ASSOCHAM signs MoUs with French, Arab bodies to boost trade and investment

IANS | August 3, 2026 1:57 PM

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Apex industry body ASSOCHAM has signed strategic agreements with Business France and the India & Arab Countries Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (IACCIA) to boost trade, investment and business collaboration between India, France and Arab nations, it was announced on Monday.

Uttar Pradesh moving from local to global: Piyush Goyal

IANS | August 3, 2026 1:39 PM

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that Uttar Pradesh is steadily transforming from a local economic powerhouse into a global growth engine, driven by the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Govt backs FSSAI action against Old Monk, McDowell's, other brands over flavouring, age claims

IANS | August 3, 2026 10:38 AM

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The government has clarified that enforcement action initiated by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) against certain alcoholic beverage manufacturers relates to the use of flavouring substances that mimic the characteristics of standardised alcoholic beverages and allegedly misleading age-related claims on product labels.

RBI's 3-day MPC meeting begins today; all eyes on repo rate decision

IANS | August 3, 2026 9:26 AM

Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) three-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting -- led by Governor Sanjay Malhotra -- begins on Monday with investors and economists closely tracking the central bank's assessment of inflation, economic growth and the future interest rate trajectory ahead of the policy decision due on August 5.

India records over 265 million cyberattack attempts: Report

IANS | August 2, 2026 7:58 PM

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) India's rapidly expanding digital ecosystem is facing an increasingly sophisticated wave of cyber threats, with more than 265 million cyberattack attempts and 369 million malware detections recorded during the assessment period, a new report said on Sunday.