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Synopsis Indian trade negotiators are heading to the US this week for talks on a bilateral trade agreement, with both sides hopeful of concluding the first phase by year-end. Discussions are progressing positively, and New Delhi may also increase natural gas purchases from the US to address the trade gap. ET Bureau India Trade Negotiators

U.S. President Donald Trump urged Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption, during an address to the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem. During a more than one-hour speech, Trump said, “Hey, I have an idea. Mr. President, why don’t you give him a pardon? Cigars

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday said COP30 should be the “COP of Adaptation” and called for transforming climate commitments into real-world actions that directly improve people’s lives. At the Pre-COP30 Ministerial Roundtable in Brasilia, Yadav said the 30th UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, in November must send a strong signal that multilateralism

London: Vijay Mallya, wanted in India to face trial on fraud and money laundering charges, has discontinued an application to annul a UK bankruptcy order ahead of a planned hearing in London on Monday. It means the “Trustee in Bankruptcy” can continue to pursue assets to help a consortium of banks led by the State

Synopsis Sebi has issued new guidelines for listed companies seeking approval for related party transactions (RPTs). Companies must now provide detailed justifications, valuation reports, and turnover percentages to audit committees and shareholders. However, smaller RPTs below 1% of turnover or Rs 10 crore are exempted from these stringent disclosure norms. ETMarkets.com Market regulator Sebi on

Israel says all 20 living hostages in Gaza are set to be released Monday under a new ceasefire deal with Hamas. The exchange comes ahead of President Trump’s visit to Israel and Egypt, raising hopes for an end to the two-year Gaza war. Israel also plans to release 2,000 Palestinian detainees and honor 28 hostages

India will be represented by Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh at the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit in Egypt, hosted by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and co-chaired by US President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: Siva Saravanan S/The Hindu Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh is set to represent

From Monday, the revised package rates of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) will come into effect at hospitals that provide medical services under the scheme. The recently announced revised CGHS rates for treatments and diagnostics, for example, come after about 10 years, and healthcare providers are hopeful it will herald discussions on issues including medical

Home News The report, based on research across 250 hospitals in 40 cities with 75,000 beds, surveys of over 1,000 patients and 100-plus clinicians, consultation with CXOs and investors, stated that bed per capita capacity has doubled since 2000 in India By PTI Updated – October 12, 2025 at 05:01 PM. | New Delhi Around

Over 33 lakh students across the country are enrolled in more than 1 lakh single-teacher schools with Andhra Pradesh recording the highest number of such schools and Uttar Pradesh leading with the most number of student enrolments in them, according to official data According to Ministry of Education’s statistics, in the academic year 2024-25, there