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Same haircut, yet different price tags. Ever observed why your daughter’s haircut often costs more than son’s? Do the scissors charge extra for braids and bows? Nope. It’s just a markup born out of gender-based price discrimination! And it’s not just haircuts. Pink toys are heftier than other toys, and women’s shampoos, conditioners and razors…
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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters India brags about having 1.4 billion people but won’t buy even a small amount of American corn, United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said, asserting that New Delhi must bring down its tariffs or face a “tough time” doing business with the U.S….
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressing the joint conclave of Trade and Industries Association on the topic ‘Tax Reforms for Rising Bharat’ at Music Academy in Chennai on September 14, 2025 | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Sunday (September 14, 2025), said the GST regime has benefited both the…
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Union Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has said that the government has reopened the application window for the production-linked incentive scheme for white goods citing market growth and growing industry confidence following the success of earlier rounds of the PLI scheme | Photo Credit: ANI The government has…
There is a palpable tension in the air. “I am worried. Had we even anticipated that heavy tariffs would be imposed overnight, we would have diversified. But what do I do now? I have thousands of karigars (skilled artisans) dependent on me. They have been working with me for decades. They have families to take…
Birla Corporation Limited said a Kolkata court has passed an ex parte order, restraining the company from putting to vote a resolution on adopting a new set of Articles of Association at its upcoming 105th annual general meeting. The AGM is scheduled to be held on September 15. The September 11 order was in response…
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Weeks after calling off the visit of trade negotiators to Delhi, the U.S. administration says it has invited Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and the Indian trade team to Washington to resume talks for the India-U.S. FTA. The announcement came days after U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi signalled, through public comments and…
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“An increase in headline inflation and food inflation during the month of August, 2025 is mainly attributed to an increase in inflation of vegetables, meat and fish, oil and fats, personal care and effects, and eggs,” the National Statistics Office said. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Retail inflation in August rose slightly to…
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Forex traders said the domestic unit traded in a tight range and hovered around its all-time low level. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Rupee recovered from all-time lows and settled for the day higher by seven paise at 88.28 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Friday (September 12, 2025), on weakness in the…
Sensex jumped 355.97 points or 0.44%, to settle at 81,904.70 and Nifty rallied 108.50 points or 0.43%, to 25,114. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged on Friday (September 12, 2025) in line with a global market rally amid rising hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates…
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