NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday recommended an ordinance to ease tax rules for foreign investors in some categories of securities.The details of the proposal moved by the finance ministry were not immediately available. However, it is being seen as an effort to help strengthen the rupee, which has weakened 6% against the US…
MUMBAI: Interest in India remains undiminished despite near-term volatility, according to Vikram Sahu, India CEO and country executive at Bank of America.“Corporate interest remains strong and unchanged in its conviction,” Sahu said, adding that strategic investors continue to take a long-term view of India, drawn by its scale, growth prospects and governance framework.Investor sentiment is…
Entrepreneur and content creator Ankur Warikoo has shared his Class 12 board examination marks on social media.In the post, Warikoo reflected on his own academic scores and urged students not to judge their future based on a single marksheet.“Every year, when the Class 12th board results are announced, I share my Class 12th marksheet as…
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner have officially kicked off their wedding festivities, with the newly married couple spotted at the airport, catching their flight bound for Sicily.After maintaining a low profile, the star couple stepped out on Wednesday, rocking jeans and tees as they carried their own bags at the airport. This spotting comes as…
Home feels like the centre of the day, and thankfully it feels peaceful. The Moon supports domestic harmony, while Venus, your ruler, softens conversations and helps people meet each other halfway. That is why the atmosphere in the house seems lighter, more cooperative, and less prickly than usual. Even routine things, breakfast chatter, arranging repairs,…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court collegium led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has recommended names of 10 advocates and judicial officers for appointment as judges of high courts (HCs) in Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.The collegium, also comprising Justices Vikram Nath and J K Maheshwari, on Tuesday recommended names of six advocates —…
MUMBAI: The RBI rejected all bids for 182-day and 364-day treasury bills while accepting only 91-day bills at auction on Wednesday, signalling its discomfort with rising short-term yields ahead of the monetary policy decision due Friday.The RBI sold 91-day treasury bills at a yield of 5.56%. The central bank typically rejects bids when it finds…
Magnus Carlsen, R Praggnanandhaa, Divya Deshmukh, and D Gukesh (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: If you turn the pages of an English dictionary to find the meaning of the word “cliché”, it will tell you that a cliché is nothing but a phrase or an idea that has been so overused…
CBSE OSM row deepens as Digvijaya Singh raises concerns over scanner specification change in tender process NEW DELHI: Congress MP Digvijaya Singh has raised fresh questions over the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) On-Screen Marking (OSM) project, asking Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan why the board removed the requirement for robotic scanners from its…
A personal handwritten letter that Jennifer Aniston gave her late ‘Friends’ co-star Matthew Perry, has reportedly been withdrawn from an upcoming charity auction.The note, believed to have been written around the wrap of their hit series ‘Friends’, was initially among the actor’s belongings, set to be auctioned off to raise funds for his charity. The…
