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The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) issued a letter on Wednesday to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) alleging that IndiGo imposed a “hiring freeze” despite having a two-year window to prepare for the full rollout of new flight duty and rest period norms for cockpit crew.“Despite the two-year preparatory window before full FDTL…

Saudi Arabia allows visitors from 48 countries to directly convert their driving licenses without a driving test/ Representational Image Just touched down in Saudi Arabia and eager to get behind the wheel? Whether you’re planning to navigate Riyadh’s busy streets or take a leisurely drive through Jeddah, your first step is to figure out if…

Manufacturers of smartphones, laptops, televisions and major appliances have indicated plans to hike prices. (AI image) Consumers may soon have to brace for higher prices! The depreciation of the rupee beyond Rs 90 against the US dollar could force various sectors including consumer electronics, beauty products, and automobile manufacturers to increase their prices. This increase…

MUMBAI: Reliance Retail Ventures has appointed former Flipkart executive Jeyandran Venugopal as president & CEO as the company prepares for an IPO.Jeyandran’s mandate is to strengthen the retail portfolio, accelerate omni-channel growth and drive technical and operational excellence. He will work closely with Isha Ambani, executive director at Reliance Retail Ventures and the leadership team…

Since April 2, following Trump’s reciprocal tariff announcement, the currency has depreciated by 5.5%. (AI image) The rupee continued its downward journey against the US dollar on Thursday, slumping to a record low of 90.43 in early trade. The Indian rupee crossed the significant 90-level barrier against the US dollar on Wednesday, reaching an intra-day…

Market analysts anticipate range-bound trading in the short term, with focus on currency movements, RBI policy signals, and trade talk progress. (AI image) Stock market today: Indian equity benchmark indices, Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, opened in red on Thursday. While Nifty50 was below 26,000, BSE Sensex was down nearly 100 points. At 9:19 AM, Nifty50…

NEW DELHI: India will lead sales of scotch globally as rising disposable incomes and lower import duty — once the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) comes into play — will spur demand and drive greater engagement between whisky companies of the two countries, the top body representing Scotch whisky makers has said.The Scotch…

FPI inflow in indian stock market MUMBAI: In the first three days of the current month, foreign funds have net sold Indian stocks worth more than $800 million, thus weighing on the rupee, market players said. So far in 2025, net outflow by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) from the cash segment of the stock market…

If you want to own stocks at all, make sure they are the kind of businesses you’d be happy to still own 10 years from today. (AI image) Once you decide that you do want a small stock portfolio, the next question is obvious: “Okay, but what do I actually buy?” Most investors start in…

The unprecedented decline in the rupee’s value against the US dollar contributed to the increased precious metal prices. (AI image) Silver price today: Silver prices continued to rally on Wednesday, with the precious metal hitting a new high of Rs 1,84,727 per kilogram. This is an increase of Rs 3,126, whilst gold futures climbed to…