India is holding talks talks with the Donald Trump administration over the US H1-B visa issue and also working with the industries, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday.

Strongly defending “cow protection”, Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday reminded the Parliament that it was part of India’s freedom movement.

Amid concerns being raised by India Inc on the US visa regime, the commerce and industry ministry today confirmed a meeting with industry including Nasscom to discuss the issue. Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Commerce Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the government had to implement the recent demonetisation as a duty to the nation in order to tackle the menace of black money and bring unaccounted money back into the banking system.

Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday indicated that startups may get additional tax benefits in the forthcoming budget, to be unveiled on 1 February.

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has expressed her disappointment over India’s rank remaining low in terms of ease of doing business.

Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today launched a logo of the Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM). She termed this as "an ambitious task" as India's intellectual property related activities need great traction.

Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said that the government has so far not discussed the issue of withdrawal of the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to Pakistan.

India is not considering allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail trading in the current circumstances, the government said on Wednesday. “At the moment, India can create several Walmarts of its own. We welcome

Explaining the new criteria, Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce and Industry Minister, said a start-up would now need only a certificate of recognition from the government to enjoy these benefits.

New Delhi: With Britain deciding to exit the European Union (EU), India will have to rework the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the single-currency bloc, a top government official has said. “My interest will

New Delhi: Concerned over a widening trade deficit with South Korea, India on Saturday sought greater market access in sectors such as agriculture, marine, IT and healthcare in the East-Asian nation. The issue, among others,

New Delhi: To seek more clarity, the Commerce Ministry will discuss the issue of exempting Apple from local sourcing norms with the Finance Ministry, which has rejected the proposal, even as the former is against

New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday released its list of 12 candidates for the biennial elections from nine states to the Rajya Sabha, including union ministers M. Venkaiah Naidu, Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, Chaudhary Birender

The Indian economy is undoubtedly doing well despite various problems and bad weather conditions that impacted agriculture.

New Delhi: Over 31 lakh households are connected with piped natural gas across the country and efforts are on to expand the city gas distribution networks (CGD), Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today. "Government has

New Delhi: India has been constantly taking up the US visa fee hike matter with the American authorities and the country has also raised the matter in the WTO's dispute settlement body, Parliament was informed

New Delhi: India has been consistently raising its concerns with the UK about the new British immigration law, which will impact domestic professionals earning below 35,000 pounds annually, Parliament was informed today. In 2012, the

New Delhi: Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was today critical of RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's description of Indian economy as the "one-eyed king in the land of the blind", saying better words should have been used.

Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman has come down heavily on those having sympathy for JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar who is facing sedition charges and is currently out on interim bail.