Business

Colombo: The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Tuesday hosted a business delegation from Kerala and discussed new commercial opportunities and ways to strengthen private-sector links. The Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) delegation, headed by its President Vinodini Sukumar, held a meeting with members of...

New Delhi: Indian economy is set to cross USD 5-trillion mark in FY29 as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the government has adopted a broad-based growth strategy to achieve the milestone, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday. As per...

Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower Tuesday, ending their four-day rally, following the introduction of a new auction mechanism for shares having futures and options (F&O) contracts. The Closing Auction Session (CAS) in the equity cash segment became operational on Monday,...

New Delhi: WhatsApp is testing privacy-protective ways for people to confirm their age as it prepares to comply with upcoming laws in India, such as the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP), the messaging platform has said. WhatsApp further said it understands that age-related information...

New Delhi: An Air India flight from Phuket to the national capital faced mid-air turbulence and the aircraft suddenly lost 300 feet in altitude Tuesday morning, leaving at least 15 people onboard injured, including one cabin crew member who suffered severe injuries, according to officials....

New Delhi: The government will raise a number of issues, including lapses in tackling of CSAM as well as wrongful action on a prominent account during the upcoming meeting with Meta's global team, IT Secretary S Krishnan said Tuesday, adding that a company at the...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday asked JioStar India Pvt Ltd to approach the Delhi High Court with its plea that it did not want to amend its pending petitions there challenging parts of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's regulatory framework on television channel...

New Delhi: Meta-backed messaging platform WhatsApp appears to have taken action against several accounts, with users reporting that their accounts are under review for up to 24 hours and that they are unable to access key features of the application. The notification displayed by the...

Washington: A group of 25 Democratic-ruled states has moved a US court against President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on 60 economies, including India, accounting for 99.4 per cent of American imports. Last month, the US imposed a fresh round of tariffs ranging between...

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for farmers, the enrolment deadline for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for the Kharif 2026 season in Odisha has been extended from July 31 to August 15, 2026, official sources said. The extension was approved by the Ministry...