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New Delhi: iPhone maker Apple has elevated Indian-origin Sabih Khan to the position of chief operating officer, the company said Wednesday. Khan, who will take over the role from Jeff Williams later this month, has been at Apple for 30 years and joined the executive...

New Delhi: Employees and workers affiliated with 10 central trade unions went on a day-long strike Wednesday, but essential services remained unaffected. There were reports of the strike impacting a select few services in Kerala, Jharkhand, and Puducherry. The forum has claimed that 25 crore...

New York: US President Donald Trump doubled down on his threat to charge BRICS members an additional 10 per cent tariff and alleged that the group was “set up to degenerate our dollar”. Speaking to reporters as he presided over a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, Trump...

Taipei: China imposed export controls Wednesday on eight companies tied to Taiwan's military as the self-ruled island started annual military exercises. China's Commerce Ministry added eight Taiwan-based firms including aerospace and shipbuilding companies, to an export control list, citing national and regional security concerns. The...

Mumbai: Benchmark BSE Sensex closed higher by 270 points Tuesday, helped by late-day buying in banking and select IT shares as well as positive trends in the Asian markets. The 30-share barometer rose by 270.01 points or 0.32 per cent to settle at 83,712.51 with...

Mumbai: Electric vehicle (EV) sales in India rose 28.60 per cent to 1,80,238 units in June over the period year-ago, driven by massive jump in e-passenger vehicle volumes, Federation of Automobile Dealers' Association (FADA) said in a statement Tuesday. Electric passenger vehicle sales, as per...

New Delhi: India could be among the countries expected to finalise a trade deal with the US soon, as President Donald Trump steps up pressure by issuing formal tariff letters to several nations, but New Delhi must tread carefully, economic think tank GTRI said Tuesday....

New Delhi: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has submitted its preliminary report on the Air India 171 crash to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and other relevant authorities. This report, based on initial assessments and early findings, is expected to be made public later...

New Delhi: Global terror financing watchdog FATF Tuesday cited the February 2019 Pulwama terror attack, which killed 40 CRPF personnel, and the 2022 Gorakhnath Temple incident to say that e-commerce platforms and online payment services are being misused for terror financing. In its 'Comprehensive Update...

New Delhi: A Parliamentary panel Tuesday held discussions with senior civil aviation ministry officials as well as airline and airport representatives, with several Parliamentarians mentioning the Air India plane crash and when the probe report will be ready, sources said. The members also raised concerns...