Price strain: US retail sales cool in September; businesses face higher input costs; consumer resilience tested

US retail sales grew slower than expected in September as consumers grappled with persistently higher prices and companies faced rising input costs, according to government data released on Tuesday.Retail sales rose 0.2% month-on-month, the Commerce Department said, easing from 0.6% in August and falling short of analyst estimates. The moderation in spending comes at a…

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Trump’s tariff impact! US trade deficit falls 24% as imports plunged in August; government shutdown delayed data release

The US trade deficit narrowed by about 24 per cent in August as sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump reduced imports, according to a delayed Commerce Department report released Wednesday. According to Associated Press, citing the report, the trade gap fell to $59.6 billion in August from $78.2 billion in July. Imports declined 5…

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Electricity bill amendments will not increase tariffs or affect subsidies: Khattar | India News

NEW DELH: Union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that proposed amendments to the Electricity Act will not lead to a tariff hike, and eligible beneficiaries will continue to receive subsidies from their respective state govts.Chairing a meeting of the parliamentary consultative committee earlier this week, the minister stated that the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill,…

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From lighting lives to powering livelihoods: TERI’s LaBL 2.0 targets the next billion | India News

New Delhi [India], At a defining moment in India’s clean energy transition, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) launched LaBL 2.0 (Lighting a Billion Lives 2.0) at an inspiring ‘Dinner of Hope’ in New Delhi — reimagining decentralized renewable energy as a catalyst for green livelihoods, women-led entrepreneurship, and measurable climate action. NEW DELHI: At…

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Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar: From Sindoor to sports – stories of valour in the spotlight | India News

PM Modi interacted with the awardees and lauded their achievements (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: From 11-year-old Shavan Singh’s heartwarming story of social service during Operation Sindoor – regularly delivering water, milk and lassi to Indian soldiers stationed near his home along the Punjab border – to seven-year-old chess prodigy from Gujarat, Vaka Lakshmi Pragnika,…

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