NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that reforms carried out in India earlier were “reactionary”, but they are guided by national goals in current times. Addressing a gathering at the HT Leadership Summit 2025, themed “Transforming Tomorrow,” the Prime Minister said that India’s growth remains steady. “At one time, reforms in India…
Despite global economic uncertainties, geopolitical disruptions, and softened demand in some markets, India’s merchandise exports continue to demonstrate resilience, the government said on Friday. “There is, as of yet, no conclusive evidence that the export trends are attributable specifically to any tariff-related action. India’s export sectors continue to demonstrate strength and diversification,” MoS for commerce…
The Quad grouping has called for bringing the perpetrators, organisers and financiers of last month’s terror incident near Red Fort in Delhi to justice and urged all UN member states to cooperate on it.The Quad, which comprises India, the US, Australia and Japan, also unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its forms including cross-border terrorism.Fifteen people…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of civil aviation on Saturday issued a fare-cap order to curb steep price surges across domestic routes following widespread flight cancellations by IndiGo. However, it did not name the airlines directly and referred it to as “one of India’s major airlines”.In order no 01/2025, the ministry said the disruptions had led…
India’s expanding data centre and artificial intelligence ecosystem could position the country as a global leader in power trade, with experts pointing to surplus electricity capacity and rapid reforms in the power distribution sector, according to speakers at a national conference on energy and technology.Speaking at the National Conference on AI and Machine Learning based…
LUNC$0.0₄6315, the rebranded token from the collapsed Terra ecosystem, posted one of the largest gains in the crypto market over the past 24-hour period, climbing more than 74% to $0.0000072 on exploding trading volume. The token is up more than 160% in the past week. The rally comes ahead of the Dec. 11 sentencing of…
Omar Abdullah (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that the opposition INDIA alliance is currently “on life support”. He said that internal infighting is weakening its ability to challenge the BJP.Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi, Abdullah said the opposition bloc is struggling…
Ahead of Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said simplifying India’s customs framework will be the government’s next major reform focus, signalling a comprehensive clean-up aimed at making compliance easier and more transparent.Speaking at the HT Leadership Summit, Sitharaman said customs reforms would follow the rationalisation efforts already undertaken in income tax and…
XRP slipped toward the $2 mark in early U.S. hours Friday as social sentiment around the token deteriorated sharply, with new data from analytics firm Santiment showing the deepest stretch of bearish commentary since October. The turn in crowd mood comes after a two-month slide of roughly 31%, leaving the token vulnerable to further downside…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has issued notices to retired IAS officer Ashok Kumar Parmar and several digital platforms in a defamation suit filed by former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta over Parmar’s public allegations of corruption relating to Jal Jeevan Mission implementation in the Union territory. The Rs 2.55 crore…
