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HYDERABAD: Indian carrier Air India has signed an order for 30 additional Boeing single-aisle aircraft, including 20 737-8 and 10 737-10 jets, as it focuses on accelerating its fleet renewal and regional growth. The 737 aircraft are powered by CFM LEAP-1B engines.The order, announced at Wings India 2026 on Thursday, adds to the 220 Boeing…
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand high court on Friday stayed the police investigation against ED officers on the basis of an FIR registered in the Airport police station by a former Jharkhand government employee, Santosh Kumar.While hearing a writ petition filed by the ED, the court observed that the recent police raid on the agency’s Ranchi office…
Mumbai: RBI has proposed tighter capital norms to curb banks’ exposure to volatility in foreign exchange and bullion markets by mandating a higher capital charge on open positions, according to draft regulations released for public comment.Under the draft rules, commercial banks will be required to maintain a 9% capital charge on their net open positions…
AI image (Picture credit: Google Gemini) India is unlikely to face any major impact from the 25 per cent tariff announced by the US President Donald Trump on countries doing business with Iran, as per government sources cited by news agency ANI, who pointed to India’s limited trade exposure with Tehran.Newly announced US tariffs are…
NEW DELHI: Medical aspirants seeking postgraduate admissions will get a wider choice this year after the National Medical Commission (NMC) approved 171 additional PG seats across medical colleges and directed counselling authorities to include them without waiting for formal permissions. According to a public notice, the 171 additional seats span key clinical and diagnostic specialties,…
BSNL or the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited on Thursday rolled out a new facility for its users, Voice over Wifi (VoWoFi) or Wi-Fi calling, aiming to provide high quality connectivity even in adverse conditions. The service can be availed throughout all telecom circles from January 1, the beginning of New Year 2026. With VoWiFi, BSNL…
Many Indians looking to transfer money overseas are facing tightened scrutiny from high street banks, demanding to provide detailed proof behind the origin of the funds. This comes as rupee continues to slide against the US dollar and many rush to move their funds abroad. Over the past month, at least two Mumbai-headquartered private sector…
The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping limits announced earlier this year on who can travel and emigrate to the US The Trump administration included five more countries as well as people traveling on documents…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy recently claimed that the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) based shopping assistant, Rufus, will generate an additional $10 billion in annualised sales. Jassy shared the projection during Amazon’s third-quarter earnings call last week, highlighting the chatbot as one of the company’s key bets on consumer-facing AI. At the earnings call, Jassy said:…
The US Senate has given a major blow to US President Donald Trump’s order to impose additional 10% tariffs on Canada, revoking his authority to impose steep duties on the country. The resolution was passed late Wednesday (local time) with a 50–46 vote, as reported by The Hill. Four Republicans, Susan Collins and Rand Paul…
