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New Delhi: The Australian government has introduced biometric requirements, including fingerprints and a facial image, for visa applicants in India, as part of its ongoing commitment to maintaining a secure, efficient and trusted visa system. From Monday, people registering a new Australian visa application in...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of Cyclone Arnab's potential impact, TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL), a joint venture of Tata Power and the Government of Odisha, has activated a comprehensive disaster management and preparedness plan to safeguard power distribution infrastructure and minimise electricity supply disruptions across central...

New Delhi: The combined market valuation of eight of the top 10 most valuable firms fell by Rs 1.55 lakh crore last week, with HDFC Bank and Bajaj Finance accounting for most of the losses. In a holiday-truncated week, the 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 1,605.44...

New Delhi: Foreign investors have withdrawn Rs 48,056 crore from Indian equities in October so far, amid elevated crude oil prices, escalating Middle East tensions, concerns over inflation and weak corporate earnings. However, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) significantly moderated their selling last week and turned...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday urged citizens to buy products made by local artisans and strengthen the 'Vocal for Local' initiative as the country gears up to celebrate Diwali. In his monthly radio broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat', he also highlighted the success of...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha Sunday to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) data centre and cybersecurity training institute at Jatni in Khordha district. According to the scheduled programme, PM Modi will arrive at Bhubaneswar airport at 4.10 p.m. He will...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Manohar Lal Saturday said urban mobility must be integrated with city planning from the outset, calling transport infrastructure a key driver of economic growth. Addressing the valedictory session of the two-day Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Exhibition 2026 in Bhubaneswar, the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s investment priorities must focus on meaningful employment, sustainable resource use and environmental protection—not merely corporate investments that primarily benefit corporations, said former Union minister Srikant Jena in a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi seeking clarification over the proposed Rs 1.04 lakh...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said the state's urbanisation rate is expected to more than double to 40 per cent by 2036, and asserted that the BJP government has already commenced developing state-of-the-art infrastructure and establishing modern institutions to support this growth....

Baku: India and Uzbekistan discussed key issues on their bilateral agenda and stressed the need for timely implementation of agreements reached at the highest level during a meeting between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Uzbek counterpart Bakhtiyor Saidov in Azerbaijan's Baku. Jaishankar was...