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India currently represents Adobe’s largest workforce outside the United States. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Global technology major Adobe on Friday (May 8, 2026) announced the opening of a new office in Noida, making it the San Jose-headquartered company’s seventh office in India. Located in Sector 129, the new campus will house more than 700 employees…
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Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters A board meeting of Sir Ratan Tata Trust scheduled for Friday (May 8, 2026) to reconsider nominations to the board of Tata Sons was cancelled for unspecified reasons, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The meeting was cancelled despite the Bombay High Court…
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Repeated setbacks faced by U.S. President Donald Trump in American courts have further heightened uncertainty over the U.S. tariff regime, and India should wait for the United States to evolve a more stable and legally predictable trade framework before moving ahead with the proposed bilateral trade agreement, experts said. They said that this ruling is…
Ladakh, one of India’s most fragile landscapes, has a new set of invaders—a camouflaging moth that threatens the local farm-based economy. A quartet of scientists has recorded the Phalera cf. bucephala, a moth native to parts of Africa, East Asia, and Europe, in the Suru Valley of Ladakh’s Kargil district. The ‘cf.’ is often used…
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National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Mumbai, India. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity markets declined in early trade on Friday (May 8, 2026) as escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia and rising oil prices weighed heavily on investor sentiment. Foreign fund outflows and a weak trend in global markets further dented investor sentiment. The 30-share…
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The rupee depreciated by 45 paise against the U.S. dollar. File | Photo Credit: AP The rupee depreciated 45 paise to 94.67 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (May 8, 2026), as Brent crude prices rose back to $101.00 per barrel after U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged fire near the Strait of…
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Stocks sank and oil prices jumped on Friday (May 8, 2026) as U.S.-Iran clashes in the Strait of Hormuz jolted hopes for a deal to end the war and reopen the crucial waterway. Markets across the world have enjoyed a strong run this week on growing optimism that the 10-week conflict — which has sent…
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Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. File picture | Photo Credit: PTI The challenges being faced, in the realm of maritime shipping, in the Indian Ocean are interconnected and need a collective response based on “cooperation, transparency and respect for international law”, said Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, at the tenth Indian Ocean…
Walmart Inc., President & CEO John Furner. Walmart Inc., American retail corporation based in Arkansas said it already sourced goods worth more than $40 billion from India since 2019. John Furner, President and CEO, Walmart Inc said, “We’ve already sourced more than $40 billion in goods from India and are focused on strengthening entrepreneur and…
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Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee pared initial losses and settled for the day on a positive note, higher by 23 paise at 94.26 (provisional) against the greenback on Thursday (May 7, 2026), as Brent crude and the U.S. dollar index retreated from their elevated levels. Forex traders said Brent oil prices…
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