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Lok Sabha polls: In Mandi, it's PM's charisma vs Raja Saheb's legacy

After the BJP announced Kangana's candidacy for the Mandi constituency, Pratibha decided not to contest, making way for her son

Early general elections in UK may further delay FTA deal with India

Sunak sprang a surprise on Wednesday by advancing the election to July 4, well ahead of the January deadline

Smartphones become India's fourth largest export item with 42% growth

Smartphones have been a key success story of the government's production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme

Laptop, tablet imports from China surged 47% to $273.6 million in March

With the import monitoring system now in place, the government is able to collect data about specific products coming in from different sources

What lies ahead for the India-EFTA countries free-trade agreement?

India's interest in trade and economic partnership with EFTA countries stems from the expertise of affluent member-nations in precision technology, and India's appetite for foreign direct investment

India's export reliance on US grows despite diversification push

The share of the US in India's total exports continuously declined from a high of 21.7 per cent in 1998-99 to a low of 10.1 per cent in 2010-11

LS polls: FM Sitharaman questions 'lofty promises' in Congress manifesto

Sitharaman said post-pandemic, the Narendra Modi government pursued a "balanced approach" to fiscal consolidation while sustaining economic growth

Public procurement norms: Govt may hike local content requirement

Former industry secretary Ajay Dua said that over time, the minimum threshold had to be increased to promote local industries and increase the contribution of manufacturing to GDP

India's services exports growth enters slow lane in FY24: RBI data

Falls to 3-year low of 4.9%, but net services exports grow at 13.6%

Public procurement order: DPIIT wants 'local content' calculation narrowed

The components include transportation, insurance, installation, profit, commissioning, training, and after-sales support

Better PLI execution on cards if Modi returns to power, says report

The French banking group said the turnaround in the investment cycle that started from 2018-19 has further gained pace over the last two years after a Covid-led disruption in 2020 and 2021

Quality Control Orders: What do they mean for the domestic industry?

India believes developed countries and China use quality control orders as a trade barrier, and seeks to play catch-up

March retail inflation eases to 10-mth low of 4.85%; IIP grows 5.7% in Feb

But remains well above RBI's 4 per cent target

Election season may hit govt capital expenditure spending, FDI inflows

In case of FDI, the total FDI inflows was over $50 billion in FY20 and its share during the election months of April-May 2019 turned out to be 18.1 per cent

ADB ups India GDP forecast to 7% for FY25 on investments, consumer demand

Supply line disruptions and weather shocks to agriculture are key risks to outlook, says lender

WTO pares down projected merchandise trade volume growth to 2.6% for FY24

India's merchandise exports in value terms are expected to contract by 1-1.5 per cent in 2023-24 after two consecutive years of growth

Battleground 2024: Next govt to pursue reforms agenda, says Citigroup

Citigroup said simple consolidation of Opposition votes is unlikely to significantly affect electoral outcomes for BJP given its dominant vote share in 2019

Battleground 2024: Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Manipur counts its losses

GST mop-up falls 24% to Rs 1,095 crore in FY24

FY25 likely to witness close to 7% economic growth, but risks remain

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Business Standard Manthan said the high capex growth needs to be maintained to meet growth targets

Electoral bonds worth Rs 9.6 crore purchased by 33 entities expired

Before the Supreme Court declared the electoral bonds illegal, they were valid only for 15 days from the date of issue to be encashed