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NRI among two dead as car crashes into tractor-trolley in Punjab | India News
PHAGWARA: Two people, including an Australia-based NRI, died and one sustained serious injuries when the taxi they were travelling in collided with a sugarcane-loaded tractor-trolley…
How Zomato, Swiggy, Zepto are achieving disruptive 10-min food deliveries
Food delivery apps in India are promising to bring biryani to hot beverages at customers’ doorsteps in under 10 minutes, as competition for impatient consumers…
Wholesale inflation drops to 1.9% in November as food prices cool
India’s wholesale price inflation slowed to 1.9% in November as food prices moderated, official data released Monday showed. The Wholesale Price Index-based inflation was 2.4%…
India’s merchandise trade deficit at $37.84 bn in Nov
India’s merchandise trade deficit in November stood at $37.84 billion, according to data released by the government on Monday. Economists had expected the country’s November…
Ambani and Adani exit Bloomberg’s $100 Billion Club amid business setbacks
Reliance CMD Mukesh Ambani and Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani, two of Asia’s wealthiest individuals and India’s richest billionaires, have both left Bloomberg’s $100 billion…
‘Global wealth tax must pay for climate reparation’
A global wealth tax should pay for climate reparation, leading French economist Thomas Piketty has said. Piketty, who co-authored a paper suggesting that India should…
EU pressures India to drop duty on some ICT products
New Delhi: The EU is using its domestic law to pressure New Delhi to do away with the import duties it levies on certain information…
MFN clause suspension by Switzerland: India needs strategic approach for int’l taxation treaties, says GTRI
New Delhi: The suspension of the MFN (most favoured nation) clause by Switzerland underscores the need for India to adopt a more consistent and strategic…
India, UAE discuss IMEEC; resolve to expand energy, trade ties
New Delhi: India and the United Arab Emirates(UAE) on Friday discussed implementation of the ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC) and resolved to shore up…
Govt seeks parliament nod for extra spending for FY25
The Indian government sought on Thursday parliament’s approval for gross additional spending of 867.3 billion rupees ($10.22 billion) in the current fiscal year, the finance…