PM Modi, Piyush Goyal expected to travel to Oman next week to sign free trade agreement

PM Modi, Piyush Goyal expected to travel to Oman next week to sign free trade agreement

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting with Sultan of Oman, Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, at Bait Al Baraka, in Muscat, Oman. File | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal are expected to travel to Oman next week to sign a free trade agreement with that country, sources who […]

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Indian businesses have ample opportunity in Russia if only they take ‘leap of faith’: Goyal

Indian businesses have ample opportunity in Russia if only they take ‘leap of faith’: Goyal

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal speaks at the India-Russia Business Forum in New Delhi, on December 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia has a huge demand for industrial goods and consumer products, which can be fulfilled by Indian businesses if only they take a “leap of faith”, said Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday (December […]

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India-U.K. FTA to bring major gains to MSMEs in engineering, textiles

India-U.K. FTA to bring major gains to MSMEs in engineering, textiles

Two major sectors that have a dominant presence of Micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (MSMEs) and are expected to gain immensely from the India-U.K. Free Trade Agreement are textiles and engineering. Elimination of tariffs on textiles and garments from the earlier average level of 12% will remove the duty disadvantage that the Indian exporters faced […]

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PM Modi’s meditation cave in Uttarakhand pulling tourists back after the pandemic’s lull

PM Modi’s meditation cave in Uttarakhand pulling tourists back after the pandemic’s lull

The Rudra meditation cave near Kedarnath. A little over a kilometre’s trek from Kedarnath, the Rudra meditation cave, about 3,500 metres above sea level, is booked out for April. It has a 75% booking for May and 65% for June, during the Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand, scheduled to start on April 22. | Photo […]

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PM Modi extends best wishes to 35th Australian Sikh Games

PM Modi extends best wishes to 35th Australian Sikh Games

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described India and Australia as “strong partners” in progress and prosperity as he extended his best wishes to everyone associated with the 35th Australian Sikh Games being held in Brisbane. The games organised by Australian National Sikh Sports and […]

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Morning Digest | Online platforms must take down PIB-flagged ‘fake news’, Union Cabinet gives nod to Indian Space Policy 2023, and more

Morning Digest | Online platforms must take down PIB-flagged ‘fake news’, Union Cabinet gives nod to Indian Space Policy 2023, and more

Online platforms must take down PIB-flagged ‘fake news’ Social media platforms and other intermediaries on the Internet are now required to make sure that “fake news” articles about the Union government, deemed and declared as such by its Press Information Bureau (PIB), are taken down from their platforms when they are alerted to such posts. […]

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Rahul Gandhi trying to ‘rip’ apart PM’s image; won’t succeed as people are with Modi: Union Minister Smriti Irani

Rahul Gandhi trying to ‘rip’ apart PM’s image; won’t succeed as people are with Modi: Union Minister Smriti Irani

Union Minister Smriti Irani. File | Photo Credit: PTI The BJP on March 28 launched a fresh attack on Rahul Gandhi, saying the Congress leader’s refusal to apologise to the OBC community for his “indecent” comments is yet another “manifestation” of the Gandhi family’s political arrogance. BJP leader and Union Minister Smriti Irani alleged that […]

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