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PATNA: Government has indicated that it is close to finalising a bilateral trade deal with the US and also hinted that the much-delayed Export Promotion Mission is expected to be announced in the next fortnight or so. During a meeting with Export Promotion Councils in Delhi late on Wednesday, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal…
HCL co-founder Ajai Chowdhry has suggested that India should meet its demand for rare-earth minerals by recycling e-waste. Chowdhry, who is also the Chairman of the National Quantum Mission, has proposed this solution to reduce dependency on foreign sources. He claimed that 30-40% of domestic demand can be met through this “non-mined” route. This approach…
US markets ended mixed on Thursday, with investors juggling upbeat and cautious signals from Big Tech earnings and renewed optimism around US-China trade ties.The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% from its all-time high earlier this week, while the Nasdaq composite lost 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, however, gained 199 points, or 0.5%, by mid-morning trade,…
China said on Thursday it will suspend for one year certain export restrictions, including those related to rare earth materials, that were announced earlier in October, signalling a temporary easing in trade tensions with the United States, AFP reported.According to Beijing’s commerce ministry, the decision to “suspend the implementation of the relevant export control measures……
US has imposed 50% tariffs on India, 25% of which are reciprocal tariffs while the other 25% is a penalty for India’s crude oil imports from Russia. (AI image) India-US trade deal: India and the US continue to be engaged in discussions for finalizing a trade deal, Randhir Jaiswal, official spokesperson of the Ministry of…
Trump-Xi meet in South Korea US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held high-stakes talks in South Korea on Thursday, seeking to ease months of escalating trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. The discussions, described by both sides as constructive, touched on tariffs, agricultural trade, and cooperation on curbing fentanyl exports…
Trump-Xi meet in South Korea US President Donald Trump hinted at the possibility of a trade deal between US and China as he meets Xi Jinping in South Korea for a high-stakes talks, amid looming tariffs and trade tensions.When asked by a reporter, “Mr President, do you plan to sign a trade deal today?” Trump…
The US Senate has given a major blow to US President Donald Trump’s order to impose additional 10% tariffs on Canada, revoking his authority to impose steep duties on the country. The resolution was passed late Wednesday (local time) with a 50–46 vote, as reported by The Hill. Four Republicans, Susan Collins and Rand Paul…
Donald Trump (File photo) TOI Correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered the clearest sign that a trade deal with India is now imminent, telling an Asia-Pacific meeting in South Korea that he has “great respect and love” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while recycling his increasingly fictionalized version of how he…
Ship-tracking information revealed that the vessel Furia altered its course on Tuesday. (AI image) Within days of the US President Donald Trump announcing sanctions on two major Russian oil firms, a crude oil tanker headed for India has now taken a U-turn. According to a Bloomberg report, an India-bound tanker carrying Russian crude has changed…
