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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 25 years in public service, saying he has transformed the country's earlier apprehensive outlook into a confident "can-do" attitude. From assuming office as Gujarat Chief Minister October 7, 2001, to serving as...

Moscow: A Liberia-flagged vessel carrying oil, with a crew of 23 Indian nationals, came under attack by drone boats off Russia's Black Sea coast, Russian authorities said. "The crew has been saved and evacuated to shore," a spokesman for the Russian transport ministry told state-run...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India Wednesday marginally raised the forecast for retail inflation for the current fiscal to 5.2 per cent from its earlier estimate of 5 per cent and said price pressures are increasingly becoming visible across a range of commodities. The near-term...

Mumbai: Reserve Bank Wednesday raised its GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal year by 40 basis points to 7.1 per cent, while cautioning that lingering global geopolitical tensions could pose a risk to the economic outlook. Unveiling the October bi-monthly monetary policy, Governor Sanjay...

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.50 per cent Wednesday, its first increase in nearly four years, and signalled that further hikes could follow as rising inflation and a weakening currency prompt a policy...

New Delhi: Delhi Police has registered an FIR against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and their supporters for allegedly forcibly entering Akashvani Bhawan during the Opposition's march against the CEC October 6, officials said Wednesday. The FIR was registered after police received...

Accra: India and Ghana have discussed multilateral cooperation and Delhi's deepening engagement with the African Union and ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Ghanaian counterpart Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa. Jaishankar, who arrived in Ghana on Tuesday on the...

United Nations: Rejecting the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's remarks regarding Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi's actions against terror infrastructure in Pakistan, India said the group is "unable to distinguish between the victim and perpetrator". Lok Sabha MP from West Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb delivered India's...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Shri Vinayaka Temple in New Delhi Wednesday to mark the completion of 25 years as head of government and renewed his pledge to serve the country with utmost dedication. Modi has been continuously serving as...

New Delhi: Tremors were felt in Delhi and adjoining areas late Tuesday after a 4.9-magnitude earthquake hit Uttarakhand's Chamoli district. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS) -- the nodal government agency monitoring earthquake activity -- the epicentre was located at a depth of...