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Customs reform: How a standard rate of 5% import duty could sharpen India's export edge

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- We welcome finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's announcement at this year's HT Leadership Summit that her next reform would be of India's customs duty regime. This is vital to bo... Read More


ED has launched smear campaign against me: Min

Chennai, Dec. 9 -- Tamil Nadu minister for municipal administration and water resources (MAWS), K N Nehru on Monday said that he would legally confront the "smear campaign" launched against him by the... Read More


Stocks to watch: IndiGo, Siemens, L&T, ICICI Bank among 10 shares in focus today

Stock market today, Dec. 9 -- The Indian stock market saw a sharp decline on Monday, 8 December, as investors trimmed positions across sectors amid mixed global signals. The Sensex dropped 610 points... Read More


A history of healing: St John's Medical Hospital

India, Dec. 9 -- Yesterday, December 8, marked the golden jubilee of an outstanding Koramangala institution that, since 1975, has kept its head down and beavered away at providing high-quality, ethica... Read More


Restore Lt Guv's financial powers: Ladakh BJP leaders to central command

Srinagar, Dec. 9 -- AS the Centre has withdrawn the financial powers of the Ladakh lieutenant governor (LG), BJP Ladakh leadership on Monday met party's central leaders in Delhi seeking restoration of... Read More


Karthigai Deepam lamp row: Opposition, led by DMK, likely to move impeachment motion against Madras HC judge

Chennai, Dec. 9 -- Opposition MPs, led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), are likely to move an impeachment motion against justice GR Swaminathan of the Madras high court over his judgment on the... Read More


Rahul Gandhi to initiate debate on election reforms in Lok Sabha today. What to expect?

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will initiate the debate on election reforms in the Lower House today, 9 December. The opposition has been demandin... Read More


No battle or skirmish: CM's son amid leadership row

Bengaluru, Dec. 9 -- Congress MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah on Monday said that speculation around the ongoing leadership crisis was shaped by external narratives rather than internal disagreement, addin... Read More


Rupee below 90: Why an undervalued real exchange rate is a double-edged sword

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- The rupee has surpassed the 90 per dollar mark, down over 5% from the start of 2025. While the exchange rate has depreciated quite a bit this year, the most recent trigger was the... Read More


Farmers stage protests across Punjab against Electricity (Amendment) Bill

Jalandhar/Sangrur, Dec. 9 -- Farmers under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday staged protests at 200 locations across Punjab from 12 pm to 3pm against the Centre's draft for Elect... Read More