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New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday said India and Russia must work together to bring greater diversity and balance to their trade basket as he highlighted the huge opportunity in the bilateral economic partnership. In his address at the India-Russia Business Forum...

New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA Wednesday said it is investigating IndiGo flight disruptions, and has asked the airline to submit the reasons for the current situation as well as the plans to reduce flight cancellations and delays. The country's largest airline, IndiGo, Wednesday cancelled more...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has paid Rs 1.6 crore to actress Madhuri Dixit Nene after making her the ambassador of state handlooms, a minister informed the state Assembly Wednesday. Madhuri Dixit has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Odisha handlooms this year and Rs 1.6...

Kathmandu: Nepal is set to hold discussions with India on supplying aviation fuel through the cross-border petroleum pipeline to Nepal, as officials from the two countries are scheduled to meet next week in New Delhi, a senior Nepali official said Wednesday. Nepal began transporting diesel...

New Delhi: JFE Steel Corporation of Japan will invest Rs 15,750 crore to form a joint venture with Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel, according to a regulatory filing. The joint venture (JV) will include JSW Steel's arm Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd's (BPSL) integrated steel plant,...

Mumbai: The rupee breached the 90-a-dollar level for the first time to settle at a fresh all-time low of 90.21 (provisional) Wednesday, down 25 paise from its previous close, amid sustained foreign fund outflows and higher crude oil prices. Uncertainty over the India-US trade deal,...

Bhubaneswar: Outstanding electricity dues totalling Rs 6,957.57 crore remain unpaid by industrial, commercial and domestic consumers across Odisha, Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo told the Assembly Wednesday. Singh Deo, who is in charge of the Energy Department, gave the information in a written reply...

New Delhi: Government Wednesday withdrew its directive requiring smartphone makers to pre-install a state-run cybersecurity application on all new devices, as it moved to quell rising concerns that the measure could have compromised user privacy or enabled surveillance. The Sanchar Saathi app, which the government...

New Delhi: Chief Economics Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran Wednesday said the government is not losing sleep over declining rupee, which has breached the 90-level against the greenback. The falling rupee is not affecting inflation or exports, he said on the sidelines of CII event here....

Mumbai: IndiGo has cancelled over 70 flights, including those from Bengaluru and Mumbai airports Wednesday, mainly due to crew shortages, sources said. Scores of IndiGo flights were delayed at various airports, as the carrier struggled to get the crew for operating its flights, sources added....