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New Delhi: Net direct tax collection grew about 8.82 per cent to over Rs 18.38 lakh crore in the current fiscal till January 11 due to slower refunds and better corporate tax mop-up. Data released by the Income Tax Department Monday showed that net corporate...

New Delhi: Reiterating their support for the conclusion of the India–EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), India and Germany Monday signed a slew of agreements across sectors such as trade, technology, health and renewable energy. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the two sides concluded...

New Delhi: Retail inflation rose to a three-month high of 1.33 per cent in December 2025 mainly due to higher prices of kitchen essentials, including vegetables and protein-rich items. The inflation was at 0.71 per cent in November. The previous high was 1.44 per cent...

New Delhi: Signalling an intent to rebuild strained ties, President Donald Trump's new ambassador to Delhi said Monday that no country is as essential as India to the United States, and asserted that both sides are actively engaged to firm up a trade deal. In...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday laid the foundation stone for construction of a new Lok Seva Bhavan (state secretariat), Odisha Assembly building and several other developmental projects worth Rs 6,701 crore. CM Majhi laid the foundation stones at a function held at the...

New Delhi: No country is as essential as India for Washington and both sides are actively engaged in firming up a trade deal, US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor said Monday. Real friends can disagree, but always resolve their differences in the end, he said in his...

MANOJ KUMAR JENA, OPBhubaneswar: As people get busy arranging their vehicle documents after the state government declared deadline for PUCC and other documents verification, the cyber fraudsters seem to have found opportunity with many reported cases of fake E-challan, which compromised their data and also...

Ottawa: US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to make the human rights issue a key focus of his visit to China from January 13-17, asking him to press the Chinese government to end its repression in Xinjiang and ensure...

New Delhi: The XVI Russia–India Business Dialogue held in Moscow, attended by over 1,250 participants, observed that the development of Russia–India cooperation and implementation of joint business projects will continue at major international platforms, including the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, scheduled to take place...

New Delhi: Spain, Germany, Belgium, and Poland are emerging as stable and key export destinations for Indian goods within the 27-nation European Union bloc, according to the commerce ministry data. The data showed that Spain stands out as a high-growth European market for Indian exports....