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New Delhi: India Friday said it is closely following developments relating to a proposed American legislation that seeks to impose up to 500 per cent tariff on countries procuring Russian crude oil. India and China are among a handful of countries which are procuring a...

Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty buckled under selling pressure for the fifth straight session Friday, falling nearly 1 per cent, as investors turned cautious due to growing concerns over potential US tariff hikes amid lingering geopolitical worries. The relentless foreign capital flight from Indian...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has relaxed enforcement of penalties related to Pollution Under Control Certificates (PUCC) until April 1, citing difficulties faced by vehicle owners in obtaining and renewing the mandatory certificates. Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena has directed the State Transport Authority not...

New Delhi: The Budget session of Parliament is likely to commence January 28 and the Union Budget is set to be tabled February 1, a Sunday. Officials, citing the tentative schedule finalised by the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, said Friday that President Droupadi Murmu...

New York: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said the trade deal with India did not happen because Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not call US President Donald Trump. Lutnick's remarks came a few days after Trump said that Modi knew he was unhappy with...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday approved seven major industrial projects worth an investment of Rs 55,783 crore and having the potential to generate 14,507 jobs, an official said. The project proposals were approved at the High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan...

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has backed a sanctions bill that could impose 500 per cent tariffs on countries buying Russian oil, giving the White House leverage against countries like China and India to stop them from purchasing cheap oil from Moscow. US Senator...

Washington: President Donald Trump has said that Venezuela has agreed to purchase only American-made products using proceeds from a new US-brokered oil deal, describing the arrangement as a major shift in the Caracas economic orientation and a boost for American manufacturers, farmers, and exporters. In...

Washington:  United States has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean, officials said Wednesday. The Trump administration is “selectively” removing sanctions to enable the shipping and sale of Venezuelan oil to markets worldwide, according...

New Delhi: The government has sought more details from X, including specific action taken on obscene content linked to its Grok AI and steps to prevent a repeat in future, sources said Wednesday, adding that the response submitted by the firm, while detailed, was not...