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Washington:  US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that he extended the sanctions exemption allowing the sale of Russian oil following a request from representatives of more than 10 of the most vulnerable and poorest countries of the world in terms of energy. Bessent, testifying...

Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled nearly 1 per cent Wednesday, snapping a three-day gaining streak due to heavy selling in IT stocks and an uptick in crude oil prices. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 756.84 points or 0.95 per cent to settle...

New Delhi: Apex exporters' body FIEO Wednesday said it has asked its members to engage with US buyers to seek a share of the refunded tariffs, with the United States initiating the process of refunding reciprocal tariffs from April 20. FIEO President S C Ralhan...

Dr Alok Srivastava is heading Apollo Hospital, Bhubaneswar as Chief Operating Officer. He completed Post Graduation Masters in Business Administration from Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University. He had been a faculty of Advanced Trauma Life Support at School of Medicine, University of Utah, USA....

London: Apple's next CEO John Ternus is a company veteran who rose through the iPhone maker's hardware engineering ranks but until now has maintained a low profile. Ternus will take over as chief executive in September for Tim Cook, who turned Apple into a USD...

New Delhi: The defence ministry Tuesday signed contracts worth nearly Rs 975 crore for the procurement of critical equipment for T-72 and T-90 tanks of the Army, which will enhance the minefield breaching capability of the force. The contracts were inked in the presence of...

San Francisco: Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a 15-year reign that saw the company’s market value soar by more than $3.6 trillion during an iphone-fueled era of prosperity. Cook, 65, will turn...

United Nations: India's economy is projected to grow at 6.4 per cent this year and 6.6 per cent in 2027, according to a report by the United Nations. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) said in the report...

New Delhi: Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel has entered into a joint venture agreement with South Korean steel major POSCO to set up a 6 million tonnes per annum steel plant in Odisha, a statement said Monday. The announcement was made at the India-Korea Business Forum...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Monday said that the first tranche of the India-US bilateral trade agreement has almost been finalised, and a team of his ministry officials is in Washington for the discussions. "We have almost finalised the free trade agreement,...