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- World
India offers additional $500 million after China’s muted response to Sri Lanka’s request
Colombo/New Delhi: “A friend in need is a friend indeed” is the saying as it goes. The dictum is in full play as India has offered Sri Lanka an additional $500 million…
- World
China’s trade war with US resulted in loss of USD 550 billion: Report
Beijing: Amid an economic slowdown, China’s four-year ‘trade war’ with the US has resulted in a total loss of USD 550 billion in import tariffs, the majority of which are aimed at…
- World
US House passes bill to ban imports from China’s Xinjiang
Washington: The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill by a vote of 428 to 1 banning imports from China’s Xinjiang made with forced labour and threatening sanctions against Chinese…
- Business
If Tesla joins ‘Make in India’, govt will lower import duty, offer sops
New Delhi: Government may consider lowering import duty along with offering other sops to Tesla, but for that, the electric vehicle major would have to invest in setting up manufacturing facility in the…
- World
China vows to retaliate if US bans import of solar panel material from Xinjiang
Beijing: China on Tuesday vowed to retaliate if the United States bans the import of a critical solar panel material from Xinjiang. According to a report in Politico, the Biden administration is…
- India
Govt slashes tariff value for edible oil import; may lead to lower domestic prices
New Delhi: The government has reduced the tariff value for the import of edible oil, including palm oil, by up to USD 112 per tonne, a move which experts said can lead…
- India
Rajasthan govt will consider importing COVID-19 vaccines: Gehlot
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said his government will consider importing COVID-19 vaccines to ensure that people in the state are inoculated against the viral disease at the earliest. Speaking…
- India
India plans to import oxygen containers, press IAF into service
New Delhi: India is deliberating on importing oxygen containers and equipment from friendly foreign nations to address the oxygen crisis faced by the country in the middle of the raging second wave of…
- Business
India’s exports rise by 297 per cent in first week of April
New Delhi: India’s goods exports posted a 297.2 per cent increase (year-on-year) in the first seven days of this fiscal to $6.79 billion and by 8.42 per cent (YoY) over the corresponding…
- Crime and Accident
Two held with illegally imported gold at Jammu Airport
Jammu: Two persons were taken into custody on Friday after one kilogram of illegally imported gold worth Rs 50 lakh was recovered from them at the Jammu airport, police said. Jai Veer, a…
- World
Pakistan Cabinet rejects proposal to import cotton and sugar from India: Minister
Islamabad: In a volte-face, Pakistan’s Cabinet on Thursday rejected the recommendation of the Economic Coordination Committee to import cotton and sugar from India, with two senior ministers saying there can be no normalisation…
- Business
Pakistan’s Textile Ministry asks Govt to lift ban on import of cotton from India
Islamabad: Pakistan’s textile ministry headed by Prime Minister Imran Khan has recommended the lifting of a ban on the import of cotton from India to bridge the raw material shortfall the country’s textile…
- Business
Union cabinet approves import of 1.2 lakh tonnes onion
New Delhi: The union cabinet on Wednesday approved import of 1.2 lakh metric tonnes onion in view of high prices of the essential commodity in the market. “The cabinet has given its…