Trump’s 15% global tariffs & US Supreme Court ruling: How India, China & other major economies are reacting to the new trade dynamics

[ad_1] Donald Trump tariffs (AI image) US President Donald Trump is livid and his fresh tariff warnings after announcing a 15% global tariff are signs of the global economic turbulence that may unfold in the coming days. The US Supreme Court has struck down Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, prompting the American president to first levy a…

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Appraisal season 2026: What India Inc is planning for salary hikes and where pay may rise faster

[ad_1] With appraisal season around the corner, conversations about pay hikes, promotions and performance rewards are returning to office corridors as companies reassess compensation strategies.Companies are preparing to roll out an average salary hike of 9.1 per cent in 2026, signalling a shift towards skills-based pay structures rather than uniform annual increments, according to a…

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FM Sitharaman rules out roadmap for PSU bank mergers, panel to review sector reforms

[ad_1] The government currently has no roadmap for mergers among public sector banks, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, indicating that consolidation is not under active consideration even as a new banking reform panel is set to review the sector’s future.“I am not familiar with any roadmap…there isn’t one,” Sitharaman said in a media briefing after…

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US stocks today: Wall Street falls as Trump ramps up tariffs; Dow drops over 600 points

[ad_1] US stocks moved lower as investors reacted to President Donald Trump’s decision to increase global tariffs, though market swings remained far milder than the sharp volatility witnessed during last year’s tariff-driven sell-off.The S&P 500 declined 0.7%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 618 points, or 1.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.7% in…

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Govt to return unclaimed EPFO deposits, expand scholarships for unorganised workers’ children

[ad_1] The labour ministry has initiated a process to return unclaimed funds lying in inoperative Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) accounts to subscribers, a move expected to benefit over 3.1 million account holders, labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.A pilot phase covering about 0.7 million subscribers will be rolled out shortly after the decision was taken…

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PM Modi to inaugurate Noida’s Jewar airport, says UP CM Yogi

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Noida international airport at Jewar next month, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said during an interaction with the Indian diaspora in Singapore.Highlighting the state’s aviation infrastructure, Yogi said Uttar Pradesh currently has the highest number of airports in the country and that the upcoming…

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‘A deal is a deal’: After Trump’s 15% global tariff blow, EU says it will accept no increase

[ad_1] After US President Donald Trump’s global tariffs were invalidated by the American Supreme Court, the European Commission has urged the country to stick to last year’s EU-US trade agreement. Last week following the US Supreme Court’s ruling that deemed his global tariffs illegal, Trump quickly raised them from 10% to 15%.In response to the…

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