GJEPC charts out $100-billion export vision for India’s gem and jewellery sectorIndia's gem and jewellery sector is targeting $100 billion in exports by 2047. The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council presented polic...
03 Nov, 2025, 11.02 PM IST
Natural vs lab-grown diamonds: The dazzling duel shaking up India’s jewellery marketNatural diamond players are on a quest to regain their lustre amid the double whammy of falling sales and the rising popularity of lab-grow...
30 Apr, 2025, 02.37 PM IST
'Say thank you' Marco Rubio tells Poland amid Ukraine Starlink spatU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized Poland's foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski for suggesting Ukraine might need an alternative...
10 Mar, 2025, 08.21 AM IST
After Poland spat, Elon Musk states Ukraine can keep StarlinkElon Musk has pledged to keep Ukraine's access to his Starlink satellite network intact despite strong disagreements over Ukraine policy. A...
10 Mar, 2025, 08.15 AM IST
Poland targets visa brokers with new biometric screening plan for Indian applicantsPoland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to implement a new IT system to prevent intermediaries from monopolizing and reselling visa appo...
20 Feb, 2025, 11.27 AM IST
Stock picks of the week: 5 stocks with consistent score improvement and upside potential of up to 34%The way the markets absorbed October’s FII selling tells us one thing: It is important to have a structure which encourages the flow of dom...
04 Nov, 2024, 12.53 PM IST
EU, India explore cooperation in combatting online disinformationOver 35 experts from the EU and India will meet in Delhi to discuss countering online disinformation. The event, co-organized by ORF and pa...
19 Feb, 2024, 08.15 PM IST
Russian hackers lured embassy workers in Ukraine with ad for a cheap BMWThe Polish diplomat, who declined to be identified citing security concerns, confirmed the role of his advertisement in the digital intrusi...
12 Jul, 2023, 09.47 PM IST
How one Ukrainian company survived, and thrived, through a year of warLast year, Ukraine’s overall output plunged by nearly one-third, wrecking the country’s economy and hampering its ability to battle Russian...
24 Feb, 2023, 10.07 AM IST
$48 million worth of exports every hour: What propelled India’s export growth and how to keep it goingAccording to the Commerce and Industry ministry, India’s exports stood at $417.8 billion last fiscal, which translates to a rough $48 milli...
07 May, 2022, 04.57 PM IST
Union Budget 2022 highlights: Boost for various sectors, but middle class taxpayers left in lurch againAmong a host of significant announcements, the decision to tax receivers of digital asset transfers at a high 30% got some serious attentio...
08 Feb, 2022, 11.01 AM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman's fourth Budget: The full speechIndia has pledged to spend more to fire up the key engines of economic growth in Asia’s third-largest economy, as it stages a world-beating...
03 Feb, 2022, 10.21 AM IST
Budget 2019: Gems & jewellery sector seeks cut in gold import duty to 4%The industry is also seeking to waive off the bank commission or reduce it to 0.20 per cent, to boost digital transactions in the industry.
26 Jun, 2019, 04.41 PM IST
Govt hikes import duty on select communication items to 20%This is the second round of import duty hike after the govt on Sept 26 increased import duty on 19 items.
12 Oct, 2018, 06.26 AM IST
Why the shadow of NSEL scam might make Jignesh Shah's journey with startups very toughShah is now focusing on his new role of mentoring startups. But the cloud of the scam that hangs over him might make the journey ahead very...
15 Apr, 2018, 06.22 AM IST
- Reliance-Siemens MoU on security solutions to alter concept of homeland security in India
The recent Reliance-Siemens MoU on providing security solutions for the urban space could alter the concept of homeland security in India.
02 Oct, 2011, 12.16 AM IST
- Chinese Chakkar: India losing English-speaking benefit
With the pivot of global business shifting from the West to China, India may soon lose the benefit of having an English-speaking population.
12 Dec, 2010, 07.05 AM IST