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New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday granted six weeks time to several states and Union Territories to file their responses on a plea which sought to declare that consumers have a "right to know" about the quality, purity and certification of products, besides the details of...

Mumbai: In a significant relief to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, the Bombay High Court Wednesday directed the removal of "defamatory" and AI-generated deepfake content circulating on social media platforms that falsely linked him and his family members to the Central government's E20 ethanol blending programme....

Colombo: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Wednesday arrived in Colombo on a day-long official visit aimed at further strengthening the longstanding partnership between the two countries. He was received at the airport by the Indian High Commissioner in Colombo, Santosh Jha, and senior officials from the...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Wednesday projected consumer price inflation at 5 per cent for FY27, while expecting it to rise further in the near term. Announcing the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent,...

New Delhi: Terming India as the fastest-growing economy amid persistent global uncertainties, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Wednesday projected real GDP growth at 6.7 per cent for FY27, 10 bps higher than its previous projection of 6.6 per cent in the prevision Monetary Policy...

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Wednesday kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent, while maintaining the status quo in its latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting amid the ongoing geopolitical tensions. The Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) rate also remained at...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with 10 organisations for advancing healthcare delivery, innovation and institutional collaboration. The state Health and Family Welfare Department signed the MoUs with the organisations in the presence of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling. The organisations are-Centre for...

Colombo: The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Tuesday hosted a business delegation from Kerala and discussed new commercial opportunities and ways to strengthen private-sector links. The Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) delegation, headed by its President Vinodini Sukumar, held a meeting with members of...

New Delhi: Indian economy is set to cross USD 5-trillion mark in FY29 as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the government has adopted a broad-based growth strategy to achieve the milestone, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday. As per...

Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower Tuesday, ending their four-day rally, following the introduction of a new auction mechanism for shares having futures and options (F&O) contracts. The Closing Auction Session (CAS) in the equity cash segment became operational on Monday,...