WEF economists expect global economic conditions to weaken in 2026 over mounting debt, geopolitics Around 53 per cent of World Economic Forum chief economists who were surveyed expect global economic conditions to weaken in the year ahead, down from 72 per cent in September 2025, even as they acknowledge the relative resilience of the global…
NEW DELHI: A leading exporter left work on Friday with additional US tariffs on most goods from India at 25%. He was hoping it will fall to 18% this week. Late evening, the US Supreme Court declared the imposition of reciprocal tariffs illegal and by Saturday a new levy of 10% kicked in, which moved…
MUM vs UT Live Score: Context, Contrast, and the Bigger Picture While Rohit owned Jaipur, the Vijay Hazare Trophy delivered plenty elsewhere too. Virat Kohli starred for Delhi with a commanding 131, becoming the fastest to 16,000 List A runs, while Punjab piled on 347 against Maharashtra thanks to Naman Dhir’s 97. Yet none of…
Calling the death of 26 BLOs over the last 20 days “murder” by BJP brass and CEC, Congress on Thursday alleged that the governing party is seeking to divert attention from “blatant vote chori” by peddling lies about the location of social media ‘X’ handles linked to Congress, arguing that BJP handles too are shown…
The Indian crisis of civic sense. NEW DELHI: Across India, behaviours such as littering, spitting, flouting queues, honking needlessly, encroaching on public spaces, and damaging shared property have become so routine that they often pass without notice.They are not merely behavioural glitches; they are embedded, inherited patterns. The problem is not just policy, enforcement, or…
Aamir Khan recently opened up about the long gap between Kiran Rao’s directorial debut Dhobi Ghat (2011) and her second film Laapataa Ladies (2024). In a recent interview, the actor-producer explained that the 10-year wait was largely because of their son, Azad Rao Khan.When asked why he backed Kiran’s second directorial despite Dhobi Ghat not…
More than Rs 72,000 crore in unclaimed bank deposits, including amounts lying with foreign lenders, have been transferred to a fund maintained by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the government told Parliament on Tuesday. The money is held in the Depositor Education and Awareness (DEA) Fund and reflects balances that have remained untouched for…
Former Uttarakhand chief minister and senior Congress leaderHarish Rawat narrowly escaped injury after his vehicle met with an accident near Meerut on Saturday, news agency ANI reported. Rawat was travelling from Delhi to Dehradun at the time of the incident. Fortunately, he emerged unhurt and continued his journey safely. Authorities are investigating the cause of…
The auto component industry expects the real impact of US tariffs to play out in the second half of the current financial year, with uncertainty beginning to cloud fresh export contracts even as existing supplies continue, industry body ACMA said on Wednesday.Despite global headwinds, the sector posted steady growth in the first half of FY26….
Lionel Mess (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour 2025 moves to Mumbai on Sunday after its earlier stops in Kolkata and Hyderabad, with a packed schedule that includes a padel exhibition at the Cricket Club of India, an exhibition football match at the Wankhede Stadium, and a private charity fashion show featuring…
