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New York: In a crackdown on Iranian exports, the US has sanctioned four United Arab Emirates-based companies that have trade links with Indian companies for allegedly trading in Iranian petroleum products. "So long as Iran attempts to generate oil and petrochemical revenues to fund its...

Oslo: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held separate meetings here Wednesday, with Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide and the Scandinavian country’s Minister of Trade and Industry Cecilie Myrseth to discuss the implementation of the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement and...

New Delhi: Gold and silver buying in India -- the world's largest gold consumer -- kicked off positively Wednesday's auspicious Akshaya Tritiya festival despite high prices, with jewellers' body GJC projecting gold sales to jump 35 per cent in value terms over the last year....

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended flat in a highly volatile trade Wednesday after two days of rally amid growing concern over geopolitical tensions and selling in Bajaj twins. Sustained foreign fund inflows, however, restricted the markets decline. The 30-share BSE benchmark gauge...

New Delhi: Gold prices could climb to $3,300 per ounce in 2025, driven by concerns over slowing economic growth in the US, increasing geopolitical tensions, and rising fiscal deficits, a new report said Wednesday. This has led to renewed interest in gold as a safe...

New Delhi: VerSe Innovation Pvt. Ltd., the parent company of content platform Dailyhunt and short-video app Josh, Tuesday said its long-standing auditor, Deloitte, has issued a clean opinion on the company’s consolidated financial statements for the financial year 2023–24 (FY24). “Deloitte, VerSe Innovation’s long-term auditor,...

Hong Kong: Higher tariffs on US imports of products from China appear to be damaging the world's second-largest economy, according to monthly surveys of Chinese factory managers released Wednesday. The official survey by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing shows export orders slowed in...

New Delhi: The Income Tax Department has notified ITR forms 1 and 4 for assessment year (AY) 2025-26 that are to be filed by individuals and entities with total income of up to Rs 50 lakh a year. Now individuals having long-term capital gains of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has raised the minimum daily wages of workers by Rs 10, effective from April 1, an official said. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi approved a proposal for the daily wage hike Tuesday, he said, adding that the decision will benefit lakhs of...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said that trade talks with India were “coming along great” and expressed confidence in signing a deal. Unlike his aides, however, the president did not put an immediacy to the talks. “India's coming along great,” he told reporters at an...