New Delhi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Wednesday held talks with Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul on strengthening economic relations between the two countries amid the changing dynamics in world trade triggered by the sharp hike in US tariffs. “Held...
New Delhi: India would like to see its negotiations with the European Union for a free trade agreement move to a decisive conclusion soon, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Wednesday. Jaishankar made the remarks at a joint media briefing after holding wide-ranging talks with...
New Delhi: The free trade agreement between India and four-European nation bloc EFTA, which will come into force from October 1, will have legally binding provisions on trade and sustainable development, Switzerland said Wednesday. "For the first time, India has laid down legally binding provisions...
Hyderabad: Kalvakuntla Kavitha Wednesday resigned from the membership of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and also from the post of Member of Legislative Council. A day after the BRS president and her father, K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), suspended her from the party, Kavitha announced that...
New Delhi: The 56th meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state ministers, Wednesday started deliberations on 'next-gen GST' reforms, which will lower tax rates on items of mass consumption, remove duty inversion in sectors, like textiles, and ease...
New Delhi: Finance ministers of opposition-ruled states met Wednesday ahead of the crucial GST Council meeting and resolved to demand compensation for revenue losses incurred by states due to the recent GST rate revisions. Eight opposition-ruled states -- Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Tamil...
New Delhi: In the wake of devastation due to floods, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately announce a special relief package for Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, as well as accelerate relief and rescue operations. The...
Mumbai: Activist Manoj Jarange Tuesday evening ended his five-day-old fast after the Maharashtra government accepted most of his demands, including granting eligible Marathas Kunbi caste certificates which will make them eligible for reservation benefits available to OBCs. Jarange accepted a glass of fruit juice offered...
New Delhi: India has warned Pakistan about the "high probability" of flooding in the Sutlej river, with incessant rainfall in the northern states forcing the release of excess water from major dams, sources said Tuesday. The alerts were routed to Islamabad through the Ministry of...
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Tuesday said India-China relations are gradually moving towards normalcy, noting that as border issues get resolved, easing of tensions is a natural consequence. At the meeting held on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit,...
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