NEW DELHI: WTO talks in Cameroon are deadlocked over a moratorium on e-commerce with the US seeking a long freeze on countries for levying tax on digital downloads and streaming, while India is so far unwilling to agree to this period.Starting from two years, India has indicated its willingness to go up to four, with…
The latest cuts will take Volkswagen’s planned job reductions to 100,000 by 2030. German carmaker Volkswagen is set to cut another 50,000 jobs by 2030 as part of its biggest restructuring in almost 90 years, taking the total number of positions it plans to eliminate by the end of the decade to 100,000.Volkswagen, one of…
In 2007, Charlize Theron launched an outreach project for African youth to battle health issues, provide AIDS prevention education, and more; years later, it has helped more than 4 million youths in the region Beloved icon Charlize Theron, who was born in Benoni, South Africa, and later raised on a family farm just outside the…
Despite the digital age, India witnesses daring real-life heists targeting large cash movements and businesses NEW DELHI: Despite the rapid growth of the digital era, where online transactions and digital payments dominate everyday life, incidents resembling the daring robberies of the popular series Money Heist continue to unfold in real life across India. From crowded…
Legendary composer Pyarelal’s wife Sunila Sharma passes away at 78, final rites and funeral details announced in Mumbai Legendary music composer Pyarelal is mourning the loss of his wife, Sunila Pyarelal Sharma, who passed away on July 12 at the age of 78. The news was shared through a heartfelt social media announcement confirming she…
MUMBAI: Credit-deposit ratio of banks hit an all-time high of 83% as of March 15, 2026, after deposits fell and credit continued to expand during the reporting fortnight.Aggregate deposits declined by Rs 1.8 lakh crore duCredit growth outpaced deposit mobilisation through the current financial year, with incremental credit at Rs 25.3 lakh crore exceeding incremental…
NEW DELHI: India on Saturday strongly condemned recent airstrikes by Pakistan in Afghanistan, which reportedly caused civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure. Ministry of external affairs official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the strikes constitute “yet another act of aggression by a Pakistani establishment that remains hostile to the idea of a sovereign Afghanistan” and…
Domestic solar cell supply shortage short term, market set to realign soon India’s shortage of domestically made solar cells is expected to ease as manufacturers increase production to meet local-content rules, industry players have said. At present, the country has around 32 GW of solar cell manufacturing capacity and is expected to rise to around…
Manish Narwal (Image credit: X) Manish Narwal clinched the silver medal in the men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event and secured a quota place for the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics as Indian shooters continued their medal-winning run at the Asian Para Games on Tuesday.The Arjuna awardee from Ballabhgarh in Haryana’s Faridabad district shot 233.7 in…
‘My first memory of him is everybody standing scared and so terrified of him’, Sutapa Sikdar remembers Nana Patekar on the ‘Khamoshi: The Musical’ set Nana Patekar, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 75, was a feared presence on the sets of ‘Khamoshi: The Musical’ in 1996. Dialogue writer Sutapa Sikdar, then…
