Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is visiting New Zealand to review the progress of negotiations on the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signalling renewed momentum in bilateral trade talks.Goyal will meet New Zealand’s Trade Minister Todd McClay in Auckland on November 5 to discuss ways to accelerate the ongoing FTA discussions, the commerce ministry…
Lucknow: Tourism and culture minister Jaiveer Singh apprised Vidhan Sabha members about a key legislative move aimed at giving permanent legal backing to property records prepared under the Centre’s SVAMITVA Scheme.The Uttar Pradesh Rural Population Records Bill, 2025, was introduced during the Winter Session 2025 of the Assembly. The proposed law seeks to establish a…
Gold prices are poised to extend gains in the coming week as macroeconomic uncertainty, trade tensions and central bank buying continue to fuel investor demand, analysts said.Traders will track a string of key economic data releases, including GDP figures from the UK and EU, and US Core PPI and Core CPI data. Speeches from US…
Finance Commission submits report to President Murmu (Photo credit- PTI ) The 16th Finance Commission on Monday submitted its report for the five-year period 2026-31 to President Droupadi Murmu, marking a key step in finalising the formula that will determine how central taxes are shared with states, PTI reported.The panel, chaired by Arvind Panagariya, had…
NEW DELHI: KL Rahul ended a near nine-year wait for a home Test century on Friday, scoring exactly 100 against the West Indies in the opening Test in Ahmedabad. It was only his second home hundred in a career spanning over a decade, but the elegant right-hander said hard work and a new approach to…
The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may cut rates by 25 basis points in its September meeting, according to a report by State Bank of India (SBI).The report highlighted that a rate cut in September makes sense, as inflation is already under control and is expected to ease further.The report warned that…
Lucknow: Central agencies investigating the Delhi car blast case have found that Dr Shaheen Shahid, who was arrested from Faridabad after arms and ammunition were recovered from a car registered in her name, underwent a two-phase radicalization.According to investigators, Dr Shaheen was first self-radicalized through online content and then systematically brainwashed by Dr Muzammil Ahmad…
Team India (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Heading into the Asia Cup 2025, the defending champions India will still start as favourites. Their record in the continental tournament, too, boosts their credentials, having won it a record eight times. Yet the biggest question is: Are India undercooked? Will adapting to T20I conditions in…
Kanpur’s Vinayak Shukla moved to Oman in 2021 and made his debut with the national side in 2024. (Image credit: Special arrangement) NEW DELHI: ‘Garda uda denge’ [We will create chaos] were the first words Vinayak Shukla said when asked about his preparation for the Asia Cup. Coming into the tournament, the wicketkeeper from Kanpur…
Pakistan’s Haris Rauf celebrates after the dismissal of Sri Lanka’s Kamil Mishara. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf has hit back at critics questioning his consistency and temperament, saying that cricketers are “humans, not robots” and that failure is part of the game. His emotional remarks came after delivering a match-winning spell in…
