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India to record positive export growth in current financial year: Goyal

Piyush Goyal said that the country's overall goods and services exports grew by about 5 per cent to $413.3 billion during April-September period of the financial year 2025-26

US reluctant to cut tariffs for India below Asian peers under trade deal

India is aiming for a 15 per cent tariff under a trade deal with Washington that will make its labour intensive shipments to the US cheaper compared to its Asian peers

India casts doubt after Donald Trump claims its Russia oil buy to end

India 'broad-basing and diversifying' its sourcing of energy, says MEA

Raising energy purchases from the US hinges on prices, say analysts

Experts say US grades face logistical, economic, and compatibility challenges with Indian refinery configurations

PM Modi lets Trump decide, frightened of him: Rahul Gandhi on US Prez claim

Rahul Gandhi's remarks came after Trump claimed that PM Modi assured him that India would stop buying oil from Russia, which he called "a major step" to isolate Moscow over Ukraine war

India keen to raise energy purchases from US for 'win-win' trade deal

"Our negotiating team is already in the US, and (they are) trying to see if we can have a win-win solution between the two sides, which can address some of these tariff issues," he told reporters

Indian-origin US strategic expert Ashley Tellis held over China links

Tellis is also a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a Washington think tank

US expects support from India, others amid China tensions: Treasury Secy

Scott Bessent's remarks come days after US President Donald Trump announced plans to impose an additional 100 per cent tariffs on China, starting November 1

India Post resumes mail services to US from Oct 15 with 50% duty

India Post will restart sending mail and packages to the US but all shipments will pay extra after the US imposed a flat 50% duty

Stock Market Close: Sensex falls 297 pts; Nifty at 25,146 amid broad-based selling; SMIDs slip

Sensex Today| Stock Market Close Highlights today, Oct 14, 2025: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap 100 index settled down 0.75 per cent and the Nifty SmallCap 100 index slipped 0.89 per cent

Indian ambassador meets US senator to discuss trade, energy, defence ties

Earlier, on October 3, Ambassador Kwatra met Congressman Greg Murphy, a Republican from North Carolina, and discussed recent developments in India-US relations

Commerce secy Rajesh Agrawal-led team heads to US for trade talks

Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal to lead delegation for India-US trade talks in Washington this week, as both sides aim to finalise the first phase of the BTA by fall 2025

Quality, cost, and equity remain key US-India education challenges

In 2021-22, there were about 1.5 million schools (grades 1-12) with 265 million students-nearly 80 per cent of the total US population

Stock Market Close: Sensex falls 174 pts; Nifty at 25,227, after rising for two days; FMCG, IT drag

Stock Market Close Highlights today, October 13, 2025: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap 100 index settled up 0.11 per cent, while the Nifty SmallCap 100 index slipped 0.17 per cent

Centre says trade team to visit US this week as bilateral talks progress

The negotiations resumed last month as both sides sought to ease tensions following President Donald Trump's decision to slap India with the highest tariffs in Asia

MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh to represent PM at Gaza peace deal signing

Sergio Gor meets PM Modi and senior officials ahead of India's participation in the Trump-El Sisi-led Gaza peace summit, with talks focusing on trade and defence

Jaishankar meets US envoy-designate Sergio Gor, discusses India-US ties

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar met US envoy-designate Sergio Gor in New Delhi, where they discussed strengthening trade, security, and India-US strategic partnership

US envoy-designate Sergio Gor in India to discuss trade, bilateral ties

Gor's visit comes as India and the US work to finalise a trade deal amid tensions over doubled tariffs and extra duties on Russian crude oil imports

US Ambassador Sergio Gor, deputy secretary Rigas begin 6-day visit to India

US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor and Deputy Secretary Michael J Rigas are kick-starting a six-day visit to India this week. The US State Department said this on Friday. "US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor and Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Michael J Rigas will travel to India from October 9 to 14," it said. It said Gor and Rigas will meet with Indian government counterparts to discuss a wide range of bilateral issues. "The United States will continue to work with India to strengthen our strategic partnership and promote a safer, stronger, and more prosperous Indo-Pacific region," the US state department said in a readout.

Modi, Trump discuss Gaza peace plan and trade progress over phone call

PM Modi congratulated US President Donald Trump on the success of the Gaza peace plan and discussed progress in India-US trade talks during a phone conversation