CATEGORIES

'A Travesty': Musk Slams US Top Civilian Award for Soros

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has openly criticised US President Joe Biden's decision to award George Soros the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian award.

Political row in UK over Islamophobia definition plan

Britain's Opposition Conservative Party is leading calls for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to scrap government plans for an official definition of Islamophobia over fears it would restrict free speech and action against wrongdoing.

B'desh Cancels Training of 50 Judicial Officers in India

Bangladesh's interim government on Sunday cancelled a planned training programme for 50 judges and judicial officers in India, scrapping a previous notification.

Biden's bid to protect jobs may hurt US Steel workers instead

NIPPON STEEL'S $15 BN OFFER TO BUY US MAJOR BLOCKED

Foxconn Logs Record Top Line on AI Demand

Company's Q4 revenue rises 15.2% to $64.72 bn

Politics of funding religious outreach

As the AAP govt promises salaries to temple and gurudwara priests, ARCHIS MOHAN takes a look at other parties nationwide that have made similar announcements or rolled out such schemes

Capital Conundrum: Welfare Promises Versus Infra Push

Amid increasing poll promises ahead of Delhi elections, SHIKHA CHATURVEDI analyses the spending choices of Congress and AAP regimes, and the fiscal challenges ahead for the next government

Bihar's Exam Transparency in Question

The state public services exam controversy has sparked protests over jobs amid political blame game ahead of Assembly elections, examines PRASOON PRIYE

Delhi polls: BJP fields ex-MPs Parvesh Verma, Ramesh Bidhuri against Kejriwal and Atishi

The BJP on Saturday released its first list of 29 candidates for the Delhi Assembly polls, fielding former MP Parvesh Verma from the New Delhi seat against ex-chief minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal.

Commerce Min, Indian mission officials to hold talks to boost exports

Senior officials from the commerce ministry and commercial wings of Indian Missions of 20 countries will hold a three-day meet, beginning here on Monday, to discuss ways to promote exports of goods and services, an official said.

Not a great start for importers, exporters this year

The importers ended the last year with apprehensions about more non-tariff barriers and the exporters began the new year with worries about a more difficult global trading environment and withdrawal of some government support.

BOI looks to sell over ₹300 cr stressed loans

State-owned Bank of India is eyeing to sell ₹245.68 crore worth of non-performing loans of Uttar Pradesh-based Simbhaoli Sugars and ₹65.64 crore of bad loans in Visa Steel, inviting counter bids from interested entities through a Swiss challenge auction.

HDFC Bank's LDR below 100% first time since merger

Logs 3% increase in loan growth at ₹25.42 trillion in Q3

Dhanalakshmi Scheme Shifts Gender Norms Long After Its Close

Study by US-based researchers finds widespread social change, helps shift 'son preference' norms

Growth in agri credit may top 13% in FY25

Nabard chairman says rise shows declining reliance on informal sources

Methodology' a concern as economists question falling poverty claims in report

SBI report claims a decline in poverty ratio in rural areas

Tender Bottlenecks Apply Brakes on E-bus Transition

E-bus penetration witnesses minuscule increase last year despite subsidies

Accel's $650 mn India fund to focus on AI, fintech startups

Company to target consumer brands and manufacturing themes as well

Rail Freight Hits Fast Track in India's Auto Industry

Indian Railways is seeing a major rise in its handling of automobile traffic, with the modal share of railways in overall vehicle transportation increasing from a mere 1.5 per cent in 2014 to over 20 per cent now.

Auto part firms bank on EVs, exports to counter slowdown

Diversification fuels resilience in sluggish mkt

Wilmar's FMCG strategy: Follow ITC playbook

It looks to leverage oil biz to expand portfolio

Weak urban demand may weigh on FMCG volumes

But price hikes will help push revenues up, say brokerages

Healthy order books may lift bottom lines in capital goods sector

For India's capital goods and engineering firms, analysts expect a steady profitability streak for Q3FY25 even as a slump in stock market valuation is seen over order book growth concerns.

Weakening ₹ may not be shot in the arm for pharma exporters

The recent depreciation of the Indian rupee against the US dollar may not necessarily bode well for India's pharmaceutical exporters in the immediate term, experts said.

FY25 GDP growth may remain in 6.4-6.8% range

Rural demand, services sector may lift H2 showing

Govt to switch on massive subsidy to supercharge EV infrastructure

The central government will provide an 80 per cent or higher subsidy (which could increase to 100 per cent in exceptional cases) on the upstream infrastructure required to set up electric public fast charging stations across the country under the ₹2,000 crore PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM eDRIVE) scheme (which replaced the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of [Hybrid &] Electric Vehicles in India schemes).

A global outreach beyond business

An ancient civilisation with a modern outlook, India has a lot of fine strengths – in cinema, sports, art, culture, food, yoga – that it is building on

Union Carbide waste disposal: Protests rock Pithampur, 2 attempt self-immolation

Two persons on Friday attempted self-immolation, adding to tensions in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, as protests against the planned disposal of 337 tonnes of hazardous waste from Bhopal's defunct Union Carbide factory continued in the small industrial town.

Over 500 flights delayed, 24 train ops hit in Delhi

Palam airport records zero visibility from 8 am to 9.30 am Friday

AFTER SINDHU, WHO?

Women's badminton faces uncertainty due to a shrinking talent pool, lack of quality coaches, and overreliance on Gopichand