San Francisco: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said India is “actively engaging” with the new US administration and hopes to conclude the first tranche of the bilateral trade agreement “positively” by fall (September-October) this year. “We are one of the countries that is actively engaged with the new administration of the United States of…
The recent protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, spearheaded by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi alongside the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board, raise serious questions—both about the motivations behind the resistance and the historic role of AIMIM in India’s socio-political landscape. Is this opposition a genuine defence of Muslim…
New Delhi: (Apr 19) India has exported 14 tonnes of pomegranate, for the first time through sea route to the US, the commerce ministry said on Saturday. Traditionally, the exports were done by air route. Now the industry is embracing the cost-effective and sustainable sea freight mode. India shipped pomegranates comprising 4,620 boxes, around 14…
New Delhi: IT firm Infosys on Thursday said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Australian cybersecurity services firm The Missing Link in an all-cash deal of AUD 98 million (about Rs 532 crore). Infosys will acquire the firm through its wholly-owned subsidiary Infosys Singapore Pte Ltd, according to a regulatory filing. The acquisition…
Mumbai: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the rise of protectionist policies has the potential to disrupt global supply chains but India will navigate the global disruptions with policy agility and long-term investments. Amid an escalating global trade war, Sitharaman said the government’s focus will remain firmly on building a robust domestic foundation. “We…
New Delhi: Asserting that there is “limitless headroom for entrepreneurs”, Prashanth Prakash, partner at Accel, says the venture capital firm will use its recently announced USD 650 million fund over the next two to three years to back start-ups focused on AI and tech-led industrialisation. The company is eyeing 20-25 start-up investments this year as…
Panjim: GinSin London dry gin triumphed, securing the titles of Best Indian Gin «India Country Winner» and a prestigious Gold medal in the Signature London dry gin category at the world’s largest spirits competition, the World Gin Awards 2025, officially in Norwich, UK. The first round of tastings determined the medallists on a regional level,…
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices were trading flat in early trade on Wednesday amid sluggish global market trends due to rising US-China trade tensions. After two days of sharp rally, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined 165.3 points to 76,569.59 in early trade. The NSE Nifty dipped 51.55 points to 23,277. From the Sensex firms, Maruti,…
New Delhi: Vadra, the businessman brother-in-law of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on the second straight day on Tuesday for his questioning in a 2008 Haryana land deal linked money laundering case. He was accompanied by his wife Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress MP from Kerala’s Wayanad….
New Delhi: India is much better placed to deal with disruptions emanating from Trump’s tariffs as there is a possibility of signing of a trade agreement with the US for which discussions are happening at a fast pace, ITC Chairman Sanjiv Puri said. US President Donald Trump imposed reciprocal tariffs on many countries, including India,…
