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TOI correspondent from London: Fugitive economic offender Vijay Mally still knows how to party, despite being declared bankrupt in Britain and being swamped in dozens of legal battles in the UK and in India.His bromance with IPL founder Lalit Modi (63), who also lives in the UK, has reached new heights. Lalit hosted a big…

India and Oman signed a trade deal, expanding the country’s strategic and economic relations in the Persian Gulf, and helping exporters at a time when they are facing headwinds in several parts of the world.The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the second in West Asia after the one with UAE a few years ago, will…

MUMBAI: US-based private equity (PE) firm L Catterton has picked up a minority stake in Haldiram Snacks Food amid a rush among investors to take a bite of India’s growing consumer market. The latest investment in Haldiram’s, known for its wide range of namkeen (snacks), sweets and ready to eat products comes less than a…

India’s space industry has attracted $150 million in funding so far in the current financial year, marking the highest-ever fund mobilisation since the government opened up the sector to private participation in 2020, INSPACe Chairman Pawan Goenka said on Thursday, PTI reported.Speaking at the India Economic Forum in New Delhi, Goenka said the funding milestone…

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Thursday said that the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) faces a sizeable staffing shortage in its audit formations, with 38 percent of positions vacant as of July 1, 2024, leading to gaps between planned and completed audits.The CAG’s report on the Department of Revenue for…

US inflation cooled more than expected in November, but economists cautioned that the data may have been distorted by the recent federal government shutdown, while most Americans said they were yet to feel any real relief from high prices for essentials, AP reported.The US Labor Department said on Thursday that the consumer price index (CPI)…

Representative image (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: Defence production in India increased more than three times over the last 10 years, reaching an all-time high of Rs 1.54 lakh crore in 2024-25, up from Rs 46,429 crore in 2014-15, Union Minister of State for power Shripad Yesso Naik said on Thursday.Talking about India’s “aatmanirbharata” (self-reliance) in the…

The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will add to India’s growing network of preferential trade arrangements in the Gulf, but its significance lies more in consolidating market access and investment presence than in sharply expanding trade volumes, Ajay Srivastava, founder of the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said.India and Oman signed the agreement on…

FILE – Nissan signage at Nissan headquarters in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File) NEW DELHI: As it struggles to get sales and market share in India, Japanese automaker Nissan on Thursday said it will launch three new models in the country over the next 14-16 months, the first of…

For high-income taxpayers, buyback proceeds may now be taxed at slab rates up to 35.88%, despite the fact that the shareholder is surrendering and extinguishing their rights in the shares. (AI image) When the Finance Act, 2024 rewired the tax treatment of share buybacks, it upended a long-standing system that had—with all its imperfections—at least…