The 50% tariffs on Indian products exported to the US makes them steeply expensive in the US market. US President Donald Trump’s escalation of trade tussle with India – doubling tariff rate on India from 25% to 50% in just a week – has left Indian exporters hunting for alternatives to deal with the blow.Indian…
Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani has once again chosen to draw no salary from Reliance Industries, the oil-to-telecom-to-retail giant he heads, for the fifth consecutive year. Instead, dividend payouts remain his primary source of income, according to a PTI report.According to the latest annual report of Reliance Industries, Ambani, 68, received ‘nil’ salary, allowances, perquisites,…
NEW DELHI: In a first for India, a refinery here has been certified to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Cotecna Inspection India Pvt Ltd has certified Indian Oil’s Panipat refinery to convert used cooking oil to “co-processed oil to be used for replacement” of aviation turbine fuel (ATF).“The Union petroleum and aviation ministries worked together…
Bank of England (Picture credit: AP) The Bank of England on Thursday trimmed its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 4 per cent, marking the fifth reduction since August 2024, as it seeks to support Britain’s slowing economy amid concerns over rising US tariffs and domestic tax hikes.The latest cut brings borrowing costs…
Shares of Intel tumbled down on Thursday after US President Donald Trump called for the company’s chief executive to resign, citing alleged conflicts of interest involving ties to China.The INTC was trading at $19.77, down 0.6 points or 3.1% at 10:53 PM IST.“The CEO of Intel is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately,” Trump wrote…
Rani Mukerji received the National Award for Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway. Director Ashima Chibber discussed a powerful scene involving breast pumping. Rani’s courage to portray the scene was commendable. Chibber admired Shah Rukh Khan’s National Award win for Jawan. She called Khan a director’s dream. Both Rani Mukerji and Shah Rukh Khan won awards in…
UP ACS adrressing the event Uttar Pradesh’s additional chief secretary and in-charge of state’s renewable energy and technical education department, Narendra Bhooshan said on Thursday that Uttar Pradesh is the “new growth driver of India.”He was speaking at the TOI Dialogues – Infrastructure Chapter, in his address he highlighted that the energy sector is one…
File photo: Ex-Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant (Picture credit: PTI) Former G20 Sherpa and ex-Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has called the steep hike in US tariffs on Indian goods a “once in a generation opportunity” for India to push forward with long-pending economic reforms.Reacting to US President Donald Trump’s decision to double duties on…
Lucknow: Soulful echo of ‘sozkhwani’— reciting elegiac poetry to mourn Karbala martyrs—is growing faint. Once the heartbeat of Muharram rituals and a vibrant thread in the region’s cultural tapestry, the unique blend of literature, music and devotion is now on the edge of extinction.‘Sozkhwani’ combines Persian/Urdu words ‘soz’ (lament, burning, or inner pain) and ‘khwani’…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party leader Sonia Gandhi, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, his daughter and party leader Supriya Sule during INDIA bloc dinner meet (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Leaders of the INDIA bloc gathered for a dinner meeting hosted by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday evening to discuss the ongoing Special Intensive…
