
Industry must now intensify its efforts to penetrate new markets, upgrade quality and become more competitive to take maximum advantage of trade agreements, according to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met CEO of Rolls-Royce, Tufan Erginbilgic, saying that the government welcomes the luxury automaker’s enthusiasm towards scaling up its activities in India. ...

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Thursday said markets across the country are open, trade is normal, and all business activities will proceed as usual, amid the ‘Bharat Bandh’ (nationwide strike) call by some trade unions and farmers’ organisations. ...

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal encouraged the Tiruppur textile cluster to create five lakh additional jobs and double its export performance over the next three years, assuring that the government will extend full support to exporters, it was announced on Thursday. ...

In view of the heavy travel demand expected during the Maha Shivaratri festival and the extended weekend, the Tamil Nadu transport authorities have announced the operation of 1,240 special buses from Chennai to various parts of the State and neighbouring regions to facilitate smooth passenger movement. ...

Gold and silver prices dipped moderately on Thursday, as the US dollar strengthened. ...

South Korea's exports jumped 44.4 per cent from a year earlier in the first 10 days of February, driven by strong demand for semiconductors, data showed on Wednesday. ...

South Korea's media watchdog said on Wednesday it has launched a probe into US social media platform Instagram over allegations that the service disabled user accounts without justifiable reasons last year. ...

Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it will showcase a new flagship smartphone during the Galaxy Unpacked event in the United States this month, teasing the new device will come with enhanced artificial intelligence (AI) features. ...

Science Minister Bae Kyung-hoon said on Wednesday that the government has been conducting a probe into the South Korean unit of US-listed e-commerce giant Coupang under principle without discrimination, refuting criticism from the US political circle. ...