** Indian IT services firm LTIMindtree LTIM.NS gains 0.9% to 5,062 rupees
** Co awarded Indian government's tax card upgrade project, known as PAN 2.0, Reuters reports, citing a government source aware of the matter
** The project, approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration in November 2024, is expected to go live in 18 months, the report says
** LTIM and the income tax department did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment
** Stock was trading 0.2% higher before the report
** YTD, stock down over 9%
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
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