New Delhi, Aug 17 Taiwanese electronics major Foxconn and Apple’s key supplier has started production of iPhone 17 at its new Bengaluru factory This marks a significant milestone for the facility, which is Foxconn’s second-largest iPhone manufacturing unit outside China and has been set up at an investment of around $2.8 billion (about Rs 25,000 […]
New Delhi, Aug 15 Business owners and traders across the country have welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of next-generation GST reforms, calling it a much-needed step to simplify the tax system and boost trade. Federation of Sadar Bazar Traders Association Vice-President Paramjit Singh Pamma said the reforms will bring significant relief to traders who […]
New York, Aug 15 The US looks forward to working with India to meet modern challenges and ensure “a brighter future”, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a conciliatory Independence Day message amid rising tensions between the two nations. “The historic relationship between the world’s largest democracy and the world’s oldest democracy is consequential […]
New Delhi, Aug 15 As the country celebrates the 79th Independence Day on Friday, any Indian stepping outside on any given day in August is greeted by the heartwarming sight of saffron, white, and green colours flashing in the sunlight. In August, the National Flag flutters in thousands of balconies, vehicles, market places, offices and […]
New Delhi, Aug 12 The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday returned the modified Income Tax Bill, along with the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to the Lok Sabha as part of the parliamentary procedure. “The largely dense and complex structure of the Income Tax Act, 1961, resulted in various interpretations, and several avoidable disputes kept mounting, […]
New Delhi, Aug 12 Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Tuesday as the both leaders reviewed the progress achieved in key sectors of bilateral cooperation and reaffirmed their shared resolve to further advance India-Uzbekistan Strategic Partnership. During the phone-call, Mirziyoyev conveyed his warm greetings to PM Modi […]
New Delhi, Aug 12 The Indian pharma sector, which supplies 80 per cent of the world’s generic medicines, will not suffer any loss due to tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, the ICMR’s former Director General, Dr N.K. Ganguly said. The former Indian Council for Medical Research’s (ICMR) remarks came amid concerns over the […]
New Delhi, Aug 10 Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Sunday that India’s energy sector is rising through global uncertainty with the reforms that have been rolled out in the oil and gas sector. “While the world faces fuel volatility, India is moving ahead with reforms. Oil refining capacity in the […]
Bengaluru, Aug 10 Countering US President Donald Trump’s recent jibe that India is a dead economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, asserted that India is the fastest-growing major economy in the world. He was addressing a gathering at the International Institute of Information Technology Auditorium in Bengaluru, after laying the foundation stone for the […]
New Delhi, Aug 9 SpaceX has safely brought back four astronauts from the U.S., Japan, and Russia back on Earth, said NASA on Saturday. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov returned to Earth after spending about 148 days on the International […]