New Delhi: The Indian military displayed courage and restraint and has given a befitting reply to Pakistan by attacking many of its military bases, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday. Speaking virtually at an event in Lucknow to inaugurate a BrahMos production unit, Singh said Operation Sindoor was not just a military action, but…
Mumbai: Investors’ wealth eroded by Rs 7 lakh crore in two days as stock markets became jittery following the escalation of the India-Pakistan conflict. India on Thursday night swiftly thwarted Pakistan’s fresh attempts to strike military sites with drones and missiles, including in Jammu and Pathankot, after foiling similar bids at 15 places in northern…
New Delhi: Air India on Friday announced extending the suspension of its flights to and from Tel Aviv till May 25. Following a missile attack near the Tel Aviv airport on May 4, the airline had suspended its services till May 6 and later the same was extended till May 8. Air India, the only…
New Delhi: Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has sought approval from the Competition Commission of India to acquire majority stake in commercial vehicle maker SML Isuzu. The company had earlier announced that it would acquire 58.96 per cent stake in SML Isuzu for Rs 555 crore. “The proposed combination relates to acquisition of shareholding by the…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and World Bank President Ajay Banga on Friday jointly launched two initiatives — ‘UP-AGRIS’ and ‘AI Pragya’ — with an aim to transform Uttar Pradesh into a more advanced state. Under the UP-AGRIS project, to be implemented with the World Bank’s assistance, modern technology-driven farming will be promoted in the…
Panaji: The recent UK-India free trade agreement is a once-in-a-generation deal and a landmark moment for Scotch whisky to the world’s largest whisky market. The reduction from 150% to 75% tariff on Scotch whisky will be transformational for the industry. The deal has the potential to increase Scotch whisky exports to India by £1bn over…
Jammu/Srinagar: At least 13 people, including four children and a soldier, were killed and 57 injured as the Pakistan Army carried out one of the most intense artillery and mortar shelling in years targeting forward villages along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir after the Indian missile strikes against terror infrastructure in the neighbouring country…
New Delhi/ Mumbai: More than 200 flights have been cancelled, and at least 18 airports, including Srinagar, have been temporarily shut for operations amid restrictions in the wake of the armed forces launching missile attacks against Pakistan on Wednesday morning. Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet, Air India Express, Akasa Air, and a few foreign airlines cancelled…
Mumbai: Benchmark BSE Sensex climbed nearly 295 points to close at an over four-month high on Monday following sustained foreign fund inflows and a sharp correction in global crude oil prices. Rising for the second in a row, the 30-share BSE barometer gained 294.85 points or 0.37 per cent to settle at 80,796.84, marking its…
New Delhi: The US is expected to push for sweeping changes in India’s policies, ranging from tariff reductions to regulatory overhauls, that could benefit American firms and exporters, under the proposed bilateral trade agreement with India, think tank GTRI said on Sunday. In the agri sector, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said the US…
