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Govt amends drugs rules, ends retail exemption for cough syrups

New Delhi: The government has amended the Drugs Rules, 1945 (Fifth Amendment), removing an exemption that allowed the sale of cough syrups in small villages without compliance with certain retail licensing requirements, according to an official statement Tuesday. The amendment was notified through a notification...

Strait of Hormuz

India-bound LNG vessel sails safely through Hormuz

New Delhi: The Malta-flagged LNG carrier DISHA, managed by a Shipping Corporation of India-led consortium, safely transited the Strait of Hormuz Monday with a cargo of 62,370 metric tonnes of LNG bound for Dahej in Gujarat, and is likely to reach India June 18, according...

India, US to hold fresh talks on interim trade pact

New Delhi: India and the United States are set to intensify negotiations on a proposed interim trade agreement with senior officials from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), scheduled to visit New Delhi June 23-24 for high-level discussions aimed at finalising the...

Nirmala Sitharaman

India well-positioned for sustained economic growth: FM Sitharaman

New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman Monday said India has performed reasonably well on the economic front, but cautioned against taking the country's growth story for granted, stressing that continuous innovation, reforms and institutional strengthening are essential to sustain long-term...

FILE PHOTO: Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

No peace deal with US today, says Iran

Dubai/Washington: Iran said Saturday it could sign the framework for a peace deal with the United States in the coming days, but dismissed a suggestion by mediator Pakistan that it would be signed within the next 24 hours. The US and Iran signalled Friday that...

US-China

China opposes US move to blacklist firms as military companies

Beijing: China said Saturday it firmly opposed the US adding several prominent Chinese businesses to its list of military companies, and that the move ignored the consensus reached during US President Donald Trump's summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping last month. The Pentagon on Monday...

 

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