Kathmandu, July 7 (IANS) Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah, who had avoided one-on-one meetings with foreign officials since taking office, held his first such meeting on Tuesday with visiting Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda. Instead of meeting foreign diplomats individually, Shah has so far preferred collective interactions with Ambassadors, seeking to maintain a strict protocol governing such engagements.Three and a half months after assuming office on March 27, Shah met…
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New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) As GST, considered the biggest tax reform since India’s independence, completes 9 years on July 1, it has also gained near-universal acceptance among businesses as a simple and trusted digital ecosystem, according to the latest Deloitte Survey.The next phase, GST 2.0, will move beyond digitalisation to an intelligent, predictive and integrated framework, with businesses seeking AI-driven compliance, data-led dispute reduction and a seamless, unified taxpayer experienc…
Guwahati, June 26 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday announced that tea and plantation-class land holdings have been included in the state’s Farmers’ Registry Portal, a move he described as a “historic day” for lakhs of small tea growers who will now be able to access a host of government benefits through a single platform.In a post on X, Chief Minister Sarma said the decision marks a major policy shift for Assam’s tea-growing community, particularly the state’s vast netwo…
Helsinki, June 12 (IANS) Finnish President Alexander Stubb described India as an “influential actor” on the global stage and underscored the importance of hearing New Delhi’s perspective during a meeting with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on the sidelines of the Kultarana Talks in Helsinki.Following the meeting, Stubb took to X and posted, “We met today at Kultaranta with India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar. We discussed the situation in the Middle East and the Persian G…
Oslo, May 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with his Finnish counterpart, Petteri Orpo, in Norway’s Oslo on Tuesday, discussing new engagement opportunities for bilateral relations.“Delighted to meet the Prime Minister of Finland, Mr Petteri Orpo. This year has witnessed extensive engagements as far as India and Finland are concerned. PM Orpo himself had come to India for the AI Impact Summit. Our meeting today is aimed at giving new energy to bilateral relations,” PM M…
Oslo, May 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store on Monday reviewed the full spectrum of India-Norway relations, covering trade and investments, follow-up on the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), climate action and energy transition, blue economy and ocean governance, research and higher education, Arctic and polar cooperation, space, and talent mobility. Underscoring their shared commitment to sustainability and green grow…
Gothenburg, May 18 (IANS) At the invitation of the Sweden Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, PM Narendra Modi paid an official visit to Gothenburg on Sunday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement. The two Prime Ministers stressed the importance of the historic India-EU Summit on January 27, 2026, in New Delhi, the “new Towards 2030: A Joint India-European Union Comprehensive Strategic Agenda”, the conclusion of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement and the Comprehensive Framework o…
Gothenburg (Sweden), May 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held bilateral consultations with his Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson in Gothenburg. Sweden Crown Princess Victoria also participated in the meeting and conveyed warm wishes from the Nordic country’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and The Queen Silvia, the Ministry of External affairs (MEA) said in a statement. Prime Minister Modi conveyed his warm wishes on the Sweden King’s 80th birthday, the statement added.The two leaders re…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India is dreaming big and the country’s youth now aspire to propel the nation forward in emerging sectors such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and semiconductors.Addressing the Indian diaspora at an event in The Hague, PM Modi said today’s India is going through a phase of unprecedented transformation and has emerged as a global leader in technology, innovation and digitalisation.“Today, India is dreaming big. India’s y…
Washington, May 2 (IANS) India’s push to digitise public administration has raised productivity among microenterprises, with states that adopted more reforms seeing stronger gains and narrower gaps between firms, an International Monetary Fund working paper shows.The study says “public administration digitalisation, carried out state-by-state in India between 2010 and 2015, led to an improvement in micro-enterprise productivities,” based on national survey data.Researchers examined firm-le…