India’s pharmaceutical exports rose 9.4 per cent in 2024–25 to $30.47 billion, with the industry targeting double-digit growth in 2026–27 amid efforts to expand global market access, the commerce ministry said on Saturday, PTI reported. Issues related to pharmaceutical exports were discussed during a Chintan Shivir held in Ahmedabad between government officials and industry representatives,…
New Delhi: A 25-year-old delivery executive working with Zepto died after allegedly being hit by a car in west Delhi’s Tilak Nagar early on Saturday. The accused, a contractor with Municipal Corporation of Delhi, was arrested, but has got bail.The deceased was identified as Hem Shankar, a resident of Raghubir Nagar in west Delhi. His…
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Mumbai: The environmental NGO Vanashakti has recently lodged a complaint with various state authorities including the forest department and the BMC about the destruction of trees and other vegetation within the Royal Palms township in Goregaon (E) for the construction of huge sheds over two-acres area.“This site near the Windsor Gate of Royal Palms complex,…
The reduction of US reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods from 25 per cent to 10 per cent is expected to significantly improve the competitiveness of labour-intensive sectors such as pharmaceuticals, electronics, engineering goods, textiles, and gems and jewellery in the American market, industry representatives said.The development follows a US Supreme Court ruling that struck down…
The tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump and the 10% global tariff announced by Trump on Friday have drawn critical reactions from US lawmakers, Washington, DC-based think tanks and attorneys. US Senator Rand Paul said that the Trump tariffs are a tax increase on “working families and small businesses,” characterizing them as a net…
Mumbai: A total of 25 illegal structures and 35 unauthorised stalls in the Mahavir Nagar area of Borivali (West) and Kandivali (West) were demolished on Friday, February 20, by the civic ‘R/Central’ ward of the BMC.Officers and staff from the Vigilance, Encroachment Removal, Building and Factories, and Solid Waste Management departments jointly carried out the…
US President Donald Trump (File photo) US President Donald Trump on Saturday increased the global tariff he had announced a day earlier from 10% to 15%, in a strong reaction to the US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that dealt a stinging blow to his second tenure as president.In a post on Truth Social, the MAGA…
President Donald Trump announced Saturday an immediate increase in the global tariff from 10% to 15% in a move widely seen as a response to a court decision on Friday that struck down certain duties he imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Trump unveiled the new rate in a post on Truth…
Mumbai: Middle-class housing societies are enticed with tempting redevelopment offers of larger flats in brand new buildings equipped with banquet halls, gyms and swimming pools.But realisation dawns much later when the project is complete, and old residents shift into their new apartments. In Mumbai’s redevelopment market, a little-known and not talked about issue is the…
