Business

New Delhi: A team of negotiators, led by Commerce Secretary-designate Rajesh Agarwal, is likely to travel to Washington, DC, next week to advance discussions on the proposed India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA). The high-level meetings are expected to take place over three days starting April...

New Delhi: The negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement between India and the UK are progressing towards the final stages, with both sides working to resolve remaining issues, sources said. They said that a UK team was here to discuss issues in the bilateral...

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing tariff war, Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra has said that the central bank will continuously monitor the rapidly evolving global situation and remain 'agile and proactive' in its policy actions. Observing that the Indian economy and the financial markets have...

Washington/New York: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Saturday said he is looking forward to visiting India later this year. The tech billionaire's remarks came a day after he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke and discussed the immense potential for collaboration in technology and...

The Business Eminence Awards 2025, jointly organised by OrissaPOST and Dharitri, honoured outstanding contributions in business and entrepreneurship, celebrating the spirit of innovation, leadership and impact in Odisha. From emerging ventures to established enterprises, this year’s winners exemplify the state’s growing economic potential and entrepreneurial...

New Delhi: The terms of references (ToRs) finalised by India and the US for the proposed bilateral trade agreement include around 19 chapters covering issues such as goods, services, and customs facilitation, official sources said. To give further impetus to the talks, an Indian official...

New Delhi: The government Friday clarified that it is not mulling to levy GST on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000. Clarifying on reports, which said that the government is considering levying Goods and Services Tax (GST) on UPI transactions over Rs 2,000, the finance ministry...

New York/ Washington: Taking note of the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor, a US-Italy joint statement Friday termed it as one of the “greatest economic integration and connectivity projects of this century” that will connect partners and stimulate economic development and integration from India onward to...

The government is reportedly considering GST on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000. Learn more about the development.

New York: Among the threats tariffs pose to the US economy, none may be as strange as the sell-off in the dollar. Currencies rise and fall all the time because of inflation fears, central bank moves and other factors. But economists worry that the recent...