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Bhubaneswar: To promote green mobility and accelerate the transition towards sustainable transportation, the state government has extended the validity period of the Odisha Electric Vehicle Policy, 2021 till December 31, 2026, an official notification said. A notification in this regard has been issued by the...

New Delhi: Apple has officially removed the offline messaging application, Bitchat, from its India App Store after a demand from the country's IT ministry, Jack Dorsey said in an X post Saturday. "Government of India officially removes Bitchat from the App Store," the app's developer...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is moving beyond conventional rice production towards a value-driven and farmer-centric rice economy, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo said Saturday. This will play a key role in meeting future food security needs, he said at the 'Odisha Healthier Rice Business Summit...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday launched the 'Odisha Tourism Investment Incentive Management System' and a new 'Odisha Tourism Portal' to facilitate investors and called for transforming the state into a global tourism destination. Inaugurating the seventh edition of the 'Odisha Travel Bazaar' in...

New Delhi: Air Chief Marshal A P Singh said Saturday that India is likely to finalise the much‑awaited multi‑role fighter aircraft (MRFA) deal by the end of this financial year if plans materialise in time. At a press conference ahead of Air Force Day, Singh...

Mumbai: Noel Tata, Chairman of Tata Trusts, has written to the Tata Sons Board questioning the procedures followed at its September board meeting that reappointed N Chandrasekaran as executive chairman, a report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Noel asked the board for the...

Chicago:  India plans to bring a large multi-sectoral business delegation to the United States, possibly in the first quarter of next year, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said as he sought deeper engagement between Indian businesses and their American counterparts. Goyal disclosed the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (OMFED) has revised the prices of its milk variants, with the new rates set to come into effect from October 4. According to an office order issued October 1, the maximum retail price (MRP) of toned milk...

Brahmapur: Several traders in Odisha's Ganjam district observed "No UPI Day" Friday in protest against the proposed Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on certain UPI transactions. Holding placards and banners, members of the Ganjam Chamber of Commerce (GCC) took out a protest rally in Brahmapur, raising...

New Delhi: The government has proposed decriminalising regulatory breaches such as violations of petroleum licence terms and introducing a civil-penalty regime, while retaining or strengthening criminal penalties for serious offences involving public safety, critical infrastructure and unauthorised petroleum operations. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural...