India-US trade deal: First tranche set to be signed soon as ‘all major points settled,’ says Centre

India and the United States are inching closer to signing the first tranche of the proposed bilateral trade agreement, with most of the key details already settled, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday. His remarks came as a high-level US delegation arrived in New Delhi for a fresh round of negotiations. Speaking […]

Rahul Gandhi’s fresh swipe at PM Modi over India-US trade deal: ‘Compromised PM’

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the India-US trade deal, accusing the Centre of striking a “deal for Adani’s release.”Continuing his sharp attack on the PM Modi-led Centre, Rahul posted on X: “Compromised PM negotiated not a trade deal, but a […]

New challenge: ‘Make in India’ gets a pushback from US, China

PM Modi’s push to transform India into a major global manufacturing hub faces a challenge from the US and China. (AI image) PM Narendra Modi’s push for ‘Make in India’ is facing resistance and criticism from US and China – the two largest world economies. India is currently the world’s fifth largest economy, on its […]

‘Studying all developments’: India reacts after US Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs

NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday said that India is closely “studying all developments and implications” of the US Supreme Court’s ruling striking down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs across the world.In its first statement, the ministry of commerce & industry said, “We have noted the US Supreme Court judgement on tariffs yesterday. President Trump […]

Nothing changes for India: Donald Trump’s big statement on trade deal after US Supreme Court strikes down tariffs

Trump on tariffs (AI image) US President Donald Trump on Friday said that there will be no change in the India-US trade deal. His comments come after he announced a 10% global tariffs post the US Supreme Court deeming his reciprocal tariffs as illegal. Trump said that India will continue to pay the tariffs that […]

Stock market today: Nifty50 nears 26,000 mark; BSE Sensex opens over 100 points up

Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the main stock market benchmarks, rose in opening trade on Wednesday as global cues remained positive and optimism around the India-US trade deal continued. While Nifty was near the 26,000 mark, BSE Sensex rose over 100 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading […]

India-US trade deal: White House removes pulses from fact sheet – changes key text

The United States has revised its fact sheet on the recently announced “historic trade deal” with India, removing a reference to pulses and changed the text relating to the $500 billion purchase “commitment.“ In the earlier version of the document, Washington had said, “India will scrap or cut duties on American industrial products and on […]

Stock market today: Nifty50 opens above 25,900; BSE Sensex up over 150 points

Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Indian benchmark indices, Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, rose in early trade on Tuesday continuing the ongoing rally post the India-US trade deal announcement. While Nifty50 went above 25,900, BSE Sensex was up over 150 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,918.55, up 51 points or […]

Rupee in green: Currency rises 9 paise to 90.25 against US dollar

Rupee opened in green on Friday, climbing 9 paise to 90.25 against the US dollar, as currency markets reacted to optimism around the India-US trade deal but remained cautious ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy announcement. The early gains came after the currency ended Thursday’s session higher by 13 paise at 90.34 […]

India’s agricultural interests fully secure under US deal: Chouhan | India News

Agriculture minister Shivraj Chouhan (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Amid opposition allegations over the India-US trade deal, Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said that the agreement fully safeguards India’s agricultural interests, particularly those of the farm and dairy sectors.Underlining that India’s staple grains, fruits, major crops, millets and dairy products remain completely secure […]