BENGALURU: Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting (WCCL)’s revenue rose by 3.5% to Rs 10,600 crore in the 2024-25, with demand impacted by inflation and subdued consumer sentiment. “We are clearly seeing a slowdown in China – dramatic drops of 20% to 25%. We haven’t dropped as much but are facing flat or marginal declines there….
MUMBAI: IPL, cricket’s annual showpiece event, has seen its business value jump 13% in a year to $18.5 billion – nearly Rs 1.6 lakh crore. At the same time, its brand value has risen 14% to nearly $4 billion (about Rs 33,000 crore), a report by NYSE-listed investment bank Houlihan Lokey, which has valued several…
Madhabi Buch (File photo) Mumbai: Former Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch has come out strongly against those pointing fingers at the regulator in the Jane Street market manipulation case, indicating it was a regulatory failure due to which US-based algo trading major Jane Street thrived with its alleged illegal acts for years. On Tuesday, Puri…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced plans to impose a 50% tariff on copper imports, while warning of a much steeper duty on pharmaceuticals that would come into effect after a grace period of at least a year. “Today we’re doing copper,” Trump said during a cabinet meeting, signalling movement in an ongoing investigation…
Image used for representative purposes NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday said Washington is “close to making a deal with India” even as he announced reciprocal tariffs on more than a dozen countries, including close allies, late Monday (early Tuesday India time) while sparing New Delhi.“We have made a deal with the UK,…
The West Bengal government will host a ‘Business and Industry Conclave’ later this year, Amit Mitra, chief financial adviser to CM Mamata Banerjee, announced on Tuesday. The initiative is being viewed as a push to accelerate industrialisation in the state. Mitra said the conclave would be organised after the Puja festivities to give further momentum…
India is in discussions with Australia to secure rare earth minerals, an Australian official confirmed on Tuesday, as global concerns mount over supply shortages triggered by Chinese export restrictions. “They (India and Australia) are talking about rare earth and there are blocks available. So there is an opportunity for India to take an early-stage block…
The United States has already collected $100 billion in tariffs this year, and the figure could triple to $300 billion by December, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday during a Cabinet meeting chaired by President Donald Trump.Trump, nodding in agreement, reiterated the administration’s firm stance, declaring that the real flow of tariff revenue…
Donald Trump’s 10% additional tariff warning to BRICS (AI image) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated his warning of an additional 10% tariff on BRICS nations, including India. Trump alleged the BRICS group is working to weaken the US dollar. During a Cabinet meeting under his leadership, Trump issued a stern warning, stating: “BRICS…
As Prada continues to face criticism over its Kolhapuri chappal-inspired sandals, the broader fashion world is grappling with how to engage with Indian aesthetics without falling into appropriation. The Italian label was called out on social media and by industry insiders for using a design closely resembling India’s traditional Kolhapuri footwear, without crediting the original…
