Vijay Prasad Sharma

Vijay Prasad Sharma

Sub-editor at Business Standard

Vijay Prasad Sharma

The Indian government on Tuesday issued a notification to ban the import of goods made using forced labour, aligning with global labour standards

Updated On: 14 Jul 2026 | 6:42 PM IST

RBI's subsidised hedging facility for external commercial borrowings lowers currency risk costs, aiming to boost dollar inflows and strengthen support for the rupee

Updated On: 25 Jun 2026 | 6:17 PM IST

The company declared a dividend of Rs 0.60 per equity share of ₹10 each for the financial year ended March 31, 2026

Updated On: 17 Apr 2026 | 7:49 PM IST

The party promised an increase of ₹500 in financial support for women, and a ₹1,500 monthly allowance for all unemployed youth in the state

Updated On: 20 Mar 2026 | 7:18 PM IST

Role of 'Nari Shakti' will be crucial in making Viksit Bharat, says President

Updated On: 25 Jan 2026 | 8:14 PM IST

Maria Corina Machado's Peace Prize and Kendrick Lamar's Grammy triumph capture how 2025 honoured both democratic resistance and cultural reinvention

Updated On: 08 Dec 2025 | 6:14 PM IST

Airbus has instructed airlines to quickly update software on nearly 6,000 A320 aircraft after a JetBlue incident linked to data errors caused by solar radiation

Updated On: 29 Nov 2025 | 6:03 PM IST

Proximity dominates nursery admission criteria across Delhi's private schools for 2026-27, with several institutions assigning the highest weightage to children living nearby

Updated On: 28 Nov 2025 | 5:41 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has handed the Home portfolio to Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary in a significant reshuffle, while JD(U) has retained the crucial Finance ministry

Updated On: 21 Nov 2025 | 8:45 PM IST

Delhi Police carried out a sweeping two-day crackdown under Operation CyHawk, detaining over 4,400 suspects and disrupting major cyber fraud networks across the capital

Updated On: 21 Nov 2025 | 5:22 PM IST

The RBI Governor says rupee's fall is due to dollar demand, not policy moves, assures strong forex buffers and highlights improving strength of Indian banks

Updated On: 20 Nov 2025 | 7:47 PM IST

Trai said the direction has been issued "to enhance consumer trust, curbing spam, and preventing fraudulent activities perpetrated through voice calls"

Updated On: 19 Nov 2025 | 5:23 PM IST

Sundar Pichai warns that AI has limits and urges users to use it carefully, noting that no company would be shielded if an AI investment bubble collapses

Updated On: 18 Nov 2025 | 11:03 PM IST

Bishnoi is wanted in several major criminal investigations, including the recent killing of Baba Siddique and the alleged conspiracy to carry out an attack outside actor Salman Khan's residence

Updated On: 18 Nov 2025 | 8:53 PM IST

'X' suffered a large-scale outage affecting thousands in the US, with Cloudflare and OpenAI reporting similar problems

Updated On: 18 Nov 2025 | 6:34 PM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlights global challenges, stresses infrastructure push, reform measures, and technology-led growth to boost investment and productivity

Updated On: 06 Nov 2025 | 4:46 PM IST

The data collected from the beginning of this year through mid-October highlighted that women and girls together form the most affected category among those who go missing in the city

Updated On: 31 Oct 2025 | 7:26 PM IST

The first phase of the greenfield Noida International Airport is expected to be inaugurated soon, though an exact date has not been announced yet

Updated On: 31 Oct 2025 | 6:07 PM IST

Gor's visit comes as India and the US work to finalise a trade deal amid tensions over doubled tariffs and extra duties on Russian crude oil imports

Updated On: 10 Oct 2025 | 10:13 PM IST

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was named the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, dashing US President Donald Trump's hopes of getting it

Updated On: 10 Oct 2025 | 8:01 PM IST