[ad_1] Indian workers are putting in fewer hours weekly compared to pre-pandemic levels, with self-employed individuals seeing the steepest decline. This trend, alongside modest real earnings growth, suggests lower aggregate demand and a recovery driven by a select few. Women’s increased labor force participation, particularly in rural agriculture, indicates distress-led employment. NEW DELHI: Indian workers…
[ad_1] Representative image (AI) US and Iran mediators are now engaged in high-stakes negotiations aimed at ending the conflict, despite a fragile ceasefire in place and months of turmoil in the Middle East triggered by Donald Trump’s ambitious military campaign launched on February 28.The possible truce plan includes key bargaining points between the two sides,…
[ad_1] Owning a car comes with its own set of challenges. Unexpected roads, traffic, heat and dust all take a toll on your vehicle. Most expensive repairs don’t happen suddenly. They build up slowly because small issues are ignored. Here are some real problems car owners face and what you can do to avoid big…
[ad_1] The cost of crude has been averaging $105.4 a barrel so far in May. Brent crude hovered at nearly $100 a barrel on Friday, while the Indian oil basket was priced at $99.69 a barrel. The rupee cost has shot up further due to the currency weakening against the dollar. “Oil companies are purchasing…
[ad_1] MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India board on Friday okayed a dividend of Rs 2.87 lakh crore to govt, 6.7% more than last year’s Rs 2.69 lakh crore, even as it sharply raised transfers to its contingency risk buffer amid a surge in earnings and balance sheet expansion.The higher dividend came despite a transfer…
[ad_1] US stock markets opened muted on Thursday while crude oil prices surged toward $100 per barrel, as doubts over the durability of the US-Iran ceasefire dampened investor sentiment, AP reported.The S&P 500 slipped 0.1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 40 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.2% in early trade…
[ad_1] Picture Credit: Instagram Bollywood actress Tara Sutaria will next be seen in the upcoming high scale gangster action drama ‘Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups,’ starring Yash and directed by Geetu Mohandas. The film has been one of the most talked-about projects, and the audience has waited much longer because it has been delayed. Recently,…
[ad_1] The legal tussle surrounding Dhurandhar: The Revenge has taken a new turn, with filmmaker Santosh Kumar RS informing the Bombay High Court that he will refrain from making any further defamatory statements against director Aditya Dhar. ‘Will pursue legal remedies instead of speaking publicly’ According to Live Law, Kumar’s counsel made the submission before…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: RBI deputy governor Poonam Gupta Friday said that India has strong macroeconomic fundamentals, which can help it sustain 7.5% growth with low inflation, and added that she was not seeing a major impact on the balance of payments situation due to the West Asia conflict.At a conference organised by the Isaac Centre…
[ad_1] China has signalled that it is willing to accept a certain level of US tariffs while pushing for an extension of the ongoing trade truce with Washington, a move that could indicate further stabilisation in ties between the world’s two largest economies, Bloomberg reported.According to a statement issued by China’s Commerce Ministry on Wednesday,…