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India News | JPC on 'One Nation One Election' Meets at Parliament House
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting on 'One Nation One Election' was convened on Wednesday at the Parliament House. Several MPs of the committee started arriving at the Parliament House Annexe. Also...

India moves towards becoming a global hub for business education
Following the introduction of India’s National Education Policy (NEP) in 2020, former Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu urged the country to embrace a new role as “vishwa guru”. The Sanskrit term translates as “world teacher” in English and...

Business News | Manzil Majlis, a First-of-its-kind Private UAE Investment Summit to Be Held in Mumbai
VMPL Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 30: In a landmark initiative to bolster cross-border capital flows, Manzil Asset Management will host the inaugural Manzil Majlis, a private UAE investment summit, in Mumbai on August 2, 2025, at The Bay...

India-US trade deal: Donald Trump imposes 25% tariffs on India - top developments
Donald Trump tariffs (AI image) NEW DELHI: President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a 25% tariff on imports from India, effective August 1. In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated that the country maintains "some of the highest tariffs in the...

Business News | Weave the Future 2.0: Celebrating Handlooms, Regeneration & Indigenous Cotton's Bright Future
PNN New Delhi [India], July 30: The Development Commissioner for Handlooms, Ministry of Textiles, is organising the second edition of Weave the Future, an exhibition dedicated to exploring the role of handlooms in building a truly sustainable and...

Financial Resilience in Renewables: Sinovoltaics Reveals Updated Rankings for PV, Inverter, and Battery Firms
In the PV module category, Eterbright (Hiwin), a Taiwanese company, continues to demonstrate financial stability, with a steadily improving score since 2022. DMEGC Solar (DMEGC Magnetics Group) and Phono Solar (SUMEC) also maintained consistent...

Business News | Indian Stocks Settle with Marginal Gains; Uncertainty Looms over US Trade Deadline
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Domestic equity benchmarks settled marginally higher Wednesday, possibly due to some fresh buying, but analysts are of the view that uncertainty around the India-US trade front will continue to remain key...

India’s Mortgage Market Set For A Boom As NBFCs, AHFCs Lead Lending Surge
ICRA forecasts a significant expansion in retail mortgage-backed loans provided by non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and housing finance companies (HFCs). The rating agency has projected a rise in loans to Rs. 20 trillion by FY2028 from...

Business News | Jio's New Subscriber Additions Augur Well for Tariff Hikes: Jefferies
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Reliance Jio has continued to drive the industry with new subscriber additions, adding 2.7 times more customers than its nearest competitor Airtel in June 2025, maintaining the highest market share at 41 per cent,...
India Eyes Fall Deadline for US Deal Amid Trump Threats
(Bloomberg) -- Indian officials are planning to continue negotiating with the US for a bilateral trade deal by fall of this year even if US President Donald Trump follows through with threatened tariffs this week, people familiar with the matter...

India News | Uploading of Burnt Cash Video on Website Doesn't Mean Process is Vitiated: SC to Justice Varma
New Delhi, Jul 30 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed with Justice Yashwant Varma's submission that the video of burnt wads of currency notes found at his residence should not have been uploaded on the apex court website. However, a bench...

India's Wind Energy Capacity Rises To 51.67 GW, Gujarat, TN & Karnataka Lead
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The installed wind energy capacity in India has touched the 51.67 GW mark as on June 30 this year, Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi informed the Parliament on Wednesday.The addition of...

India smartphone shipments grow by 8% on-year in Q2; Xiaomi slips to fifth spot: Counterpoint
NEW DELHI: The India smartphone market grew by 8% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025 (Q2 2025), marking a solid rebound from a muted first quarter, driven by new launches and strong summer season sales, according to the latest Counterpoint...

Mumbai’s Eastern Express Highway, T Junction to get respite from waterlogging as BMC plans pumping station with underground tank
To alleviate waterlogging in Mumbai’s eastern suburbs and ensure smooth vehicle flow on the Eastern Express Highway, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to construct a mini-pumping station along with an underground holding...

India News | PM Modi Expresses Pride over Return of Sacred Piprahwa Relics of Buddha After 127 Years
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed pride over the return of the sacred Piprahwa relics of Bhagwan Buddha to India after 127 years, calling it a powerful symbol of India's ancient heritage and...

Business News | Trump's 20-25% Tariff Threat on India Will Have to Be Seen in Context of Tariffs on Competitive Countries and Sector: GTRI
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): If US President Donald Trump imposes 20-25 per cent tariffs on India, as he threatened last evening, it will have a varied impact on different sectors, noted the founder of the Global Trade Research Initiative,...

Delhi Govt Begins Teacher Training For New Civic Education Initiative, 'Rashtraneeti'
New Delhi: The Delhi government has started preparations for the formal launch of its new school initiative 'Rashtraneeti', aimed at promoting civic values and leadership among students, by initiating training for teachers who will implement the...

India Champions Refuse To Play Pakistan In WCL Semifinal: Sources
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) India Champions have declined to participate in the World Championship of Legends semifinal against Pakistan, scheduled for Thursday, maintaining their previous stance of not engaging in competitive...

India-US trade deal: Donald Trump announces 25% tariff on India, plus penalty for buying energy and arms from Russia
The 25% tariff rate announced for India is 1% less than the 26% declared by Trump in his April 2 'Liberation Day' conference. (AI image) NEW DELHI: US president Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that India will have to pay 25 per cent tariff...

India News | ED Attaches Immovable Properties Valued at Rs 212.85 Crore, Across Prime Locations in Goa, in Land Grabbing, Forgery Case
New Delhi [India] July 30 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached a number of immovable properties situated across various prime locations in Goa, having a total value of Rs 212.85 crore, in connection with an ongoing investigation...