The 11th working day of the ongoing Winter Session of the Parliament on Tuesday witnessed heated exchanges between BJP and Opposition members over certain remarks made by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge. The Rajya Sabha saw a stormy beginning as Union Minister Piyush Goyal and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge engaged inRead More →
France players celebrate their 2-0 victory in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 semi-final match between France and Morocco at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar on December 14, 2022. | Photo Credit: Getty Images FIFA World Cup 2022 | France into final with 2-0 win as Morocco goRead More →
U.K. Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch arrives in New Delhi on December 12 to “kickstart” the sixth round of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations and hold bilateral talks with her Indian counterpart Piyush Goyal. The new round marks the first formal meeting between the India-U.K. negotiating teams since July and theRead More →
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Society on Saturday, Minister of Science and Technology Dr.Jitendra Singh announced. The meeting will also be attended by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal, apart from scientists, industrialists,Read More →
Pointing out that he has been summoned by the ED at a time when Parliament is in session, Kharge asked if it was fair on the part of the agency to do so. Raising the issue during the Question Hour, after an uproar from the Opposition over the alleged misuseRead More →
Former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant will be the new Sherpa of G-20, replacing Union Minister Piyush Goyal, as full-time sherpa required for India’s presidency, sources said on Thursday. India assumes the G-20 presidency later this year. “With the G-20 presidency coming to India this year, the Sherpa would needRead More →
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced the candidature of Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Nirmala Sitharaman from Maharashtra and Karnataka for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls. Piyush Goyal currently holds the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food and also the Public Distribution and Textiles ministry.Read More →
Highlighting the need for the decriminalisation of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal said Monday that there is a need to ensure effective implementation of laws to protect consumer interests without the harassment of businesses. While addressing the ‘National Workshop onRead More →
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that India and Australia should look at boosting the bilateral trade to USD 100 billion by 2030 from the current level of around USD 27.5 billion. Goyal, who is in Australia on a three-day visit, said that both the countries areRead More →
