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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday approved 25 industrial projects to be built at a cost of Rs 4,739 crore, officials said. The projects were approved during the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja. These projects are likely to...

Mumbai: Benchmark BSE Sensex declined by 387 points Friday, snapping its three-day gaining streak due to profit-taking in blue-chip shares HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 387.73 points or 0.47 per cent to settle at 82,626.23. During the day, it dropped...

Mumbai: Sale of the new series of iPhones started Friday, with excited customers queuing up outside the country's first Apple Store since early hours and even indulging in a scuffle before its opening. Like with the launch of any new model, excited customers started queuing...

Washington: US President Donald Trump is expected to talk with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Friday in a push to finalise a deal to allow the popular social media app TikTok to keep operating in the United States. The call also may offer clues about whether...

New Delhi: The UAE is an important partner in India's growth story, and the partnership stands on the pillars of innovation, investment and sustainable development – set to witness great transformation under the visionary leadership of both sides, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said in Abu...

Mumbai: Markets regulator SEBI Thursday cleared Adani Group and its Chairman Gautam Adani of allegations levelled by US-based Hindenburg Research of routing funds through three entities to hide related party transactions. In two separate orders, the regulator found no violations, noting that at the time...

Kolkata: Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran Thursday said he expects that a solution to the tariff issues with the US is likely to arrive in the next eight to ten weeks. The additional 25 per cent tariff imposed by the US on Indian products...

New Delhi: The new Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates will benefit 11 of the top 30 consumption items and a third of an average consumer’s monthly expenditure, a report said Thursday. These 11 items include essential milk products, discretionary products (automobiles, beauty services) and...

New Delhi: A deeptech startup based in Odisha has inked a Rs 66-crore contract with the Indian Navy to manufacture indigenously developed Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (UWROVs). The startup, Coratia Technologies, signed the contract last week to supply home-built underwater robots specialising in cleaning ship...

Mumbai: Stock markets rebounded Tuesday, with the benchmark Sensex climbing nearly 595 points, amid hopes of a positive outcome from the India-US trade talks. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 594.95 points or 0.73 per cent to settle at 82,380.69. During the day, it surged 657.74...