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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The ministries of commerce and agriculture are working on securing a globally accepted HSN (harmonized system of nomenclature) code for foxnuts to boost exports of the popular aquatic crop, two people aware of the matter told Mint. Makhana, as it is called in India, has gained global recognition for its nutritional value, but is currently exported as a “dry fruit", making it difficult for authorities to accurately track exports.

Asian stocks rose as traders navigated their way through a US-China trade war and earnings from Wall Street’s big tech companies. Chinese markets were set to reopen on Wednesday. Shares in Australia and Japan rose along with stock futures for Hong Kong. Contracts for US equities edged lower as Google’s parent Alphabet Inc. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. tumbled in extended trading. US stock indexes had earlier rebounded after a wave of dip-buying with a Bloomberg gauge of the “Magnificent Seven” megacaps advancing 1.7%. Treasury yields edged higher.

The Beatles continue to prove that their music is timeless. More than half a century after their breakup, the legendary band took home their eighth Grammy on Sunday for Best Rock Performance, thanks to their final song, "Now and Then." The track, finished and released last year by surviving members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, marks the first time the Fab Four have won a Grammy since 1997.

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Central Railway's main line were disrupted on Tuesday morning due to a technical snag in the signalling system near Mumbai, officials said. Suburban trains, considered as the lifeline of Mumbai, were running late by at least 15-20 minutes due to the problem that occurred on the south-bound slow track between Diva and Mumbra railway stations in neighbouring Thane district at 4.55 am, they said.

A new lawsuit alleges for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Snowfall is a much-awaited occurrence in India, so much so that the first whiff of snow is followed by posts on WhatsApp groups and social media, and hordes rush from the plains to the Himalaya. Shimla, Manali and their environs become a heaving jumble of cars sliding on ice and fashionably but unsuitably dressed influencers making reels, making any trip to see snow a rowdy affair.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In the prologue to ISRO: A Personal History, the book I co-wrote with my husband, R. Aravamudan—one of the first to join India’s fledgling space programme in 1962—he described the excitement and anxiety that preceded the first-ever launch from Sriharikota on 10 August 1979.

economic growth) translating to the micro (corporate profit growth). On the macro, the finance minister has just delivered a bullish budget. And yet, the million-dollar micro question remains — will corporate profits revive? First, the budget. It can be dissected into three C's — consolidation, consumption, and capex. On the consolidation front, the budget is firmly on track, with FY25 fiscal deficit at 4.8% of gross domestic product (GDP), expected to be further lower at 4.4% in FY26.

A medical transport jet with a child patient and five others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighbourhood shortly after takeoff Friday evening, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes.Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said the patient and another passenger were on board along with four crew members.“We cannot confirm any survivors,” the company said in a statement. “Our immediate concern is for the patient’s family, our personnel, their families and other victims that may have been hurt on the ground.”Mayor Cherelle Parker said Wednesday night at a news conference that information on fatalities wasn’t immediately known but several homes and vehicles had been damaged.“This is still an active scene under investigation,” she said.The crash came just two days after the deadliest U.S.

Sensex and Nifty opened flat on Budget day, when investors would be closely tracking Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's plan to boost domestic consumption by cutting income tax rates. The BSE Sensex was up 32 points, or 0.04%, at 77,513, while the Nifty50 slipped 6 points, or 0.02%, to 23,502 around 9:19 am.

«There is a little discontent among a lot of people, the common man, whether the left wing or the right wing, everybody feels something we are missing. Maybe this budget will open up something like that,» says Porinju Veliyath, Equity Intelligence India. What is it looking like? Could this be the big swing factor that could perhaps take the markets out of the kind of pain that we have been in? Porinju Veliyath: See, the market is going through some correction is fine, but cannot call it a huge pain.

asteroid which is being designated as 2024 YR4 eventually poses a potential risk of impacting Earth on the date of December 22 of the year 2032 with renowned scientists estimating a 1.2% chance of collision, reported The Mirror US.

The Canadian economy contracted by 0.2 per cent in November, the largest monthly decline in a year, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

Index funds have garnered significant attention in the world of mutual funds, largely due to their low-cost structure. Recently, life insurance companies have also ventured into this space, offering index funds as part of their unit-linked insurance plans (ULIPs). However, unlike traditional mutual funds, these index funds in ULIPs maintain the same high cost structure as actively managed funds, which, combined with other product charges and tracking errors, significantly diminishes policyholder returns when compared to the underlying index.

Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS)—Central govt employees and pensioners, making it easier for them to get faster approvals for critical medical devices like CPAP, BiPAP, and oxygen concentrators by processing it online.

Edelweiss Mutual Fund’s new fund offer (NFO) Edelweiss Consumption Fund is open for subscription and will close on February 14. The fund is an open-ended equity scheme following the consumption theme.

economic growth, and expectations are high that Nirmala Sitharaman will address the matter. Contributing to the loss of momentum has been a slowdown in government expenditure, with divergent trajectories under revenue and capital heads. Revenue expenditure is growing faster than budgeted, while capex is well below target. With tax revenue slowing down, any fiscal gains could come from lagging capex. Admittedly, gov capex has been on a tear since the pandemic, and there will be knock-on effects on growth if it cannot hold on to its share of GDP.

Airlines expect a strong tailwind from travel demand in 2025, even as the industry faces a capacity crunch

Equity as an asset class is undeniably volatile and cyclical. Long-term investments in equity typically help minimize these risks and harness the power of compounding. But what if you don't have the luxury of a long-term horizon or the patience to ride out market swings? Can equity still be a viable option for short- to medium-term investors?