NEW DELHI: The India-US interim trade deal looks more like a “pre-committed purchase agreement” that overturns every principle of reciprocity, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday, adding that Union ministers S Jaishankar and Piyush Goyal have avoided giving clear answers regarding the scale, timeline or fiscal impact of agreement with the US.Initiating a discussion…
MUMBAI: Edelweiss Financial Services on Monday said it will bring in The Carlyle Group as strategic majority investor in its housing finance subsidiary, Nido Home Finance, with Carlyle-affiliated funds committing Rs 2,100 crore to the business. The transaction, announced on Tuesday, involves the acquisition of a 45% stake in Nido from Edelweiss through a secondary…
Harry Brook of England celebrates victory during the ICC T20 World Cup India & Sri Lanka 2026 match between England and Nepal at Wankhede Stadium. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 continues on February 11 with three major group-stage matches featuring Afghanistan vs South Africa, Australia vs Ireland, and…
Aashakal Aayiram is a warm family drama with Jayaram and Kalidas Jayaram in the lead. The film shows small moments inside a family and talks about simple dreams and simple problems. Jayaram plays a caring father, and Kalidas plays his son who is trying to find his place in life. The movie shows how they…
NEW DELHI: Emboldened by Penguin’s statement that former Army chief General (retd) M M Naravane’s memoir has not been published yet and the author’s endorsement of the same, BJP on Tuesday demanded an apology from Rahul Gandhi and accused him of making baseless claims that were in violation of not only parliamentary conventions but also…
MUMBAI: Govt is selling nearly 18.3 crore shares, translating to about 5.3% stake in PSU engineering major Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) to mobilise about Rs 4,650 crore. The disposal of stake will be through the offer for sale (OFS) route that will open today and close on Thursday. The floor price for the OFS has…
Sri Lanka’s Bhanuka Rajapaksa sparks controversy NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa has clarified his recent comments about the bats used by Indian cricketers after they sparked major controversy during the T20 World Cup 2026. His earlier remarks were interpreted by many as an allegation of “bat-tampering” or unfair equipment advantages for Team India,…
The first look of ‘Spider-Noir’ is finally out and it offers fans a striking double debut of Nicolas Cage’s upcoming turn as Spider-Man in the new series. Sharing the first official stills on their social media page, the makers presented fans with both colour and black-and-white stills that reveal Cage as Ben Reilly, an ageing,…
NEW DELHI: A political row erupted in RS Tuesday during Question Hour after BJP MP Samik Bhattacharya raised encroachment of Kolkata Port land and said the area had been publicly referred to as “mini Pakistan” by the Kolkata mayor, a Trinamool MLA.Amid protests from opposition MPs, particularly TMC, MoS ports, shipping and waterways Shantanu Thakur…
NEW DELHI: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer Tuesday said the India-US deal will be a very important one that will reverberate for years to come, while stating that India could be an alternative to China for American companies looking to diversify their production.“We know that many companies already are going in that direction. We want…
