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Russia for flexibility in talks, Turkey offers to mediate

FORMER RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Medvedev said Russia was ready to discuss a settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, but only with those \"who are ready to communicate\".

India Emerging as Factory of the World, Says PM

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI asserted on Saturday that his \"vocal for local\" campaign is bearing fruit as Indian products are going global and making their presence felt across the world.

Trump-Zelensky clash divides US Republicans

Spat lowers aid prospects for the Ukrainians

Swing change

The game, like time, doesn't stand still. There's always another story or tournament to rewrite the narrative

Feb GST mop-up rises 9.1% to ₹1.84 lakh cr

THE GROSS GST collections in February came in at ₹1.84 lakh crore, up 9.1% on year, data released by the finance ministry on Saturday showed.

ED Notice to Paytm for FEMA Violations

The Enforcement Directorate has sent a notice to fintech firm Paytm owner One97 Communications for alleged violation of certain FEMA rules by the company in relation to the acquisition of two subsidiaries, as per an exchange filing.

New, bright and shiny drive Motown in Feb

Sales up 3%, on back of new models alone

In India's preloved fashion market, premium is the showstopper

Startups shutting shop citing low scale, but luxury fares better

Goyal to visit US for trade talks

WORKING ON A tight deadline for the India-US trade agreement, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will be in Washington from Monday for a week for initial talks with the US Trade Representative (USTR) who is expected to be sworn in soon.

Just-in-time release of funds saved ₹26K cr: FM

THE JUST-IN-TIME RELEASE of funds implemented by the government through the Treasury Single Account System (TSA) for autonomous bodies and the Single Nodal Agencies (SNAs) model for states have saved the Centre nearly ₹26,000 crore in interest costs since FY18 as borrowings were linked to the actual requirements, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at an event on Saturday.

Modern farming with AI

From drones to AI apps, farmers are reaping the rewards of technology

Ballot paper out of its ambit: Law ministry tells parliamentary panel

THE QUESTION OF reverting to ballot papers does not fall under the ambit of the mandate of a joint committee of Parliament examining the two bills on simultaneous polls, the Union law ministry is learnt to have said.

Your resort's 'perfect' beach is a lie

White sand or coconut palms? The idea of tropical paradise is manufactured. Resorts around the world are now embracing beaches in their more natural states

Starting an unprovoked war

Hindi would be the sole official language. The reaction was immediate and spontaneous. Tamil Nadu erupted, and a Dravidian party rose to power.

The World Bank Pivoting to Climate May Be a Problem

The US' deep cuts to clean-energy programmes are raising concerns about its commitments to the lender

Pack lightly, learn the customs, join a tour: Tips for solo women travellers

Travelling alone overseas can be a much-needed break, but safety is paramount

FPI's Secondary Market Outflow at a Record High

FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTORS (FPIs) have offloaded a record ₹2.42 lakh crore in the secondary markets during the current fiscal year so far, surpassing the previous high of ₹2.01 lakh crore in fiscal 2022.

ET'S BUCK THE TREND

ET'S BUCK THE trend, a local marine biologist suggested. In 2018, as the Maldives, a nation of nearly 1,200 islands in the Arabian Sea, continued its transformation into a luxury tourist destination, the country's handbook for resort developers called sea grass meadows in the country's shallow lagoons \"aesthetically unappealing,\" suggesting that it was \"very important from the tourist perspective that the growth of sea grasses is eliminated.\"

THE SHOW MUST GO GREEN

The future of live music need not be an ecological disaster

Unbound between the covers

An effort to find the unheard and absent Kabir

Early humans thrived in tough rainforests

A new discovery clashes with the traditional image of humans evolving on the savannas of East Africa, thought to be the birthplace of our species

Success Is The Only Tag We Will Give To AI, Says Goyal

UNION COMMERCE AND industry minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday indicated that artificial intelligence may not get industry status anytime soon.

Chamoli avalanche: Four of 50 workers rescued die; hunt on

FIFTY WORKERS HAVE been pulled out of snow from the site of an avalanche-hit BRO camp in the Mana village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, but four of them died on Saturday as rescuers raced against time to save the remaining five.

Oscars 2025: Global, political cinema in the top race

Looking at the strings tying together this year's frontrunners in competition

The ghost of Bofors returns

LAST WEEK I read the most important book about India's political culture that I have read in a long time.

DeepSeek Claims a 545% Profit Margin

CHINESE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE phenomenon DeepSeek revealed some financial numbers on Saturday, saying its \"theoretical\" profit margin could be more than five times costs, peeling back a layer of the secrecy that shrouds business models in the AI industry.

No fuel for vehicles older than 15 years after March 31, says Sirsa

THE DELHI GOVERNMENT will stop providing petrol to vehicles older than 15 years at fuel stations across the city after March 31, environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Saturday.

Belling the cat

An informative exploration of how privatisation unfolded in India

Implement budgetary proposals fast for agri and rural development: Modi

Modi on Saturday called for an expeditious implementation of the budgetary proposals for agriculture and rural development, while stressing on the need to achieve self-sufficiency in pulses output.

Rural spending may soon align with urban markets

A RECOVERY IN rural markets is prompting retailers and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies to increasingly tailor their strategies for the hinterland.