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New Delhi: The government has approved the installation of its indigenous train protection system -- Kavach -- on 631 route kilometres (RKm) of the East Coast Railway network at an estimated cost of Rs 270 crore, the Ministry of Railways said Monday. The project will...

Mumbai: Stock markets rebounded Monday with the benchmark Sensex gaining 291 points following a decline in crude oil prices and supportive global cues amid hopes of diplomatic progress in US-Iran talks. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 291.17 points, or 0.38 per cent, to settle at...

New Delhi: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will hold two-day talks this week on the first phase of the bilateral trade agreement. "For the US trade deal talks, tomorrow my counterpart is coming to Delhi," Goyal told reporters...

New Delhi: India and the 27-nation European Union will sign the free trade agreement by December and are likely to implement the pact during February- March next year, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Sunday. On January 27 this year, India and the EU...

New Delhi: The combined market valuation of nine of the top-10 most valued firms jumped by Rs 2.15 lakh crore last week, with Bharti Airtel emerging as the biggest winner, in line with improving global risk sentiment. Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 1,274.95...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi has unveiled an ambitious plan to transform the iconic Chilika Lake region into a world-class tourism and livelihood hub, with development projects worth around Rs 1,300 crore in the pipeline. Known for its breathtaking natural beauty, migratory birds, the revered...

New Delhi: Three Indian-flagged crude oil tankers carrying over 8.6 lakh million tonnes of cargo with 94 crew members from the country transited through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday and are en route to India, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said. The three crude oil...

Jharsuguda: Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy Saturday said the beginning of the coal gasification project marks a historic step towards converting India's abundant coal resources into value-added products, which will strengthen the country's energy security and promote import substitution. Reddy said this...

New Delhi/Bolangir: Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has facilitated the first-ever commercial export shipment of dried whole egg powder from Odisha’s Bolangir to Austria, according to the official statement. APEDA, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, facilitated the export shipment....

New Delhi: India diversified its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports during the recent West Asia conflict, significantly increasing purchases from the United States, Iran and several other countries to reduce its dependence on the Gulf region. According to a report by Crisil, India’s LPG import...