Washington: Facing a global market meltdown, US President Donald Trump Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised the tax rate on Chinese imports to 125 per cent. It was seemingly an attempt to narrow what had been...
Bhubaneswar: Amid internal strife in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the Waqf Bill vote and growing speculation of a possible party split, BJD president and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday defended VK Pandian and denied his involvement in party affairs. “I want...
Bangkok: China again vowed to "fight to the end" Wednesday in an escalating trade war with the US as it announced it would raise tariffs on American goods to 84 per cent from Thursday. Beijing also added an array of countermeasures after US President Donald Trump...
Mumbai: The RBI Wednesday slashed key interest rate by 25 basis points, for the second time in a row, to support an economy hit by reciprocal tariffs imposed by the US. Following the rate cut, the key policy rate eased to 6 per cent, providing...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court would likely April 15 hear a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The Centre, however, Tuesday filed a caveat in the apex court and sought a hearing before any order was passed in...
Mumbai: Indian frontline indices opened in the green Tuesday as heavyweights like Titan, Tata Steel and Adani Ports lifted the market sentiment despite global uncertainty amid US tariffs. As of 9:21 am, Sensex was up 1,169 points or 1.60 per cent at 74,307 and Nifty...
New York: The US Supreme Court has rejected 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana's appeal seeking a stay on his extradition to India, moving him closer to being handed over to Indian authorities to face justice. Rana, 64, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin,...
Mumbai: Stock markets crumbled Monday with benchmark Sensex sinking by 2,226.79 points – its steepest single-day decline in 10 months – as a global market carnage following US President Donald Trump's tariff hikes and retaliation from China fanned fears of economic slowdown. The 30-share BSE...
Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices went into a tailspin in early trade Monday, with the Sensex and Nifty crashing over 5 per cent, mirroring a sharp fall in global equities, after US President Donald Trump's tariff hikes and retaliation from China fanned fears that a full-blown...
Bhubaneswar: All doesn't seem well within the Opposition BJD headed by former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as senior leaders of the regional outfit voiced their objections following the party's alleged change of stand over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 which was passed in Parliament recently....
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