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India's agricultural sensitivities have been fully protected in trade deal
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
"India's agricultural sensitivities have been fully protected" in the India-US trade deal, which will reduce American tariffs on Indian goods to 18%, a senior government official told ANI on Tuesday.
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"Why does US make announcements regarding trade deals?": Sachin Pilot ques
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to the media here on Tuesday, Pilot said, "Why does the US make announcements regarding trade deals between India and the US? What is the need to celebrate if the tariffs have been reduced to 18 per cent? It seems that the agreement was made under pressure from the US."
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"Afraid to let me speak in Parliament about Naravane": Rahul Gandhi slams
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
"PM Modi is Compromised. PM is too afraid to let me speak in Parliament about Naravane, Epstein Files and how he has surrendered on Tariffs," Gandhi, who is the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, posted on X.
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"Will make industries more globally competitive": State industry bodies on
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Rajesh B. Lund, President of the Chamber of Commerce, Coimbatore, said the industry has "warmly welcomed" the US tariff reductions announced under the new trade initiative. "This is a landmark achievement, and we wholeheartedly appreciate the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose
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India, US likely to issue joint statement on trade agreement this week: Go
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
The deal involves reducing reciprocal tariffs from 25% to 18% and eliminating the additional 25% duty on Russian oil imports into India. India has also agreed to increase imports from the US by $500 billion, covering sectors like energy, technology, agriculture, and defence.
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US-India trade deal removes 'competitive disadvantage': Former Envoy Arun
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
"Till the Prime Minister's visit to China for the SCO Summit, comments from people around President Trump were very critical. But after the optics of the PM's meetings with President Putin and President Xi, the tone changed. President Trump began posting that India and PM Modi are great frie
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Textile export likely to boom as US reduces import duty to 18 per cent on
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The reduction in the US import duties, along with forthcoming duty-free trade agreements with the United Kingdom and European countries, will drive remarkable growth in the Indian textile industry. As a result, employment opportunities in the textile sector will multiply significantly. Read More
"We protested, so we were suspended": Manickam Tagore on MP Suspensions
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Tagore alleged that Rahul Gandhi was not allowed to speak despite following parliamentary procedure. Even after submitting authentication today, his speech on China and US tariffs was stopped, and his microphone was taken away, prompting the MPs' protest and subsequent su
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Indian stock market settles 2.5% higher driven by US trade deal
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
At the time of closing, Sensex was at 83,739.75, up by 2072 points or 2.5 per cent, while Nifty was at 25,727, up by 639 points or 2.5 per cent. In terms of sectors, all the major indices traded in the green.
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"Union Budget 2026-27 Progressive and Growth-Oriented" - Chairman, MATEXIL
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 3: The Hon'ble Union Finance Minister, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, announced the Union Budget for 2026-27 on Sunday, February 01.
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BJP's Ramchander Rao calls US slashing tariffs on Indian exports "diplomat
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
He said the decision by the US administration to lower tariffs on Made in India goods reflects the strong leadership and effective diplomacy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Trade deal with US eases uncertainty, strengthens India's debt market: Tru
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Nahata said the tariff rate under the deal had been fixed at 18%, a level he described as favourable for financial markets across debt, equity and foreign exchange. He pointed to a clear reaction in the bond market, where the 10-year government security yield softened after the announcement.
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