The US trade representative’s office announced on Thursday that it has initiated Section 301 investigations into unfair trade practices by 60 economies, including India, over what it called their failure to address forced labour in imports, Reuters reported. The move comes after US president Donald Trump’s administration sought to rebuild global tariff pressure following the…
NEW DELHI: Jayalalithaa’s long-time aide and expelled from AIADMK, VK Sasikala on Friday announced the name of her new political party — All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munetra Kazhagam — and said its symbol will be a “coconut tree farm”, as the political ground heats up in poll-bound Tamil Nadu, where multiple stakeholders are eyeing…
File photo used for representational purpose. CHENNAI: Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Friday informed the Madras high court that it will desist from using the songs and music of movies Jailer, Jailer2, and Coolie starring Rajinikanth, unless a license is obtained from the copyright owner Sun Pictures. Senior advocate P S…
Amid rising tensions in the middle east following the conflict between Iran, Israel and the US, concerns around LPG supply disruptions have increased, especially in India. While the government has prioritized domestic natural gas allocation for LPG production, compressed natural gas (CNG), and piped cooking gas, some restrictions have been placed on commercial LPG supply….
Rupee hit an intra-day low of 92.37 against the US dollar, tumbling 12 paise in early trading on Friday. The currency was dragged down by rising global crude prices and weak domestic market sentiment amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the currency opened at 92.33 per dollar before…
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday issued a stark warning to Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei with a “puppet” dig asserting that there was “no life insurance” for leaders of Tehran regime.Speaking at his first press conference since the war with Iran began, Netanyahu said the joint military campaign by Israel and the…
Russia said on Friday that the global energy market “cannot remain stable” without its oil after the United States temporarily allowed the sale of Russian crude already in transit, a move that came as energy prices surged amid the escalating war involving Iran, Israel and the US.Russia’s economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev said the US decision…
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BAREILLY: Two senior officials of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) were shot dead by an armed man who barged into the company’s plant in UP’s Budaun district on Thursday afternoon. The accused, Ajay Singh, a vendor, was allegedly sacked two months ago.According to police, plant manager Sudhir Gupta, and deputy manager Harshit Mishra, died in…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a telephonic conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian amid the ongoing Middle East crisis.In a social media post on X, PM Modi said that he expressed “deep concern” over the escalation of tensions in the region and reiterated India’s commitment to peace and stability. “Public Interest…
