NEW DELHI: At a time when the Centre and states are discussing the rationalisation of the GST structure, road transport minister Nitin Gadkari sought a reduction in the levy on crude ethanol from 18% to 5% to encourage the manufacturing and sale of flex-fuel vehicles.At present, GST on ethanol used for blending with petrol under…
Little Caesars, the world’s third-largest pizza chain by global presence, is set to enter India this month by opening its first outlet in the Delhi-NCR region, the company said on Friday. This will be the brand’s 30th global market.The Detroit-based brand, known for its ‘hot-n-ready’ pizzas and Crazy Bread, has partnered with Harnessing Harvest as…
MUMBAI: State Bank of India has cut fixed deposit rates by 20 basis points across all tenors for both the general public and senior citizens from May 16. The move follows a 25 bps repo rate cut by RBI in April and comes ahead of another expected cut in June.RBI also infused nearly Rs 5…
The Israeli Air Force deployed its advanced “Barak” air defence system to intercept an unmanned aerial vehicle that entered Israeli airspace, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said in a post on X on Friday.The interception marks the system’s first operational use within the Air Force’s aerial defence framework.Developed indigenously, the “Barak” system is designed to…
South Africa’s captain Temba Bavuma celebrates with the winner’s trophy (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) NEW DELHI: Temba Bavuma not only led South Africa to a historic ICC triumph after 27 years, but he also became the subject of countless memes as fans flooded social media with humorous and heartfelt tributes. The Proteas skipper guided his team…
Veteran actor Randhir Kapoor once revealed that he was strongly against the idea of his daughter Karisma Kapoor marrying industrialist Sunjay Kapur.He made it very clear that the Kapoor family did not need Sunjay’s money to survive or succeed.‘We don’t need to run after anyone’s money’Back in 2016, In an interview with Hindustan Times, Randhir…
This is a representative image (Pic credit: Lexica) US stocks ended little changed on Thursday after a volatile session, as easing Treasury yields helped offset early losses triggered by growing concerns over the federal deficit.The market stabilised following the House of Representatives’ approval of US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill.The Dow Jones…
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: The emotions were unmistakable the moment the final ball was bowled and Royal Challengers Bengaluru sealed their historic win. Virat Kohli collapsed to the ground, overwhelmed with emotion. Moments later, he was wrapped in a tight, tearful embrace—first by his wife, Anushka Sharma. RCB had…
The Uttarakhand Board of Technical Education Roorkee (UBTE) has officially announced the UK Polytechnic Result 2025 today, June 13. Candidates who took the Joint Entrance Examination Polytechnic (JEEP 2025) can now access their results on the board’s official portals — ubterjeep.co.in and ubter.in.The examination was conducted on June 8 across various centres in Uttarakhand for…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday triggered a political war of words after claiming that India’s foreign policy had collapsed under the Narendra Modi-led government, and asked external affairs minister S Jaishankar to answer three questions regarding India’s global standing following Operation Sindoor and state of heightened tensions with…
