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New Delhi: The Department of Posts (DoP) has suspended all types of postal articles, including letters, documents, and gifts, valued up to $100, to the United States. In its earlier notification, DoP had decided to temporarily suspend booking of all types of postal articles, except...

New Delhi: In today's era of terrorism, regional conflicts and tariff war, India's military can't afford to depend on uncertain foreign supplies and self-reliance in defence is central to shield the country's strategic autonomy, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Saturday. In an address at a...

Noida: Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Saturday inaugurated the country's first tempered glass factory set up by Optiemus Infracom in Noida. Optiemus has partnered with US material technology firm Corning for making the tempered glass that are used as protective layer for mobile...

New Delhi: Commerce ministry is working on short, medium, and long-term action plans to help exporters deal with the steep 50 per cent US tariffs imposed on Indian goods entering Washington, an official said. Several special economic zone policy flexibility norms are also under consideration,...

New Delhi: The bilateral trade between India and China has been growing at a healthy rate, but the trade gap remains sharply tilted in Beijing's favour. India has time and again flagged its concern over the ballooning trade deficit and the non-trade barriers faced by...

New Delhi: Opposition-ruled states have extended their support to cut the number of GST rate slabs and the rates for mass consumption items, while demanding a mechanism to ensure the benefits get passed on to consumers, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said Saturday. He also said...

Bhubaneswar: Amidst resentment among farmers over alleged scarcity of fertilisers in the state, BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Saturday sought the Centre's intervention in the matter and demanded adequate supply of urea during the current kharif season. Patnaik's appeal came following reports of farmers hitting the...

Washington: A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs on almost every country on earth but left in place for now his effort to build a protectionist wall around the American economy. The US Court...

Bhubaneswar: The proposed GST reforms will bring a huge change in trade and commerce in the country, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Friday. Addressing the valedictory session of a seminar on 'Viksit Odisha, 2036 -- Odisha on Growth Path' organised by the Indian...

Mumbai: The rupee breached the 88-mark for the first time and closed at an all-time low of 88.09 against the US dollar Friday, registering a sharp decline of 51 paise amid a massive outflow of foreign funds and heightened tensions over a trade deal between...