ACCESSION TALKS

Foreign investors seek improved access to Indian bonds through global platforms, awaiting RBI approval. The new model aims for efficient trading with straight-through processing on the NDS-OM platform.

The European Union on Thursday disbursed Euro 1.9 billion to Ukraine amid its ongoing conflict with Russia. The funds, provided under the Ukraine Facility, are intended to support the Ukrainian state during this challenging time. European Union Pres...

India and Korea are progressing with talks to upgrade their existing free trade agreement (FTA), known as the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The Department of Commerce is collaborating with various ministries such as heavy indu...

‘Access Hollywood’ and its companion show ‘Access Daily’ have been renewed till 2026. The former has more than 1.1 million daily viewers on average and it is this popularity that has led to its renewal.

Taliban authorities will attend the third round of United Nations-hosted talks on Afghanistan in the Qatari capital, a government spokesman said on Sunday, after snubbing an invitation to the previous round. A key element of the talks held in the Gu...

Technology serves as a powerful enabler in pushing youth-led community development to achieve sustainable change in our communities.

The commerce department is developing a 100-day action plan focusing on various key areas. This includes allowing Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to sell in the domestic market, setting up a comprehensive trade information platform, standard operating...

India's aviation industry is divided over the policy to freeze flying rights to Middle East nations, with Air India CEO Campbell Wilson advocating for limiting market access for foreign carriers.

Trade experts suggest India should negotiate easy visa norms in bilateral agreements to boost remittances and wages for semi and unskilled workers. These agreements can also help curb illegal entry of Indian laborers into developed nations.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has called for a ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, where millions are facing severe hunger. The appeal comes nearly seven months after Israel...

The AI agent, Beckn Generative Pre-trained Transformer or BecknGPT, is an open-source demonstration app over Open AI’s ChatGPT.

In 2023, Ayush Pathak and Aryan Sharma founded Induced, assisting businesses in automating workflows with AI. Apoorv Singh launched Connect AI with Asta. Himanshu Rajpurohit's startup, Strangify, provides corporate mental health solutions. Dyumna Ma...

Pichai, who is also the chief executive of Alphabet, Google's parent company, was talking a day after announcing several of Google's innovations in his keynote address at Google I/O connect, the company's annual developer conference. "AI tools for a...

BlackRock is positioning its recently launched Indian government bond ETF as a “one-stop shop” for foreigners to deploy money in local sovereign debt amid several operational layers that overseas players would otherwise have to go through to trade h...

Israeli strikes in Gaza escalate, risking disaster. UN warns of humanitarian crisis. Netanyahu vows action in Rafah. Army active at crossing. Residents flee Rafah. Guterres calls for ceasefire and aid access.

The fact that India's exports between April and January of FY24 were $3.7 billion and its imports, primarily from Russia's crude oil imports, were $51.7 billion, is what worries New Delhi. Additionally, the bloc has free trade agreements with Iran, ...

Struggling foreign automakers in China are looking for help from local tech giants to try to stay competitive in the world's biggest electric car market, where shiny smart screens, assisted driving and sophisticated map technology are in high demand...

Xi arrived in Europe for the first time in five years, at a time of growing business tensions that include the European Union investigating Chinese industries such as electric vehicle exports, while Beijing probes mostly French-made brandy imports. ...

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has acknowledged that while there has been good market access offered by both sides, it is not enough to secure a free trade agreement (FTA). This comes as Indian negotiators are in London to continue discussions w...