Goyal currently holds the charge of Minister of Railways and Minister of Commerce and Industry; Lok Jan Shakti Party founder Ram Vilas Paswan passed away at a Delhi hospital on Thursday evening. Paswan, 74, had undergone a heart surgery recently

Speaking at a webinar organised by EXIM Bank, he said sectors which have potentials to become globally competitive are required to be identified

The rallies are scheduled to begin around 11 am on each of the three days and will be conducted amid strict COVID-19 protocols

Farmers' protest: In Punjab, farmers continued their 'rail roko' agitation for the fifth consecutive day. The protesters under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee have been squatting on rail tracks since September 24 at Jalandhar, Amritsar, Tanda, Mukerian and Ferozepur

The three controversial farm laws have diluted India's stance against liberalising agriculture before the WTO; this threatens livelihood of 60 per cent workforce in the country

Harsimrat Kaur Badal who recently resigned from the government tweeted, 'Indeed a DARK DAY for democracy as President Kovind too refused to heed the request of 18 political parties pleading him not to sign the undemocratically passed anti-farmer bills'

Flipkart claims that it will offer the 'biggest offers on smartphones' including mobile protection for just Re 1 among other offers

Parliament on Wednesday approved the three labour codes that will remove impediments to winding up of companies and allow firing of staff without government permission in firms with up to 300 workers from the existing 100

Farmers' protest: Farmers started a three-day rail blockade against the bills and squatted on tracks at many places in Punjab on Thursday. The farmer outfits have also decided to go for an indefinite rail blockade from October 1

Union Home Minister Amit Shah trashed the allegation of the two legislations being anti-farmer as \"baseless\" and said the Congress and other opposition parties are saying this to cover up their own failures

Piyush Goyal said the DPIIT has not maintained any data regarding the number of startups that have shut operation due to the COVID-19 pandemic and startups that are still operating

Isha and Akash Ambani led the discussions in sealing the deal with Facebook and other tech titans like Google, Qualcomm and Intel

On Wednesday alone, Rajya Sabha passed three key labour reform bills on industrial relations, social security and occupational safety by voice votes; in total, Upper House had to hold 18 sittings but only 10 could be held due to fear of COVID-19 spread in Parliament

After interacting with the industry, the government is finalising a list of potential export products against which exports of textile and apparel can be enhanced

When opposition members shouted slogans and came near the well, Speaker Om Birla adjourned the house for an hour, after about 15 minutes of business

Farm bill: In the next four days, Congress chief ministers, Pradesh Congress Committee presidents, Congress legislative party leaders along with MPs, MLAs, and senior leaders will walk from the PCC office to Raj Bhavan

Value of imports from China stood at $4.98 billion in August and $5.58 in July, according to the data provided by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in his written reply to the Lok Sabha

Farm bills row: This change in farming sector is the need of the present hour and our government has brought this reform for farmers, said PM Modi

Farm bills passed in Rajya Sabha amid protests by opposition MPsThe Rajya Sabha has passed the Farmers' and Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, through voice vote amid protest by opposition MPs and farmers' protests across Punjab and Haryana. The bills were passed in the Lok Sabha last week.Tata Consultancy Services sets up 11 COVID-19 isolation centres for staf...

Contrary to Centre's claims, a parallel private market for farm produce and negation of states' regulatory power are aimed at helping private businesses at the cost of farmers. The last thing distressed farmers need is exposure to unregulated market forces