Indian banks pause gold imports as renewed FinMin notification on IGST hangs fire in FY27Banks in India have paused gold and silver imports since April 1, pending an annual government notification that provides tax clarity for b...
01 May, 2026, 11.46 AM IST
How the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner unfolded, check timelineShots rang out at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. President Donald Trump and his cabinet w...
26 Apr, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
Cries of ‘Get down!’ & correspondents ‘ducked under the table’; media recalls panic and chaos at White House dinner shootingIt was meant to be a glitzy night with President Donald Trump addressing journalists at a Washington ballroom. Agents swarmed around tables...
26 Apr, 2026, 10.15 AM IST
Trip down memory lane: Module price rise could moderate in H2The new projections counter previous estimates about memory prices continuing to peak every quarter for consumer electronics brands. They f...
16 Apr, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
US mass shootings count crosses 100 in 2023: All you need to know about gun laws, who opposes it, who supports and moreGun violence has become a deeply ingrained and persistent feature of American society, with the issue being heavily politicized, pitting th...
28 Mar, 2023, 10.24 PM IST
Nuclear weapons spending swelled $1.4 billion amid pandemic: ReportIn a fresh report, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) detailed how the world's nine nuclear-armed states continue...
07 Jun, 2021, 04.10 PM IST
Media attack on me at the behest of arms lobby: VK Singh"It is only an insidious campaign in which the arms lobby is working overtime. They were not able to subdue me when I was the Army chief. T...
12 Apr, 2015, 03.50 PM IST
GSM operators write to Ravi Shankar Prasad, seek partial 3G airwaves in 2100 MHz bandThe GSM lobby body feels it will help operators to increase 3G network capacity and offer superior mobile broadband coverage at affordable ...
27 Jun, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
GSM operators urge for urgent 3G spectrum auctionThe COAI had earlier urged DoT to coax the armed forces to swap 15 MHz in the 2100 MHz band with an equal chunk of airwaves in the 1900 MHz...
26 Jun, 2014, 01.16 PM IST
Local hardware companies find it tough to bag defence projectSeveral industry lobbies have written to BSNL, DoT and the Prime Minister's Office raising the issue and seeking a solution.
17 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Arms lobby has become very powerful: VK SinghFormer Army Chief Gen VK Singh today alleged that the arms lobby had become "very powerful" and was now a part of the "system" in the count...
07 Nov, 2013, 10.57 PM IST
- India votes for resolution on resumption of arms treaty talks
Seventeen countries abstained from voting. The arms trade talks had collapsed in July this year after the US said it needed more time to co...
26 Dec, 2012, 03.35 PM IST
Lobbying disclosure doesn't reflect improper conduct in India: Bharti Walmart"This disclosure has nothing to do with political or governmental contacts with Indian Government officials," a Bharti Walmart Spokesperson...
12 Dec, 2012, 03.01 PM IST
Indian intelligence officials to visit US to question Abhishek Verma's associate"CBI's VK Gupta and ED's Pankaj Khanna will visit US next month-end," an official said, adding there's enough proof to book Verma.
28 Sep, 2012, 06.46 AM IST
Nixed Eurocopter deal got AK Antony enemiesDecision to scrap Eurocopter deal at last minute might have been the flashpoint that convinced arms lobbies that Antony was a serious thorn...
08 Apr, 2012, 12.41 PM IST
- Defence minister AK Antony in crosshairs for taking on arms lobby?
There are indications that the recent controversies surrounding the Army and its chief are also being used as fodder to target the defence ...
07 Apr, 2012, 09.22 AM IST
- Spectrum row: Top legal brains engaged by GSM, CDMA players
Reflecting the high stakes involved in the spectrum allocation, disputing CDMA and GSM lobbies engaged the top-most legal brains to represe...
24 Dec, 2007, 07.55 PM IST