India has imposed several restrictions on imports of gold, the biggest non-essential import item, to curb a record trade deficit.
Delhi, which has gained infamy as one of the world's most polluted cities, has for some years now witnessed a sustained campaign from various quarters seeking a ban on firecrackers. While the Centre launched the newly approved, eco-friendly firecrackers earlier this month as a "safer and cheaper" alternative, the mood in the market is tepid, says Ritwik Sharma.
The next hearing on Pfizer's plea is slated for March 21
The lawyer had urged the court to hear the matter urgently.
Getty's Allison Joyce went out with a cow vigilante group in Rajasthan to get a sense of their working style.
The land acquisition, the consolidation process in Kot and a slew of other decisions by the Haryana government to open the hills to privatisation and commercial activity run contrary to court orders, environmentalists' demand, and at times the Union government's measures to protect the Aravalli hills, say Nitin Sethi & Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava.
Dehorning grabs the spotlight again after the death of the last male northern white rhino.
With the passing of the amendment Bill, Gujarat becomes the first state in the country to make cow slaughter punishable with life term. Cow slaughter has also been made a non-bailable offence.
Malls, retail stores are being hit by online sales and are struggling this festive season.
India largely exports block frozen shrimp to Vietnam for reprocessing and forward shipment to its customer countries like China, EU, Japan and USA.
Sources said she had stopped eating for the past few days and had constantly been making calls and sending emails to the two brothers.
The UID number should have age, breed, sex, lactation, height, body, colour, horn type, tail switch and special marks details of the animal, the Centre said.
Volkswagen said last week it would recall and refit 8.5 million vehicles in the European Union.
CBD oil, found in marijuana, is gaining popularity for its pain-relieving properties. It's now legally available in India
He said action was akin to holding highway builders responsible for lane violations
PEMRA will only allow airtime to Indian content if India allows airtime to Pakistani content.
The Congress unit described Ramesh's suicide an outcome of "targeted harassment" of their rank and cadre to keep them away from the party.
A CBTR pertains to transfer of funds through various channels abroad.
What was the fraud? Why did Sebi drag its feet on the order? What options does RIL have now? Samie Modak explains these and more.
In the long run, the decision could bring clearer rules to a sector that has failed to provide India with enough power because it has been so hamstrung by confusion and scandals over concessions allegedly handed to government cronies.
The US election campaign has provided plenty of ammunition for the CCP to make its case that its political system is superior.
Rising tensions over eating beef in Hindu-majority India are starting to hit the multi-billion dollar buffalo meat trade.
More than 10 states have imposed a ban on the sales of Maggi.
Researchers found that it is challenging for authors to completely conceal their writing style in their text
A historic Chola-era idol of Shiva and Parvati, stolen from a temple in India and sumggled into the United States by notorious Indian art dealer Subhash Kapoor, has been recovered from a university in Indiana.
In 2016, almost two-thirds of Indian imports that appear to be most at risk for some degree of potential revenues losses are imports from just one country, China, which was by far India's largest source of imports in that year
Walmart's US Senate filings on Indian market missing
Traditional plans are the biggest area of concern for consumers.
Sahara told the court it was working on new deals to raise funds.
A revenue court on Wednesday ordered return of the land sold to Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust by an industrial house to Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation.
'There exists a 'brotherhood' of sorts for a very long time and corrupt dealers and corrupt OMC officials are in it together,' Ashwani Attrish, founder, Empowering Petroleum Dealers Foundation, tells Sudhir Bisht, a veteran of the petroleum industry.
Idea is to bring millions of small and medium enterprises online by making it easy for them to list and sell.
Delhi's Election Commission has detected instances of "paid news" relating to five candidates in the run-up to assembly election and added expenditure in this regard in their poll expenses.
'Urjit Patel was not quite the picture of courage, but even he turned, he had to turn.' 'Perhaps there is something that is far more sinister than what we are aware of, which is the reason for his resigation.'
Drones or unmanned aircraft are being used for several purposes such as mapping, survey and commercial photography, while e-commerce giant Amazon is looking to use them for deliveries to its consumers in the US.
Twelve persons have died and around 100 were hospitalised on Monday after consuming illicit liquor on the outskirts of Lucknow city.
The breakthrough phone call by Putin to Erdogan came after the Turkish strongman on Monday sent a letter to the Kremlin leader that Moscow said contained an apology.
IDS-2 and raids to uncover black money stash keep receipts flowing
In an apparent snub to India, a Russian ground forces contingent on Friday arrived in Pakistan to participate in the first-ever joint military exercises starting from Saturday.
While you can land a very good bargain in an auction at times, you might need to deal with illegal occupants and dues on the property
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