New Delhi: India is hopeful of resuming negotiations on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA) with the US soon, and addressing the issue of high tariffs imposed by Washington on Indian goods will be key to striking the deal, a government official said on Thursday. However, the official said the new dates for the next…
New Delhi: India is emerging as one of the most dynamic among the world’s five largest economies, with strong economic fundamentals including high savings and investment rates, favorable demographics, and a sustainable fiscal position, according to the August 2025 issue of EY Economy Watch. Despite global uncertainties such as tariff pressures and slowing trade, India’s…
Muzaffarpur (Bihar): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday asserted that the INDIA bloc will win the Bihar assembly polls “if the elections were free and fair”, and described deletion of voters’ names from electoral rolls as “worse than terrorism”. The DMK president flew down to the eastern state, along with sister and…
The curtains came down on the life of Judge Frank Caprio on Wednesday (August 22, 2025), bringing to an end an illustrious career built on compassion and kindness in the courtroom. According to a statement from his family, the Rhode Island judge died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 88. In a career spanning…
New York: Indian envoy Vinay Mohan Kwatra discussed “fair, balanced and mutually beneficial trade ties” with US lawmakers amid ongoing tariff tensions between New Delhi and Washington. The Indian Ambassador has met four US lawmakers in the last 24 hours and 23 since August 9, as revealed by his social media posts. Kwatra met Congressman…
New Delhi: Indication of a potential US Federal Reserve rate cut may trigger optimism in the domestic equity market, with investors’ attention shifting to the looming deadline for additional US tariffs on Indian goods in a holiday-shortened week ahead, analysts said. Moreover, trading activity of foreign investors, global trends, and macroeconomic data announcements will also…
New Delhi/Mumbai: The CBI searched the Mumbai residence of Reliance Communication Ltd. (RCOM) Director Anil Ambani on Saturday after recently registering a case for allegedly defrauding the State Bank of India of Rs 2929.05 crore, officials said. Teams of CBI conducted the searches at two locations in Mumbai on Saturday — the official premises of…
Moscow: In a pointed diplomatic signal amid escalating US Pressure, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday, reinforcing India’s strategic ties with Moscow even as Washington presses ahead with tariffs and warnings over New Delhi’s energy trade with Russia. The high-level meeting, part of efforts to finalise President…
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation on Thursday urged the Centre to mitigate the impact of the proposed 50 per cent US tariffs on exporters. The Andhra Pradesh Chambers held a meeting with its 78 affiliated associations in Vijayawada to discuss sectoral challenges and strategies for diversifying exports beyond the American market….
The Indian Parliament this week sent out a strong message: playtime is over. By passing a bill to ban the operating, facilitating, and advertising of online games played with money, the Lok Sabha has drawn a hard line against what many parents, educators, and policymakers have long feared—gaming addiction spiraling into a full-blown social crisis….
