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India-US Trade Deal: ' Not Much To Negotiate'

'There are very few issues and a political call needs to be taken about some of them.' IMAGE: Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal meets with then US Ambassador-designate to India Sergio Gor in New......

Modi and Putin: Hug in airport, ride in car, dinner at 7, LKM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday warmly welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin as he kickstarted a nearly 27-hour visit to India to further shore up an eight-decade bilateral partnership......

SRK, Alia, Musk Lead 2025's Most Abused Deepfake List

How cybercriminals use the names and likenesses of celebrities to trick people into scams. Kindly note this illustration was generated using ChatGPT and is intended solely for representational......

Muttaqi Woos India Inc

IMAGE: Afghan Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi speaks during a discussion at FICCI in New Delhi, October 13, 2025, here and below. Photographs: ANI Photo Afghan Acting Foreign Minister......

Met our objectives in skirmishes against Pakistan: Muttaqi

Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Monday said Afghanistan achieved its objective in the border skirmish against Pakistan, and stopped the attack at the request of Gulf countries,......

AI adoption in MSMEs can unlock over $500 bn value: BCGX-FICCI report

Adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in India's 64 million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) alone could unlock over $500 billion in economic value, but the country must pivot from an......

Pre-Budget meeting: Ficci seeks faster resolution of tax disputes

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) has sought urgent steps to clear the huge backlog of income-tax appeals, simplify tax deducted at source (TDS) compliance, and......

'AI poses highest risk to white-collar jobs'

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is placing professionals who rely on cognitive skills at the highest risk of job replacement, a fundamental change from previous technological shifts, MeitY secretary S......

Karnataka Bets Big On Space

'This policy is a vision to position Karnataka as the epicentre of India's space ambitions.' IMAGE: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah speaks during the inaugural event of the Bengaluru Tech......

Budget wishlist: Industry seeks easier tax rules, dispute fixes

With the Union Budget three months away, major industry chambers have submitted to the government proposals on common taxes, seeking simpler compliance and a quicker resolution of tax disputes.......

Why Movie Companies Are Looking Beyond Films

They are venturing into allied businesses, which range from starting talent management agencies to music labels to tap into every possible monetisable opportunity to appeal to investors. IMAGE:......

The Live Show Line-Up This Year

Photograph: Kind courtesy Arijit Singh/Instagram With India increasingly attracting global artistes, the ministry of information and broadcasting is working to simplify the process of setting up......

Why OTTs Are Focusing On Bharat

'The South today is a creative engine shaping the future of Indian entertainment.' IMAGE: A scene from the Telugu series Paruvu on Z5. Streaming platforms are zeroing in on Tier-II and Tier-III......

Indians Spent 1.1 Trillion Hours On...

... their smartphones! Kindly note the images in this report have only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Stefan Coders/Pixabay India's media and......

Why South Cinema Scores Big Over Bollywood

South Indian filmmakers have kept their focus on the single-screen cinemagoer.They have kept their finger on the pulse of the single-screen cinema fan, who goes to movies once a month or more, to......

PT Usha confident India will win 2030 CWG bid

IMAGE: Indian Olympic Committee President P T Usha. Photograph: Kind Courtesy P T Usha/X Indian Olympic Association president P T Usha is confident about securing the hosting rights of the 2030......

'India does not have to make turning wickets...'

‘India does not have to make turning wickets. They have got great seamers in their lineup, and they have certainly shown that they can bowl teams out with pace’ IMAGE: India players and......

India's Cricket Boom Is Just Beginning

'We have just scratched the surface because cricket has been around for the longest time.' IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bengaluru players celebrate with the IPL trophy in Ahmedabad, June 3, 2025.......

Legalise betting to counter spot-fixing: FICCI

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) has called for legalising sports betting in the country in the wake of the IPL spot-fixing scandal. “Despite several......