Economy

Cochin Shipyard hands over Mahe, the first anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft, to Indian Navy

S. Harikrishnan, Director (Operations), CSL, and Commander Amit Chandra Choubey, Commanding Officer (Designate), INS Mahe, with the signed acceptance document during the official handing-over of the vessel to the Indian Navy. Rear Admiral R. Adhisrinivasan, CSO (Tech), Western Naval Command, Commodore Anup Menon, WPS (Koc) and other senior officials from CSL and the Navy are […]

Overjoyed Hina Khan calls Bill Gates’ appearance on Smriti Irani’s Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2 ‘power of Indian TV’

Published on: Oct 23, 2025 08:15 pm IST Hina Khan is overjoyed to see Bill Gates’ appearance on Smriti Irani and Ekta Kapoor’s show, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2. Actor Smriti Irani has made her comeback to television after a 12-year hiatus with Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Season 2. While the […]

Mumbai real estate market: Top 5 property transactions by Indian cricketers in 2025

In 2025, Mumbai’s real estate market continued to attract high-profile homebuyers and tenants, including cricketers, many of whom made significant property investments over the past 10 months. Below are the five property transactions by Indian cricketers in the Mumbai real estate market. 1) Cricketer Shivam Dube buys two apartments in Mumbai’s Oshiwara for ₹ 27 […]

Low costs, tech focused & more: How can Indian exports stay competitive? Explained

The global economy is slowing down and trade dynamics are undergoing a change.At a time like this, India needs to evaluate its export strategies, with focus on long-term competitiveness through technology, cost efficiency, and domestic production, Ajay Srivastava, founder of the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) explainedSpeaking to ANI, Srivastava said, “The focus should be […]

Trump sanctions on Russia oil firms: What does US move mean for Indian refiners? Contracts being reviewed

India is the world’s third-largest oil-importing and consuming nation and it depends heavily on overseas supplies. (AI image) With the Donald Trump administration slapping sanctions on two major Russian oil firms – Rosneft and Lukoil – refiners in India are reviewing their oil contracts. State-owned refiners are reportedly examining their documents for Russian oil procurement […]

Economy

Indonesia’s suspension of Indian groundnut imports may end soon

“peeled, shelled peanuts” | Photo Credit: kaanates An Indonesian team is scheduled to visit India this month-end to end the impasse over the suspension of Indian groundnut imports by Jakarta. Indonesia suspended the import of groundnuts from India from September 3, following a notification issued on August 27. The suspension followed reports of the presence […]

Economy

RBI flags rising steel imports from China, Japan, and Vietnam; warns of dumping risk for Indian producers

Imports grew 11% in the first half of FY25, with nearly 45% coming from top five countries, including South Korea and China. The RBI calls for policy support, innovation, and cost efficiency to strengthen India’s steel sector. | Photo Credit: The indiscriminate import of steel into the country has put pressure on prices and hit […]