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Auston Matthews’ future with Maple Leafs (Imagn Images) Auston Matthews’ future with the Maple Leafs has quietly become one of the most talked-about storylines around the struggling Toronto Maple Leafs. Losing tends to bring uncomfortable questions, and Toronto has faced plenty of them lately. A seven-game skid has pushed the club to the bottom of…
The European Union has sought “full clarity” from the United States and urged Washington to honour agreed trade commitments after the US Supreme Court struck down some of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, raising fresh uncertainty over trans-Atlantic trade ties, AP reported.The European Commission said the evolving situation risks undermining the framework for “fair, balanced,…
Decoding Budget 2026-27: Delivering clarity, balance, and a long‑term vision (AI image) By Rajeev DimriAnnounced against the backdrop of heightened geopolitical tensions, the Union Budget 2026–27 carried expectations of reinforcing India’s global standing—especially in light of recently concluded Foreign Trade Agreements. The Budget 2026 continues to advance India’s long‑term strategic narrative: strengthening manufacturing as the…
NEW DELHI: The interim India-US trade arrangement provides certainty and clarity to the domestic pharma sector, with medicines staying outside reciprocal tariffs, and Washington signalling negotiated treatment for generics under Section 232.India plays a critical role in supplying affordable medicines to the US, with shipments of around $10 billion accounting for nearly 35% of its…
File photo: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday raised questions over the way the India–US trade deal was announced, saying the government had failed to take Parliament and the public into confidence despite the House being in session.In a post on X, Kharge said India and…
NEW DELHI: Drug makers are set to gain clarity under the proposed India-US trade agreement, sharpening expansion plans in the world’s most lucrative pharmaceutical market. While the sector was insulated from punitive US tariffs, the generics business of major companies, including Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy’s and Cipla faced significant headwinds in the third quarter ended…
NEW DELHI: Domestic drugmakers are set to gain clarity under the proposed India-US trade agreement, sharpening expansion plans in the world’s most lucrative pharmaceutical market. While the sector was insulated from punitive US tariffs, the generics business of major companies including Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy’s and Cipla faced significant headwinds in the third quarter ended…
Tempted by glittering returns of Bitcoin and Ethereum, lack of clarity is holding you back? Will Union Budget 2026 lend some clarity to the crypto framework in India?The Halwa ceremony is now over, final preparations are in place and all eyes are on what Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s red bahikhata is holding for various…
With global banks, broker-dealers and capital markets players weighing India as an offshore financial base, Deloitte has urged the government to use Budget 2026 to have parity rulesa among players, remove tax asymmetries and compliance frictions that are limiting the scale-up of IFSC GIFT City as a full-service international BFSI hub.According to Deloitte, the International…
Ahead of the Union Budget 2026, the IT industry association Nasscom has urged the government to address pressing tax concerns for startups and technology firms. As reported by PTI, the Nasscom wishlist for Budget 2026 includes extending the Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) tax deferment to more startups, clarifying rules around the tax treatment of…
