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NEW DELHI: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer Tuesday said the India-US deal will be a very important one that will reverberate for years to come, while stating that India could be an alternative to China for American companies looking to diversify their production.“We know that many companies already are going in that direction. We want…
NEW DELHI: After a near standstill in business, carpet exporters are now seeing some signs of activity.The punishing 50% US tariffs, including 25% penalty for Russian oil buys, had resulted in buyers putting orders on hold, which resulted in operations in Bhadohi and parts of J&K, the two carpet-making hubs, slowing down considerably.“There are 24-25…
NEW DELHI: Duty concessions to American whiskey and wine are unlikely to have any major impact on Indian companies. To begin with, it will come with a minimum import price which was the case with Australian, European and the UK trade deals. Besides, the volumes are very low, reports Sidhartha. For instance, with total sales…
Mumbai: India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav during a training session ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match against USA, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)(PTI02_06_2026_000281B) TimesofIndia.com in Mumbai: India lost Harshit Rana on the eve of the tournament opener. There is uncertainty around Washington Sundar‘s participation, but even with 13 players from the…
New Delhi: In a significant departure from one-size-fits-all penalty approach, the SC has said bigger companies bear higher responsibility towards protection of environment and it would be justifiable to impose higher penalties on mega firms for environment damage caused by them, reports Dhananjay MahapatraThis decision by Justices Dipankar Datta and Vijay Vishnoi was given while…
Bengaluru: One size doesn’t fit all in the return-to-office push. Work-from-home, once the defining perk of the pandemic era, is quietly being phased out across India’s IT sector as companies tighten hybrid work norms and make in-office presence the new default.TCS has mandated five days of office attendance and linking compliance to variable pay and…
New Delhi: The benefits of lower duty access for passenger vehicles will flow to European Union’s “traditional” carmakers, providing further comfort to domestic players as the market opening up is for vehicles priced above Rs 25 lakh and for specific numbers.Under the agreement, India will grant an annual quota of 1.6 lakh diesel and petrol…
Getting real with AI by tracking audited metrics is the need of the hour for IT firms. While companies highlighted aggressive AI adoption by giving out the percentages of new code generated by AI and workforce skilling metrics, audited financial data that presents the real productivity impact is yet to fully show up. A comparison…
BENGALURU: Indian IT firms are expected to deliver a moderate performance in a seasonally weak Dec quarter, weighed down by furloughs (lesser number of working days in Dec). Demand remained subdued, with only limited recovery in discretionary spending, and growth was largely driven by clients’ cost-optimisation priorities. Brokerages estimate that enterprise technology spending is likely…
The Corporate Affairs Ministry on Friday said it has not issued any circular mentioning that relaxations have been provided for additional fees and extension of timelines for filing financial statements under the Companies Law. “It has come to the notice of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) that a fake General Circular No. 08/2025 dated…
