US tariffs on Chinese e-commerce exports could benefit Indian online sellers: GTRI

US tariffs on Chinese e-commerce exports could benefit Indian online sellers: GTRI

On April 2, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order removing the de minimis exemption for imports from China and Hong Kong. | Photo Credit: NATHAN HOWARD The US decision to impose 120 per cent import duty on Chinese...
India-US talks this week to shortlist areas for first tranche of bilateral trade pact

India-US talks this week to shortlist areas for first tranche of bilateral trade pact

India is thrashing out an interim deal with the US on its reciprocal tariffs in the 90-day pause period announced by US President Donald Trump, while simultaneously commencing negotiations virtually this week to shortlist sectors and areas for a full-fledged...
17 companies central forces deployed, 150 held so far in trouble-torn Murshidabad district in West Bengal

17 companies central forces deployed, 150 held so far in trouble-torn Murshidabad district in West Bengal

BSF personnel stands guard after violence erupted on Apr 11 during a protest against the Waqf Amendment Act, in Murshidabad on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ANI As many as 17 companies of central forces have been deployed in trouble-torn Murshidabad...
Dehradun, Srinagar airfares soar 48% as holidaymakers flock to hills

Dehradun, Srinagar airfares soar 48% as holidaymakers flock to hills

Tourists at the Tulip garden in Srinagar. The average one-way spot fare to Srinagar from Delhi and Mumbai in the first week of April was 29 per cent and 48 per cent higher, respectively, on a year-on-year basis | Photo Credit:...
Pick of BL commodities – April 13, 2025

Pick of BL commodities – April 13, 2025

1. The dollar’s weakness and fears of increased geopolitical risks because of the US-China tariff war are behind gold soaring to new highs. On Friday, spot gold surged to a record high of $3,243 an ounce, before easing towards $3,230. Read more...
From a fledgling entity, Nirma’s cement-arm grows 15-fold in a decade

From a fledgling entity, Nirma’s cement-arm grows 15-fold in a decade

The company has 10 limestone mines, which are pit head mines, and most of the operating mines are located in close proximity to the company’s integrated units | Photo Credit: MOORTHY M In 2014, Karsanbhai Patel-led Nirma Ltd chose Nimbol...
IFSCA eases framework for setting up global treasury centres at GIFT City

IFSCA eases framework for setting up global treasury centres at GIFT City

The two main objectives of treasury centres are centralised management of funds and use of global funds in the group. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has eased the framework for setting up global...
Face your worst fears… with a VR headset strapped on

Face your worst fears… with a VR headset strapped on

WELLNESS-TECH: (From left) Srinivas Atreya, Sirisha Peyyeti, Dr Srinivas Pingali, and Dr Vishal Indla, co-founders of Avika The emerging field of health-tech, with myriad interventions greatly improving treatment outcomes, is currently more focused on physical well-being.To fill the gap in...
A ‘housewarming’ for Blackstone in India?

A ‘housewarming’ for Blackstone in India?

That there is buoyancy and strength in the Indian residential sector and the regulations under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act are working to bring in accountability have been affirmed by US-based private equity firm Blackstone Inc’s acquisition of...
Rain, 5% price hike to impact AC sales in Apr; industry eyes double-digit growth this season

Rain, 5% price hike to impact AC sales in Apr; industry eyes double-digit growth this season

Intermittent rainfall in south India and recent thunderstorms with moderate rain in some parts of north and eastern regions have slowed down the pace of sales of room air conditioners (RAC) in April, but the industry is still expecting a...
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