6 locations in New Delhi and 2 in Mumbai were raided.
Volatility in investments concern for RBI.
The guidelines listed several services including government and private offices that will be out of bounds during the period, while exempting establishments such as hospitals, ration shops, dairies, banks, insurance offices, and print and electronic media. Delivery of all essential goods including food, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment through e-commerce has also been exempted from the purview of the lockdown.
A committee of secretaries will be meeting soon to consider a draft proposal, which suggests that decision-making on all policy issues pertaining to FDI be transferred from the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) in the Ministry of Commerce to the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) in the Ministry of Finance.
However, the number of renewals has grown by only 0.4 per cent, which means only high value and ticket size renewals are coming.
'Today, I am taking new actions to restrict Iran's nuclear, ballistic missile, and conventional weapons pursuits. My Administration will never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon, nor will we allow Iran to endanger the rest of the world with a fresh supply of ballistic missiles and conventional arms,' Trump said in a statement.
As the Under Secretary for Commerce, Juster played a key role in developing the Indo-US deal.
So far, there seems to be limited debate about their activities in India, where virtually all FAANG companies have teamed up in different ways with India's most powerful businessman, observes T N Ninan.
'If Indians are to be truly protected, Parliament must review and address these dangerous provisions before they become law.'
The weekend lockdown will start from 8 pm on Fridays and last till 7 am on Mondays. Besides, prohibitory orders will be in force during daytime on weekdays, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said in a statement.
The decline bolstered bets that the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates in mid-2015
The BSE IT sector, however, failed to snap a three-day losing streak and closed around 0.14 per cent lower.
With 202,014 students, India sends the second largest number of foreign students to the United States, a report said.
After defence, the Commerce and Industry ministry has started the exercise to relax foreign investment norms in the railways sector by permitting 100 per cent FDI in high-speed train systems and dedicated freight lines.
Most key rabi-producing states of north India, such as Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, have staggered their procurement to enable farmers to come in batches, so that there is no overcrowding. The Centre has also set up a call centre to coordinate the inter-state movement of farm commodities.
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India will export anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, high in demand globally, only to foreign governments and not to private companies, as the product is under prohibited or banned category of exports, sources said. Although exports of this medicine is completely banned, India has decided to export this anti-malarial drug in sync with its global commitment to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
Prez says that India has not assured the United States that it will provide 'equitable and reasonable access to its markets'.
Relax fiscal consolidation, boost public capex and reduce cost of finance, industry tells Centre
The country has its own triangular flag with an emblem of Paramashiva and Nandi and is called the 'Rishabha Dhvaja'.
The department of industrial policy and promotion, nodal agency for FDI policy under the ministry of commerce and industry, seems to have prepared a note for the Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs to consider.
Over one lakh people have lost their jobs in the export sector in the last five months due to the global downturn, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
Prasad also said India will be a $1 trillion opportunity for digital companies in five years
An online system generates import-export code.
Figures compiled by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics, under the commerce ministry, showed India's iron ore exports jumped a whopping 157 per cent to 121 million tonnes in 2012-13, compared with 47 million tonnes a year ago.
In a recent interview, Narendra Modi, set to take charge as prime minister in a few days, had said his government wouldn't roll back any policy in the sector.
There had been few signs of social distancing as thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana began their protest last week against the three new agro-marketing laws, setting off on a march to the national capital.
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People use Internet on smartphones, using apps which use their data to provide tailor-made services
The apex court also restrained e-commerce websites like Flipkart and Amazon from selling firecrackers which are beyond the permissible limit.
GPS devices will enable real-time money transactions
The order would ensure that the US fully collects all duties imposed on foreign importers that "cheat".
In a first, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met the secretaries of all the government departments collectively and asked them to directly get in touch with him to resolve issues and expedite decision-making.
Amazon's fulfilment centres, which store products of hundreds of vendors selling on the American online major's platform, are being cited by Karnataka state government authorities as a primary concern in an ongoing tax dispute.
According to the order, all factories producing essential goods and services will remain operational at full capacity.
Two entities under the Union ministry of commerce report differing figures for import of cut and polished diamonds for the first eight months of the financial year.
DEA official writes to DIPP suggesting that govt needs to understand what has been left out, and why, in the revised application of the retailer.