-play chain, users rarely think of these as economic acts. Yet these micro-moments of attention form the foundation of a multi-trillion-dollar ecosystem reshaping how growth, productivity, and c...

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US tariffs hammer India’s deal flow amidst investor caution: KPMG

US tariffs hammer India’s deal flow amidst inves...

October 28, 2025

Global private equity (PE) investment reached USD 1.5 trillion by the end of the third quarter of 2025, placing the year on track to achieve a four-year high if momentum continues through the final quarter. However, the deal activity in India has slowed down in direct response to...

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Lighting up lives: Women entrepreneurs redefine Diwali festive decor

Lighting up lives: Women entrepreneurs redefine Di...

October 18, 2025

Each year, as Diwali, the festival of lights, approaches, it lights up not just the homes and ambience of the country, but also puts spotlight on the creative talents that normally remain in the shadows. A number of women turn entrepreneurs for the festive season fulfilling not j...

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Trump’s H-1B policy revisions serious setback to Indian IT

Trump’s H-1B policy revisions serious setback to...

October 14, 2025

The announcement by the United States administration on October 2, to impose a new, one time H-1B visa filing fee of USD 100,000 for large tech employers per petition, depending upon the size of the hiring company, has sent ripples across India’s USD 250-billion IT industry. Th...

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Wonderla partners with QueueBuster to launch unified park management system

Wonderla partners with QueueBuster to launch unifi...

October 7, 2025

Wonderla Holidays, India’s largest amusement park group, has taken a big step in its digital journey by launching a mobile-first park management system in partnership with QueueBuster, a leading retail technology company. This new system features an industry-first Single QR Cod...

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Andhra Pradesh invites French companies to Partnership Summit 2025

Andhra Pradesh invites French companies to Partner...

October 3, 2025

With the aim to attract a large delegation of French industry to participate in the Partnership Summit 2025, a delegation of the Andhra Pradesh government visited Paris to hold a roadshow that was organised in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the ...

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FATF launches toolkit to strengthen global money laundering risk assessment

FATF launches toolkit to strengthen global money l...

August 29, 2025

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global organisation created to fight financial crimes, has launched a Money Laundering National Risk Assessment toolkit to help countries enhance their risk-based approach to combating financial crime. In a press statement, FATF says that...

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India’s expanding trade horizons: Major FTAs in 5 years

India’s expanding trade horizons: Major FTAs in ...

August 27, 2025

Even as the negotiations between the United States and India for a Free Trade Agreement continue in the wake of steep tariffs on Indian imports imposed by US President Donald Trump, India has signed five major free trade agreements over the past five years, marking a decisive shi...

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