Category: National

New Delhi [India], July 24: After years of diplomatic back-and-forth, economic wishlists, and missed deadlines, the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is finally a reality. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer stood shoulder to shoulder at Chequers, Starmer’s countryside retreat, as officials inked what is being billed as India’s most comprehensive […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 23: In a move that could redefine how cross-border payments are done globally, PayPal is rolling out a new international payments platform, aptly named PayPal World, with a direct link to India’s powerful UPI system. The company confirmed the news on Wednesday, revealing a strategic alliance with NPCI International Payments Limited […]

New Delhi [India], July 22: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in London for a high-stakes diplomatic visit this week, all eyes are on one document: the India UK FTA. Touted as a transformative leap in bilateral ties, this long-negotiated pact arrives at a moment when the global trading order is in flux. For India, […]

New Delhi [India], July 19: Across cities, campuses, and cycle paths, India is witnessing a youth-led uprising, only this one trades hashtags and hype for something far more ambitious: a drug-free, mentally resilient, and spiritually empowered Bharat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi amplified the message on X, reposting an article by Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 19: Tefla’s, in collaboration with the Commodity Trading Club and powered by MCQube as Knowledge Partner, concluded its Commodity Market Movers 2025 conference at The St. Regis Mumbai on Friday. The event brought together a cross-section of India’s commodity trading ecosystem, including regulators, brokers, traders, investors, analysts, and policymakers, to deliberate on the […]

New Delhi [India], July 16: From the grassroots of Indian agriculture to the orbit of the International Space Station, the recent India Cabinet decisions trace a singular arc, building a self-reliant, future-ready Bharat powered by soil, sun, science and sky. India’s mid-July momentum just picked up serious speed. In one decisive sweep, the Union Cabinet, […]

New Delhi [India], July 15: A quiet but crucial battle is being waged – not at the borders, but deep inside India’s defence strategy rooms. And this week, that war for self-reliance takes flight. The Ministry of Defence is gathering some of the sharpest minds in Bharat’s military and tech circles on July 16 at […]

New Delhi [India], July 15: Despite being the fifth-largest producer of soybean globally, India uses most of its crop for oil extraction, exporting the high-protein residue as low-value animal feed. The White Paper recommends increasing domestic consumption of soy products like tofu, soymilk, soy flour, nuggets, and dal alternatives. A national consultation held in the […]

New Delhi [India], July 14: When a machine weighing over 100 tons falls from the sky, no explanation ever feels enough. But after Air India Boeing Flight AI171 went down in Ahmedabad, killing about 260 souls, the cause wasn’t some arcane systems failure or weather anomaly. It was a pair of switches. Fuel control switches. […]

New Delhi [India], July 14: It’s not often that negative numbers bring relief, but that’s exactly what happened with India’s wholesale price index in June. According to data released Monday by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), wholesale inflation came in at -0.13% – a reversal from the modest upticks seen […]