US President Donald Trump during a meeting with Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin at Farmleigh House in Dublin US President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that Canada was keen to reach a trade deal with the United States and that an agreement could come “fairly soon”.“Canada wants to make a deal very badly,” Trump told…
Leaders pose for a family photo during the Brics summit in New Delhi (Picture credit: Reuters) There is currently no proposal to introduce a common Brics currency, while discussions on settling bilateral trade in local currencies will continue as a way to reduce transaction costs, Sudhakar Dalela, secretary (economic relations) in the ministry of external…
India’s infrastructure opportunity could hit $90 billion India’s growing data centre sector could open up a $90 billion opportunity for construction and infrastructure companies by FY35, according to a KPMG report. The opportunity is expected to rise from $30 billion by FY30 as the country adds more data centre capacity.India’s data centre capacity is expected…
Food delivery platform Zomato has introduced a separate charge for cash-on-delivery (COD) orders, with the fee varying across users and order values, checks on the company’s app showed on Saturday.The charge, listed as a “Pay on Delivery Fee” in the order bill, applies when customers choose to pay in cash at the time of delivery….
Sebi proposes 2 options for expiry settlement The closing auction session (CAS) could see a change in how its closing price is used for settling index and stock derivative contracts on expiry, with markets regulator Sebi proposing two alternative methodologies after reviewing the newly introduced framework.Sebi’s consultation paper released on Saturday seeks stakeholder views on…
Clubbing of income is a provision under the Income Tax Act. Can a minor child’s interest income lead to an income tax notice for the father? The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Delhi has held that a father cannot be subjected to a Rs 12.83 lakh penalty under Section 270A when the income declared in…
Anthropic plans massive IPO Anthropic is planning what could be the biggest IPO in history, with the artificial intelligence giant looking to raise as much as $100 billion at a valuation of around $2 trillion. Nvidia is in talks to become a major early investor in the offering, according to two people familiar with the…
Canada’s tariff war with US is boosting local businesses The US and Canada are embroiled in a tariff war, and it may “will come at a cost” for Ottawa as the Canadian PM Mark Carney had warned. But the fight is proving a win for at rather unusual sectors: from the ice-cream counter and gift…
Sylvester Stallone made a striking real-estate move in 1992, selling his sprawling 23-acre White Eagle Ranch in California for $4 million in cash while simultaneously expanding his property interests in Colorado. The ranch in Hidden Valley had been transformed by Stallone from a relatively modest property into an elaborate equestrian estate with 29 horse stalls,…
Donkeys are more than just packs of animals and load carriers; these herbivores have the capacity to contribute more to the environment than most humans. Over four decades ago, authorities in Israel released 28 wild donkeys into the Ramon Crater, an extremely arid area of Israel’s Negev Desert. The animals’ daily habits completely transformed the…
