New Delhi: India’s exports increased by 26.12 per cent to USD 43.81 billion in August, and the trade deficit narrowed to USD 26.86 billion, government data showed on Tuesday. The country’s imports rose by about 14.1 per cent to USD 70.76 billion in August. During April-August this fiscal, exports jumped 17.85 per cent to USD…
Bengaluru: Flagging drought and a looming shortage of drinking water and electricity in the state, Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said people should be “mentally prepared”. Speaking to reporters here, he highlighted the state’s declining rainfall and the government’s ongoing management measures and also urged legislators not to panic. He advised political…
Gurugram: Kalyan Bainsla, the car driver accused of hitting a woman biker, was arrested from Rajgarh in Rajasthan on Tuesday, police said, two days after his speeding Ciaz allegedly rammed into her Aprilia RS 457, sending her skidding on the road. Shivani Chauhan, the biker who identifies herself as Sia (insta handle rebelwheels_sia_), had earlier…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) has demanded that the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) publish a comprehensive “White Paper” detailing its legal expenditure over the past several years, including payments to advocates, senior counsel, legal officers, court fees and other litigation-related costs. TCA General Secretary Dharam Guruva Reddy, in a signed statement, said cricket stakeholders…
Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Tuesday, driven by a strong rally in IT stocks and HDFC Bank. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 233.66 points to 75,022.37 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty was up 63.85 points to 23,462.30. Among the 30 Sensex firms, HCL Tech jumped 6.5 per…
NEW DELHI: (Sep 15) The government has directed banks and payment system providers not to levy charges on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions of up to Rs 2,000 or on payments made through RuPay debit cards. However, the government has not specified whether charges would be applicable to transactions above Rs 2,000, to be paid…
Washington: A US federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration new rule that would impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can study or work in America. The decision by the Massachusetts district judge on Monday will bring some relief to international students, including many from India, and came one day…
New Delhi: Meta has agreed to report child safety-related matters to appropriate law enforcement agencies, government sources said on Tuesday, asserting that online safety of children is a “fundamental principle” for any social media platform operating in India and absolutely “non-negotiable”. The government will take action against platforms that fail to take proactive steps to…
In June 2026, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reopened a special scheme to pull dollars into the country from Indians living abroad. It raised over $136 billion, about five times what the celebrated 2013 rescue under Raghuram Rajan raised. Yet the rupee has crossed 95 to the dollar and still looks soft. Many investors…
Yesterday it was the G20. Today it is SAARC. Tomorrow it could be another global grouping where Bharat is not merely a participant but a power shaping the conversation. This is not diplomatic coincidence. It is the visible outcome of a fundamental transformation in Bharat’s foreign policy. The secret is simple: Bharat no longer picks…
