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 MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal  | Photo Credit: India on Friday noted US President Donald Trump’s comments about Pakistan testing nuclear weapons and said Islamabad’s “clandestine” nuclear activities were centred around decades of smuggling, export control violations and secret partnerships. Last week, Trump named Pakistan among the countries testing nuclear weapons. The US president said this

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 7, 2025) directed all States and Union Territories to “forthwith” remove stray dogs from the premises of educational institutions, hospitals, sports complexes, bus stands and depots, and railway stations, and relocate them “to a designated shelter” after due sterilisation and vaccination in accordance with the Animal Birth Control (ABC)

India’s edtech sector, once the poster child of the pandemic boom, is undergoing a deep reset as investors and founders confront the limits of the online-only education model. The ongoing wave of mergers and acquisitions marks both a reality check and a potential path towards sustainability in a sector that has seen valuations tumble and

TV Narendran, global CEO and Managing Director of Tata Steel and All India Management Association president, delivering a talk on ‘Leadership in the Times of Geopolitical and Technological Disruption’ at GRG School of Management Studies in Coimbatore on Friday | Photo Credit: PERIASAMY M Geo-political disruption has been there for long; only in an inter-connected

India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $5.6 billion to $689.73 billion in the week ended October 31, 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday. The reserves had dipped by $6.92 billion to $695.36 billion in the week preceding that, the weekly statistical data shared by the central bank had noted. For the

Women’s cricket has crossed a historic threshold. The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup India 2025 final, where Team India lifted their maiden World Cup trophy, matched the men’s T20 World Cup in digital viewership, a first in the history of the sport. According to data shared by JioStar on Friday, the championship clash drew an

Synopsis India’s retail inflation rate likely fell to its lowest level in at least ten years in October, driven by a sharp drop in food prices and a high base effect from last year, according to a Reuters poll of economists. The survey, conducted between November 4 and 7 among 42 economists, projected consumer price

Synopsis Britannia MD Varun Berry anticipates new GST slabs will boost organised players’ market share, especially for leaders like Britannia. He expects the initial destocking impact to normalise by year-end, with rural markets continuing to outperform urban areas. Berry also discussed the strategy for their value brand, Tiger biscuits, focusing on availability rather than aggressive

The GST rate rejig has led to improved customer sentiment and an increase in consumption, which would lead to enhanced investments in the private sector to spruce up production capacities, Mahindra Group CEO and MD Anish Shah said on Friday. Speaking at the CNBC-TV18 Global Leadership Summit, Shah stated that the Indian economy is firing

The ED urged the public to exercise caution and refrain from engaging in or promoting online betting and gambling activities The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth ₹11.14 crore belonging to former Indian cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The provisional attachment, issued by