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New Delhi: The All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) urged the industry Friday to suspend all business transactions with Turkiye and Azerbaijan in a show of support for Operation Sindoor, while reputed educational institutions, such as the IIT-Roorkee, cancelled MoUs signed with the...

Dehradun: The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, has formally cancelled a memorandum of understanding it had with Turkiye's Inonu University. The MoU provided a framework for potential academic and research collaborations, including student and faculty exchanges, a statement from IIT-Roorkee said Friday. "IIT-Roorkee stands firmly...

New Delhi: India and the US will commence ministerial-level meetings in Washington from May 17 to assess the progress of negotiations for the proposed bilateral trade agreement, provide political guidance to chief negotiators and push forward efforts to deepen economic ties, an official said. Commerce...

Mumbai: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower Friday due to profit-taking in IT shares and Bharti Airtel after a sharp rally in the previous session. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 200.15 points or 0.24 per cent to settle at 82,330.59. During the day,...

United Nations: India's economic growth forecast for 2025 has been revised downward to 6.3 per cent, and despite a projected moderation, the country remains one of the fastest-growing large economies, supported by resilient consumption and government spending, the United Nations has said. The UN on...

New Delhi: Visits of Indian tourists, hosting of destination weddings and shooting of Indian films are likely to significantly drop in Turkiye and Azerbaijan in the coming days as the government may discourage people from going to the two countries which had actively supported Pakistan...

Mumbai: Benchmark BSE Sensex soared by 1,200 points while NSE Nifty closed above the 25,000 mark for the first time in seven months Thursday following across-the-board buying by investors and fresh foreign fund inflows into shares. Rising for the second day, the 30-share BSE Sensex...

Ghaziabad: Amid growing tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, Turkey’s support for Pakistan has sparked strong reactions across India. In response, fruit traders in Ghaziabad have announced a boycott of apples and other products imported from Turkey. They assert that Turkey’s...

Karachi: The International Monetary Fund has disbursed a second tranche of USD 1.023 billion under the Extended Fund Facility programme for Pakistan, the central bank said Wednesday. The disbursement of the second tranche comes on a day when the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is holding...

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Wednesday as retail inflation eased to a nearly six-year low of 3.16 per cent in April, creating enough room for the RBI to go for another rate cut in the June monetary policy review. A...