MUMBAI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday denied there was any quid pro quo in contributions to BJP through electoral bonds (EBs) and raids on corporates by ED.In response to a question at The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence in Mumbai, Sitharaman dismissed such allegations as loose talk. “Linking it (buying of bonds)…
When Kugadas Mathulan bowled a lethal in-swinging yorker that swept the batsman off his feet, he wouldn’t have thought that the viral clip from the match between St. John’s College and Jaffna Central College will catch the attention of Chennai Super Kings‘ iconic skipper MS Dhoni.The 17-year-old right-arm Jaffna pacer’s dream delivery not only did…
An item of clothing by Spanish fashion retailer Mango (file image) Spanish retailer Mango is honing in on adaptable clothing to help customers adjust to wild swings in temperature as climate change makes fashion less seasonal, Chief Executive Toni Ruiz told Reuters. The clothing industry used to work according to clearly delineated seasons, but global…
Representative image France is proposing a European Union ban on exports of used clothes, the environment ministry told Reuters on Thursday, as governments look for new ways to tackle the worsening problem of textile waste. United Nations trade data shows the EU exported 1.4 million metric tons of used textiles in 2022, more than twice…
New Delhi: The Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is expected to triple the export of Indian gems and jewellery to Switzerland, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein to USD 1 billion in the coming years, said Vipul Shah, Chairman, GJEPC in a press note on Thursday. Currently, India…
