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NEW DELHI: At least 10 people died and several others were injured after a stampede broke out at the Venkateswara Swami Temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam on Saturday.According to officials, the crowd swelled beyond control as devotees rushed to the temple to mark Ekadashi. “Several people collapsed as devotees rushed forward at once,” an official…
Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has proposed a three-step strategy to safeguard India’s trade interests as discussions with the United States have stepped into the “advanced stage.” The agency has suggested measures like scaling back Russian oil imports, seeking trade parity and resuming talks on fair terms.Here’s what GTRI’s 3 step plan says: 1. Halting…
Bankim Brahmbhatt (Industry Chronicle) American investment giant BlackRock has reportedly fallen victim to a multi-million-dollar fraud allegedly involving Bankim Brahmbhatt, the Indian-origin CEO of US-based telecom companies Broadband Telecom and Bridgevoice, The Wall Street Journal reported.Lenders, including HPS Investment Partners – the private credit arm of BlackRock – have accused Brahmbhatt’s firms of fabricating accounts…
The US government shutdown has entered its second month, disrupting several sectors and heavily impacting the nation’s air travel industry. Airports across the country continue to face massive delays amid a growing shortage of air traffic controllers, many of whom have now missed their first full paycheck.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday that nearly…
Russia has, in recent months, used a cruise missile against Ukraine that led US President Donald Trump to withdraw from a key nuclear arms control pact with Moscow back in 2019.The 9M729 missile, reportedly developed in secret, prompted the United States to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty during Donald Trump’s first term….
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced the launch of the next round of three key surveys — including one on inflation expectations — aimed at providing critical inputs for formulating monetary policy.The November 2025 round of the Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) will capture households’ subjective assessments of price movements and…
NEW DELHI: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Friday released its manifesto for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, pledging to create one crore jobs, boost industrial growth, and expand infrastructure across the state. The document was unveiled in Patna by chief minister Nitish Kumar alongside BJP president JP Nadda, Union ministers Jitan Ram Manjhi and…
NEW DELHI: US has extended the waiver from sanctions granted last month for the Chabahar port in Iran by another six months, the govt said Thursday. To isolate Tehran, the US state department had in Sept revoked the sanctions exception issued in 2018 for the port that India developed for access to Afghanistan and Central…
As November 2025 approaches, several important financial regulations and policy updates are set to take effect, impacting bank customers, credit card holders, and government employees.These changes range from revised nomination rules for bank accounts and lockers to updates in SBI Card fees and deadlines for pension-related submissions, as reported by ET. The measures aim to…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed his long-awaited meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, as a “great success”, claiming the talks had brought “many important things to finalisation”. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One after the 100-minute meeting, Trump said he would travel to China in April for follow-up…
