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New Delhi: A set of like-minded global firms in the area of connectivity to cloud infrastructure to semiconductors, including Jio Platforms and Anthropic, have joined hands to form a Trusted Tech Alliance, a joint statement said. The alliance was launched at the Munich Security Conference...

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met farm union leaders from across the country in the Parliament House complex on Friday and discussed with them the need for a countrywide movement to oppose the India-US interim trade deal as well...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is the only state which had prepared a standard operating procedure (SOP) to manufacture women-friendly farm machinery, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo said in Bhubaneswar Friday. He was speaking at the inception workshop on Institutionalising the Gender Responsive Cell: Framework and...

Nabarangpur: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday laid the foundation stone for a new government medical college and hospital and launched 177 projects worth Rs 446 crore for Nabarangpur district. The CM unveiled the projects at a function held at Mandei ground from where...

Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled more than 1 per cent Friday due to across-the-board selloff, especially in metal, IT and commodity stocks, tracking sluggish global markets. In a volatile session, the 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 1,048.16 points, or 1.25 per cent, to...

New Delhi: Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal criticised Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his claims about the India-US trade agreement, labelling them as 'baseless' and describing him as a 'habitual liar'. Piyush Goyal took to the social media platform X with a...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank Thursday came out with draft rules governing banks' engagement of loan recovery systems, mandating training for agents and also recordings of all calls. A bank must ensure that all phone calls made to a borrower by an agent are recorded, the...

New Delhi: The Defence Ministry Thursday approved the Rs 3.25 lakh crore proposal to buy 114 Rafale fighter jets from France for the Indian Air Force, according to reliable sources. The clearance was granted by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath...

Bilzen-Hoeselt (Belgium):  Leaders from across the European Union are meeting Thursday in a Belgian castle as the 27-nation bloc faces antagonism from US President Donald Trump, strong-arm economic tactics from China and hybrid threats from Russia - challenges that have prompted a rethink of Europe's...

Washington: A bipartisan group of 100 members of Congress has urged Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to exempt the health care sector from a new $100,000 fee on employers petitioning for H-1B visas, warning it could deepen staffing shortages and limit access to care across...