NEW DELHI: India and US have finalised most elements of the legal text of the first tranche of the bilateral trade agreement, with negotiations now focused on “commas and full stops”, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Monday, but the treaty, in the works for 15 months, will only be sealed after there is…
Supreme Court (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Observing that pension is not a “bounty but an enforceable constitutional right” and a hard-earned benefit amassed by an employee by virtue of long and continuous service, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a temporary casual labourer in a govt department would be entitled to pensionary benefits…
Greek proverb of the day (AI-generated image) Greece is famous for its proverbs that have been transferred from one generation to another. Proverbs represent great pieces of wisdom that relate to human nature and daily activities. The history of these sayings goes back centuries ago to ancient Greek philosophers who tried to capture great life…
MUMBAI: As the West Asia peace talks showed no meaningful progress, and fresh reports of flare-ups between the US and Iran emerged, crude oil prices jumped and weighed on investor sentiment on Dalal Street on Monday. With foreign funds continuing to sell Indian stocks, sensex slid 1,100 points from the day’s high to close at…
Baltimore City Council president was trolled for his Hindu wife and ‘HinJew’ family photo. Baltimore City Council president Zeke Cohen was trolled mercilessly after he posted a family photo, taking pride in his Hindu-Jewish family and calling it ‘HinJew’. Social media users commented that it is just an Indian-American family and their children are not…
BENGALURU: Nandan Nilekani turns 71 on Tuesday, and if all goes as per plan, Infosys shareholders will re-elect him as non-executive chairman for a third successive term at the company’s annual general meeting to be held later this month.Since his reentry into Infosys in 2017, after the tumultuous period under then CEO Vishal Sikka, things…
NEW DELHI: Air Marshal Tarun Chaudhry on Monday assumed the charge of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Central Air Command. He was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force in Dec 1989.During his distinguished career, the Air Marshal has held several important operational, staff and diplomatic appointments, including defence attache at the…
MUMBAI: Unified Payments Interface transactions rose to 2,320 crore in May 2026 from 2,235 crore in April while value increased to Rs 29.9 lakh crore from Rs 29 lakh crore, translating into 24% growth in volume and 19% growth in value on a year-on-year basis.Average daily transactions stood at 74.8 crore with 74.5 crore in…
NEW DELHI: India and Oman rolled out a free trade agreement on Monday, with first set of consignments being shipped at concessional or zero rates, as New Delhi offered a food security pact to further cement ties with the Gulf Nation.Amid the West Asia conflict, which has disrupted supplies, Oman’s foreign trade advisor Pankaj Khimji…
NEW DELHI: India estimates a lower fertiliser consumption during the Kharif sowing season in the light of IMD’s forecast of below normal monsoon, a top govt official said on Monday, adding the demand for urea is now estimated at 190 lakh tonnes against the earlier projection of 194 lakh tonnes.The demand of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP)…