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  Boycott Turkey: Pune trader claims threat from Pakistan after boycott call on Turkish apples

  Maharashtra | May 15, 2025 18:14 IST

  Following a call by Pune fruit traders to boycott apples imported from Turkey due to its support for Pakistan, trader Suyog Zende claimed he received a threatening voice message from Pakistan. The boycott protest escalated with traders dumping Turkish apples on Pune’s Marketyard road.

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  From water, trade to airspace: India's major actions against Pakistan after Pahalgam terror attack

  India | May 05, 2025 14:41 IST

  Ties between India and Pakistan plummeted following the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 people on April 22, in the deadliest attack in the Valley since the Pulwama strike in 2019.

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  India bans all imports from Pakistan with immediate effect over Pahalgam terror attack

  India | May 03, 2025 23:37 IST

  The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), in its notification, stated that the restriction has been imposed to safeguard national security and uphold public policy.

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  Tech giants urge government to extend November 1 laptop import restriction by a year

  Technology | August 09, 2023 17:19 IST

  According to reports, major technology companies are stating that additional time is needed to set up manufacturing and assembly facilities in compliance with the latest regulations.

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  Government extends 3-month grace period for laptop and tablet import ban

  Technology | August 05, 2023 16:30 IST

  While the new rules were initially set to take effect immediately, the government has provided a grace period to ease the transition for companies.

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  India imposes import restrictions on certain gold jewellery, articles due to THIS reason

  Business | July 12, 2023 23:40 IST

  In a notification, the DGFT said that the import policy of these products "has been amended from free to restricted with immediate effect".

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  Govt bans apple imports if its price is less than Rs 50 per Kg

  Business | May 08, 2023 22:23 IST

  The directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) said in a notification that the imports are free if the price is above Rs 50 per kg.

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  Sri Lanka bans import of 300 items of consumer goods to stabilise economy

  World | August 24, 2022 16:14 IST

  In a special notification issued by the Sri Lankan finance ministry, the ban was imposed on a total of 300 items including chocolates, perfumes, makeup, and shampoo among several other products.

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  Nepal bans import of 10 luxurious items including cars, mobile phones, diamonds

  World | April 27, 2022 14:41 IST

  As per the notice, the ban would remain in place till the end of this fiscal year which ends in mid-July.

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  US Congress approves import ban targeting forced labour in China

  World | December 17, 2021 10:04 IST

  The measure is the latest in a series intensifying US penalties over China’s alleged systemic and widespread abuse of ethnic and religious minorities in the western region.

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  Indian businessman pleads guilty to importing banned drugs into US

  India | December 10, 2019 8:48 IST

  Jeetendra Harish Belani, who hails from Nagpur, was extradited to the US after his arrest in the Czech Republic on June 3 to face the charges contained in an eight-count Indictment returned by a federal grand jury on June 26.

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  Govt to ban import of over 5-year-old machinery

  December 12, 2014 16:31 IST

  New Delhi: Government has decided to ban imports of machinery that is more than five years old, a move which would help in increasing competitiveness of domestic manufacturers.“Government has decided not to allow import of

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  After mangoes, now Indian Paan may be banned by EU

  World | June 15, 2014 9:53 IST

  London: Betel or 'paan' leaves from India may be the next item to be banned by the European Union (EU), which has already imposed an import ban on Alphonso mangoes over claims of a fruit