India-Oman CEPA to boost trade, MSME exports, energy security: Bank of Baroda economist New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): India has taken another significant step towards deepening its integration with global supply chains by signing a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Oman, a move expected to expand bilateral trade, strengthen MSME-led exports and enhance…
Driving the news While the political headlines from the Winter Session focused on the usual parliamentary theatrics, Parliament quietly passed a legislative package that fundamentally alters the DNA of your personal finances.In a matter of days, the rules governing how you insure your life, save for retirement, and invest in the market were rewritten. The…
NEW DELHI: Accepting a major demand of the opposition, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Election Commission to accept Aadhaar cards, in addition to the 11 documents specified under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), as a proof of identity of a person to enable him to file application for inclusion in the Bihar electoral…
President of the United States Donald J. Trump has allegedly been thinking of commuting the sentence of the disgraced music mogul, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. Earlier this month, the convicted felon was given a 50-month sentence for violating the Mann Act. However, the Republican reportedly has set his mind to sign the commutation documents and set…
NEW DELHI: The opposition may send a delegation to Ladakh, where violence during a protest last month demanding statehood and tribal status under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution left four people dead and several injured, PTI reported on Saturday.Sources in several opposition parties said the delegation could go to the Union Territory towards the…
Lucknow: A 24-year-old make-up artist working at a city salon was found hanging in her rented accommodation in Vikasnagar sector-1 on Tuesday. The matter came to the fore on Wednesday when the family of the deceased suspected foul play, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death.Officials said the woman’s live-in partner, who…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) is positioning its new commercial complexes across Chennai as budget-friendly hubs, offering space at 88–118/sqft nearly 20% cheaper than private rentals with departments such as EPFO (Employee’s Provident Fund Organisation) and GST among the first occupants.TNHB already sold its complexes in Chintamani (which housed the old market) and Anna…
Today’s top news include updates on national, international and business news. Russian President Vladimir Putin dialed PM Modi and shared his insights on Alaska meet with Donald Trump. The US president urged Ukraine to drop its bid to join Nato and give up on reclaiming Crimea, framing it as the price for peace with Russia….
Jannik Sinner in Paris (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) World No. 1 Iga Swiatek defeated Madison Keys in straight sets at the WTA Finals opener in Riyadh on Saturday.Swiatek, the Wimbledon champion, dominated the Australian Open winner Keys with a score of 6-1, 6-2 in just over an hour at the elite eight-player tournament.“I was in the…
Former Union home minister P Chidambaram JALANDHAR: Former Union home minister P Chidambaram has stirred unease within Congress by calling Operation Blue Star a “mistake” and saying ex-PM Indira Gandhi “paid with her life for it”. His remarks mark the first time a senior party functionary outside Punjab has openly condemned the 1984 military operation…
