Gandhinagar/Chennai, April 11 – Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi described the return of fishermen stranded in Iran as "a moment of relief, gratitude, and pride" on Saturday, as a new group of evacuees arrived in India following an ongoing government-led evacuation from the...
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April 11, New Delhi – Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal, held a virtual meeting with his Bahraini counterpart, Abdulla Bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce.During the virtual meeting, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal welcomed the regional ceasefire and emphasized...
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April 10, New Delhi: Union Minister Piyush Goyal interacted with business leaders in Coimbatore, highlighting India's growing global leadership in the digital economy. He stated that initiatives launched over the past decade have strengthened connectivity, with nearly one billion internet users...
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), April 9 Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday challenged Chief Minister M K Stalin to declare that his son and DMK youth wing chief Udhayanidhi will not be appointed as the next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.Speaking at a press meet here, Goyal accused the DMK...
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Coimbatore (Chennai) April 9 Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday criticized the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, accusing it of creating "false excuses" to block the implementation of one-third reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies.He said that the Centre intends to add...
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Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a virtual meeting with the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and discussed strengthening India-GCC cooperation across various sectors. In a social media post, Mr. Goyal stated that the two sides reaffirmed their shared...
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Washington, April 8 Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri launched the India-US Trade Facilitation Portal here on Wednesday as the two countries aim for a bilateral trade target of USD 500 billion.Misri, who is on a three-day visit to the US, launched the portal at a virtual event that was attended...
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New Delhi, April 8 Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday urged exporters and businesses in India and the US to make greater use of the India-US trade facilitation portal to boost bilateral trade.He also said that bilateral trade is growing towards USD 500 billion, an...
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Madurai, April 6 – Senior BJP leaders, including Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis of Maharashtra and Bhajan Lal Sharma of Rajasthan, and Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, G Kishan Reddy, and Arjun Ram Meghwal, launched a scathing campaign against the ruling DMK on Monday, the last day for filing...
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Chennai, April 4 A total of 345 Tamil Nadu fishermen who were stranded in war-torn Iran arrived at the Chennai international airport on Saturday following a coordinated repatriation effort.The group, comprising an initial 327 fishermen and a subsequent batch of 18, had been stuck in the Middle...
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Chennai, April 4 Amidst speculation that his name was not on the BJP's list of candidates for the April 23 Assembly election, former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai attended a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday, which the party described as a "casual conversation."...
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Chennai, April 4 BJP leader K Annamalai, who returned from Kerala amidst his election campaign there to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai on Saturday, said that he is not in the electoral race.He was neither on the party's list of probable candidates sent to the high command for...
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New Delhi/Chennai, April 3 The BJP on Friday announced the names of 27 candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, including Union Minister L Murugan from the Avanashi seat and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore, but its former state president K Annamalai is not...
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Dindigul, April 3 Responding to BJP leader Piyush Goyal for releasing a list of allegations, dubbed a "chargesheet", against the DMK, calling it "corrupt and dynastic," the Dravidian party's MP Kanimozhi stated that the Union minister himself comes from a political family."Goyal cannot talk...
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Panaji, Apr 3 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday welcomed the passage of the Jan Vishwas Bill, 2026, in Parliament, describing it as a major reform that will boost "ease of living" and "ease of doing business".In a post on a social media platform, Sawant said the legislation was a...
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Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated that the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, is a significant step towards simplifying laws and reducing the burden of compliance and the fear of penalties. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi today on the bill, Mr. Goyal...
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New Delhi, April 3 The government held discussions on Friday about measures to encourage companies to increase production of induction heaters and cookware amid rising demand for these products due to the West Asia crisis, an official said.The crisis has disrupted the movement of ships...
New Delhi, April 2 Extending the moratorium at the WTO on import duties for cross-border electronic transmissions for a longer period will bring more certainty and predictability to businesses, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.The 14th ministerial conference, which...
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New Delhi, April 2 – The Parliament passed a bill on Thursday to amend 784 provisions in 79 central laws, aiming to decriminalize and simplify minor offenses to further improve the business environment and protect citizens from harassment.The "Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026,"...
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April 02, New Delhi: Trade ministers concluded the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on March 30 after four days of intensive discussions.Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal highlighted three major decisions from the...
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