NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: Signalling a thaw in the bilateral chill between India and the US, President Donald Trump has said he feels certain that there will be no difficulty for the two countries to come to a successful conclusion in trade talks and he looks forward to speaking with his very good friend Prime Minister Narendra []

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he is ready to impose the second phase of sanctions against Russia. Yeah, I am, Trump said outside the White House in response to a question if he was prepared to impose additional sanctions on Russia. Trumps comment came shortly after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent []

NEW DELHI: The 56th meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state ministers, on Wednesday started deliberations on next-gen GST reforms, which will lower tax rates on items of mass consumption, remove duty inversion in sectors, like textiles, and ease compliance burden for MSMEs. The Council, over the next []