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New York: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there is a "path" to remove the 25 per cent tariffs imposed on India for buying Russian oil, noting that such purchases by Delhi from Moscow have "collapsed". United States President Donald Trump has imposed 50 per...

New Delhi:  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen kick-started her four-day visit to India to firm up a series of big-ticket initiatives to significantly expand two-way ties. President of the European Council Antonio Costa and von der Leyen will hold summit talks with Prime...

New Delhi: India’s QR‑code payment network, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), is expanding beyond its borders, with Japan among countries trialling the system to serve growing numbers of Indian tourists, a report has said. The report from Nikkei Asia said that Japanese IT services company...

New Delhi: Ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament, the government has called an all-party meeting January 27 to discuss the legislative and other agendas. The Budget Session will begin January 28, with President Draupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and...

Mumbai: IndiGo has vacated more than 700 slots at various domestic airports, following aviation watchdog DGCA curtailing the country's largest airline's winter flights by 10 per cent after massive operational disruptions in early December, according to sources. Generally, slots refer to a particular time period...

New Delhi: European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President Kaja Kallas arrived in India Saturday on her first official visit, with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) describing the trip as timely for further strengthening the India–EU Strategic Partnership amid...

New Delhi: Bank employee unions have decided to go on a nationwide strike January 27 to press for a long-pending demand for a five-day work week. If the strike proceeds, it will disrupt public sector banking operations for three consecutive days, with January 25 and...

United Nations: The FDI inflows to India in 2025 surged by 73 per cent to USD 47 billion, mainly due to large investments in services and manufacturing, supported by policies aimed at integrating the country into global supply chains, the UN said. The Global Investment...

New Delhi: Global energy markets remain stable with enough supplies to meet demand despite geopolitical upheavals, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Friday as he pitched for both producers and consumers playing a constructive role to ensure a viable and predictable market. Refusing to be...

New Delhi: As India prepares to welcome the top European leadership to the Republic Day celebrations January 26, EC President Ursula von der Leyen is upbeat on the India-Europe free trade agreement. Von der Leyen has made it clear that Europe is diversifying its markets...