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Bhubaneswar: Reiterating the government’s vision of “Viksit Odisha, Viksit Bharat,” Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday said Odisha aims to become the MSME gateway of Eastern India. He was speaking at the Odisha Industrial Conclave 2025, organised by Laghu Udyog Bharati here at the Railway...

Hong Kong: China's factory activity contracted for the eighth straight month in November, according to an official survey on Sunday, underscoring challenges for the country's economy despite the US-China trade truce. The official manufacturing purchasing managers index rose slightly to 49.2 in November from 49...

New Delhi: As global flight operations disrupted due to a software issue in the Airbus A320 family of aircraft, IndiGo said it has completed the update on the mandatory Airbus system enhancement across its A320-family fleet. All 200 aircraft have now been fully updated and...

Bhubaneswar: In order to promote innovation and entrepreneurial thinking among the youth, Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), in collaboration with Research and Entrepreneurship wing of IIT Bhubaneswar and UNICEF, organises OdiaPreneur Smart Odisha Hackathon 3.0. Students from Higher Secondary Schools and Odisha Adarsha Vidyalayas...

Kolkata: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar, Saturday said that in the present era, "politics increasingly trumps economics". He made the remarks after being conferred an Honorary Doctorate by IIM-Calcutta at its Joka campus. "This is an era where politics increasingly trumps economics, and that...

New Delhi:  Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey Saturday stressed the need for financial literacy and investor protection in an increasingly digital financial landscape. To boost investor protection, SEBI will continue to expand multilingual, multimedia campaigns—building on initiatives like SEBI...

New Delhi: As India’s economic momentum strengthened further in the September quarter, with official data revealing that the real GDP grew 8.2 per cent in Q2 of FY 2025-26, political leaders on Saturday said the milestone reflects a remarkable achievement and positions India as a...

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India Friday informed that it had imposed monetary penalties on HDFC Bank Limited and Mannakrishna Investments Private Limited for non-compliance with rules and directions. The RBI said that it fined HDFC Bank Rs 91 lakh for breaches of section...

New Delhi: The Indian economy recorded a six-quarter high growth of 8.2 per cent in July-September, as factories churned out more products in anticipation of a consumption boost from the GST rate cut, according to government data. The GDP growth in the second quarter was...

New Delhi: In a bid to ensure domestic capability build-up in the long run, the Centre Friday said it has signed a Rs 7,995 crore agreement with the United States for sustainment support of the Indian Navy’s fleet of MH60R helicopters through Follow-on Support and...