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In 1st budget under BJP mayor in 44 yrs, BMC hikes outlay to Rs 81k crore, focus on big-ticket infra

India's richest civic body’s outlay is 8.77% higher than last year’s, with the biggest allocation being made for infra growth. BMC also proposed an AI boost to its service delivery.

India sustains 7-7.5 pc growth; Bengal should position itself as maritime state: Sanyal

Kolkata, Feb 25 (PTI) Sanjeev Sanyal, Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, on Wednesday said that India has managed...

Silver, gold rise as safe-haven demand strengthens on global uncertainty

New Delhi, Feb 25 (PTI) Precious metal prices increased up to 2 per cent in the national capital on Wednesday, with silver rising to...

China absorbs more Russian crude as India recalibrates with a Middle East pivot

As discounted Russian barrels increasingly flow to China, Indian refiners lift more from Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the UAE, while also eyeing Venezuelan cargoes to diversify risk.

NDR Warehousing opens new facility in Pune; secures clients from diverse sectors

Mumbai, Feb 25 (PTI) NDR Warehousing on Wednesday announced the opening of a new warehouse in Pune and said the facility has already...

Scindia calls BSNL director’s visit demands ‘absurd, shocking’, says show-cause notice issued

New Delhi, Feb 25 (PTI) Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday slammed the "absurd and shocking" demands and arrangements linked to a senior...

Smartphone now India’s top export category with total overseas shipment worth USD 30 bn: Vaishnaw

New Delhi, Feb 25 (PTI) Smartphone has become India's top export category with overseas shipments worth USD 30 billion in 2025, Union Electronics...

US sets initial duties on Indian solar imports at 126%

These levies would be different from Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, which US Supreme Court struck down last week.

To trade coders for Legos, India needs a better deal

Since politicians are actively promoting AI tokens over human intelligence, they must open other pathways for students. Let today’s 6 million code-writing jobs shrink.

US announces preliminary 126 pc countervailing duty on imports of certain Indian solar goods

New Delhi, Feb 25 (PTI) The US has announced preliminary countervailing duty of 125.87 per cent on imports of certain Indian solar goods...

On Camera

Trump’s State of the Union address laid bare America’s political fractures

If there was an overriding message from Trump’s State of the Union Address, it was this: America stands at the crossroads of an era-defining struggle within its own polity.

Indian banks speed up bond purchases as holdings near regulatory minimum threshold

State-owned banks bought $2.5 billion of bonds in February, the biggest monthly purchase since 2006, after selling heavily over the past year as the RBI injected liquidity.

What to expect on the defence front as Modi embarks on Israel visit, second since 2017

The two sides will sign a framework agreement on defence cooperation that will allow companies from both sides to collaborate deeper.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.