FMCG major ITC clocks 72.4 pc drop in its Q4 net profit

IANS | May 21, 2026 5:16 PM

Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) FMCG major ITC on Thursday reported a sharp 72.4 per cent year-on-year (YoY) decline in consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter of financial year 2026 (Q4 FY26), mainly due to a high base effect from a one-time gain recorded in the corresponding period last financial year.

Germany to face huge brunt of China’s ‘one-sided trade model’: Report

IANS | May 21, 2026 4:55 PM

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Germany risks repeating the United States’ early‑2000s deindustrialisation if it continues to admire China’s export success, a report has said and warned Europe's largest economy about a sharp rise in bilateral trade imbalances and targeted Chinese industrial policies.

'Fare not revised even after 15 years': Transport Union leader on three-day strike

IANS | May 21, 2026 3:45 PM

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS)Transport union Chalak Shakti Union Vice President Anuj Kumar Rathore on Thursday complained that fares of auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers have not been revised in the national capital for the last 15 years and assured that their strike will be called off as soon as the government assures an increase.