Category: Politics

New Delhi, The imposition of tariffs by the US will not have a direct impact on the domestic steel industry as India’s own consumption of the alloy is growing, Steel Secretary Sandeep Poundrik said on Wednesday. Besides, the exports of steel to the US is around one lakh tonnes — out of 152 million tonnes production, […]

U.S. President Donald Trump’s phone call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the eve of the Indian leader’s 75th birthday has drawn attention from India Inc, with experts seeing it as a positive signal for advancing stalled India-U.S. trade negotiations, including the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).Personal Diplomacy Sets a Positive Tone“The birthday outreach by […]

India, US (Representational) New Delhi: India termed on Tuesday’s trade discussions with the US “positive” and “forward-looking” and said the two sides decided to intensify efforts to achieve early conclusion of a mutually beneficial trade agreement. The US described the talks “positive” for the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA). A team of American trade officials led […]

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Airport, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Morristown, N.J. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) By Johann M Cherian, Lewis Krauskopf and Douglas Gillison Sept 15 – U.S. companies should be allowed to report earnings every six months instead of on a quarterly basis, President Donald Trump […]

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Union Power Minister Manohar Lal on Tuesday urged the state governments to implement reforms required to reduce the debt burden of distribution utilities to improve their efficiency so that they can provide quality and reliable power supply to consumers. New Delhi, Union Power Minister Manohar Lal on Tuesday urged the state […]

New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Any progress on the India-US trade deal front largely hinges on Washington rolling back the Russian oil-linked additional 25 per cent duty on India, and no breakthrough is likely without it, India-based trade-focused think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has argued as both countries started talks on Tuesday. “Negotiations […]

The European Union (EU) is weighing sanctions on companies in India and China that are enabling Russia’s oil trade as part of an upcoming package of fresh restrictions, according to people familiar with the matter. US President Donald Trump said over the weekend that he’s prepared to move ahead with “major” sanctions on Russian oil if […]

President Donald Trump said Friday he’ll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities. Speaking on Fox News, Trump said “the mayor is happy” and “the governor is happy” about the pending deployment. Calling the city “deeply […]

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday unveiled a series of reforms on Friday, including relaxing norms related to the minimum public offer and minimum shareholding requirement, ease of access to Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) and granting equity status to REITs. The moves came after its board meeting earlier in the day. […]

The U.S. Treasury on Friday called on Group of Seven and European Union allies to impose “meaningful tariffs” on goods from China and India to halt their purchases of Russian oil and convened an emergency G7 finance meeting to discuss efforts to step up pressure on Moscow to end its war in Ukraine. “Chinese and Indian […]