‘Trump and Xi likely to speak this week,’ White House official says amid Tariff Turbulence

US President Donald Trump with China’s counterpart Xi Jinping (File Image) US President Donald Trump and China’s counterpart Xi Jinping are likely to speak this week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday, following the tension that flared between the two economic powerhouses over breaching tariff and trade restriction agreements.Responding to the reporter’s…

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Infosys promoters get Rs 2.3k crore dividend

BENGALURU/MUMBAI: Infosys promoters hold 54.2 crore shares (14.6% of total company shares), a stake so significant that the company’s latest dividend payout at Rs 43 per share translated into Rs 2,330 crore, shared among them. Infosys announced a total dividend of Rs 43 per share, including an interim dividend of Rs 21 per share for…

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IndiGo doubles wide-body aircraft order

NEW DELHI: IndiGo doubled its wide body aircraft order by confirming the option for 30 wide body Airbus A350s. Now the airline has 60 A350s on firm order and has an option for 40 more. “We have signed the MoU with Airbus for confirming the option for 30 A350s. Their delivery starts in 2027,” airline…

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Adani group denies WSJ report as ‘baseless’

NEW DELHI: The Adani group has denied the Wall Street Journal report, alleging links between its entities and Iranian LPG as “baseless and mischievous”.“Further, we are not aware of any investigation by US authorities on this subject. The WSJ’s story appears to be based entirely on incorrect assumptions and speculation. Any suggestion that Adani group…

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‘A transformative time for Air India’: CEO Campbell Wilson on the airline’s 3-year overhaul

Image used for representative purposes Tata Group-owned Air India has been working on a top-to-bottom transformation for the last three years and has also placed orders for 570 planes, the airline’s CEO and MD Campbell Wilson said on Monday.“It is a transformative time for India and a transformative time for Air India…,” Wilson said, highlighting…

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Economy in dire straits, India’s Indus Waters Treaty blow: Can Pakistan avoid the ‘begging bowl’?

Pakistan’s economic recovery remains delicate as it works under a $7 billion International Monetary Fund programme. (AI image) Pakistan may not want to go to the world with a ‘begging bowl’, but the fact remains that its economy is in dire straits. During a recent address, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif acknowledged the country’s extremely…

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