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Washington: President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was scrapping US tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and a broad swath of other commodities — a dramatic move that comes amid mounting pressure on his administration to better combat high consumer prices. Trump has built...

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir has registered over 17.20 lakh unclaimed accounts with an outstanding amount of Rs 465.79 crore, prompting the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to encourage banks to actively contact rightful claimants of these deposits for the return of funds in a time-bound...

Islamabad: Diesel shortage is being reported in Pakistan amid a potential rise in petroleum product prices from November 16, local media reported Friday, citing sources. Sources have revealed that oil companies have halted the supply of diesel in Islamabad, which has resulted in diesel shortages...

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty reversed early losses to end modestly higher Friday as investors turned to buying blue-chip stocks at beaten-down prices. The 30-share BSE Sensex benchmark began the trade on a negative note by declining 449.35 points, or 0.53 per cent...

New Delhi: Wholesale Price Inflation (WPI) fell to a 27-month low of (-) 1.21 per cent in October, led by a sharp deflation in food items like pulses and vegetables, and lower prices of fuel and manufactured items, government data showed Friday. WPI-based inflation was...

Vishakhapatnam: World Trade Organisation Chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Friday, said India should be a leader of the reform process at the WTO. She said that India's economy is growing at a healthy pace and it is a leader in areas such as technology. She said that...

New Delhi: India and Canada have agreed to hold sustained ministerial engagements with the trade and investment community in both countries early next year, an official statement said Friday. The agreement was made at the ‘Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment’ between Union Minister for...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Maninder Sidhu, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, discussed ways to further boost bilateral trade and promote investments, it was announced Thursday. Sidhu is in India to find opportunities to advance trade and investment linkages between the...

New Delhi: India and Nepal signed an agreement Thursday to strengthen the movement of rail-based freight between the two neighbouring countries. The pact will facilitate railway freight movement between Jogbani (India) and Biratnagar (Nepal), including bulk cargo under an expanded definition. Glad to announce the...

New Delhi: Retail inflation slipped to a multi-year low of 0.25 per cent in October, driven by the impact of the GST rate cut and subdued prices of vegetables and fruits, government data showed Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI) based retail inflation was 1.44...