Abu Dhabi: The talks at the WTO's ministerial conference ended with no decision on key issues such as finding a permanent solution to public food stockpile and on curbing fisheries subsidies, but the members agreed to further extend the moratorium on imposing import duties on...
Ottawa: Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly has said that Canada is imposing additional import restrictions on Russian diamonds. This ban further builds on Canada's December 2023 import restrictions on diamonds and diamond-jewellery-related products from Russia by targeting indirect imports of Russian diamonds weighing...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has registered a record gross goods and services tax (GST) collection of Rs 5,135.81 crore as well as the third highest ever state GST collection of Rs 2,295.41 crore during February 2024, official sources said Friday. As per sources, during February, the state...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday virtually inaugurated nine industrial projects and laid the foundation stone of 23 others, officials said. The Rs6,992.94 crore worth projects, spread over 14 districts, are likely to provide employment to 24,508 people, they said. “Our industrial portfolio is...
New Delhi: Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) has imposed a Rs5.49 crore penalty on Paytm Payments Bank for violating anti-money laundering rules, the Finance Ministry said Friday. FIU-IND initiated a review of Paytm Payments Bank on receipt of specific information from law enforcement agencies in respect...
New Delhi: Leading automakers Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata Motors Friday reported robust sales for February as demand for sports utility vehicles continued to remain strong. Mahindra & Mahindra, Toyota Kirloskar Motor and Honda Cars also witnessed higher vehicle dispatches to dealers last month. February...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered the “highest-ever” collection of gross GST of Rs5,135.81 crore during February, an official said Friday. The state's gross GST collection was Rs4,519.35 crore in February 2023. Odisha's state GST collection stood at Rs2,295.41 crore during February against Rs1,673.96 crore in the corresponding...
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging they breached their original contractual agreements around AI. The lawsuit, filed in a court in San Francisco in the US, revolves around OpenAI’s latest natural language model titled...
New Delhi: Ministry of Defence (MoD) Friday said that it has signed five major capital acquisition contracts worth Rs39,125.39 crore to procure military equipment which includes procurement of Aero-engines for MiG-29 aircraft, Close-in Weapon System (CIWS), high-power radar and ship-borne BrahMos system. The ministry said...
New Delhi: Google Friday said a clutch of companies including well-established ones continue to flout its billing norms, choosing not to pay Play Store service fee applicable on the sale of in-app digital goods, and warned that it will not hesitate to take necessary action...
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