Democrats rip into Trump’s tariff move (Picture credit: AP) Democrats on the US House Foreign Affairs Committee have sharply criticised the Trump administration’s warning of higher tariffs on India if talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin fail to produce results.Responding on social media platform X to comments by US treasury secretary Scott Bessent, the Committee…
File photo: PM EAC member Sanjeev Sanyal (Picture credit: ANI) India’s sovereign credit upgrade from S&P Global Ratings was “much required” but still leaves the country rated below its true economic strength, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) member Sanjeev Sanyal said.Reacting to S&P’s move to lift India’s rating from ‘BBB-’ to ‘BBB’,…
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has hailed the forthcoming reforms to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day address from the Red Fort.Chandrajit Banerjee, director general of CII, said in a statement, “On behalf of Indian industry, CII warmly welcomes the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s visionary…
“It is highly regrettable that the US has chosen to impose additional tariffs on India for actions that many other countries are also undertaking,” India has said. (AI image) US President Donald Trump believes that his 25% additional tariffs on India for its Russian crude trade made Russia lose a major oil client. Ahead of…
BENGALURU: Vyome Holdings, created through the merger of biotech startup Vyome Therapeutics and Nasdaq-listed ReShape Lifesciences, began trading on Friday under the ticker ‘Hind’, with Vyome shareholders holding a controlling 91.6% stake in the combined company. The debut coincided with India’s 79th Independence Day. Source link
Trump and Putin met in Alaska US President Donald Trump said he may consider imposing tariffs on countries purchasing Russian oil “in two or three weeks,” though not immediately, following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.“Well, because of what happened today, I think I don’t have to think about that,” Trump told…
Rice prices in India have jumped by up to 14% in just two days as traders rush to export to Bangladesh following its decision to allow duty-free import of 500,000 tonnes of the staple. The move has caused a temporary disruption in domestic supply, pushing up retail prices across key varieties, reported ET.According to traders…
Infosys is enabling clients to reduce manpower requirements by between 5% and 35% through the use of its hybrid artificial intelligence framework, known as poly-AI, according to a senior company official. Speaking to ET, Balakrishna DR, executive vice-president and global services head for AI and industry verticals, said the savings depend on the process, industry,…
The government is set to expand the proposed Maritime Development Fund (MDF) to Rs 70,000 crore, 2.8 times the allocation announced in the February Budget, to accelerate growth in shipbuilding, ship repair, port-linked infrastructure and shipping tonnage, ET reported, citing multiple sources. The Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC), led by the finance ministry’s expenditure secretary, has…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of GST 2.0, with rate cuts to be rolled out by Diwali, is a timely and strategic step to strengthen the Indian economy, according to tax experts.From the Red Fort on Independence Day, Modi said GST rates will be lowered on everyday-use goods as part of reforms to the eight-year-old…
