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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said his government is focused on generating employment opportunities for local people through tourism development by promoting the “Orange Economy,” or a culture-based economy, in the state.​ CM Majhi was speaking at a special event at the...

Mumbai: Stock markets fell for the third day running Monday, with the benchmark Sensex tumbling 1,313 points amid rising crude oil prices after the US and Iran failed to reach a peace deal to end the war in West Asia. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked...

New Delhi: India expects the US team to visit the country for the next round of trade talks, though no dates have been finalised yet, an official said Monday. The Indian side visited Washington, DC, in April for an in-person round of meetings with their...

Male: The Maldives has settled payment to India on a USD 50-million treasury bill, President Mohamed Muizzu said Monday, according to a local media report. The move is aimed at reducing the country's external debt burden. India had extended financial support to the Maldives through...

New Delhi: The Centre Monday announced that the Viksit Bharat -- Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act will come into force across the country from July 1, replacing the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. The new Act will have a...

Mumbai: The rupee closing figure on the CCIL website on Friday was inaccurate after a late deal that fell through was not factored in, leading to an inflated figure. According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL) website, the rupee closed at 93.51 against the...

Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday appealed to citizens to conserve fuel, use public transport, revive work from home, avoid non-essential goods purchase and overseas vacations to save foreign exchange to combat the global crisis triggered by the ongoing war in West Asia. Addressing a...

Port of Spain: India and Trinidad and Tobago have signed eight agreements in sectors including tourism, healthcare, infrastructure and Ayurveda during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's two-day visit to the Caribbean nation, according to an official statement. Jaishankar, who visited the Caribbean nation on May...

New Delhi: Stock markets are expected to remain sensitive to geopolitical developments this week, with investor attention firmly focused on events surrounding the ongoing US–Iran situation and crude oil prices, analysts said. Besides, the rupee-dollar trend and trading activity of foreign investors would influence trading...

New Delhi: The combined market valuation of four of the top-10 most valued firms eroded by Rs 1 lakh crore last week, with State Bank of India taking the biggest hit, amid a range-bound trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 414.69...