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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said global trade is increasingly “getting weaponised” through tariffs and other measures, warning that India will have to negotiate carefully in a changing global environment.Her remarks come amid US President Donald Trump’s earlier imposition of a 25% duty on India citing trade deficits, followed by another 25% penalty linked…

Consumers using CNG for transport and piped natural gas for household cooking are set to see lower fuel bills from January 1, 2026, after the petroleum regulator approved a rationalised pipeline tariff structure aimed at cutting costs, ANI reported.The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has announced a unified tariff framework that will translate…

Both programmes offer sponsor-free residency to attract global talent, investment, and long-term economic participation/Representative image For decades, long-term residency in the Gulf was deliberately elusive. You were welcome to work, invest, and build, but never quite to stay. For a time, that model worked. But as both the UAE and Saudi Arabia began to confront…

MUMBAI: Axis Bank and Google Pay on Dec 17 launched the Google Pay Flex Axis Bank Credit Card, billed as India’s first fully digital, UPI-powered co-branded credit card. The card runs on the RuPay network and is the first product under Flex by Google Pay, marking Google’s entry into the co-branded credit card space.The card…

Gold and silver prices moved in opposite directions on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) on Wednesday, with silver scaling fresh record highs while gold edged lower after an early uptick.Gold futures traded lower after opening on a positive note. The February delivery contract fell by Rs 359, or 0.27%, to Rs 1,34,050 per 10 grams,…

India’s Aadhaar database has not suffered any breach since its inception, the government told Parliament, underscoring that a multi-layered technology framework continues to safeguard the personal data of over 134 crore Aadhaar holders, ANI reported.In a statement placed in the Lok Sabha, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said the Unique Identification Authority of…

Silver prices jumped to a fresh lifetime high in futures trade on Wednesday, tracking a strong global rally driven by tight supply conditions and expectations of US interest rate cuts next year.On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), silver futures for March contract surged by Rs 8,356, or 4.2%, to hit a record ofRs 2,06,111 per…

Here is the uncomfortable truth: the fund is often not the biggest decision you’re making. The mix is. (AI image) A mediocre fund in the right asset mix will beat a “top fund” in the wrong oneLast week, someone told me, “I only want high-return funds.” I asked her what her goal was. She said,…

MUMBAI: As the global air travel industry becomes larger and more complex with each passing decade, airlines and airports are increasingly moving towards digitisation. From printed paper tickets that came in airline jackets, to home-printed e-tickets, to today’s digital boarding passes on mobile phones; from conventional check-in and immigration counters to biometric gates; and from…

This is Apple’s first such evaluation of having specific chips assembled and packaged within India. (AI image) Apple iPhone chips may soon be assembled in India with the tech giant in early discussions with Indian chip manufacturers regarding the assembly and packaging of components for the iPhone. This development could represent a significant advancement for…