India has secured a lower tariff burden under the United States’ final Section 301 measures on imports linked to forced labour concerns, with the additional duty on Indian goods reduced to 10 per cent from the 12.5 per cent initially proposed, the government said on Saturday.
The final measures, announced...
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi and discussed the West Asia crisis as well as the evolving regional landscape.
Jaishankar, who is in the Philippine capital Manila, also met with the foreign ministers of the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea...
India and Romania have signed three agreements for cooperation in the fields of Science and Technology, Education and Sports. The agreements were signed after delegation-level talks between President Droupadi Murmu and her Romanian counterpart, President Nicușor Dan, in Bucharest yesterday.
In her press statement, President Murmu said India and Romania...
Alphabet’s Google on Tuesday released a trio of cheaper versions of its Gemini AI model, but shared no timing updates for the flagship Pro model that has already seen its launch delayed by several weeks.
The new model lineup includes Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, updated versions of...
Banks have mobilised over 20.7 billion US Dollars (USD) in foreign exchange inflows under the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) special swap scheme till Friday last week. The scheme was operationalised on 8th June.
According to RBI’s data issued yesterday, of the total deposits, banks received over 17.4 billion US...
India’s eighth Trade Policy Review (TPR) at the World Trade Organization (WTO) will be held on July 21 and 23, with Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal leading the country’s official delegation.
The review, conducted once every five years for India, assesses the country’s trade policies and practices. The latest review covers...
The External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar has met his Panamanian counterpart Javier Eduardo Martinez-Acha Vasquez in New Delhi. During the meeting, yesterday, Dr Jaishankar underscored the importance of deepening India’s engagement with Panama as a gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean region.
Both leaders held wide-ranging discussions, including...
President Donald Trump unveiled 50% tariffs on a wide range of imports from Canada on Monday in response to what the U.S. administration called its discriminatory treatment of American-made cars, alcohol and dairy goods, threatening a new front in a global trade war.
In slapping import taxes on goods ranging...
Global crude oil prices rose around 16 per cent this week. The surge was driven by an escalation in fighting between the US and Iran as both sides traded retaliatory strikes. During the week at the Intercontinental Exchange, Brent crude September futures surged 15.9 per cent to settle at...
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met Estonia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Margus Tsahkna in Tallinn. The two leaders yesterday discussed ways to further strengthen India-Estonia cooperation in trade, investment, digital transformation, cyber security and emerging technologies. They also exchanged views on creating new opportunities following the successful conclusion of...
