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At its previous two meetings on the subject on May 28 and 29, the parliamentary standing committee on finance had flagged "ambiguities" in the IBC
DMK MP Kanimozhi writes to Union Minister Chirag Paswan, flagging reduced pulp in fruit drinks driven by GST evasion as hurting Tamil Nadu mango farmers
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is in the US for Quad talks and to raise India's concerns over Trump's mediation remark on the India-Pakistan conflict
The Sangh Parivar has also pointed to the efforts by US Senator Lindsey Graham to move a Bill that proposes steep economic penalties on India
The July 6-7 Brics summit in Brazil will take up trade settlement in national currencies, denounce terror and address issues like AI, climate finance and disease control
India before the curbs used to import around 1-2 million tonnes of urea from China out of the total imports of around 6-7 million tonnes
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attends an SCO meeting in China, delivers a speech but doesn't sign a statement because of the issue, sources say
In Kerala, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) wrested Nilambur from the ruling Left Democratic Front
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar says India's trade policy has shifted in the past 11 years to target transparent and stable economies over Southeast Asian competition
The Indian PM told Trump that India acted independently in halting hostilities with Pakistan and does not accept foreign mediation; Trump insisted he "stopped the war"
India-Canada ties plummeted to an all-time low in the aftermath of a diplomatic spat over the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June 2023
However, Modi will not get an opportunity to discuss the India-US BTA, which is in the works, with Donald Trump as the US Prez left the G7 Summit early because of the unfolding tensions in West Asia
Centre may consider ST status for Bihar's Nonia community if caste census data shows widespread poverty, Shivraj Chouhan says amid intensifying caste politics
PM Modi concludes landmark visit to Cyprus - the first in over two decades - before heading to Canada for the G7, with focus on India-EU ties and economic links
There is now fresh speculation that in the upcoming Assembly polls, likely to be in October, Paswan's LJP (Ram Vilas) could throw up a surprise
China's near monopoly on rare earths has rattled Indian automakers, triggering a diplomatic push and renewed urgency for local processing capacity
Veteran tribal leader and former Union minister Arvind Netam has raised alarms about coal mining in the Hasdeo forest of Chhattisgarh
On his first foreign visit post-strikes, PM Modi seeks to deepen ties with Canada, Cyprus, and Croatia, and rally global support against cross-border terrorism
India expresses concern over Iran-Israel tensions, monitors reports of attacks on nuclear sites and urges both sides to pursue dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the crisis
India and China agree to hold functional dialogues on trade, rare earth supply, direct flights and visa facilitation during Vice Foreign Minister Sun's visit to Delhi