New Delhi, Nov 20 India’s electronics sector could scale up to $500 billion in production and exports by 2030 as the country’s expanding global footprint is being strengthened by new free trade agreements (FTAs), investor-friendly reforms and a rising shift toward manufacturing-led growth. According to industry associations, India is increasingly positioning itself for deeper integration […]
Washington, Sep 26 US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that approves the deal to keep TikTok operating in the United States. While signing the order at the White House on Thursday, Trump said he had a “very good talk with President Xi” and “he gave us a go-ahead” about the deal. According to […]
Washington, Sep 23 Days after US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to significantly curtail the H-1B visa programme, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed to “amend its regulations” governing the process. The DHS proposal seeks to scrap the existing lottery system and implement “a weighted selection process that would generally favour […]
New Delhi, Sep 21 Small business owners on Sunday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the changes in GST from the first day of Navratri are a matter of great pride for our country, highlighting how the tax reforms will benefit middle-class families. They emphasised that the reduced GST rates will help people save more, […]
New Delhi, Sep 20 India is transitioning from assembly of devices to advanced design and chip manufacturing and the upcoming 2nm chip production milestone represents a decisive step in technological self-reliance, according to the government. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw this week inaugurated ARM’s new semiconductor design office in Bengaluru, which will focus on next-generation 2 […]
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Indian premium smartphone market is set to see 18 per cent growth (year-on-year) in sales and 24 per cent rise in market value in the upcoming festive season, a report showed on Friday. Within the premium segment, super-premium smartphones (Rs 50,000–1,00,000) are expected to grow 15 per cent on-year, […]
Mumbai, Sep 17 Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said India’s exports have recorded a 6 per cent growth in the first five months of the current financial year and exuded confidence that the year would end “on a positive note”. “As far as exports are concerned, I have consistently said that India’s […]
New Delhi, Sep 15 India’s total exports of merchandise and services clocked a robust growth of 9.34 per cent in August to $69.16 billion compared to the same month of the previous year, according to official figures released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Monday. The country’s merchandise exports during August 2025 went up […]
New Delhi, Sep 11 India’s life insurance industry is expected to clock a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.5 per cent over FY23–35, making it one of the most promising segments in India’s financial services space, a report said on Thursday. The Indian life insurance industry has grown at a CAGR of 11 per […]
New Delhi, Aug 28 India’s former Commerce Secretary G.K. Pillai on Thursday termed the tariff imposed by the United States on Indian exports over oil trade with Russia as “discriminatory”, saying it has eroded India’s trust in American leadership. Pillai noted that it is unfair to penalise only India when China, Europe, and even the […]