New Delhi, Feb 3 (UNI) Giving full credit to the enduring bonding between the Prime Minister Modi and the US President Donald Trump for concluding the much anticipated trade agreement between India and the US successfully, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that the deal concluded between the two countries is “one of the…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (UNI) Markets continued to remain upbeat and at 12.35 hours Tuesday, buoyed by the Indo-US trade deal that slashed duties on Indian exports to the US from 50 per cent to 18 per cent. The benchmark Nifty 50 traded at 25,800 at 12.40 hours, up by 2.84 per cent compared to…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (UNI) Indian rice exporters have welcomed indications of a possible reduction in US tariffs on Indian goods to 18 per cent, saying the move could significantly improve competitiveness and boost shipments to the American market. The Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF), through its National President Dr Prem Garg, said the trade…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (UNI) Indian equity markets are poised for a powerful rally on Tuesday, with benchmark indices expected to open near record territory after New Delhi and Washington finalized a trade agreement that slashes tariffs on Indian exports to 18 percent—a move investors see as clearing a major overhang on sentiment. The deal…
New Delhi, (UNI) Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump and the people of the two nations on the landmark India-US trade deal. Goyal posted his reaction on X, after the telephone talks between PM Modi and President Trump on Monday night, with the latter announcing…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (UNI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that US tariff actions had no bearing on the union Budget 2026-27, underlining that the government’s focus remained firmly on domestic structural reforms, labour-intensive sectors and medium-scale enterprises, while maintaining fiscal discipline without compressing expenditure. Addressing newspersons in a post-Budget interaction aimed at…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (UNI) Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal, who is also a Member of Parliament, on Monday said that the union Budget 2026 has put micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) at the centre of India’s growth strategy and offers a strong roadmap to boost domestic trade and…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) The union Finance Minister proposed an outlay of Rs 20,000 crore over the next five years for Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) technologies to scale up and achieve higher readiness levels in end-use applications. Presenting the proposal during her ninth consecutive Budget speech in Parliament, Sitharaman said that in…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) With the Cabinet approving the Budget, union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday began presenting the union Budget for the financial year 2026–27 in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament. Sitharaman is presenting her record ninth consecutive union Budget today at 11 am. She will outline a…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections recorded a steady and encouraging rise in January 2026, reflecting continued economic momentum and improved tax collections. Gross GST revenue for the month rose to Rs 1.93 lakh crore, marking a 6.2 per cent increase compared to January last year. Domestic transactions remained the…
