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Bhubaneswar: Odisha and Japan are exploring new avenues of business collaboration, innovation and cross-border entrepreneurship, with a recent agreement between an Odisha-based startup and a Japanese organisation expected to strengthen commercial ties and open up opportunities in international markets. In this regard, a high-level delegation...

New Delhi: Foreign investors turned net buyers of Indian equities in November, infusing Rs 53,739 crore in the first nine days after two consecutive months of outflows, driven by the AI-led sell-off in global markets, strong domestic earnings growth and attractive large-cap valuations. The latest...

New Delhi: Merchants are awaiting a revised rollout date from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) of Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges on select person-to-merchant (P2M) Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions. NPCI had deferred the introduction of MDR charges beyond the originally planned October...

New Delhi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal's upcoming visit to Egypt, accompanied by a high-level business delegation, is expected to boost bilateral trade and investment ties while creating wider regional opportunities for Indian businesses, an industry chamber said Tuesday. The statement from FIEO...

Bhubaneswar/Baleshwar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday announced the expansion of the Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY), bringing an additional 5,05,817 beneficiaries under the scheme, and launched the Unified Pension Management Portal (UPMP) to streamline applications, verification and monthly pension disbursements. CM Majhi launched...

New Delhi: Apple is investigating a fatal accident at a Tata Electronics facility in southern India that left three contract workers dead during maintenance work, as per multiple reports. The incident that occurred at an effluent treatment plant (ETP) at Tata Electronics' facility in Tamil...

New Delhi: Artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic has launched two upgraded models -- Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2 -- to advance advanced coding, mathematics, cybersecurity, robotics and scientific research, with capabilities designed to handle complex technical tasks autonomously for extended periods. Anthropic said...

Hong Kong: China's trade surplus exceeded USD 1 trillion for a second straight year, according to official data released Tuesday, as pressure mounts for greater balance in trade with Beijing. Exports in October surged 35.2 per cent from a year earlier, the customs agency said....

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Monday that the FBI is investigating Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with an alleged Chinese government agent, but said he doesn't think the executive who has helped to develop artificial intelligence has a reason to worry. "I know the...

Bhubaneswar: The fifth edition of Millets Day will be celebrated in Bhubaneswar November 10 and 11, with a two-day conference on the theme ‘Strengthening Shree Anna and Landrace Seed Systems’, official sources said. Organised by the Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment (A&FE) department, the event will...