Nir Barkat, Israel’s minister for economy and industry, was in India, leading a large business delegation. In an interview to TOI, Barkat, a businessman turned politician, says he is optimistic about deepening business ties with India across sectors. Excerpts.Why are Israeli companies looking at India now?The opportunities have emerged now with the American President Donald…
NEW DELHI: Just four states – Gujarat, Odisha, West Bengal and Maharashtra – have managed to lower the debt to gross state domestic product (GSDP) ratio, while Punjab and Tamil Nadu have been the worst performing, seeing the steepest increase, according to a new paper by economists.The paper by NCAER economist Barry Eichengreen and the…
BHOPAL: Gwalior cyber police arrested three students from a hostel in Noida for alleged links with a syndicate that trapped a BSF officer in digital arrest for a month and scammed him of over Rs 71 lakh. The suspects were identified as Aftab Ahmed Khan, a BTech student from Jharkhand, Akhil Singh Bais, a BBA…
VIJAYAWADA: While the Ongole breed of cattle remains neglected in its home state of Andhra Pradesh, it is creating history overseas. This breed of Ongole cattle, named Viatina-19, recently made headlines in Brazil by fetching an astonishing $4.82 million (about 41 crore) at an auction, making it the most expensive cow in the world. This…
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand high court has issued notices to the Centre and the state govt, directing them to respond within six weeks, while hearing public interest litigations challenging the provisions of the Uniform Civil Code that came into effect in the state last month. Among other submissions, the petitioners have claimed that the Act discriminates…
NEW DELHI: A record 12 JEE-Main questions were dropped from the final answer key due to errors, the highest in recent history, raising serious concerns about the National Testing Agency‘s ability to conduct a fair and transparent exam of such a large scale.Despite reducing the total number of questions from 90 to 75, the error…
US President Donald Trump plans to announce reciprocal tariffs ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to America, the White House said. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters she believed Trump’s tariff plan could be announced before he meets with PM Modi on Thursday.PM Modi is scheduled to reach US on Thursday and…
A mysterious confidential report landed before SC bench hearing Enforcement Directorate‘s plea for cancellation of bail to former bureaucrat Anil Tuteja in Chhattisgarh liquor scam case, with none of the parties claiming to have filed it.At the outset of the hearing, the bench told lawyers appearing for ED, Chhattisgarh govt and Tuteja that a sealed…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the plea of Indrani Mukerjea, an accused in her daughter Sheena Bora murder’s case, to travel abroad during pendency of the trial.Expressing doubt whether she will return to the country to face trial, a bench of Justices M M Sundaresh and Rajesh Bindal refused her request to go…
PM Modi delighted the three children of the US Vice President J D Vance and US Second Lady Usha Chilukuri with unique gifts. Meeting the Vance family during the AI summit in Paris, Modi also attended the birthday celebration of Vivek, one of the US Vice President’s son. The evening was marked by a dinner…
