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MOHALI: Ashok Kumari Goyal, wife of former additional advocate general Krishna Kumar Goyal, was found strangled to death in her home, while the family’s servant was discovered tied to a chair. According to police, the murder was committed with the intention of robbery. The robbers bound the servant and fled with jewellery and cash. Krishna…
NEW DELHI: Starting Thursday, Australia is set to provide duty-free access to all Indian exports under the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA), commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Monday.“From Jan 1, 2026, 100% of Australian tariff lines will be zero-duty for Indian exports, unlocking fresh opportunities for labour-intensive sectors,” Goyal posted on…
NEW DELHI: India and Australia marked the third anniversary of their Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA), showing a significant rise in trade between the two nations. The trade deal, which started three years ago, led to an 8 per cent growth in Indian exports to Australia during the 2024-25 financial year. This growth helped…
NEW DELHI: India will soon start discussing terms of reference (ToR) for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with Canada, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday. The ToR will define the scope and structure of the negotiations and is first formal step towards reviving talks that were paused by Canada in 2023….
The concluded India–New Zealand free trade agreement includes a tightly ring-fenced investment arrangement that will allow New Zealand firms to process dairy inputs in India exclusively for re-export, while keeping India’s domestic dairy market fully protected, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday, PTI reported.Under the arrangement, firms from New Zealand can bring…
India and Oman are aiming to operationalise their recently signed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) within the next three months, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday, signalling a faster rollout than several past trade pacts, PTI reported.The India–Oman free trade agreement was signed on December 18. Under the CEPA, Oman has offered…
Eternal (formerly Zomato) CEO, Deepinder Goyal, has topped Hurun India’s “Top 200 Self-Made Entrepreneurs of the Millennia 2025,” pushing Avenue Supermarts promoter Radhakishan Damani to the second position. According to the list, which has been accessed by the Economic Times, Eternal’s valuation increased 27% in the past year to Rs 3.2 lakh crore. In comparison,…
India is well placed to attract large-scale investments in data centres as the country faces no shortage of electricity and its national power grid is capable of meeting future demand surges, Union minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday, ANI reported.Addressing a press conference on the energy sector, Goyal said India’s integrated national grid of 500…
MUMBAI: A day after US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer’s comments on India giving its best offer for a trade deal, commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal Thursday said Washington should move ahead and sign an agreement. “His happiness is very much welcome. And, I do believe that if they are very happy, they should be…
A deal is only done when both sides stand to benefit, said Piyush Goyal. (AI image) India-US trade deal: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has reacted to a Donald Trump administration official’s statement that India has made the ‘best ever’ offers with regards to the trade deal talks. While not providing any timeline to…
