File photo: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Tobacco Board, under the administrative control of the Department of Commerce, has written a letter to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighting the adverse impact of the unprecedented increase in excise duties on cigarettes on the industry, as well as on millions of farmers and workers.The excise…
Stocks that will benefit from India-US trade deal (AI image) India-US trade deal impact on stock market: Reversal of FII outflow, rupee recovering lost ground, general improvement in sentiments towards Indian equities,) return of confidence for FDI, and retracement of India’s underperformance vs. EM peers, etc – these are some of the potential major benefits…
A special NIA court in Delhi on Monday transferred the case against Kashmiri separatist Aasiya Andrabi back to the judge who had convicted her on terror charges under UAPA and for IPC offences as well, holding that the “judge who delivered the conviction must also decide the sentencing”.Special Judge Chanderjit Singh was transferred from the…
NEW DELHI: Quick commerce unicorn Zepto is set to pre-file its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with market regulator Sebi on Friday through a confidential route, as it targets a stock market listing sometime next year, according to sources.The move positions Zepto to become one of the youngest startups to list on Indian stock exchanges.If…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday accused India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of committing a “historic sin” by truncating certain parts of Vande Matram which hailed Goddess Durga.In a social media post on X, BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan said that Congress, under Nehru’s presidentship, adopted only a truncated Vande Mataram as the party’s…
Ravi Kishan praised ‘Laapataa Ladies’ for proving that strong storytelling can rival big-budget films like ‘Dhurandhar’ and ‘Border 2’. Calling it a win for content-driven cinema, he said, “If a ₹5 crore film went to the Oscars, it shows small films can thrive.” His performance earned wide acclaim and awards. Actor and politician, Ravi Kishan…
NEW DELHI: Days after its announcement in the Budget, the agriculture ministry on Tuesday launched AI-enabled ‘Bharat-VISTAAR’ (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources) that will help farmers in farm-level decision-making by receiving date-driven customised digital advisory.Launched at a time when India is hosting the AI Impact Summit, Bharat-VISTAAR is a multilingual AI tool that…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of expected launch of ECINet platform – which integrates 40 election-related applications or websites onto a single, unified application, enabling ease of use – later this month, the Election Commission has invited all citizens to download its trial version and offer their suggestions on how to improve the application.The suggestions may be…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday underlined what it called the “irony” of Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah joining Rahul Gandhi’s Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar against alleged “vote chori” (vote theft), recalling that the Congress leader himself had once accused the party of stealing votes.In a video…
MUMBAI: From a YouTube channel once to a public listing later this month, PhysicsWallah is set to launch India’s first IPO by a major ed-tech company in years. With low-priced courses and a strong social media community built over the years-thanks in parts to wide internet penetration and cheap data packs, the startup founded by…
