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The new Vande Bharat sleeper train will look to offer superior comfort to Rajdhani Express trains on long-distance overnight routes. Vande Bharat sleeper train launch: Indian Railways is looking to launch the first Vande Bharat sleeper train soon, with the first prototype rake undergoing changes after trial runs. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) highlighted persistent corruption challenges in Pakistan, warning that systemic weaknesses across state institutions could limit economic growth unless urgent reforms are undertaken, Dawn reported.The IMF’s Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment (GCDA) is a prerequisite for its executive board to approve a $1.2 billion disbursement, expected next month. The report, as…

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has withdrawn steep tariffs on a wide range of Brazilian food products — including beef, coffee, cocoa, fruits and tomatoes — in a major reversal of policies that had sharply increased costs for American consumers. The decision, announced on Thursday, removes the…

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BENAGALURU: As TCS begins executing its multi-billion-dollar AI data centre blueprint, the company is positioning HyperVault at the heart of its ambition to become the largest AI-led technology services provider. In an interview to TOI, TCS CEO K Krithivasan and its chief strategy officer Mangesh Sathe outline India’s rising digital footprint makes AI compute capacity…

MUMBAI: Strong gains in index heavyweights Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank on Thursday propelled sensex to within half a percentage point of its all-time high peak of 85,978 points, recorded nearly 14 months ago. Sensex closed the session 446 points up at 85,633 points, its fourth consecutive day of gains. At Thursday’s close, while sensex…

NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries (RIL) has stopped accepting Russian crude for the export-oriented unit at its Jamnagar refining complex in Gujarat from Thursday, a day before the deadline for accepting pre-ordered shipments under the latest round of US sanctions and a month before EU curbs on products made from barrels from Kremlin-backed exporters.From Dec, all…

The government has postponed the implementation of mandatory quality standards for certain imported steel and stainless-steel products until March 2026, in order to secure the supply of crucial steel items. Quality Control Orders (QCOs), which prevent non-BIS-compliant steel from entering the country, had earlier seen certain exemptions. The Ministry of Steel had allowed specified steel…

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest software exporter, is set to launch a multi-billion dollar joint venture with private equity firm TPG to create AI and sovereign data centres, sources close to the matter said. The move marks a strategic shift for TCS, which has historically favoured a capex-light, organic growth model, as it aims…

The United States finally released its long-awaited September employment data after a seven-week delay caused by the federal government shutdown, showing that employers added 119,000 jobs, more than twice what economists had expected. Though the figure offered a bright headline after weeks of uncertainty, the underlying numbers painted an uneven picture of the job market.Revisions…