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October 12, 2025

PM to farmers: Reduce import dependency

PM NARENDRA MODI on Saturday urged farmers to reduce their dependency on global markets and work towards achieving self-sufficiency in pulses, similar to the progress made in rice and wheat, reports Sandip Das.

1 mins

Indifferent no more, India Inc rethinks Diwali gifting

Focus now on green, customised, objects of utility

1 mins

Fears of trade turmoil as tariffs on China rocket

US-CHINA TIES ON THE BRINK WITH EXTRA 100% TARIFF

1 mins

Over 44% drop in Indian students to US in August

Govt data shows this is lowest since pandemic (2020)

1 mins

PM, Qualcomm CEO discuss AI, innovation

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi met US-based chip maker Qualcomm President and CEO Cristiano R Amon and discussed India’s strides in artificial intelligence (AI) and innovation.

1 mins

AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE IN INDIA Gor: US greatly values relations with India

“THE US GREATLY values its relationship with India,” US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor said on Saturday night after meeting PM Narendra Modi.

1 mins

Reliance Power CFO held under PMLA

THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE (ED) has arrested the CFO of industrialist Anil Ambani's group company Reliance Power in a money laundering case linked to issuance of an alleged fake bank guarantee of ₹68 crore, official sources said Saturday.

1 mins

US greatly values its relations with India: Gor

“WISH HIM THE best for his new responsibility,” he said.

1 mins

Kochi Water Metro drawing attention of the world, says CM

KERALA CHIEF MINISTER Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said the Kochi Water Metro has attracted global attention, with several countries expressing interest in replicating the state’s innovative water transportation model.

1 mins

India Inc adopts thoughtful gifting

SO WHETHER IT'S recognising every contributor across the organisational hierarchy, partnering with social enterprises, supporting artisans, or curating personalised hampers, corporate India is doing a pivot on gifting.

2 mins

Global trade turmoil fears as tariffs on China rocket

MARKETS RECOILED AFTER Trump teased at the move earlier Friday in a social media post, with US stocks suffering their worst selloff in six months. The S&P 500 Index wiped out its weekly advance after tumbling 2.7%, its worst day since April 10. The Nasdaq 100 Index sank 3.5%.

2 mins

Over 44% drop in Indian students to US in August

Govt data shows this is lowest since pandemic (2020)

1 mins

Reliance Power CFO held for money laundering

FROM THE FRONT PAGE

2 mins

RBI appoints Sonali Gupta as executive director

THE RESERVE BANK of India has appointed Sonali Sen Gupta as executive director, effective October 9.

1 mins

Chinese new rare earth curbs to raise prices of EVs, chips

THE LATEST CHINESE curbs on exports of its technologies and equipment will lead to an increase in the prices of electric vehicles, wind turbines and semiconductor parts, according to a report by Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).

1 mins

Fraud allegations against MD untrue: Muthoot

MUTHOOT FINANCE ON Saturday dismissed allegations of money laundering and investor fraud against its Managing Director George Alexander Muthoot as “false, baseless and misleading.

1 mins

'Need to revive commodities markets'

THE SECURITIES AND Exchange Board of India (Sebi) wants to revive commodity market and enhancing its liquidity, said Kamlesh Chandra Varshney, whole-time member(WTM).

1 mins

Das says India is resilient amid global uncertainties

INDIA IS POISED to contribute about one-fifth of the world’s GDP growth on the back of robust domestic demand and prudent macroeconomic and financial sector policies, which enabled it to withstand ‘external shocks’, Shaktikanta Das, the principal secretary-2 to PM Narendra Modi, said.

1 mins

Reduce import dependence on agri-commodities: PM

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modion Saturday urged farmers to reduce their dependency on global markets and work towards achieving self-sufficiency in pulses, similar to the progress made in riceandwheat.

2 mins

The deep blue friend

A call to action to stop treating the planet’s oceans as dumping grounds

2 mins

When Aisha received her death certificate

The fraud economy operates at several surprising levels. In these excerpts from Scamlands, author Snigdha Poonam narrates the gripping story of Aisha as the face of an insurance scam under the govt’s Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana

5 mins

HAUTE SOUTH

How chefs are infusing innovation into south Indian cuisine to offer a diverse and unique culinary experience

8 mins

Mirror at a click

In fashion’s next chapter, the fitting room is going virtual

3 mins

Is WhatsApp finally meeting its match?

Homegrown messaging app Arattai is making all the right noises in a country with the highest number of WhatsApp users in the world

3 mins

Game of throes

A TABLE TENNIS board built with old currency notes. Another ping pong table with potholes. A new set of gym tools for the multitaskers. The second version of artist duo Jiten Thukral and Sumir Tagra's Games People Play exhibition is a swift swing from the perception of culture to performance of present-day anxieties.

3 mins

Bachelor & bachelorette parties go outdoors

Brides and grooms are trading the traditional carousing for adventure and wellness getaways with loved ones

3 mins

Glam treehouses with a rustic vibe

From Botswana to Sweden, these hotspots make the dream of sylvan slumber come true

5 mins

That unknown rash

Know how to deal with unknown allergies

2 mins

Gymming should be fun, not fatal

Docs warn against extreme fitness routines, especially for beginners

5 mins

Who is to blame for the horror of Gaza?

IT SEEMED TO me oddly appropriate that it was in this peaceful Swiss village where I have been for the past three weeks that I should learn that peace is breaking out in Gaza.

3 mins

Is Thai food the secret sauce for great golf?

THERE'S SOMETHING BREWING in Thailand — and it’s not just Tom Yum soup.

4 mins

Up the down staircase

Gories of visas that were used by Indians, especially H-1B. Yet, at a rally in Houston, Texas on September 22, 2019, Mr Modi made the infamous declaration ‘Abki Baar, Trump Sarkar’.

2 mins

A new way to navigate if you lose north star

How a pair of familiar constellations can help a person find a way through the world in the darkness when all other methods fail

4 mins

In a toxic world, pets could be vital health watchdogs

A better understanding of how pollution affects pets could benefit humans

2 mins

7 cops killed in Pakistan police station attack

AT LEAST SEVEN police officers and six militants were killed after gunmen attacked a police training centre in northwestern Pakistan, triggering a fierce firefight that lasted for hours, officials said Saturday.

1 mins

US lays off thousands of government workers

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP on Friday blamed Democrats for his decision to lay off thousands of workers across the US government as he followed through on his threat to cut the federal workforce during the government shutdown.

1 mins

US retailers pull millions of banned Chinese tech

THE CHAIR OF the Federal Communications Commission said on Friday that major US online retail websites have removed several million listings for prohibited Chinese electronics as part of a crackdown by the agency.

1 mins

How China powers its electric vehicles and high-speed trains

IN CHINA, THE longest ultrahigh-voltage power line stretches more than 2,000 miles from the far northwest to the populous southeast.

2 mins

France's re-appointed Prime Minister Lecornu calls for calm

FRANCE'S NEWLY reappointed prime minister acknowledged on Saturday that there weren’t a lot of candidates for his job — and that he might not last long in the post given the country’s deep political divides.

1 mins

US-China face-off results in over $6-bn cryptocurrency liquidations

CRYPTO MARKET TRADERS were hit by record liquidations just days after Bitcoin touched an all-time high, volatility triggered in large part by the latest round of tariffs from US President Donald Trump.

2 mins

North Korea displays its new nuclear long-range missile

ATAMASSIVE military parade attended by foreign leaders, North Korean leader Kim Jong Unrolled out his nuclear-armed military's most powerful weapons, including a new intercontinental ballistic missile he may be preparing to test in the coming weeks.

1 mins

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