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Additional 25% US tariff on India from today – Way forward
The US administration has issued a notice to India regarding the implementation of additional tariffs on India with effect from 27th August 2025. Speaking to The Times of Oman, R. Madhusoodanan, a financial expert based in Muscat, said that the...

Alia Bhatt Calls Out Privacy Breach After Video Of Her Under-Construction Mumbai Home Goes Viral
Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt has raised strong objections after an inside video of her unfinished bungalow in Bandra, Mumbai, surfaced on social media without her knowledge or consent. The actress expressed her disappointment and concern over the...

Ladies Who Lead Expands Network Across India with Leadership Events in Emerging Cities
Ladies Who Lead (LWL), a members-only platform co-founded by Aabha Bakaya and Aditya Ghosh, dedicated to advancing women leaders across industries, is rapidly expanding nationally, deepening its presence across India, growing localized...

Suzuki to invest Rs 70,000 crore in India in next 5-6 years
Suzuki plans to invest Rs 70,000 crore in India over the next 5 to 6 years. This was announced by Toshihiro Suzuki, President of Suzuki Motor Corporation, at the inauguration of the global manufacturing hub for its e Vitara electric SUV in...

World News | India, Japan Ties Have Expanded in Scope and Ambition in Last Decade: Foreign Secretary Misri
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Japan from August 29, during which he will take part in the Annual Summit with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba, with the two leaders slated to...
Multiplex Association of India pitches for lowering GST on movie tickets
The industry body added that the move will infuse confidence in the sector, enabling it to attract new players. | Photo Credit: FRANCIS MASCARENHAS The Multiplex Association of India (MAI) has urged the GST Council and Finance Ministry to lower...

Trump's Tariffs Deal Blow to China Manufacturing Hub
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war has been exacerbating headwinds facing industrial centers in Guangdong, once a pillar of China's meteoric economic rise. The southeastern province, home to the tech hub Shenzhen, the trade gateway Guangzhou,...

Pakistan Evacuates 150,000 People After India Warns of Excess Water Release From Dam
Pakistan has evacuated at least 150,000 people from areas along three rivers in its agricultural heartland, under threat of flooding, after neighboring India warned it was planning to release excess water from a dam, officials said on Tuesday....

Pall of gloom descends on India as Trump penalty inches in
With the US formally hitting India with 50 per cent tariffs, the additional 25 per cent tariff coming into immediate effect from August 27, a pall of gloom has descended on India. The Indian government was stunned into silence, with no reaction...

Travis Scott Live In India 2025: Everything You Need To Know Before The Show
Last Updated:August 26, 2025, 14:48 IST Travis Scott will be performing at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi and Mahalaxmi Race Course in Mumbai in October and November 2025 respectively. Expect high-energy visuals, pyrotechnics, and surprise...

Dubai to host Climate Action and Renewable Energy 2025
Dubai: Climate Action and Renewable Energy (CARE) is a premier B2B sustainability expo where stakeholders from across industries gather to address environmental challenges. The Climate Action and Renewable Energy Expo will take place on November...

Raftaar positions DTDC at the forefront of India’s rapid commerce evolution
In 1989, DTDC began with a single mission: to connect India’s vast geography through reliable delivery. Thirty-five years later, it has grown from a modest courier service into a logistics powerhouse with a network covering 96% of the country’s...

How India's export sectors are getting impacted by 50 per cent US tariff
Strategies to cushion the impact The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has suggested a two-pronged action plan to help India deal with the impact of U.S. tariffs, with measures targeted at both the government and industry. On the...

Suzuki Motor will invest $8bn in India to begin EV production
HANSALPUR, India (Reuters) -- Japan's Suzuki Motor will invest 700 billion rupees ($8 billion) in India over the next five to six years, its chairman said on Tuesday, as production began on the automaker's first electric vehicle. Suzuki is aiming...

Maruti Suzuki begins production of first electric SUV 'E Vitara' in Gujarat, to be exported to 100 countries
Maruti Suzuki begins production of first electric SUV 'E Vitara' in Gujarat, to be exported to 100 countriesMaruti Suzuki has officially commenced production of its first electric SUV, the E Vitara, at the Hansalpur plant in Gujarat from today....

Top news of the day: U.S. issues notification for additional tariffs on India from August 27; PM Modi flags off Maruti Suzuki’s 1st electric vehicle e-Vitara
U.S. gets ready to impose additional tariffs on India from August 27, issues official notification The U.S. government is getting ready to implement the 25% additional tariffs imposed on India by President Donald Trump, which are to come into...
Water Crisis to Water Security: The Art of Living’s Scalable Model for a Water Positive India
BENGALURU, India, Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Water is India's lifeline - and its looming crisis. With 80% of the country's water needs met through fast-depleting groundwater, and erratic monsoons failing to replenish rivers and reservoirs, the...

Japan to pour US$68bn into AI, chips and start-ups in India
Expanding investment and talent exchange Japan will further expand investment support for Indian start-ups, building on Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)’s past yen-denominated loans to tech firms in Telangana state, India’s IT hub....

Rave party busted in Hyderabad, Bangalore engineering student and techie among six arrested
Hyderabad: Six people including two drug peddler and three consumers were arrested after a rave party at an apartment in Hyderabad's Kondapur was raided by the Telangana government’s anti-narcotics wing, Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement...

I'm focused on agriculture, farmers welfare, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan amid buzz he is eying BJP chief post
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday parried questions on prospects of him becoming the next BJP president and asserted he was single-mindedly focused on increasing farm production and boosting income of cultivators. Asked...