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FM: IPR laws facilitator, booster and not barrier in R&D process

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR)laws, the policy are all being given a certain push as research and development are happening in very big scale in India now because the environment is being made conducive for that purpose, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday.

US mulls blacklisting CXMT to further curb China's chip advance

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION is weighing sanctions on several Chinese tech companies, including memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies, according to people familiar with the matter, in a fresh bid to restrain the Asian country's development of advanced semiconductors.

US, French military shoot down Houthi drones after attack on carrier, warships

AMERICAN AND FRENCH forces downed dozens of drones in the Red Sea on Saturday after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted bulk carrier Propel Fortune and US destroyers in the Gulf of Aden.

China's consumer prices swing up on Lunar New Year gains

CHINA'S CONSUMER PRICES rose for the first time in six months due to spending linked to the Lunar New Year, offering some reprieve for the world's second-biggest economy grappling with weak consumer sentiment, while factory-gate prices fell again.

Asif Zardari elected Pak president

Zardari received 255 votes while his opponent got 119

Republic of extreme inequalities

In her latest book, Swati Narayan brings stories from the grassroots that otherwise would not have seen the light of day

Vaishnaw unveils body structure of Vande Bharat sleeper variant

RAILWAY MINISTER ASHWINI Vaishnaw on Saturday unveiled the body structure of Vande Bharat's sleeper coaches at a Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) facility here.

Centre to take all measures to contain food prices, says Goyal

THE CENTRE WILL pull all stops to ensure prices of essential food items, from onion to tomatoes to pulses, do not spike, particularly during the elections, Union minister Piyush Goyal said as he cited the Modi government's track record of controlling rates within days of any temporary hike.

Applied Materials looks to sell items to India's first fab unit

US-BASED FIRM Applied Materials is looking to sell equipment to India's first semiconductor fabrication plant, which is to be set up in Dholera, Gujarat, by the Tata Group in collaboration with Powerchip Taiwan.

Modi accuses Congress of ignoring NE development

ASSERTING THAT THE Northeast's development is crucial to fulfil the objective of Viksit Bharat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress of ignoring the region for decades.

All-weather connectivity in Tawang with Sela Tunnel inauguration

Tunnel to reduce travel time to Tawang by an hour

Americans get caught in cricket's spin, ticket prices hit a high

Ind-vs-Pak T20 WC match going for ₹34L a ticket

India, EFTA to sign trade pact today

INDIA AND FOUR-NATION European bloc EFTA will sign a free trade agreement on Sunday, which is likely to help promote investments and exports of key domestic services sectors such as IT, audio-visual, and movement of skilled professionals, an official said.

Three major compact SUV launches lined up this year

Toyota, Skoda Volkswagen to enter space

B'luru firm develops India's fastest router

Nivetti’s 2.4 tbps router gives fillip to Digital India

Bengaluru businesses hit as water crisis worsens

BENGALURU'S ACUTE Indian WATER shortage is slowing production at its garment factories, doubling restaurant water bills and forcing managers at some global firms in \"India's Silicon Valley\" to accommodate unusual employee demands.

Kick-off to history: Sunny Singh first Indian-origin referee in EPL

WHEN SUNNY SINGH Gill blows the whistle at London's Selhurst Park Stadium on Saturday, he will become the first person of South Asian origin to referee a match in the English Premier League (EPL). And in doing so, he will be carrying forward the family legacy.

Cong announces 1st list, Rahul from Wayanad

CONGRESS LEADER RAHUL Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Kerala's Wayanad once again as the party announced its first list of 39 candidates on Friday.

Chandrababu set to return to NDA fold

THE BJP IS on the verge of striking an electoral deal with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Jana Sena Party (JSP) in Andhra Pradesh and taking a major stride towards bringing back one of its major former allies to the NDA fold.

Bank employees to receive 17% hike in salary

Centre yet to approve five-day work week

Gold heads for best week in 5 months

GOLD PRICES HIT record highs for a fourth consecutive session on Friday on growing speculations over June interest rate cuts ahead of key US jobs data due later in the day.

RBI reduces VRR auction size as liquidity tightness eases

THE RESERVE BANK of India (RBI) has scaled down the size of its variable rate repo (VRR) auction over the past two months, indicating a gradual easing of liquidity tightness in the banking system.

Muscle cars, SUVS or school buses?

The GLS and the X7 are so big that you can ferry half a classroom in each. These have mighty engines, anda joint value of 3 crore

'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama dies

JAPANESE MANGA COMIC creator Akira Toriyama, best known for his \"Dragon Ball\" series that spawned widely popular films, video games, and TV shows, died on March 1 from a blood clot in his brain, his production studio said on Friday. He was 68.

Democracy, freedom under threat in US and world under Trump: Biden

SEEKING A SECOND term, US President Joe Biden has launched a vitriolic attack against his rival and predecessor Donald Trump and accused him of threatening democracy within the country and globally, kneeling before Russia and supporting \"resentment, revenge and retribution\".

Next round of spectrum auction begins on May 20

Airwaves worth over ₹96K cr to be up for sale

Tata Motors plans to manufacture bigger cars at Sanand-1 facility

TATA MOTORS IS planning to enable the manufacturing of bigger cars at its Sanand plant in Gujarat. The facility currently produces passenger vehicle models such as Tiago, Tiago AMT, Tiago.ev, Tiago iCNG, Tigor, Tigor AMT, Tigor EV, Tigor iCNG and XPRES-TEV.

Retailers dial phone makers over claims settlement delay

SMARTPHONE COMPANIES SUCH as Samsung, Oppo, Xiaomi, Vivo, and realme, on Friday received communications from over 150,000 mobile phone retailers across the country over delay in claims settlement.

CPI inflation may ease to 5% in Feb

INDIA'S RETAIL INFLATION, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), is likely to ease to a four-month low of 5% in February from 5.1% in January, primarily due to the statistical effect of a high base and declining vegetable prices, suggests a median poll of 17 economists. In February 2023, CPI inflation stood at 6.44%.

Govt extends tax remission scheme benefits to SEZs

THE GOVERNMENT ON Friday announced that units in special economic zones (SEZs), export-oriented units (EOUS) and advance authorisation holders will now be eligible for benefits under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RODTEP) scheme.