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New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Monday that India and the United States are in the advanced stages of negotiating a bilateral trade agreement. Goyal told journalists that India has already finalised free trade agreements with three members of the Five Eyes...

Hong Kong: China will impose up to 42.7 per cent of provisional tariffs on dairy products, including milk and cheese imported from the European Union, its Commerce Ministry said Monday. The elevated duties, which take effect Tuesday, were based on preliminary results from an investigation...

Islamabad: Pakistan and China have signed 24 MoUs aimed at strengthening digital collaboration between the two countries, state media reported Monday. The MoUs were signed in Beijing under the Joint Working Group on IT Cooperation and included one government-to-government, seven government-to-business, and 16 business-to-business agreements,...

Tokyo: India's Ambassador-designate to Japan, Nagma Mallick, called on Japan's State Minister for Disaster Management Akama Jiro Monday, discussing cooperation in disaster risk reduction and disaster resilience. In a statement shared on X, the Indian Embassy in Japan stated, "Ambassador-designate Nagma M Mallick called on...

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may cut the policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 5 per cent in its February monetary policy meeting given the RBI’s dovish guidance, a new report has said. The Union Bank of India (UBI) said...

New Delhi: India and New Zealand Monday announced the conclusion of free trade agreement negotiations, a move aimed at boosting bilateral trade in goods and investments. The talks started in May this year. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Monday that negotiations for a...

Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Sunday clarified that there is no change in the existing regulatory framework for short selling. The market regulator said that "a media article has incorrectly reported about changes in short selling framework which would become applicable...

New Delhi: Stock markets are likely to trade in a range-bound manner in a holiday-shortened week where trading activity of foreign investors, currency movement and global macroeconomic data announcements are expected to drive sentiments, analysts said. Several global markets may see subdued activity on account...

New Delhi: The combined market valuation of six of the top-10 most-valued firms climbed Rs 75,256.97 crore last week, with Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys emerging as the biggest winners. Last week, the BSE benchmark declined 338.3 points, or 0.39 per cent. While Reliance Industries,...

New Delhi: After a record-breaking year, India's automobile industry is entering 2026 on a relatively strong footing, with sales growth expected in the 6-8 per cent range. The outlook is underpinned by policy support, including GST rationalisation, easing monetary conditions, and income tax relief, which...