National and festival holidays are largely decided at the State level. Employers are expected to follow notified holiday lists. (AI image) Leave is often seen as a simple workplace benefit – an approved absence from work. In reality, it is one of the more structured and regulated aspects of employment in India. With the implementation…
Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari India should aim for 100 per cent ethanol blending in the near future to strengthen energy self-reliance, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. He said that vulnerabilities in oil supplies due to the ongoing crisis in West Asia have made it essential for the…
Fertiliser production in India fell to a five-year low in March, reflecting input shortages triggered by the ongoing war in West Asia, even as the combined index of eight core industries (popularly called core sector index) contracted by 0.4% on an annual basis, the weakest reading since August 2024 when it shrank 1.5%. A farmer…
This may well be the most pivotal leadership transition of this generation. Tim Cook will hand over the reigns Apple Inc. to John Ternus, who will become Apple’s next chief executive officer effective on September 1. Apple’s expected leadership transition has been formalised soon after the 50 year milestone. Cook will continue in his role…
During the one-year period, from January 2025 to December 2025, the RBI cut the Repo Rate by 125 basis points, from 6.5% to 5.25%. Banks followed the RBI by cutting fixed deposit interest rates. Since then, the RBI has kept the Repo Rate steady at 5.25%. However, since the start of 2026, many banks have…
Gold Silver Price Today: Gold prices saw a slight dip on Tuesday, offering a bit of relief to buyers. The rate of 24-carat gold fell by ₹114 to ₹15,378.9 per gram, while 22-carat gold dropped by ₹104.43 to ₹14,087.07 per gram. Silver followed a similar trend today, slipping by ₹1,924 to ₹2,50,895 per kg. Gold…
Amazon.com Inc. is investing an additional $5 billion in Anthropic PBC, and may inject $20 billion more over time, a deal that deepens the companies’ ties in an increasingly competitive AI industry. Anthropic makes the Claude AI chatbot and coding tool. (Bloomberg) Anthropic, which makes the Claude chatbot and coding tool, plans to spend more…
“Indian equity markets are expected to open on a mildly positive note on Tuesday (21st April 2026), supported by stable global cues and a firm trend in GIFT Nifty. GIFT Nifty is currently trading around 24,388, up by 50 points, indicating a positive start for domestic benchmark indices. Early trends also suggest a steady undertone…
To receive repayments, importers in the US are required to submit claims which include shipment details, applicable tariff classifications. (AI image) The US government has rolled out a system to facilitate refunds of over $166 billion from tariffs introduced by Donald Trump and later invalidated by the US Supreme Court. In February, the court struck…
CHENNAI: India’s carbon emissions have, for once, paused. In 2025, the country’s carbon dioxide output edged down, breaking a decades-long trend of steady increases. This is also the first time on record that emissions have fallen during normal economic conditions. Previous declines were seen only during exceptional disruptions, such as the 2020 pandemic and the…
