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India-UK trade agreement is now in force: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has come into force under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling it a defining milestone in bilateral ties. In a post on X,...

Direct tax collections rise 16% to Rs 6.51 lakh crore

New Delhi: The net direct tax collection grew 16.40 per cent to over Rs 6.51 lakh crore till July 13 this fiscal, driven by higher corporate tax mop-up, government data showed Tuesday. The net corporate tax collection rose 22 per cent to Rs 2.40 lakh...

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India bars goods made through forced labour

New Delhi: The government has amended the foreign trade policy to prohibit the import of goods produced using forced labour, amid a US investigation into forced labour practices in 60 countries, including India. Amending the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, the DGFT has inserted a...

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Google launches new AI tools, partnerships to support India’s AI ecosystem

Bengaluru: US-based technology giant Google Tuesday announced a series of artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives for developers, startups, enterprises and educational institutions in India. At the Google I/O Connect India 2026 summit in Bengaluru, the company unveiled new AI education programmes, healthcare collaborations, cybersecurity initiatives and...

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Global smartphone shipments drop 11% amid memory crisis

New Delhi: Global smartphone shipments declined 11 per cent (year-on-year) in the April-June quarter (Q2 2026), reaching the lowest second-quarter levels since 2013, a report showed Monday, as the memory shortage deepened and emerged as the dominant drag on the industry. According to preliminary estimates...

Inflation in India

Retail inflation inches up to 4.38% in May: Govt data

New Delhi: Retail inflation climbed to 4.38 per cent in June mainly due to costlier food items, pushing the rate of price rise above the Reserve Bank's median target of 4 per cent, according to government data released Monday. This is the first time that...

 

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