Calling India one of the most attractive investment destinations globally, vice president of European Commission Jyrki Katainen also complimented the government for its resolve to roll out the GST.
House of Commons Speaker John Bercow told MPs that the bill had received Royal Assent, which involves Queen Elizabeth II's final approval required to make it an Act of Parliament.
European Union is not contemplating signing free trade agreement with India in the near future and will focus on completion of contentious World Trade Organisation negotiations including agriculture and Singapore issues
India assured the EU it would put in place measures to ensure cargoes are free from pests
In an apparent fall-out of holding funeral prayers for Osama bin Laden, an European Union delegation snubbed hard-line Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani by cancelling a scheduled meeting. "A meeting was initially planned for May 14 with Syed Ali Shah Geelani, but given the latest events, the EU delegation considers it inopportune to hold the meeting," a statement said. It also called off a meeting with members of the Kashmir Bar Association.
India may have to abide by a series of international standards and regulatory practices in the healthcare sector, if it agrees to some proposals that are part of the ongoing India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations.
Responding to media queries on the development, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that "such interference in India's internal affairs is unacceptable, and reflects a colonial mindset".
Obama's strong intervention in favour of the 'Remain' camp of the debate attracted strong criticism from the 'Vote Leave' campaign, which accused him of being 'downright hypocritical'.
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India processes around 90% of the world's supply of rough diamonds.
The English language may be one of the casualties of Brexit as it emerged that no state other than the United Kingdom has registered it as a primary language among the 28 countries within the European Union.
Vaz has been spearheading efforts in the UK to get the ban lifted.
The European Union has expressed regret over the hanging of the Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and asked India to put a moratorium on executions.
EU says Google unfairly pushes own apps with Android
India and Brazil raised a trade dispute against the European Union before the World Trade Organization on Tuesday over seizure of generic drugs by EU member countries on high seas.
In a move that could improve the weakening sentiment in the Indian textile industry, the government is set to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) by the end of the current calendar year.
Taking a dig at Europe, Brazil Thursday suggested the European Union to outsource all their calculations to India's computers and mathematicians as it dismissed the allegation that the two countries were fooling everyone on reducing tariffs.
India's real estate market is poised for growth across categories - residential, commercial, and rental. Currently valued at Rs 24 trillion, or about $300 billion, it is projected to surge to $1.3 trillion by 2034, and then grow further to $5.17 trillion by 2047, indicates a report by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India (Credai).
Officials said the EU wanted to consolidate its multi-faceted relationship with India.
India and the European Union have failed to arrive at any understanding on the four-year dispute involving two Italian marines accused of murdering two Indian fishermen
Several round of talks are expected to be held this year before the finale at Cancun in Mexico in December.
The European Union (EU), which wants India to reduce high import duties on wines, is facing a glut of the beverage at home and is taking steps to protect local producers from new rivals like Australia and the US.
American intelligence service used bugs, phone taps and cybermonitoring to obtain information from European Union embassies and offices in Washington, New York and Brussels, a German weekly reported on Sunday.
'Let no one doubt our determination or question our resolve, Brexit is happening.'
The issue was taken up at a meeting in New Delhi between Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma and visiting Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski.
Counting is under way in a referendum that will decide whether the UK remains a member of the European Union.
The European Union has agreed 'in principle' to have a common DNA protocol for basmati, giving a shot in the arm to Indian exporters.
The European Union on Tuesday decided to lift a ban on the import of mangoes from India after the country made improvements in plant health controls and certification system, clearing the way for them to return to the 28-member bloc.
The foreign ministers of the European Union will on Monday decide whether to impose tough sanctions against Russia in the wake of voting by the people of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula to join the Russian Federation.
French hospitality at its best at a state dinner in honour of China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at Elysee Palace, Paris.
Despite discounts on Russian crude oil - which fell to the lowest since the Ukraine war began - and the rising sanctions, import volumes from the country will remain stable for now or at least till July, said refinery officials. "There is an appetite for Russian crude, and shipments are not expected to taper off beyond this point unless something major happens. "Talks are on, and buying will continue," an official at a major refinery said.
Sikh militant group on EU's terrorist list
Besides firming up India-EU counter-terror partnership, the Summit in Brussels is expected to evince interest in other projects like cleaning of Ganga on the lines of River Rhine and Danube.
The MEPs said they stand by India in its fight against terrorism.
PepsiCo and Coca-Cola joined hands to caution against the "blind" adoption of European norms as these could have serious implications on the Indian economy, while asserting compliance with the EU standards for their brand products sold in India.
Expressing disappointment over the recent EU proposal of diluted farm reforms, FICCI on Friday said such a package would not serve the cause of the Doha mandate on agricultural negotiations.\n\n
The UK's health authorities have confirmed that a new and "most significant" variant of COVID-19 is officially under investigation in the country as the government on Friday added six countries to its travel ban red list from southern Africa, where B.1.1.529 strain was first identified.
After Yoga got a strong leg up on the world stage following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for observing an International Yoga Day, the European Union has backed the initiative.
The European Commission will propose scrapping tariffs on jet fuel imports starting January 1, an official said on Friday.
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