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Alexis Wilkins and family stood beside him as he recited the oath and his and other family members were seated in the front row.

Randhir Jaiswal told reporters in response to a query during his weekly briefing.

Ed Sheeran was stopped by police from an impromptu acoustic one-man performance earlier this month on Bengaluru's Church Street, much confusion ensued. While the police insisted no permission was given, the musician announced he had got the go-ahead. Publicity stunt or cross-connection, it provided a snapshot of the difficulties officialese pose to having musical gigs in our cities. For a country not comfortable with default silence — evident from pervasive honking and smartphones playing loudly on the metro, to blaring loudspeakers that are part of our city soundscape — organising music shows in engaging spaces can be remarkably tedious.

Pakistan High Commission Friday said it has issued 154 visas to Indian pilgrims to visit the Shree Katas Raj temples in that country's Punjab province.

International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) agreed to focus on IT, green jobs, and care-related roles in the skill gap mapping feasibility study being firmed up for G20 nations.

The statement offers more details on measures Singapore's equities market review group announced on February 13 to revive its stock market that has come under pressure from a dearth of mega listings and softer trading liquidity.

Tariff does not protect any country and India needs to cut tariffs for its own good, irrespective of who tells India to do so, NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam said on Friday. Addressing the 69th Foundation Day of All India Management Association (AIMA), Subrahmanyam further said that being open to the world has to be among the top five priorities of India if it wants to become a developed country.

Piyush Goyal sounded bullish on the forthcoming trade talks with the Trump administration, promising a “mother-of-all” bilateral trade deals with the US soon.

Piyush Goyal on Friday expressed concerns over Japan's growing trade surplus with India, highlighting that India's exports to Japan have remained stagnant over the past 15 years. In contrast, Japanese exports to India have continued to rise, exacerbating the trade imbalance.

Reserve Bank of India has expressed caution over the impact of global trade tensions and protectionist policies on India.

Trump says value-added taxes carry a lot of blame for America's near trillion dollar trade deficit with the rest of the world. The 170-plus countries who charge VAT — including top U.S. trade partners in Europe — insist they have no impact.

India is not a major exporter of metals to the US, but any global price shift would surely impact the domestic pricing also, said Naveen Mathur, Director-Commodities & Currencies, Anand Rathi Share & Stock Brokers. We may see a glut with respect to the oversupply, he opined highlighting that the other countries may start dumping the goods into India. Edited excerpts: Do you see a significant impact on global metal prices once the Trump tariffs come into force and while India is not a major metal exporter to the US, will it have a trickle-down effect on the domestic industry? As we all know, post Mr Trump's inauguration in mid of January, the markets have been pretty volatile largely because of the policies, the global uncertainties with respect to tariffs. The tariffs would definitely push up the metal prices in the US due to restricted imports. While the excess supply in the global markets, particularly China and the EU, may cause price fluctuations, India would definitely have an indirect impact or I should say it is a mix of direct and indirect impact.

National Critical Mineral Mission and said that it is aiming to put a maximum number of critical blocks on auction by 2031. The minister also stressed on the need for the country to become self-reliant in critical minerals and said that it can be possible when both government and industry works as a team.

Yogi Adityanath said the Maha Kumbh will help the state's economy grow by over Rs 3 lakh crore. Adityanath, speaking in the Question Hour of the budget session of the assembly, said Uttar Pradesh is making strides towards the target of one trillion dollar economy.

US Tobacco co says it's not only eyeing the unaddressed Indian market but also the untapped talent pool.

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