Gold prices hold firm ahead of festive season Lower gold prices are beginning to bring physical buyers back into key Asian markets, with demand improving in India and signs of increased buying interest in Singapore. However, some buyers continue to wait for prices to fall further before stepping into the market.Gold prices in the country…
PM said the entire country is praying for Captain Smit Machchhar. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke via video call with flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who helped foil his co-pilot’s alleged attempt to crash an Israel-bound flight, and praised his courage, presence of mind and composure.During the conversation, Smit told the…
Soldiers firing the medium machine gun during an exercise in the western sector. (image credit: Indian Army) The Indian Army has kicked off the procurement process for 1,547 thermal imaging night sights meant for its 7.62mm medium machine guns, with the equipment required to help troops spot and engage human targets, both day and night,…
Ford CEO Jim Farley has made a clear distinction between the types of jobs artificial intelligence is likely to replace and the ones that will remain dependent on human expertise, arguing that skilled trades workers will largely be protected from the first wave of AI disruption. According to a report by Fortune, speaking during a…
India’s Akash air defence missile system India’s indigenous Akash air defence missile system has expanded its footprint into Central Asia, with Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh confirming that the system has been exported to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, in addition to Armenia.Speaking to ANI, Rajesh Kumar Singh said Armenia was the first foreign customer for Akash…
Piyush Goyal with Jamieson Greer The India-US trade agreement is in the “short strokes” of negotiations, but the deal is not yet imminent. United States Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer has indicated that discussions between the two sides are continuing over unresolved issues. He added that PM Modi and US President Donald Trump could speak…
Brent crude climbs beyond $100as Strait of Hormuz disruptions choke global oil supplies Oil prices edged higher on Friday as fresh restrictions on Chinese fuel exports and reports of increased US military deployments to the Middle East kept supply concerns in focus.Brent crude stood at $102.60, higher by 28 cents or 0.27% while WTI crude…
Bagchi has spent most of his career inside the ICICI group. A chemical engineer from IIT Kanpur, he joined ICICI after an MBA in finance from IIM Bangalore. MUMBAI: For a bank that has long been a training ground for financial-sector talent, there is a certain symmetry in Anup Bagchi becoming the first outsider to…
(File photo): RBI declined Tata Sons’ deregistration application on Sept 11 and directed the company to comply immediately with rules for non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) in the upper layer category. MUMBAI: Tata Trusts vice-chairmen Venu Srinivasan and Vijay Singh have challenged chairman Noel Tata’s proposal to merge two Tata Sons subsidiaries into the holding company…
With Rahul running a campaign against the government over SIR after targeting it over paper leaks, BJP fielded Rajeev Chandrasekar to flay him. NEW DELHI: With the Karnataka government moving the Supreme Court against the high court’s order for a court-monitored probe by SIT into tainted recruitment tests by KPSC, BJP said this exposed Rahul…