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The upcoming World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial conference will discuss key issues such as agriculture, the 28-year moratorium on e-commerce transmissions, fisheries subsidies, and a China-led Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) proposal. Trade ministers from 166 economies will meet in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from March 26 to 29 for the fourteenth ministerial (MC14), with limited outcomes…
In a candid interview, Akshay Kumar shared that his nightly chats with Twinkle Khanna have transitioned from political debates to the simpler joys of everyday life—they haven’t discussed politics in over six years. The star also expressed an easygoing attitude towards paparazzi, considering their work as just another job. Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna are…
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday met with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ambassador Sergio Gor to discuss ways to expand the trade relationship between India and the United States.Goyal confirmed the talks in a statement on X, confirming discussions on trade expansion. “Hosted US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick & US…
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, and Steve Witkoff, right (AP file photos) Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday said that the second rounds of the talks with the US, mediated by Oman, were “a good start”, as officials from the two countries met Oman’s leadership separately in Muscat amid high tensions over Iran’s…
The US Deputy Ambassador for Trade, Rick Switzer, will visit India on December 10 and 11 as New Delhi and Washington continue discussions aimed at concluding a fair and mutually beneficial bilateral trade agreement, ANI reported.Confirming the visit at a media briefing on Monday, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the trip would…
The RBI’s three-day monetary policy committee meeting opens in Mumbai on Wednesday, marking the start of the central bank’s latest policy review. Over the course of the discussions, members of the six-member panel is set to hold discussions on how the central bank should navigate policy, in accordance with the newest growth and inflation readings….
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday shared highlights of his ongoing visit to Johannesburg for the G20 Summit, describing his discussions and engagements with global leaders as “productive”.In a post on X, PM Modi wrote: “Yesterday’s proceedings at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg were fruitful. I took part in two sessions and shared…
There was a lot of suspense around Mohsin Naqvi’s attendance for the meet but the PCB chief reached Dubai just an hour before the formal Board meet was about to get underway. (Image credit: Agencies) All eyes were on the ICC Board meet in Dubai on Friday as the Board of Control for Cricket in…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) said that trade talks with India are “going good” and signalled that he might visit the country next year.Addressing reporters at the White House, Trump again shifted focus to the issue of Moscow’s crude oil, stating, “They are going good, he stopped buying oil from Russia largely….
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said India needs large, world-class banks to support its expanding economy, adding that the government is in talks with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and lenders to build scale and strengthen the sector.Speaking at the 12th SBI Banking and Economics Conclave 2025, Sitharaman urged banks to deepen and…
