India’s maritime sector is projected to attract investments of more than Rs 80 lakh crore in the coming years, helping the country regain its long-lost nautical supremacy and generate over 1.5 crore jobs, Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Saturday.Speaking at the inauguration of the second phase of development of Vizhinjam port in Thiruvananthapuram,…
Pawan Khera takes a jab at PM Modi over his G7 meeting with Congress NEW DELHI: Congress leader Pawan Khera has on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi failed to raise key issues during his meeting with US President Donald Trump at the G7 summit, including the deaths of Indian sailors, the one-sided US…
US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order revoking the additional 25 per cent tariff imposed on all imports from India over New Delhi’s purchases of Russian oil, the White House said.The move comes days after India and the United States finalised a long-pending trade deal, following nearly a year of trade tensions…
PUNE: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that banks should continue to have a human interface while serving the customers despite the massive continuing thrust on digitisation.“Digitisation should happen. It brings in greater inclusivity. But as this digitisation is happening we should ask ourselves whether we are getting distant from our customer base,”…
Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir, chief selector Ajit Agarkar and captain Shubman Gill. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The BCCI is set to announce the Indian squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against the West Indies at home within the next two to three days, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed on Sunday.Go Beyond The…
Temur Kuybokarov failed to punish a below-par R Praggnandhaa, giving India No. 2 and his supporters a sigh of relief at the World Cup chess on Thursday. The Australian could not control his nerves and lost a golden chance to floor the second-seeded GM. M Pranesh and SL Narayanan punched slightly above their weight to…
Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has concluded a three-day visit to Brussels, where India and the European Union engaged in negotiations to achieve a mutually beneficial, balanced and equitable trade agreement.During the visit that lasted from October 26 to October 28, Goyal held detailed discussions with Maros Sefcovic, European commissioner for trade and…
MUMBAI: Beginning Jan 2026, a PSB alliance digital platform for lending to small business will start functioning at scale opening up a new avenue for MSME financing. The platform will allow any fintech or entity that serves MSMEs, including dealers, to plug in and provide a financing interface for small businesses. At the other end,…
US President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor John Bolton has sharply criticised his decision to impose additional tariffs on India for purchasing Russian oil.Bolton said, “Trump wanted to do was talk about trade. The bigger strategic picture was lost.”“I think he’s just done it again by sanctioning India for purchasing Russian oil and gas,”…
Former India women’s team fielding coach Biju George boldly predicted on social media on October 26 that Team India will defeat Australia in the semifinals, well before the final 4 were decided. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) NEW DELHI: “Mark my words… Australia will lose only one match in the Women’s World Cup — to India in…
