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Hairline Fix: India wants to snip China’s growth
New Delhi: China, the world’s largest manufacturer of wigs and hair extensions, is allegedly relying more on conflict-hit Myanmar as a base for processing human…
GST Council to hold 57th meet on Sept 12
New Delhi: The GST Council is set to meet on September 12, nearly a year after its last meeting, to consider reforms including making it…
Gujarat aims to catch US shrimp orders with turtle-safe nets
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government is set to install turtle excluder devices (TEDs) in fishermen’s fishing nets, which it expects would help address the reason cited…
Low apple crop, rising input costs leave Himachal growers worried despite firm prices; traders report losses
Shimla: The apple growers in Himachal Pradesh are facing a difficult season marked by a sharp decline in production, high input costs and uncertainty over…
Pharma industry stares down biggest patent cliff in decades
gfx Most companies sell a hit product for as long as customers want it. For drugmakers, a clock starts before a drug is even approved:…
HDFC Bank CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan not seeking reappointment, to retire in October: Report
HDFC Bank CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan will retire in October and will not seek reappointment, the bank said in a regulatory filing. HDFC (Representative image/REUTERS) The…
Argentina to ease pharma barriers as India trade tops $6.5 bn
Argentina has committed to reduce barriers to facilitate entry of Indian pharmaceutical sector in the South American nation, the commerce ministry said on Saturday. This…
Tax breaks for charity donations should be scrapped
Over more than 20 years Sheldon Solow, an American property billionaire who died in 2020, gave a trove of art to his own foundation. This…
How Xi Jinping turned oil from a weakness into a geopolitical weapon
Before the U.S. attacked Iran, Beijing spent years and tens of billions of dollars amassing the world’s biggest stockpile of oil. Now, with the conflict…
Budget 2027: Finance Ministry sets October 12 for pre-Budget meetings, seeks spending and revenue plans
The Finance Ministry has directed central ministries and departments to prepare realistic expenditure and revenue estimates for the 2027-28 Union Budget, with a focus on…