NEW DELHI: Mickey Arthur, the former team director of Pakistan, conceded that the ODI World Cup match against India in Ahmedabad was one of the most challenging moments during his tenure, navigating the team through a hostile environment.Following Pakistan’s inability to reach the semifinals of the showpiece event last year, Arthur moved on from his…
NEW DELHI: The Council for Leather Exports (CLE) has asked the government to provide fiscal incentives in the Budget such as the PLI scheme and reinstatement of import duty exemption on certain goods to boost manufacturing and exports. The council has also suggested the government to consider permitting the export of all value-added leathers, including…
NEW DELHI: The new generation Akash surface-to-air missile system, capable of intercepting hostile aircraft, helicopters, and drones at a range of 30 km, is now ready for user trials before its induction into the armed forces.DRDO successfully tested the new-generation Akash missile on Friday from the integrated test range at Chandipur off the coast of…
CHENNAI: India’s leather and footwear industry is set for a robust growth hitting $47 billion by 2030 from the current levels of around $17.3 billion. The exports will more than double at $13.7 billion over the next six years. This has been revealed in the vision document 2030 for leather & footwear industry released by…
Representative image. Bharat Ratnam Mega CFC (Common Facility Centre) at the SEEPZ SEZ in Mumbai, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, will drive gem and jewellery exports from the country. This project aims to create a world-class infrastructure for promoting the inherent skills of the gems and jewellery manufacturing industry. The…
Representative image Gold prices gained on Friday as fears of escalating conflict in the Middle East lifted the appeal of the safe-haven metal, despite stronger than expected US inflation data boosting the dollar and Treasury yields. Spot gold was up 0.5% at $2,038.19 per ounce at 0951 GMT, extending its run above the $2,000 level…
Representative image Direct to consumer fashion jewellery brand Salty has raised Rs 5.4 crore in funding in a seed round led by All in Capital and Anicut Capital. Other strategic investors participating in the round are Suashish Diamonds, JK Group, among other angel investors. Founded in 2022 by Sonaal Goel, Twishaa Gupta, and Kanishka Garg,…
NEW DELHI: In the first match of the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan, India’s spinner Axar Patel made an unusual request to the on-field umpire during the chilly night in Mohali. Patel asked if he could wear a glove on one hand while bowling, considering the extreme cold conditions. However, the umpire declined the request,…
Harit Zaveri, joint MD, RBZ Jewellers Harit Zaveri, Joint MD, RBZ Jewellers, says “as a company, we always imagine that in whichever segment we are in, let us first, you know, at least we have a headroom of 3X. You know, let us say the retail store is right now doing 135 to 140 crore,…
NEW DELHI: The Goa police suspect that the alleged murder of a four-year-old by his own mother, Suchana Seth, was likely pre-meditated after they found empty bottles of cough syrup in a room where the CEO of a start-up was staying.The bottles suggest that Seth might have given a heavy dose of the medicine to…
