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New Delhi: An additional excise duty on cigarettes and tobacco products, and a health cess on pan masala, over and above the highest 40 per cent GST rate, will come into effect from February 1. The cess and excise levies will replace the existing 28...

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New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar Saturday met Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi in New Delhi, where both sides discussed key issues including trade, critical minerals and regional developments, underscoring the depth of India-Oman Strategic Partnership. Taking to the social media platform X,...

Mumbai: India’s stock exchanges will hold a regular live trading session on the Union Budget 2026-27 on February 1, despite it being Sunday. Historically, Budget presentations were done on February 1, while markets have opened for trading even when the date fell on a weekend....

New Delhi: India will host the 2nd India-Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (IAFMM) Saturday, in New Delhi, marking a significant step in strengthening ties between India and the Arab world. The high-level meeting will be co-chaired by India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and will...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Friday sought clarification from Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi or his office on whether the state is soliciting a loan from the World Bank. The Opposition party sought clarification a day after the Chief Minister and senior Odisha government officials met...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez Friday and the two leaders agreed to take the bilateral relations to new heights in the years ahead. The phone call between Rodriguez and Modi was the first since the capture of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Legislative Assembly will hold its Budget Session for 2026 from February 17 and continue till April 8. The session will begin with an address by Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati. The House will then take up the Motion of Thanks on the Governor’s address,...

New Delhi: World Bank Group and India Friday announced a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF), envisaging USD 8-10 billion in annual financing over the next five years to help accelerate India's next phase of growth and support its vision of becoming a developed economy. The...

New Delhi: Markets regulator Sebi has granted a no-objection certificate (NOC) to the country's largest bourse, National Stock Exchange (NSE), to proceed with its long-awaited public listing, an official said Friday. NSE's IPO plans had been stalled for more than a decade. The exchange first...