Until May 25, except for Tamils, few had heard about the “Sengol”. A day later it seemed to be on everyone’s lips. Its 750 km journey, from the Allahabad museum to the symbolic centre of India’s parli...
India finds itself at a critical juncture as it surpasses China to become the world’s most populous nation. Balancing the needs of its growing population with environmental preservation is paramount. India’s vast coastline and Exclusive Economic Zone provide ample scope for seaweed cultivation, offering livelihood opportunities for coastal communities. Seaweed farming can address food scarcity, plastic pollution, carbon sequestration, and the development of renewable biofuels and bioplastics. Collaborative efforts between research institutes, government bodies, and private enterprises are unlocking the potential of this marine resource. Click here to read how as India embraces the seaweed revolution, ...
Angel tax on MNCs may haunt FDI
Foreign multinationals may just have to face angel tax scrutiny if they pump fresh equity capital into their Indian subsidiaries, according to a report in the Economic Times.
What it implies: This move could...
India may not be the richest country in the world, but the tax collection here is one of the highest in the world and the income tax rate should be reduced to 25 per cent from around 40 per cent at present. The advice has come from none other th...
Germany fell into a recession around the turn of the year, official figures published Thursday showed, as Europe’s largest economy contracted by 0.3% over the first three months of 2023.
The negative growth figure was revised down by the fede...
Indian banking sector profitability will stabilise at a healthy level, and asset quality will continue to improve, affirmed S&P Global Ratings on Thursday (May 25). The strong performance of Indian banks to continue, it added.
"Indian ban...
With inflation finally in check after several months, economists expect the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to hit the pause button on interest rates at its upcoming June policy meeting.
In recent years, inflation has become a demon for India Inc...
Wipro's Executive Chairman, Rishad Premji, has voluntarily reduced his compensation for the fiscal year 2023, as disclosed in a recent filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. His total annual compensation for this year amounts to ...
The recent decision by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) upholding the National Company Law Tribunal's (NCLT) decision to allow insolvency proceedings for Go First, a domestic airline, adds an unwelcome complexity to the alread...
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Wednesday (May 24) that India’s GDP growth in 2022-23 could have been more than the advance estimate of 7 per cent, riding on the economic momentum in the third and fourth quarters of that fiscal.
The seco...
After leading Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for a record-equalling fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title on Tuesday (May 30), MS Dhoni answered the big question on his retirement.
Dhoni, who will turn 42 in July, admitted that it...
In a thrilling last-ball finish, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) by five wickets via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method to win the IPL 2023 title in the early hours of Tuesday (May 30).
This was CSK's...
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) claimed a record-equalling fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title with a five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in a rain-affected but thrilling summit showdown in Ahmedabad early on Tuesday (May 30).
B ...
In a thrilling last-ball final, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won the IPL 2023 title by defeating Gujarat Titans (GT) by five wickets via the Duckworth-Lews-Stern (DLS) method at the Narendra Modi Stadium in the early hours of Tuesday...
A day after Delhi Police cracked down on the protesting wrestlers, drawing widespread criticism, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur justified the action on Monday (May 29), saying they were not touched when the protest was confined to the designated spot at Jantar Mantar.
Delhi Police detained Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sangeeta Phogat, Sakshi Malik, and several others on Sunday when they tried to move towards the new Parliament build...
Recep Tayyib Erdogan will remain president of Turkey for another five years after winning Sunday's (May 28) run-off election over his long-time rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. If he ser...
Last night at 11:41 pm local time, the greater Melbourne region was shaken by a magnitude 4.0 earthquake as calculated by the Seismology Research Centre centred near Sunbury, appro...
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade as the country reels from high inflation and the afte...
The discovery of a nun’s body, seemingly without any signs of decomposition four years after her death, has created quite a sensation in a small Missouri town, with hundreds of peo...
