Piyush Goyal may visit US soon as trade talks gain steam
New Delhi: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal is likely to visit the US in the next few days amid the continuing thaw in bilateral…
Registrars may get power to verify land records before deals
New Delhi: The Centre’s new Registration Bill will allow states to prepare rules for enabling registrars to verify land rights records thoroughly before registration. The…
Japan rating agency upgrades India’s sovereign credit outlook
New Delhi: Japan’s largest rating agency Rating and Investment Information (R&I) on Friday upgraded its sovereign rating on India to ‘BBB+’ from ‘BBB’, citing the…
India, New Zealand set for 4th round of FTA talks in October
New Delhi: India and New Zealand completed several chapters of their proposed free trade agreement (FTA) in the third round of talks that concluded on…
PMO to hold meet on Sept 23 to help create domestic ‘Big Four’
New Delhi: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has convened a meeting on September 23 to deliberate on regulatory changes and other necessary steps that would…
India seeks big investments from UAE: Piyush Goyal
Dubai: India is aiming for larger investments – both foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign institutional investment (FII) – from the UAE as both countries…
After 10-month hiatus, Azerbaijan begins crude oil exports to India
New Delhi: Azerbaijan has resumed crude oil exports to India after a 10-month hiatus, signalling a thaw in bilateral ties, with the two countries sorting…
Bitumen demand surges 47% in August as road construction activity picks up
Bitumen demand surged 47% in August after decreasing in April-July as rains eased, signalling a recovery in road construction. Consumption increased to 0.42 million metric…
Income-Tax Department detects ₹700 crore in fraudulent exemption claims
New Delhi: The Income-Tax Department has detected a large number of fraudulent exemption claims by taxpayers and has incorporated additional risk assessment in processing of…
RBI Governor asks CCIL to create infra for currency trades beyond USD-INR
Given the “broader objective” of rupee internationalisation, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday asked CCIL to create infrastructure for facilitate in currency pairs beyond USD…