NEW DELHI: The Centre’s move to slash excise and impose windfall tax on diesel and aviation fuel will leave it poorer by around Rs 1.3 lakh crore if the energy crisis due to the West Asia conflict persists for a full year.An early resolution will reduce the pressure on oil prices and consequently on govt…
Remember the days when your father’s voice from the other room made your heart race? When was one look from your mother enough to make you sit straight and go quiet? We spent years wishing those moments would stop. Wishing we were free. Wishing they would just let us be. But when it actually stops?…
Gold and silver prices remained under pressure on Wednesday (July 1), extending recent declines amid cautious sentiment in global markets. COMEX gold was trading at $3,993 per ounce, down $45.50 or 1.13%, while COMEX silver fell 2.93% to $57.735 per ounce in the latest trade. Gold prices weakened after touching a seven-month low in the…
Hatsun Agro Product Ltd reported a steady March quarter performance on May 19, with revenue and profit registering double-digit growth despite moderation in operating margins. Net profit for the quarter rose 18.3% year-on-year to ₹51 crore from ₹43 crore in the corresponding period last year. Revenue increased 14.9% to ₹2,577.6 crore from ₹2,242.9 crore, supported…
Social media influencer Traveler Mohit has revealed the austere lives of sadhus in Himalayan yogi caves near Badrinath. His vlogs showcase the rugged conditions and simple utility items found within these ancient meditation spaces. The region also features mythological caves like Vyas Gufa and Ganesh Gufa, with authorities now opening new meditation caves for pilgrims….
Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit When Mette‑Marit married into Norway’s royal family in 2001, she was seen as a fresh, modern face—a once‑ordinary woman who brought warmth, relatability, and a touch of everyday reality into the formal world of the monarchy. At the time, her background and down‑to‑earth personality made her feel like someone readers might…
Devang Mehta, Deputy MD & CIO-Equity at Spark Private Wealth Management, said India’s ongoing shift toward investing through mutual funds, PMS, wealth managers and capital market platforms offers a long-term growth opportunity. While remaining cautious on large-cap IT stocks due to weak growth visibility, he prefers capital market-linked businesses, power automation, engineering, manufacturing and discretionary…
India’s smartphone market is facing a combination of headwinds driven by smartphones becoming more expensive across segments, and a weakening consumer demand as well as discretionary spending, as shipments see the biggest June quarter decline in six years. Counterpoint Research’s latest India Smartphone Shipments in Q2 2026 data pegs this decline in shipments at 10%…
A major incident in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at San Diego on June 20 led to heavy damage after a Lap 35 final-stage mistake triggered a multi-car wreck. A major incident in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at San Diego on June 20 led to heavy damage. (Getty Images via…
NEW DELHI: Iran’s foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi is likely to visit India for the May 14-15 Brics foreign ministers’ meeting that will look to help address the situation in the West Asia region. Amid uncertainty over his participation, Iran is learnt to have communicated to India that the visit is on the foreign minister’s…
