US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) The US federal court’s ruling over the tariff, calling it “illegal”, came as a major setback for President Donald Trump. The court said that the Republican leader overstepped his authority when he declared trade deficits and border issues as “national emergencies” to justify sweeping tariffs he imposed on…
China’s trade representative Li Chenggang conducted meetings in the United States, between August 27-29, engaging with US officials regarding economic and trade relationships between the two nations, according to the Chinese commerce ministry on Saturday, quoted by Reuters.During his visit, Li conducted meetings with officials from the US department of the treasury, department of commerce,…
US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Friday said that he would “fight back” after a US federal court in a significant ruling found his global tariffs “illegal.” The US court of appeals for the federal circuit in Washington ruled that many of Trump’s tariffs were illegal; however, it allowed…
Bank holidays in India can be cause of confusion, especially when it comes to Saturday operations. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines, banks operate on first, third and fifth Saturdays, while remaining closed on second and fourth Saturdays each month.Besides Saturday closures, banks observe national and regional holidays. It’s worth noting that…
Spirit Airlines to file for bankruptcy (Representative image) US Budget airline Spirit Airlines announced on Friday that has filed file for bankruptcy again within a year, but will maintain normal operations, ticket sales and flights.Following its initial bankruptcy filing in November, Spirit had completed a debt restructuring agreement with creditors in March, reducing its liabilities…
Mumbai: Remittance by Indians for studies abroad dipped to a 5-year low of $138.8 million in June 2025 as countries tightened restrictions on taking in Indian students.The remittances for study are less than half of the $314 million average during the last five years and a far cry from the $718 million in Sept 2021….
Mumbai: IndusInd Bank shareholders on Thursday voted down a proposal that would have allowed the promoters to appoint up to two directors on the lender’s board. At the AGM, 54% of those who voted opposed an amendment to the bank’s articles of association that sought to define “promoters” in line with RBI rules and insert…
Indian consumers are set to benefit from a significant easing in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure, as the government plans to reduce tax slabs and lower rates on several key items. The proposed overhaul will simplify the current four-tier structure into a two-tier system, aiming to make goods more affordable and boost consumption.The…
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Friday announced a joint venture with social media major Meta, with an initial investment of about Rs 855 crore ($100 million), to build and scale artificial intelligence technology solutions for business organisations.RIL also unveiled a partnership with Google for artificial intelligence, aimed at setting up AI-ready data centres in India….
India’s GDP growth (AI image) India’s GDP grew at a robust 7.8% for the first quarter of the current financial year 2025-26, beating estimates by over a full per cent. RBI had estimated that the GDP grew at 6.5% in Q1 FY26, and most economists had projected a 6.7% number.India is the world’s fastest growing…
