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India-UK FTA gives Britain first-mover edge over EU: British Parliament

London: The UK government has highlighted its first mover advantage by signing a free trade agreement (FTA) with a rapidly growing Indian economy ahead of…

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India-US trade deal will protect farmers’ interests & sensitive sectors: Piyush Goyal elaborates pact in Lok Sabha

India’s long-negotiated trade agreement with the United States is set to open new opportunities for exporters and MSMEs, while safeguarding farmers’ interests and sensitive sectors,…

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India-UK FTA offers strategic benefits for rules-based trade, British peers conclude

London, The “historic” free trade agreement (FTA) with India offers strategic benefits and stability to businesses at a particularly challenging time for international commerce and…

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Printing of Budget 2026 to take place at North Block, old address of finance ministry

New Delhi, The seat of the finance ministry may have moved but the printing of the highly confidential Budget documents would continue at the press…

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Parliament clears VB-G RAM G Bill, replacing MGNREGA amid Opposition protests

Parliament on Friday passed the Viksit Bharat–Gramin Rozgar Aur Maanav Garima (VB-G RAM G) Bill through a voice vote amid protests by opposition parties, which…

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Parliament Winter Session: Govt tables bill for new rural employment policy set to replace MGNREGA

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday introduced ‘The Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB – G RAM-G Bill, 2025’…

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LS passes supplementary demands for grants for additional spending of Rs 41,455 crore in FY26

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants, authorising the government for Rs 41,455 crore additional spending in the…

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Paddy procurement with 60 lakh quintals target to commence from Dec 15 in Jharkhand

Ranchi: The Jharkhand government has set a target to procure around 60 lakh quintals of paddy and will begin the exercise from December 15, an…

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Parliament winter session: FM Sitharaman to move Health Security se National Security Cess Bill for consideration, passing in LS

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to move the Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025 for consideration and passing in the Lok…

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Twelve years on, government sections weigh changes to Lokpal law for smoother functioning

Nearly a dozen years after the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act came into force, parts of the law may require tightening to address operational grey areas…

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