Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, once the subject of a US money-laundering investigation, is being considered for a role in brokering a potential Venezuela oil deal. The Trump administration has enlisted Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt to help broker a major US oil deal with Venezuela, despite his long-running links to a US investigation into an alleged…
Household spending in 2024-25 marked a further shift towards non-essential discretionary items and services NEW DELHI: As the economy recovered from covid pandemic, household spending in 2024-25 marked a further shift towards non-essential discretionary items and services, which have earlier seen decline, signalling premiumisation and a boost for govt revenues.After seeing a decline in 2023-24,…
HUL is stepping up investments to defend market share MUMBAI: After two years of sluggish growth, Hindustan Unilever (HUL) is stepping up investments to defend market share amid stiff competition from a clutch of new-age brands and changing shopping patterns. On Friday, the consumer goods giant said that it will boost capex to 3% of…
RBI has garnered $136.38 billion through the special dollar swap scheme which it launched in June In May 2026, amid the raging US-Iran war, PM Narendra Modi urged citizens to reduce gold buying, travel abroad and fuel consumption to preserve India’s foreign exchange reserves which had come under pressure due to rupee’s depreciation exacerbated by…
The ruling arose from a dispute over 4 acres 11 guntas of land in Sira Taluk of Tumakuru district. Your neighbour has possession of your land and after some years claims ownership of it on the basis of long possession. Is that legal? Karnataka High Court recently ruled on one such case.The Karnataka High Court,…
The Bill would allow Trump to impose tariffs of 100% on the five biggest buyers of Russian crude oil and natural gas. US President Donald Trump may not be able to get the Russia sanctions bill passed in the House of Representatives before November, a development that would give India a breather from the possibility…
The incident also caused significant damage inside the cabin Air India on Friday said it had terminated the employment of the Pilot-in-Command of its Phuket-Delhi flight after he tested positive for a psychoactive substance.“The Pilot-in-Command of the Phuket-Delhi flight tested positive for a psychoactive substance. In line with Air India’s zero-tolerance approach to violations of…
NSE received Sebi’s final observations on Friday India’s markets regulator Sebi has cleared the National Stock Exchange’s long-awaited initial public offering, paving the way for the country’s largest bourse to make its stock market debut after nearly a decade of regulatory delays.NSE received Sebi’s final observations on September 4, according to an update with the…
The devices can be fitted on BS-IV, BS-III and older diesel vehicles (Image for representative purpose only) Looking to tackle the growing problem of pollution, the government is now looking to curb vehicular emissions with the help of a new innovation from IIT Delhi.Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday announced the move, saying it…
Traders and analysts have said that the slowdown in investment demand can be seen across silver exchange-traded funds (ETFs), bars and coins. A huge crash in silver prices should have led to a revival in demand, but investors seem to be staying away. And this has raised a fresh worry ahead of the festive season.Silver…
