New Delhi: Rolls-Royce CEO Tufan Erginbilgic on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and shared plans to scale up its activities in India to become a part of Viksit Bharat. “It was wonderful meeting Mr. Tufan Erginbilgic, CEO of Rolls-Royce, earlier today,” Modi said in a post on X. “We welcome Rolls-Royce’s enthusiasm towards scaling…
Jaipur: Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari on Wednesday proposed Rs 6,800 crore to provide tap water to the rural and urban population and around Rs 3,000 crore for building solar parks in Bikaner and Jaisalmer in the state Budget for 2026-27. Presenting the Budget for the year 2026-27, the finance minister, Kumari, highlighted the impact…
New York/Washington: The White House has removed “pulses” from a list of American products on which it said India will eliminate or reduce tariffs, in a revised fact sheet issued on the interim trade deal. On Monday, the White House issued a fact sheet on ‘The United States and India Announce Historic Trade Deal (Interim…
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday informed a parliamentary panel that India will continue to import crude oil from the countries where it is cheap and of the best quality, and the Indian oil companies will purchase oil considering the geopolitical situation and non-sanctioned sources. This was conveyed by top officials of the ministries of…
New Delhi: Adani group flagship firm on Tuesday said a US agency has sought information from the company over alleged import of petroleum products from Iran as part of a civil investigation into transactions with sanctioned entities. Adani Enterprises Ltd said in a stock exchange filing that it received an information request from the US…
New Delhi: Over 24.64 lakh income tax returns are pending for processing for more than 90 days, out of about 8.80 crore ITRs filed for Assessment Year 2025-26 till February 4, 2026, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. To a question on the number of such returns pending for processing by the I-T department as on…
New York/Washington: In the coming weeks, the US and India will work toward finalising the interim agreement on trade with a view to concluding a mutually beneficial Bilateral Trade Agreement, the White House has said. The two countries will also continue negotiations to address remaining issues, including services and investment, labour and government procurement, it…
The silver market remains in a critical phase of the ongoing squeeze, characterized by a sharp divergence between paper and physical dynamics. As of early February 2026, spot silver trades around $76–$78 per ounce (following a volatile pullback from January’s peak near $120–$121), reflecting recent leveraged unwinds but not a collapse in underlying fundamentals. This period has been marked by aggressive interventions from…
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday attacked the government for cutting capital expenditure in 2025-26 at a time ‘when neither the public sector, private sector nor foreign investors are investing in India’, while terming Union Budget 2026-27 a “forgettable budget”. Initiating a general discussion on Union Budget 2026-27 in the Rajya Sabha, the…
Bengaluru: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya was on Monday detained for staging a demonstration at Jayanagar Metro station demanding affordable public transport in the city, police said Surya, who is also the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) national president, staged a protest at the Metro Station against the Metro fare hike, which has been increased from…
