NEW DELHI: In a bid to boost the domestic manufacturing of batteries and electronics goods, govt has waived basic customs duty on goods used in manufacture of display assemblies, lithium ion cell and inductor coil module.Among the three notifications issued by the finance ministry was one to exempt the basic customs duty (BCD) on the…
Pakistan captain Babar Azam once again missed out on a Test century. NEW DELHI: Pakistan moved closer to a rare away Test win after reducing West Indies to 103/6 at stumps on Day 3 of the second and final Test. Despite West Indies holding a lead of 60 runs, the hosts have only four wickets…
The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination registration deadline has been extended. Candidates who want to apply for the entrance exam now have more time to complete their applications.The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Committee has announced that the last date to submit the online application form for OJEE 2026 has been extended to March 29, 2026, till…
MS Dhoni and Ruturaj Gaikwad (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Will MS Dhoni play in IPL 2027? The future of Dhoni, who did not feature in a single match in IPL 2026, remains uncertain. After Chennai Super Kings suffered a humiliating 89-run defeat at the hands of Gujarat Titans in their IPL 2026 clash at…
Radhika Pandit Father’s Day post shows ‘Toxic’ actor Yash rare look; Fans react, ‘When world calls him STAR, kids call him DADDA’ Radhika Pandit delighted fans with a special Father’s Day post that showed a glimpse into her personal life. The actress shared a series of photographs featuring her husband Yash with their children. She…
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan may have just teased his new look in ‘King’. The actor, who will feature in an all-new grey hair avatar in the film, stepped out in London with his family, while seemingly trying hard to shield his new look.The actor, who was seen with a cap on his head and…
Higher crude oil and commodity prices, coupled with a widening merchandise trade deficit, are expected to push India’s current account deficit to 1.5% of GDP in FY27, according to Crisil. NEW DELHI: India’s current account deficit (CAD) is expected to widen sharply to 1.5 per cent of GDP in FY27 from 0.6 per cent in…
You can’t turn your pages if you keep thinking about the book you read before – it’s what the renowned actor, Christian Bale, thinks. Oftentimes, the burden, the experiences, and the past get multiplied into your habits, risking losing yourself in the midst of external chaos. The experiments are meant to be taken as a…
MUMBAI: Fresh from an impressive Test debut against Afghanistan in New Chandigarh, young left-arm spinner Manav Suthar is set for his first stint in county cricket after signing a short-term deal with Warwickshire.The 23-year-old made an immediate impact in his maiden Test, returning match figures of seven for 62 — including six for 33 in…
What are the most valuable assets for a country — gold, silver, currency? In Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, the answer looks far less conventional. Here, vast climate-controlled warehouses store one of the region’s most unusual forms of wealth: hundreds of thousands of wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, slowly ageing and quietly getting more valuable over timeTo…