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New Delhi: India and Nepal signed an agreement Thursday to strengthen the movement of rail-based freight between the two neighbouring countries. The pact will facilitate railway freight movement between Jogbani (India) and Biratnagar (Nepal), including bulk cargo under an expanded definition. Glad to announce the...

New Delhi: Retail inflation slipped to a multi-year low of 0.25 per cent in October, driven by the impact of the GST rate cut and subdued prices of vegetables and fruits, government data showed Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI) based retail inflation was 1.44...

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty continued their upward momentum for the third straight day Wednesday, supported by gains in IT and consumer durables shares amid a rally in global equities markets. Traders said optimism over the anticipated resolution of the US government shutdown...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Wednesday met Saudi Arabia's Investment Minister Khalid Al Falih and discussed ways to further deepen economic and trade ties between the two nations. The discussions centred around advancing trade and investment in tech, energy, infrastructure and startups,...

New York: US President Donald Trump appeared to defend the H-1B visa programme, saying America has to bring in talent from around the world as it does not have “certain talents” in the country. “I agree but you also do have to bring in talent,”...

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), Odisha Chapter is set to host its prestigious annual event Design Carnival & Build Expo 2025 in the Capital from November 14 to 16. The three-day event will explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and architectural design under...

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back to end with remarkable gains despite starting on a weak note Tuesday driven by a buying rush in services and telecom shares amid optimism on a US-India trade deal. The 30-share BSE Sensex began the trade...

New Delhi: COP30 President Andre Corrêa do Lago has praised India and China for playing a transformative role in the global energy transition, saying both countries have embraced climate action "in a very clear way" and are driving down the cost of clean technologies worldwide....

New Delhi: IndiGo has started direct flights from the national capital to Guangzhou. For the airline, Delhi is the second city after Kolkata to have non-stop services to the Chinese city. The carrier commenced daily, non-stop flights between Delhi and Guangzhou from November 10 and...

New York/Washington: The US is “pretty close” to reaching a “fair trade deal” with India, President Donald Trump has said, adding that he will lower the tariffs imposed on New Delhi “at some point.” “We're making a deal with India, much different deal than we...