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Washington: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that India is likely to be among the first countries to finalise a bilateral trade agreement with the US to avert reciprocal tariffs by President Donald Trump. Bessent made these remarks Monday during an interview with CNBC's...

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London: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal arrived in London Monday morning at the start of a five-day three-city tour, also covering Oslo and Brussels, to drive forward trade and investment dialogues with the UK and Europe. The minister, who is accompanied by a business...

New Delhi: India's industrial production growth marginally accelerated to 3 per cent in March 2025 from 2.7 per cent in February, according to official data released Monday. However, on an annual basis, the growth in March was down from 5.5 per cent in the corresponding...

Mumbai: Benchmark BSE Sensex soared by 1,006 points to close above 80,000 level Monday as a sharp rally in Reliance Industries and private banks, and foreign fund inflows helped stock markets cut short two days of fall amid India-Pakistan border tensions. The 30-share BSE Sensex...

New Delhi: Professional networking platform Apna Monday said it has recorded a sharp uptick in job applications in the first quarter of this year with a rise in women's workforce participation driven by flexible work, inclusive hiring, and rising opportunities in Tier II and III...

New Delhi: India and France Monday inked an intergovernmental agreement to procure 26 naval variants of Rafale fighter jets at a cost of around Rs 64,000 crore for the Indian Navy. The pact was sealed at a virtual event. India is procuring the jets from...

Berhampur: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday said investment valued at Rs 1 lakh crore will be brought to Ganjam district. More than one lakh people would get employment in the industrial units to be set up with that investment, Majhi told reporters after...

New Delhi: India is likely to ask the US to ease export controls and grant it access to critical technologies on par with key American allies like Australia, the UK, and Japan under the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), sources said. They added that India...

New Delhi: Foreign investors have infused Rs 17,425 crore in the country's equity markets last week, supported by a combination of favourable global cues and strong domestic macroeconomic fundamentals. This came following a net investment of Rs 8,500 crore in the preceding holiday-truncated week ended...