New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has integrated the General Trade Licence (GTL) system with its property tax portal, ending months of uncertainty among traders over the rollout of the new licensing mechanism, officials said Wednesday. Under the system, operational from June 23, traders...
Indian equity markets move through phases shaped by inflation trends, interest rate shifts, and changing investor sentiment. These movements can create uncertainty for investors who seek growth opportunities while managing portfolio risk over the long term. As a result, investment strategies that combine flexibility and...
New Delhi: India and the US reviewed the progress in negotiations for an interim bilateral trade agreement during a two-day ministerial meeting and discussed core elements, including market access, digital trade and non-tariff barriers, as both countries aim to conclude the pact before Washington's temporary...
New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and expressed his country's readiness to work with India to implement the important consensus reached between leaders of the two nations, continuously enhance trust and dispel doubts, properly handle sensitive issues, deepen...
Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded nearly 1 per cent Wednesday after falling sharply in the previous session, propelled by softening crude oil prices and hectic buying in bank, financial and IT shares. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 790.54 points, or 1.04 per...
New Delhi: India and the US have reviewed the core issues of the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), including enhanced market access, digital trade, and reduction of non-tariff barriers, during the two-day ministerial-level meeting in New Delhi, an official statement said Wednesday. The meeting was...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said that the seas are not merely geographical boundaries but serve as gateways to vast opportunities, economic prosperity, and international cooperation. He made the remarks while formally inaugurating the 14th Multi-Agency Maritime Security Group (Policy) Meeting at...
New Delhi: Oracle Corp. -- a global technology company that reduced its workforce by around 21,000 employees over the past 12 months -- has acknowledged that the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies contributed to some of the job cuts. In its annual financial regulatory...
New Delhi: S&P Global Ratings Wednesday said energy stress, sub-par monsoon and slowing global growth will pull down India's GDP growth to 6.6 per cent in the current fiscal. The Indian economy recorded 7.7 per cent growth in the 2025-26 fiscal and 7.1 per cent...
New Delhi: India's ethanol blending programme remains "safe, consumer-friendly, and economically beneficial", the government said, dismissing concerns that the use of E20 fuel could affect the validity of vehicle insurance policies. The oil ministry in a statement said claims linking E20 fuel use to insurance...
After numerous hiccups, threats and counter-threats exchanged between US President Donald Trump and Iran’s top leadership, the US and Iran...
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The fate of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose popularity rating had been alarmingly dipping, was sealed the moment Andy...
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In a disconcerting new report, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that almost every child in India is...
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By Aakar Patel Last week, on 17 June, it was reported that the ‘US has renamed the Indo-Pacific Command back...
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