‘India makes more coaches than US, Europe’: PM Modi flags off Vande Bharat sleeper; calls it self-reliance push

PM Modi flagged-off Vande Bharat sleeper train (PTI image) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India is now manufacturing more railway coaches than the United States and Europe, highlighting the country’s growing self-reliance. He made the remarks while flagging off India’s first Vande Bharat sleeper train from Malda in West Bengal.Addressing a public gathering…

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India’s new labour codes: Govt eyes April 1 rollout to align with financial year; PF, gratuity cost impact in focus

Representative image (AI-generated) The ministry of labour and employment is considering making the four Labour Codes effective from April 1 to align their rollout with companies’ financial year. The move is aimed at easing the impact of higher provident fund and gratuity costs arising from changes in salary structures under the new framework.According to officials…

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Trump sanctions fail to stop inflow! Some Indian refiners step up Russian crude oil intake; Indian Oil, Nayara boost purchases

Representative image (AI-generated) State-run Indian Oil Corp and Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy have increased their purchases of Russian crude in January. This comes even as India’s overall imports from Russia have declined under US sanctions.Reliance Industries, India’s largest buyer over the past year, along with several other refiners, has not received any supplies this month. This…

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Trump expands investment portfolio: $100 million bond purchases disclosed; $2 million invested in Netflix, Warner Bros

US President Donald Trump purchased around $100 million in municipal and corporate bonds between mid-November and late December, his latest financial disclosures showed. The investments included up to $2 million in Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery bonds bought shortly after the companies announced their merger.The disclosures, posted Thursday and Friday, showed that most of Trump’s…

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“India-Italy partnership will be more enhanced by conclusion of FTA”: Italian Ambassador Antonio Bartoli

NEW DELHI: Ambassador of Italy to India, Antonio Bartoli, emphasised the “reliable” partnership between Rome and New Delhi and said it will be further enhanced by the conclusion of the European Union-Indian Free Trade Agreement. Speaking with ANI, Antonio Bartoli said Europe provides many advantages in the current era of “geopolitical turmoil.”“In an era of…

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