Washington: The United States has extended by a month a waiver from sanctions to allow countries to buy petroleum products from Russia, days after it ruled out renewal of the special measure. The US Department of the Treasury issued an order late Friday extending the waiver from sanctions on Russian oil that is already at…
New Delhi: Women MPs of the BJP on Friday held a protest in the Parliament House complex against the Congress and its allies after the Constitution Amendment Bill to implement reservation for women in legislatures from 2029 and increase the strength of the Lok Sabha was defeated in the Lower House. Holding placards and raising…
New Delhi: Opposition parties on Friday said they unitedly defeated the Modi government’s attempt to change India’s political and electoral structure in the garb of women reservation bill. They said the failure of the Constitution amendment bill to secure a two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha was a clear political setback for the Modi government….
New Delhi/Ludhiana: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches at the premises of Punjab industries minister Sanjeev Arora, his son, and some others as part of a foreign exchange violation probe linked to alleged insider trading in stock markets and round-tripping of betting funds from the UAE to India, officials said. A total of 13…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir on Thursday held talks with top Iranian leadership in Tehran as part of Islamabad’s efforts to resolve the conflict between the US and Iran. Munir, who is heading a high-level political-security delegation to Iran, landed in Tehran on Wednesday, becoming the first foreign military leader…
Washington: Indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra met US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and former National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien here. The meeting on Wednesday comes as India and the US are negotiating the finer elements of a bilateral trade agreement (BTA). A delegation of Indian officials is expected to visit the US…
The Global Premise: Demographic Decline as a Real Estate Thesis-Killer The most durable real estate bull market in modern history was, at its foundation, a demographic story. Post-war baby booms created large generational cohorts that progressively moved through the property cycle — from renting in their twenties, to first-home buying in their thirties, to upgrade…
Washington: India’s economy is projected to grow at a steady 6.5 percent in 2027, maintaining its position as the fastest-growing major economy, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, even as escalating tensions in West Asia weigh on the global outlook. The multilateral lender noted that India’s growth forecast for 2026 has been revised upward…
Chennai: Kolkata Knight Riders’ IPL season just went from bad to worse with Chennai Super Kings demolishing them by 32 runs on a tricky surface, exposing head coach Abhishek Nayar’s poor planning and skipper Ajinkya Rahane’s archaic approach here on Tuesday. On a two-paced track, CSK, after a blazing powerplay that fetched them 72 runs,…
Bihar is once again in political churning—and this time, the shift carries both symbolism and strategy. With Nitish Kumar stepping down as Chief Minister after securing an unopposed entry into the Rajya Sabha, a long-anticipated transition appears to be underway. For the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), this is not merely a change of guard—it is…
