The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas on Tuesday sought India’s assistance to persuade Russia to end the four-year war in Ukraine. “We have asked our Indian colleagues to raise this with the Russians, put pressure on the Russians so that they would also want peace because this war is not good for Europe,” Kallas,…
The deployment of the US Navy’s Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to the Central Command zone has fuelled speculations over Iran’s political trajectory, with renewed focus on the position of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid widespread unrest and growing international pressure. The move coincides with a period of heightened unrest in Iran, where protests…
Paytm’s core business continues to show strong momentum despite a near term earnings impact from the non-renewal of the RBI’s Payments Infrastructure Development Fund scheme, according to a Jefferies equity research report. The report highlights that the discontinuation of PIDF incentives has led to a reduction in adjusted Ebitda estimates and a cut in the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India’s energy sector offers investment opportunities worth USD 500 billion, as the country accelerates reforms and moves from energy security towards energy independence. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of India Energy Week 2026 via video conferencing, he said USD 100 billion investment is being targeted by the end of…
The year 2026 started with India’s cities under climate stress in ways no policy document could have predicted. Winter power demand on two occasions has already overtaken summer peaks. Delhi’s air quality swings between very poor and hazardous. In Mumbai, as BMC elections concluded on January 15, voters made their priorities unmistakable: flooding, air pollution,…
Do you ever feel like your phone has been listening in to your conversations? Are targeted ads on social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and others eerily similar to what you just told your best friend? Well, you are not the only one. According to a survey conducted by Local Circles, two in three citizens…
The Google Pixel 10a is set to arrive soon, possibly in the first week of March. While the tech community is expectedly sniffing up every leak and rumour surrounding Google’s latest budget smartphone, if you’re a user, you should probably tone that excitement down. Park that smartphone budget somewhere else — and if you really…
India and the European Union will aim to bring their free trade agreement into force within calendar year 2026, Commerce Minister Piyush Giyal said on Tuesday. “Every agreement stands on its own legs, and this is a wonderful agreement. It will be taken up on legal scrubbing on a fast-track basis, as we discussed today, and translated…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the budget on Feb. 1, this being her ninth budget in a row amid an geopolitical uncertainty and 7.4% growth rate. She is being assisted by notable bureaucrats who are helping her design and finalise the contents of this undertaking. Here’s a look at some these prominent…
Indian Oil Corp., the country’s largest refiner, will buy at least 24 million barrels of Brazilian crude this year and next as it continues to diversify supplies, according to an executive at the state-owned firm who asked not to be identified.The country’s largest refiner purchased 18 million barrels last year, he added. India, which has…
