Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that reducing excise duties on petrol and diesel would lead to a revenue loss of around Rs 1 lakh crore. She also stressed the need to give confidence to people and that “India cannot afford fear mongering.”Her remarks came as fuel prices saw a fresh round of…
Morocco’s Azzedine Ounahi is thrown in the air by his teammates after the World Cup round of 16 soccer match against Canada in Houston, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Canada’s remarkable FIFA World Cup 2026 journey came to an end on home soil as Morocco produced a ruthless second-half performance to claim…
The exercise brought together 254 participants from 26 countries NEW DELHI: A four-day multinational maritime security training engagement, Operation Southern Readiness 26-2, commenced at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi on Monday. Hosted by the Indian Navy’s Southern Naval Command, the engagement is being conducted under the aegis of the Navy-led Combined Task Force 154…
I spoke to three modern mothers about a feeling no one warned them about: The working-mother guilt This comes from one of the vivid memories from my earlier workplace. On what seemed like a normal office day, news broke that several schools across Delhi had received bomb blast threats. As a precautionary measure, classes were…
India’s foreign exchange reserves recorded their steepest weekly decline in months, falling by $9.985 billion to $671.625 billion in the week ended June 12, mainly due to a sharp drop in gold reserves, according to RBI data released on Friday.The country’s forex reserves had declined by $711 million in the previous reporting week to $681.610…
India has urged the United States to reconsider its proposed 12.5% tariff on Indian imports under the USTR’s Section 301 forced labour investigation. India has urged the United States to withdraw its proposal to impose an additional 12.5% tariff on Indian imports under a Section 301 investigation into forced labour-related trade practices, saying the move…
From Bastar’s forests to ramp: Surrendered women Naxals steal show at fashion event in Raipur What a difference a few years can make. At a National Handloom Day event in Raipur, a group of former women Maoists from Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region found themselves in a setting that would once have seemed almost unimaginable – walking…
Mumbai is India’s financial capital and is home to some of the most iconic buildings serving as residence. These include sky-touching towers in South Mumbai and luxurious gated communities in the capital of Maharashtra. These developments show luxury with world-class amenities, premium addresses, and of course architectural excellence. When it comes to Mumbai’s tallest residential…
BAN vs PAK, 2nd Test Live Score: Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and opted to field against Bangladesh in th second Test match at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet. Teams: Pakistan (Playing XI): Azan Awais, Shan Masood(c), Babar Azam, Abdullah Fazal, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Salman Agha, Khurram Shahzad, Sajid Khan,…
For a decade, she worked. A Harvard degree and an IIT background, stints at Razorpay, Microsoft, Dunzo and Unacademy; she had the kind of résumé that recruiters would simply reply to within hours. But a few months ago, she walked away from it all! And this time, she is not rushing back to a full-time…