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New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Monday said that the first tranche of the India-US bilateral trade agreement has almost been finalised, and a team of his ministry officials is in Washington for the discussions. "We have almost finalised the free trade agreement,...

New Delhi: India and South Korea Monday pledged to nearly double their bilateral annual trade to USD 50 billion by 2030 and committed to upgrading their comprehensive economic partnership agreement within the next year, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi observed that both nations radiate a...

New Delhi: Namita Thapar, judge on Shark Tank India and Executive Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Monday hit back at trolls after facing online backlash over her remarks on the health benefits of namaz posted on Instagram in March. Thapar said she and her mother were...

Kathmandu: Government employees in Nepal will now receive their salaries every 15 days, breaking the long-held tradition of monthly salary payments. As per a Finance Minister-level decision taken April 17, government employees will be paid on a fortnightly basis (twice a month), and a circular...

New Delhi: Legal verification of the New Zealand-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been completed, with both countries agreeing to its signing in New Delhi April 27 in the presence of a large contingent of representatives of businesses from the two countries, Trade and Investment...

Preeti Pallavi Patnaik is the dynamic co-founder of Osiris Agretail Private Limited, the parent company of the speciality brand ODYSSA Coffee. A visionary entrepreneur based in Bhubaneswar, she is dedicated to elevating Odisha’s indigenous coffee culture. By sourcing directly from tribal farmers in Koraput, Preeti...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: In a significant boost to the Centre’s Make in India push, JSW Steel and POSCO Sunday announced plans to form a 50-50 joint venture to establish a 6 million tonnes per annum integrated steel plant in Odisha by the end of 2026. The...

New Delhi: An Indian-flagged crude tanker safely transited the Strait of Hormuz even as two other vessels were forced to turn back after being fired at, prompting New Delhi to raise concerns with Iran over the safety of merchant shipping. Crude oil tanker Desh Garima,...

New Delhi: The combined market valuation of eight of the top-10 most valued firms surged by Rs 1,87,497.45 crore in a holiday-shortened last week, with Bharti Airtel emerging as the biggest gainer, in line with a positive trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark...

Colombo: Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan met Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya Sunday and discussed the importance of further strengthening bilateral ties, including people-to-people bonds. "Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Harini Amarasuriya hosted the Vice President of India, Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan, during his ongoing visit...