Muscat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Oman on a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with the Gulf country’s top leadership and is expected to sign an ambitious trade deal. “Landed in Muscat, Oman. This is a land of enduring friendship and deep historical connections with India. This visit offers…
Mumbai: Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday approved a comprehensive overhaul of mutual fund regulations, including changes to the expense ratio framework and limits on brokerage charges, to boost transparency. The proposals are aimed at bringing regulatory clarity, reducing redundancies, and promoting ease of compliance. In its board meeting, Sebi has cleared a proposal to exclude…
New Delhi: India on Wednesday summoned Bangladesh envoy Riaz Hamidullah and lodged its protest over plans by certain extremist elements to create a security situation around the Indian mission in Dhaka. New Delhi also expressed its serious concerns over the deteriorating security situation in Bangladesh and reiterated its call for holding free, fair, and credible…
New Delhi: Congress spent more money than the BJP on “party propaganda” and social media campaigns in the Delhi assembly elections this year, but lagged on expenses on candidates, data shows. BJP’s total expenses were higher at Rs 57.65 crore for the elections than those of Congress at Rs 46.19 crore, according to an analysis…
New Delhi: The Indian economy is expected to record around 7 per cent growth in the current fiscal, slightly higher than 6.6 per cent projected by the IMF in October, said Gita Gopinath, former chief economist of the Washington-based International Monetary Fund. Speaking at Times Network’s India Economic Conclave 2025, Gopinath said that the IMF…
New Delhi: The Delhi Traffic Police and transport department’s enforcement teams will be deployed at petrol pumps and borders as a ban on entry of non-BS VI vehicles registered outside Delhi kicks in from Thursday. According to officials, the Transport Department has 78 to 80 enforcement teams that will be deployed at border points in…
By Vinay Rao On the surface, Hyderabad cricket has enjoyed a season that deserves applause. The Under-19 boys lifting the prestigious Vinoo Mankad Trophy and the senior team’s spirited campaign in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy should have been celebrated as milestones of revival and promise. Yet, scratch beneath that glossy veneer and a far…
New Delhi: The government has extended the tenure of State Bank of India Managing Director Ashwini Kumar Tewari for another two years. The central government re-appoints Ashwini Kumar Tewari as Managing Director in State Bank of India (SBI) with effect from the date of his assumption of charge of the post, beyond his currently notified…
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s resignation after a Delhi court refused to take cognisance of the ED’s money laundering charge against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. The opposition party also vowed to expose the “vendetta politics” against its…
Hyderabad: The Telangana State BJP on Tuesday strongly condemned the Congress party for staging so-called nationwide protests against the Centre’s new rural development initiative, describing them as politically motivated, deceptive, and steeped in hypocrisy. State BJP Chief Spokesperson N. V. Subash said the Congress party has neither the moral authority nor the credibility to lecture…
