Traffic jam in Delhi Mumbai expressway (Photo credit -PTI) More than one lakh motorists stranded during a massive traffic gridlock on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway earlier this month will receive toll refunds worth Rs 5.16 crore, after authorities decided to return charges deducted despite suspension orders.The disruption followed a gas tanker accident on February 3 on…
A growing split between low-to-middle-income families and wealthy households is changing who has access to homeownership now. Source link
MUMBAI: Even as premiumisation is playing out in a big way and companies are latching on to the trend to spruce up growth, mass consumption continues to struggle. From apparel to jewellery and food, firms are finding it hard to get entry-level, middle class shoppers to spend more–in jewellery, of course, high prices of gold…
Businesses and U.S. trade partners are again grappling with the uncertainty of President Trump’s trade war, even as he imposes new levies. Source link
Following the US Supreme Court’s ruling late last week, an Indian delegation has postponed a planned trip to Washington. India now has more room for negotiations in a trade deal with the US after the American Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump’s tariffs are illegal. The US Supreme Court’s move to invalidate President Donald Trump’s…
Christopher J. Waller, a Federal Reserve governor, said he would support a pause in rate cuts in March if the labor market continued to show signs of stabilizing. Source link
The labour ministry has initiated a process to return unclaimed funds lying in inoperative Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) accounts to subscribers, a move expected to benefit over 3.1 million account holders, labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.A pilot phase covering about 0.7 million subscribers will be rolled out shortly after the decision was taken during…
Trends on jobs, inflation and crime that began before Donald Trump retook office continued, largely unabated, in his first year back. Source link
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Noida international airport at Jewar next month, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said during an interaction with the Indian diaspora in Singapore.Highlighting the state’s aviation infrastructure, Yogi said Uttar Pradesh currently has the highest number of airports in the country and that the upcoming airport…
Many important U.S. trading partners are facing higher duties after President Trump, reacting to a Supreme Court setback, set the rate on a new set of global tariffs at 15 percent. Source link
