India’s PLFS 2026 to count gig, platform workers separately for first time NEW DELHI: In a first, India’s official statistical machinery is likely to provide data on the digital and platform-based workers in the upcoming annual periodic labour force survey (PLFS), a move which will help policymakers assess the true scope and nature of the…
Govt reopens AI/ML vendor empanelment, looks to expand tech partner pool for Digital India projects NEW DELHI: Govt is looking at widening its pool of technology partners for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) projects, with the ministry of electronics and IT reopening empanelment of agencies that can deploy AI/ML resources across govt programmes.The…
Govt to sell up to 6% stake in Hindustan Copper via OFS to raise around Rs 3,000 crore MUMBAI: Govt is selling up to 6% in Hindustan Copper at a floor price of Rs 514 per share through an offer for sale (OFS) to mobilise about Rs 3,000 crore. The floor price for the OFS…
Canada readies retaliatory tariffs after Trump’s warning Canada is set to announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday, an official familiar with the plans told news agency The Associated Press, escalating a trade dispute that has sharply deteriorated after negotiations between Ottawa and the Trump administration collapsed.The expected measures come after Canadian Prime…
Piyush Goyal pitches India as trusted, tariff-friendly base for Japanese firms TOKYO: It isn’t just high growth and an expanding market that make India an attractive destination for investors. Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Monday added India’s long list of FTAs and the possibility of Japanese companies using the preferential tariffs to set…
UPI completes 10 years, growing from 1.8 crore transactions in FY17 to 24,162 crore in FY26 MUMBAI: Nearly one in two real-time payments in the world happen on the UPI platform. From 1.8 crore transactions in FY17, the year it was launched, to 24,162 crore transactions in FY26, UPI transactions have grown 13,000 times.Today, the…
TCS to acquire Porsche tech subsidiary MHP for $373 million in mega AI deal BENGALURU: In a mega deal that boosts its manufacturing and AI playbook, TCS will acquire MHP Management, the consulting and technology subsidiary of German sports car maker Porsche, for $373 million. The transaction will also anchor a five-year strategic partnership worth…
Singer James Blunt has been making waves on social media, over allegations linking him to the late Hayden Panettiere. The singer found himself in the midst of a social media storm when netizens seemingly indicated that he was the ‘famous man’ she referenced in her shocking yacht story in her memoir, just three months before…
Ahead of Putin’s India visit, Jaishankar delivers PM Modi’s message as Russia assures continued fertiliser supplies NEW DELHI: Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India next month, external affairs minister S Jaishankar called on the President and handed over a personal message from PM Narendra Modi to him. Putin committed to continuing fertiliser…
Actor Kit Harington is exchanging swords for wands as he now gears up to leave behind the North to enter the wizzarding world of ‘Harry Potter. Kit Harington cast as Gilderoy Lockhart The actor, best known for playing Jon Snow in the hit series ‘Game of Thrones’, will now play Gilderoy Lockhart in Season 2…