India’s stricter toy safety standards have not only reduced consumer complaints but also helped domestic manufacturers expand exports, according to officials at the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).BIS Director Adbhut Singh said Indian norms, designed around local weather and usage patterns, surpass global benchmarks like ISO and IEC in areas including chemical, physical, and electrical…
STEM degrees have long been crowned as the most employable academic paths, marketed as the unshakable pillars of career success and economic stability. But new job market data is rapidly dismantling that belief. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2025), unemployment for computer engineering stands at 7.5%, and for computer science, 6.1%,…
Kolkata Knight Riders‘ Manish Pandey revealed that the team maintained their training regimen during the IPL’s unexpected break due to Indo-Pak military conflict, as they were confident of the tournament’s resumption. Speaking at a pre-match press conference in Bengaluru on Friday, Pandey suggested the break could help KKR regain form as they prepare for a…
In 2003, when American coalition forces invaded Iraq, and guns boomed in Baghdad, one person was shooting from the lips. It was Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s Information Minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf, nicknamed the Baghdad Bob or Comical Ali for his outlandish claims. Cut to 2025, General Asim Munir’s military in Pakistan might lack the bombs,…
MUMBAI: A ceasefire between India and Pakistan lifted investor sentiment on Dalal Street on Monday, spurring the sensex and Nifty to their biggest single-day gain ever in terms of points. The day’s rally also made investors richer by Rs 16.2 lakh crore, marking the biggest one-day gain in market capitalisation.After an initial surge in the…
The stock market is heading for a weekly gain, as investors latch on to any signs of easing trade tensions. The head of an American business group in China on Friday said that the Chinese government is considering exempting some products from its 125 percent retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. Michael Hart, president of the…
Indian markets wrapped up the trading week on a high note, with benchmark indices BSE Sensex and Nifty50 registering gains of over 6 per cent in the last four sessions.This spike was fueled by a combination of returning foreign investment, eased inflation, and hopes for a favourable monsoon season that helped lift investor confidence.The BSE…
Investor wealth surged by a massive Rs 7.85 lakh crore on Friday, driven by a sharp rally in Indian stock markets after the US suspended additional tariffs on India for the next 90 days, until July 9.The 30-share BSE Sensex soared 1,310.11 points (1.77%) to close at 75,157.26, with a daily high of 75,467.33, up…
The US tariffs present an opportunity for India to enhance its global trade and manufacturing position. In a sweeping move on April 2, 2025, US President Trump announced a comprehensive new tariff framework aimed at reducing America’s trade deficit and bolstering domestic manufacturing. Dubbed the “Reciprocal Tariff Policy,” the plan first introduces a 10% universal…
NEW DELHI: Iftar diplomacy, an annual ritual in Bihar, has become an important platform for political outreach this year as the state gears up for assembly elections amid the row over Centre’s proposed Waqf Amendment Bill. The politics over the Bill has already taken centrestage in the poll-bound state with the All India Muslim Personal…