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New Delhi: The conclusion and signing of the proposed free trade agreement between India and Oman is expected to be announced soon, an official has said. The trade pact text is being translated into Arabic in Oman. After that, the cabinets of both countries will...

New Delhi: In an exclusive interview with IANS, Brazil's Ambassador to India, Kenneth Felix Haczynski Da Nobrega, emphasised that India and Brazil are working to turn current global economic challenges, especially the tariff hikes imposed by the US, into new opportunities for deeper bilateral cooperation....

New Delhi: India's annual defence production has reached an all-time high of Rs 1,50,590 crore in 2024-25, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Saturday. This marks a growth of around 18 per cent over the previous fiscal's total of Rs 1.27 lakh crore. Under the leadership...

Moscow: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held talks with Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov here on bilateral military-technical ties and implementation of joint projects in strategic sectors. Doval is in Russia to hold crucial talks on bilateral energy and defence ties and to...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said India is negotiating trade agreements with several countries, including the US, and stressed that many nations are keen to engage with New Delhi on the trade front. He also exuded confidence that India's exports in...

New Delhi: The government does not see any scope for making changes in the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 and may issue a detailed reply soon to explain issues raised by journalists and civil rights bodies, an official source said Friday. Civil rights and...

New Delhi: Union Cabinet Friday approved a subsidy of Rs 12,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) for 2025-26, benefitting 10.33 crore households. PMUY was launched in May 2016, to provide free LPG connection to adult women from poor households across the country....

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday held a "very good and detailed conversation" with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone, during which both leaders not only vowed to further deepen the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership but also held detailed discussions on...

New Delhi: Electric passenger vehicle retail sales jumped 93 per cent year-on-year in July, led by Tata Motors, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said Friday. Total electric passenger vehicle registrations rose to 15,528 units last month as compared with 8,037 units in the...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday withdrew the Income Tax Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, and the government will come out with an updated version of the legislation after incorporating changes suggested by the Select Committee. A new version of the Income Tax...