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KOLKATA: The city’s Purple line metro project has crossed a major hurdle with the environment ministry’s Central Empowered Committee (CEC) clearing the transplantation of 691 trees on the Maidan.Based on a survey with the Army, custodian of the Maidan, Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL), which is implementing the 14.4 km Joka-Esplanade (Purple) line, planned to…
Eighteen-year-old Oh Jun-sung defeated French youngster Thibault Poret in a seven-game Men’s Singles thriller to win his maiden WTT Star Contender title at WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025 on Sunday. In Women’s Singles, 16-year-old Miwa Harimoto, an Olympic medallist in Paris 2024, defeated her compatriot Honoka Hashimoto 4-2 to win her first crown…
In what now seems like a blatant act of sexism, Bertie was allotted automobile, cigarette and alcohol companies in his first job as an investment analyst, while his lady colleague took charge of consumer staples and retailers. Bertie had to struggle through the labyrinth of liquor regulation that changed with every state, but his colleague…
In Washington, President Trump has said he is willing to meet with Xi Jinping, China’s top leader. In Beijing, Chinese officials and experts agree that a meeting between the heads of state must precede any broad reset of relations with the United States amid Mr. Trump’s aggressive approach to trade and foreign policy. But arranging…
Analysts at Goldman Sachs have raised US tariff assumptions for the second time in less than a month, expecting the average tariff rate to rise 15 percentage points in 2025. Terming the revision a “more aggressive assumption for reciprocal tariffs” Goldman Sachs said it expects US President Donald Trump to announce an average 15 per…
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 19: The Chinese flag flies outside the New York Stock Exchange during the initial price offering (IPO) for Alibaba Group on September 19, 2014 in New York City. The New York Times reported yesterday that Alibaba had raised $21.8 Billion in their initial public offering so far. Andrew Burton |…
Screengrab of Riyan Parag’s diving catch Rajasthan Royals (RR) stand-in captain Riyan Parag took a one-handed blinder as his side beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their IPL 2025 clash. Parag, fielding at cover stretched out his right hand, taking a superb sharp one-handed catch to dismiss CSK batter Shivam Dube. The latter…
Stock market holiday: The Indian stock market is closed on Monday, March 31, in observance of Eid-ul-Fitr. As per the holiday calendars of the NSE and BSE, trading on both major stock exchanges will be suspended for the festival on Monday. Along with the stock markets, the currency derivatives segment is also closed today, The…
Stocks in Asia tumbled Monday as investors braced for a week of market tumult caused by an expected announcement of more tariffs by President Trump on America’s biggest trading partners. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell nearly 3 percent in early trading. Stocks in South Korea and Taiwan were down more than 2 percent. Stocks in…
Gold and Silver prices today: Gold is priced at ₹89,330 per 10 grams (24 carat) on March 31, according to data on the Indian Bullion Association (IBA) at 7.20 am. Further, 22 carat gold is priced at ₹81,886/10 gms. Gold prices have remained increased over the past 24 hours. On the MCX index, price of…
