
Even as India’s goods exports to the United States registered a sharp fall of 12 per cent in September (year on year), the total exports registered a 6.74 per cent growth, buttressed by gains in the UAE and Chinese markets. However, a sharp surge in gold, silver and fertiliser imports widened the trade deficit to $31.15 billion, the highest in over a year, according to data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Wednesday.
US President Donald Trump, while interacting with reporters at the White House on Wednesday, claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him that India will stop buying oil from Russia, a move that the US president describes as a “big step” in effort to isolate Moscow financially, Reuters reported.
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IN A highly unusual admission, the Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India B R Gavai, Wednesday said that it had changed its recommendation regarding transfer of a judge after the government “sought reconsideration” of its earlier decision. On August 25, the Collegium had recommended the transfer of Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Justice Atul Sreedharan to Chhattisgarh High Court.
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