Goods exports jump 23% in Sept, services dip, trade deficit eases

Driven by a 48% jump in goods exports to the US amid worries about fresh tariffs over oil imports from Russia, India's goods exports in September jumped 23% to $44.40 billion while services exports registered a rare dip, data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Thursday showed.

Keen on Make-in-India in defence, aerospace: Outgoing UK envoy

Calling India's proposal for a ceasefire in the Black Sea region a "symbol" of a "big global player", Lindy Cameron, the outgoing British High Commissioner to India, said Thursday that the UK has identified "defence, security and technology" as the pillars of bilateral ties and wants to participate in Make-in-India programmes in the defence and aerospace sector.

Military developing integrated structure for theatre commands

The Indian military is actively developing an integrated logistics structure to support its planned theatre commands as part of its effort to transform the service-specific logistics architecture into an integrated defence framework.

Annual revision of rolls in 13 states, 3 UTs where SIR is over, says poll body

After Skipping it this year, as the Special Intensive Revision was on or being planned in phases across states, the Election Commission on Thursday announced that it would conduct the annual Special Summary Revision (SSR) in 13 states and three Union Territories where the SIR has been completed, and Assam, where it had decided not to conduct the SIR.

Negotiations moving at incredible pace: Gor on India-US trade deal

Ahead of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's India visit next week, US ambassador Sergio Gor said on Thursday that the Secretary's visit to Mumbai will be more business-focused and the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is expected to be there. Rubio is expected to be in Mumbai and Jamnagar from October 19-22, after visiting Uzbekistan on October 17-19.

Cannot claim reservation after conversion: Top court

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that a person who converts from the Hindu social order cannot claim affirmative action based on pre-conversion status.

The court refused to interfere with a June 25 judgment of the Madras High Court which held that a person converting to Islam cannot claim status of a Backward Class category Muslim.

Goa: NGT stays nod to Mormugao Port's channel deepening project

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has stayed the operationalisation of the environmental clearance (EC) and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance granted to Mormugao Port Trust's (MPT) channel-deepening project until the next hearing.

Punjabi may be recognised as official language in J&K

J&K May soon have Punjabi as one among its official languages, with the ruling National Conference (NC) assuring prominent Sikh leaders that its government will introduce a Bill to that effect during the 2027 budget session.

Govt's sweeping powers over OCI cardholders

The OCI scheme was introduced in 2005 for certain categories of foreign nationals of Indian origin.

India does not permit dual citizenship, and an OCI remains a foreign national holding the passport of another country.

IMF hails India's GDP revision

The base year revision of India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) series earlier this year is a "welcome development," and the changes in methodology are in line with the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) advice, the Fund's Asia and Pacific Department Director Krishna Srinivasan said on Thursday.