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Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India’s investment landscape appeals to domestic and NRI investors alike, but it doesn’t come without its own set of challenges. Investors need to brace for market swings, currency fluctuations and global economic shifts. Investor sentiment has taken a hit during the recent phase of correction … Read more
No-cost EMI is one of the most popular financing options for high-ticket consumer durables such as gadgets and home appliances. It allows consumers to defer high-value purchases over several monthly instalments without any additional interest charges. Popular e-complatforms such as Amazon, Flipkart, Ajio, TataCLiQ and more offer the no-cost EMI facility in collaboration with leading … Read more
(This article is part of the Gender Agenda newsletter. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Sunday, subscribe here.) By now, the discussion around Adolescence has died down, and our distracted world has moved on to other topics that enrage and outrage. But as a boy-mother, I just can’t get it out of my head. … Read more
Women farm workers transplant paddy at an agricultural field at Pathukannu near Puducherry, April 09, 2020. | Photo Credit: Kumar S.S./The Hindu Land-holding farmers who engage in non-farming activity tend to improve labour efficiency on their farms, a recent study has found. The study aimed to understand the impact of multiple job holding on farm … Read more
New York, April 13: The steady arrival of immigrants from India is causing tension and touching off violent incidents in parts of Canada. A report from Vancouver in the New York Times yesterday said the influx from India “has exposed a vein of prejudice, bringing new problems, and even a bit of violence to Vancouver’s … Read more
London, April 12: Sir Charles Higbam, who returned to England from the United States, said that he had been endeavouring among other things for the popularity of 4 o’clock tea habit in America. The sales of Indian tea had increased in America by 3,000,000 pounds in 1924. Afternoon tea had become part of the routine … Read more
Court and the Governor Once again, the judiciary has saved democracy. The Supreme Court’s ruling on the exercise of powers by Governors to clear Bills within a reasonable time or be subject to judicial review has provided relief to States. The Court has laid to rest the ambiguity that enabled Governors to ‘harass’ non-BJP ruled … Read more
It might still be early days, but this edition of the Indian Premier League is already fast becoming the Season of the 20-something left-handers. Ahead of double-header Sunday (April 13), a 29-year-old from Trinidad & Tobago (Nicholas Pooran) helmed the run-making charts while a 20-year-old from Khost in Afghanistan (Noor Ahmad) wore the Purple Cap. Two of … Read more
‘France has noted how sports have been playing an increasingly important role in Indian society and economy’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games were extraordinary organisational, popular and sporting successes, and hailed as such worldwide. The stunning venues and ceremonies in the heart of the city of love and … Read more
