Mumbai: Stock markets closed lower Wednesday due to selling in IT and oil & gas shares as investors turned cautious ahead of the start of earnings season and mixed global trends. Dragged by late selling, the 30-share BSE Sensex fell by 176.43 points or 0.21...
New Delhi: In line with its vision to become an engine of growth and diverting from an oil-based economy, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has restructured its visa programme to offer renewable residency of up to 10 years for investors, entrepreneurs, scientists, doctors, athletes and...
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...
By Aakar Patel The Bharatiya Janata Party has been governing Gujarat for about 30 unbroken years now. Notionally Gujarat is...
Read moreDetails
By Dilip Cherian It’s telling that Punjab is still kicking the can down the road on appointing a regular Director...
Read moreDetails
The last nail into the coffin of whatever freedom is believed to be there in Hong Kong, a unique territory...
Read moreDetails
India’s recent trade agreement with the United States is being celebrated by the government at the Centre as a significant...
Read moreDetails