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New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said India is negotiating a bilateral trade agreement with the US, indicating that the steep 50 per cent tariff imposed by America on Indian goods will not have much impact on the country's economy. "If somebody...

New Delhi: Despite repeated allegations of "vote theft" and "voter list manipulation" from the Opposition parties, the Election Commission of India (ECI) Friday revealed that only 117 claims and objections were received from political parties during the period from August 1-29. This contrasts sharply with...

New Delhi: India's economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 7.8 per cent in April-June, its fastest pace in five quarters, before US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs that now cloud the outlook, threatening key exports like textiles. The gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first...

New Delhi: Opposition-ruled states Friday said the Centre's proposal for GST rate rejig could result in a revenue loss of about Rs 1.5 crore to Rs 2 lakh crore and demanded compensation for the losses incurred by them. Finance ministers from eight states -- Himachal...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Oman will be finalised soon, and Qatar also wants to negotiate a pact with India. He said that India has already signed such acts with a number of...

New Delhi: India plans to set up 3D-printed dwellings on Mars and launch precursor missions to land humans on the Red Planet in the next four decades, according to a roadmap for the future drawn up by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The roadmap...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said the government will soon announce various measures to expand the country's domestic outreach and global foray, aiming to boost exports. He also assured exporters of all support in dealing with the current global uncertainties at...

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah Friday launched a blistering attack on Rahul Gandhi, Congress and its allies for ‘facilitating’ abusive and offensive sloganeering against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Mahagathbandhan’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar’s Darbhanga. The Home Minister, speaking at an event...

Patna: Tension flared in Patna Friday after BJP workers staged a protest outside the Congress state headquarters, Sadaqat Ashram in Patna, over the abusive remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother by some party workers at an event during the 'Voter...

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a key accused in the Muzaffarpur AK-47 rifle and ammunition seizure case, marking a major breakthrough in its probe into an arms smuggling racket. The accused, Manjoor Khan alias Babu Bhai, was apprehended for his alleged...