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Free time does not look the way it once did. Not long ago, entertainment was something people planned for, watching television at a fixed hour, stepping out in the evening, meeting friends, or sitting down for longer online sessions. Today, entertainment has quietly moved into...

New Delhi: Union Cabinet Tuesday approved a hike in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of raw jute by Rs 275 to Rs 5,925 per quintal for the marketing season 2026-27. The decision was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister...

Chandigarh: Haryana Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered an FIR in the Rs 590-crore fraud involving Haryana government accounts at the Chandigarh branch of IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank, a government official said on Tuesday. The case has been filed against bank...

Frankfurt(Germany): Frustrated European officials pushed Monday for clarification on how US President Donald Trump's declaration of a 15 per cent global tax on imports would affect the trade deal they struck with Trump this summer as EU legislators hit pause on the deal's ratification until...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Monday asserted that he does not require fresh approval from Congress to impose tariffs, even as India delayed sending a planned trade delegation to Washington amid uncertainty following a Supreme Court decision annulling tariffs imposed under his administration. “As President,...

New Delhi: Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra Monday said the central bank is keeping a watch on the development around Rs 590-crore alleged fraud at IDFC First Bank, and assured “it was not a systemic issue". Private sector IDFC First Bank had Sunday disclosed a...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday said it is too early to comment on the tariff changes announced by the United States. She added that the Commerce ministry is reviewing the situation. On Friday, the US Supreme Court gave a verdict against the sweeping...

New Delhi: Shares of IDFC First Bank tumbled 20 per cent Monday after the private sector lender disclosed a Rs 590-crore fraud committed by its employees and others in accounts held by the Haryana government. The stock nosedived 19.99 per cent to Rs 66.85 --...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday came down heavily on banks resorting to mis-selling of financial products, including insurance, saying it is an offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). "Banks should concentrate on their core business... My pet peeve has always been .......

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday orally observed that pre-2018 land acquisition cases cannot be reopened for the grant of compensation with interest to the farmers whose land had been acquired under the NHAI Act. The observation was made by a special bench comprising Chief Justice...