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New Delhi: More than Rs 3.70 lakh crore have been disbursed to over 11 crore farmer families in the country through 20 instalments under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme to date, an official statement said Wednesday. The benefits of the scheme are...

Bhubaneswar/Rourkela: Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Steel HD Kumaraswamy Wednesday met Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at the Lok Seva Bhawan and held discussions on several matters, including issues related to the expansion of the integrated steel plant of Steel Authority of India...

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back sharply Wednesday, driven by a rally in IT stocks and sustained buying from domestic institutional investors amid growing hopes for an India-US trade deal. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 513.45 points, or 0.61 per cent, to...

New Delhi: Jio has spruced up its AI offering to now include Google's latest Gemini 3 model as part of Jio Gemini Pro Plan, making it available free for 18 months for the telco's users having unlimited 5G data plan. The Gemini Pro Plan (valued...

New Delhi: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will land in India Wednesday and will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tomorrow. According to an advisory issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Wong is expected to arrive in Delhi later tonight. Thursday, Senator Wong...

New Delhi: Underscoring the growing strategic and economic engagement between India and Israel, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is slated to visit Israel from November 20-22, an official statement said Wednesday. Goyal will be accompanied by a 60-member business delegation, facilitated by CII, FICCI,...

New Delhi: In a significant development, the Supreme Court Tuesday sought responses from the Centre, CBI, ED, Anil Ambani and the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) on a PIL seeking a court-monitored probe into alleged massive banking and corporate fraud involving the ADAG and its...

Mumbai: Snapping the six-day winning streak, benchmark Sensex dropped by nearly 278 points and the Nifty closed below the 26,000-mark due to profit-taking in IT, metal and capital goods shares amid a weak trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 277.93 points...

New Delhi: Maharashtra emerged as the state with the highest number of passenger and commercial vehicles sold in the September quarter this fiscal year, while Uttar Pradesh topped in the two- and three-wheeler categories during the period, according to data by industry body SIAM. In...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Tuesday said "you will hear a good news" on the proposed trade pact between India and the US once the deal is fair, equitable and balanced. He said that India will also protect the interests of farmers...