Saudi Arabia stresses dialogue between Islamabad and New Delhi for resolving outstanding issues, including Kashmir. Previous joint statements and current discussions highlight bilateral resolution of the J&K dispute for regional peace and stability. Source link
On Monday, the Vatican deemed sex-change procedures, gender fluidity, and surrogacy to be grave abuses of human dignity, ranking them alongside abortion and euthanasia as activities that contradict God’s plan for humanity. The Vatican doctrinal office released “Infinite Dignity,” a 20-page pronouncement that has been in the works for five years. Source link
US treasury secretary Janet Yellen wrapped up four days of talks in China with a warning to the country’s banks and exporters: If you help bolster Russia‘s military capacity, Washington will come after you.“I stressed that companies, including those in the PRC, must not provide material support for Russia’s war, and that they will face…
NEW DELHI: Skoda Volkswagen India has said that govt should reserve 5% GST benefit only for electric vehicles (EVs) that are under four-metres in length because supporting bigger and expensive cars will put pressure on the exchequer and finances. Skoda Volkswagen India said govt should focus on smaller-sized vehicles for giving out subsidies to make…
MUMBAI: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das has urged banks to increase their involvement in the rupee derivatives market, both domestically and internationally, and to ensure that retail customers are not disadvantaged in the foreign exchange market. He also called on banks to stop providing services to unauthorised forex platforms.“Although banks and other market participants have made…
MUMBAI: Precious metals are having a golden run. Gold prices on Monday jumped by over Rs 1,500 to record Rs 71,100/10gm crossing the Rs 70,000-milestone for the first time amid heightened geopolitical risks and aggressive buying by central banks. Silver, too, joined the party, crossing the Rs 80,000/kg-level for the first time as prices jumped…
MUMBAI: Tata Electronics is in an advanced stage to take control of Taiwanese company Pegatron‘s India unit as it looks to expand its electronics manufacturing business and strengthen its relationship with Silicon Valley tech heavyweight customer Apple. The deal, if concluded, will be Tata Electronics’ second acquisition after Wistron InfoComm Manufacturing (India).A Tata Group source…
MUMBAI: India’s market capitalisation crossed the Rs 400-lakh-crore milestone on Monday – adding a little over Rs 100 lakh crore in the last nine months – riding on the back of a resilient domestic economy despite global jitters, good corporate results and strong buying by institutional investors. As the sensex and the nifty both scaled…
NEW DELHI: After granting permanent commission to women short service commission officers in Army, Navy and Air Force, Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine similar career opportunity to women short service agreement (SSA) officers in Indian Coast Guard while ordering interim reinstatement of a woman officer who was discharged in Dec 2023 after a…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana high court said the assault on a 55-year-old Tarn Taran woman – who was stripped and paraded semi-naked after her son eloped with a woman from the locality and married her, much to the ire of her kin – reminded it of the “Mahabharat-era cheerharan of Draupadi”.“I am reminded of the…
