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HDFC, ICICI to Begin Same-Day Cheque Clearance from Oct 4
GG News Bureau
Mumbai, 3rd Oct: Private banks, including HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, have announced that they will implement same-day cheque clearance starting October 4, 2025, in line with the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) updated settlement…
Morgan Stanley reports India 12.2% growth; ADB projects 6.5% growth rate for FY26
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Morgan Stanley on Tuesday said India’s economy needs to expand at an extraordinary 12.2% annually to solve its underemployment crisis.
It underscored the risk that millions of young Indians may remain locked…
Pharma, Trucks, and Tariffs: America’s Bold Push to Pull Industries Home
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 1st October: Trade wars are often described as clashes over numbers — deficits, surpluses, and exchange rates. Yet, Washington’s latest salvo of tariffs reveals something more profound: an effort to redraw the map…
Bharat Telecom Stack: Bharat’s Leap Toward Digital Sovereignty
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 30th September: On a crisp Saturday morning, Bharat crossed a historic milestone in its technological evolution. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’s (BSNL) fully indigenous 4G…
Trump slapped 100% tariffs on foreign films, expands trade war on furniture
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – US president Donald Trump on Monday announced new tariffs on furniture imports, including a 50 per cent levy on kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, and related products, along with a 30 per cent tariff on…
A Deepwater Breakthrough: Bharat’s Big Gas Find in the Andamans
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 30th September: When Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce the discovery of a new natural gas reserve in the Andaman Sea, it was more than just another update from the Ministry…
MEA says ‘Closely monitoring’ Trump’s announcement to impose 100% tariffs on branded pharma imports
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday that it is closely monitoring the impact of US President Donald Trump’s recent announcement to impose new tariffs of up to 100 per cent on imports of branded and…
Piyush Goyal held constructive meeting with US Govt. on early trade deal
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – India Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and his delegation held metings with Ambassador Jamieson Greer, US Trade Representative, and Sergio Gor, US Ambassador-designate to India from 22-24th September.
The Indian…
US energy sec says ‘huge fan’ of India, looks forward to ‘more energy trade’
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – US Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Thursday expressed strong admiration for India and said Washington is keen to expand energy cooperation with New Delhi in areas including natural gas, coal, nuclear energy,…
“Zubeen: The Real Fairy Tale That Never Ends”
Poonam Sharma
The Timeless Fairy Tale of Zubeen
Long, long ago, in the misty valleys of Assam, where the great Brahmaputra river winds like a silver serpent and the hills hum with the wind, a miracle was born. But this miracle was not of…