New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal undertook an official visit to Switzerland from May 6-7 to advance the implementation of the India-European Free Trade Association Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement and strengthen India–Switzerland trade and investment engagement, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Friday. The ministry stated that during the visit, the Commerce Secretary held a bilateral meeting with Helene Budliger Artieda, State Secretary, Swiss Stat…
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New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal visited Switzerland to advance the implementation of the India–EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) and strengthen India–Switzerland trade and investment engagement, it was announced on Friday.TEPA marks a significant milestone in India’s trade engagement strategy. It is India’s first trade agreement with the EFTA economies and the country’s first operational trade arrangement with a European economic bloc.Accord…
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Indian athletes are ready to showcase their prowess at World Athletics Relays 2026, the prize-money global relay carnival which will be held on African soil for the first time on Saturday (May 2) and Sunday (May 3) in Gaborone, Botswana.After an impressive performance during domestic competitions, the core group of sprinters will get a chance to test their ability against the best in the business. Saturday will be the first qualification round in all six relay events. The…
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Veteran actress Sonam Khan recalled losing her luggage in Switzerland during the shoot of her first Bollywood movie, “Vijay”. In her latest social media post, Sonam revealed that her first trip abroad was to Switzerland to shoot for “Vijay”. It was also the first time she saw snow.Revealing how the late filmmaker, Yash Chopra, reacted after seeing her eating the snow like a kid, Sonam wrote on her official Instagram handle, “For the shoot of my first movie Vijay, it was t…
Kinshasa, April 18 (IANS) The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group said Friday that progress had been made in Swiss-hosted peace talks on humanitarian access and ceasefire monitoring. In a statement issued after meetings held from April 13 to 17 in Montreux, Switzerland, the two sides said they had made “substantial progress” toward concluding a protocol on humanitarian access and judicial protection, stressing the need to ensure vi…
Bengaluru, April 17 (IANS) Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that Karnataka is keen to strengthen partnerships with the world in technology, trade, innovation, and people-to-people collaboration. He was speaking at the “Bridge to Bengaluru” dialogue in New Delhi, which brought together ambassadors and diplomatic representatives from various countries.Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar highlighted Karnataka’s position as a global innovation hub and a preferred investment d…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The government has allowed exports of basmati and non-basmati rice to certain European countries without the mandatory certificate of inspection for a period of six months, according to an official notification issued on Friday.The requirement for an inspection certificate, issued by the export inspection agency, will continue to apply only to European Union member states, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. All other European countries …
Seoul, April 3 (IANS) South Korea’s foreign reserves posted their sharpest monthly decline in about a year in March amid a stronger dollar and authorities’ efforts to manage exchange rate volatility, the central bank said on Friday.The country’s foreign reserves stood at US$423.66 billion as of end-March, down $3.97 billion from a month earlier, according to the data from the Bank of Korea (BOK).It was the sharpest decline since April 2025, when the amount fell by $4.99 billion on-month, reports…
Washington, April 3 (IANS) The White House said that new trade agreements, including with India, have helped rebalance global trade and reduce US deficits under Donald Trump’s tariff strategy.Marking one year since what it calls “Liberation Day”, the White House said the US economy is now more resilient, competitive and secure.“One year ago today, President Trump threw away the illusions of ‘free trade’ to finally put Americans and America First,” White House spokesman Kush Desai s…
Washington, April 3 (IANS) The United States will impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on imported patented pharmaceuticals, with President Donald Trump citing national security risks and heavy reliance on foreign supply chains.In a proclamation issued Thursday, Trump said pharmaceuticals and related ingredients “are being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States.”The proclamation targe…