Davos: A new Trade and Economic Participation Agreement with a four-nation European bloc will bring $100 billion worth of investment and create one million jobs in India, Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary said Wednesday. Here to attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, the minister told PTI in an interview that Indian talent has proved its mettle globally...

Mumbai: Benchmark Sensex rebounded nearly 567 points and Nifty regained 23,150 level Wednesday following gains in blue-chip stocks Infosys, HDFC Bank and Tata Consultancy Services, and firm global trends. The 30-share BSE Sensex surged 566.63 points or 0.75 per cent to close at 76,404.99. During the day, the benchmark surged 624.77 points or 0.82 per cent to...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved a minimum support price of Rs 5,650 per quintal for raw jute for marketing season 2025-26, an increase of 6 per cent or Rs 315 over the previous MSP. The decision was taken at the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, informed Commerce and...

Koraput: A man and his wife lost their lives in a forest in Odisha's Koraput district after coming in contact with a live wire, suspected to have been laid by poachers to target wild animals, police said Wednesday. Balaram Galel and his wife Bala ran a roadside tea stall, and went to the forest in the Nandapur...

Mumbai: As former actress Namrata Shirodkar turned 53 Wednesday, “Bigg Boss 18” contestant Shilpa Shirodkar posted the sweetest message for her sister, whom she called her constant source of love, strength and happiness. Shilpa took to Instagram, where she shared a video montage featuring pictures of her with her sister Namrata from their various holidays and get-togethers....

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he likes both sides of the argument on the H-1B foreign guest workers' visa, noting that the country needs "very competent" and "great" people which is possible through this visa programme. Trump also said that he has also used the H-1B visa programme. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa...

Mumbai: A day after Saif Ali Khan was discharged, pictures of the auto-rickshaw driver Bhajan Singh Rana posing with the Hindi film star in the hospital before he left for home started to do the rounds on social media. Rickshaw driver Bhajan Singh Rana was the one who took Saif to Lilavati hospital January 16 after the...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Tuesday said he is ready to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin anytime, but at the same time warned that he would likely impose sanctions on Russia if the latter does not come to the negotiations table on the issue of Ukraine. "It sounds likely," Trump told reporters when asked if the...

Bengaluru: Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre of ISRO has dispatched the Crew Module for the first uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan (G1) after successfully completing the integration of the liquid propulsion system, the space agency said Wednesday. Gaganyaan will be ISRO's first attempt towards acquiring human spaceflight capabilities. Before sending the crew, the ISRO is planning to send uncrewed...

Mumbai: Hindi film industry multi-hyphenate Farhan Akhtar wants his filmmaker sister Zoya Akhtar to pick hints for making the sequel to their superhit movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. On Wednesday, Farhan took to his Instagram, and shared a video featuring himself, and his Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara co-actors Abhay Deol and Hrithik Roshan inside a restaurant as...