Air Canada will restart flights on Sunday evening after the Canadian government intervened to end a strike by its 10,000 flight attendants that left more than 100,000 travellers stranded during the peak summer season.The airline, Canada’s largest, said it will take several days before operations return to normal and warned that some flights would remain…
Postponing or rescheduling the meeting is important because the US has imposed a significant 50% on Indian products. (AI image) India-US trade deal: As India looks at the possibility of a 50% tariff on its exports to the US effective August 27, the sixth round of trade deal talks between the two countries may be…
India is stepping up efforts to secure its rare earth supply chain, a key element for clean energy expansion and electric mobility growth. A report by global consulting firm Primus Partners, ‘From Extraction to Innovation’, outlines a detailed plan to achieve self-reliance in rare earth magnets under the government’s Viksit Bharat vision, reported ANI.The report…
US President Donald Trump is loading another tariff bullet, this time aimed at semiconductor chips and steel.The move, expected to be announced in the coming weaks, could shake the already rattled global trade.“I’ll be setting tariffs next week and the week after on steel and on, I would say, chips,” Trump told reporters aboard Air…
NEW DELHI: Amid discussions for reduction of GST for many products, a group of ministers from states, headed by Bihar deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary, will meet next week. Several members of GoM, especially those from the Opposition, had suggested maintaining status quo on slabs and rates, citing possible adverse impact on revenue, but govt has…
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has directed banks and payment apps to stop all peer-to-peer (P2P) ‘collect requests’ on UPI from October 1, 2025, in an effort to curb financial fraud.In a circular dated July 29, NPCI said, “It is hereby informed that by October 1, 2025 UPI P2P collect shall not be allowed…
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US tariffs not to hit India’s growth: S&P NEW DELHI: Trump tariffs will not have any impact on India’s growth, as it is not a trade-oriented economy, and its sovereign ratings outlook will continue to remain positive, S&P Global Ratings director YeeFarn Phua said.In May last year, S&P had upgraded the outlook on India’s sovereign…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will introduce a new system from October 4 to clear cheques within hours of being presented, sharply reducing the current window of up to two working days.The move will transition the existing Cheque Truncation System (CTS) from batch processing to a ‘continuous clearing and settlement on realisation’ model, aimed…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said India has been headstrong in ongoing trade negotiations with Washington, describing New Delhi as “a bit recalcitrant.” His remarks came days after President Donald Trump announced an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports, citing the country’s Russian oil purchases. Bessent…
