International trade should happen voluntarily and not under any pressure, Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Wednesday (August 27, 2025) as he appealed from Indians to opt for swadeshi products . Mr. Bhagwat’s appeal came on a day when U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% additional tariff on India kicked in , bringing … Read more
Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal addresses a press conference, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI India on Wednesday (August 20, 2025) rejected Nepal’s objection to resumption of India-China border trade through the Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand, stating that Kathmandu’s arguments are not based on “historical facts”. “Our position in this regard has been … Read more
Patrick Clahane and Rebecca Wearn BBC News BBC It’s pitch black and we’re crawling along a secret underground tunnel beneath a high street in Hull. We pass rotting beams propped up precariously by stacked breeze blocks. A rusty car jack is helping prevent the shop floor above from falling in. Through the rubble, we follow … Read more
Shares of Hindustan Unilever (HUL), Samvardhana Motherson International, among 6 other companies, will likely remain in focus today as they begin trading on an ex-dividend basis from Monday, June 23, meaning today is the last day to purchase these shares to be eligible for the dividend. The record date is the cut-off set by the … Read more
World leaders from the biggest economies are meeting for a high-stakes Group of Seven (G7) summit amid conflicts across the globe. The event is taking place in Kananaskis, Alberta, and is being hosted by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The summit is likely to be overshadowed by an escalating Israel-Iran conflict and US President Donald … Read more
“Sectoral profits vary from 2% to 17% of profit pools. So, you would ideally want to buy these sectors when they are at the lowest end of the profit pool share in a cyclical sector and which is what we think that there is a potential trade which could last maybe another two-three-four years if … Read more
Police officers on duty in the vicinity of Vizhinjam Port ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit in Thiruvananthapuram on April 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Vizhinjam International Seaport, an all-weather port which is poised to be a pivotal hub for India’s maritime transshipment, will script a new history in the annals … Read more
Alix Hattenstone BBC News, England BBC Paul Leighton, a senior Trading Standards officer, says illegal vapes are being supplied through “quite sophisticated networks” More than six million illegal vaping products have been seized by Trading Standards officers across England in the past three years, new analysis by the BBC has found. We joined one of … Read more
Illicit liquor seized from the areas along the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border during raids by the Excise Department recently. Photo: Special Arrangement The Andhra Pradesh government has intensified its war on illicit liquor with a massive inter-State crackdown targeting smuggling and brewing operations along its borders with Odisha, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. The coordinated enforcement … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for stronger industrial and supply chain cooperation with Vietnam and wider collaboration in emerging fields. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping called for stronger industrial and supply chain cooperation with Vietnam and wider collaboration in emerging fields, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday (April 14, 2025), … Read more