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New Delhi: Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Monday approved capital acquisition proposals worth nearly Rs 1.10 lakh crore for the Indian armed forces. The DAC accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN), or in-principle administrative approval, to various acquisition...

New Delhi: Centre Monday announced that domestic LPG consumers in rural areas will now be able to book refill cylinders every 25 days, bringing the booking interval at par with that applicable in urban areas. Union Minister of State for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Tourism...

Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower Monday as elevated crude oil prices, escalation in US-Iran hostilities and concerns over a possible US interest rate hike weighed on investor sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 382.62 points, or 0.50 per cent, to...

New Delhi: Automobile retail sales in India grew 17.51 per cent to a record 24,23,201 units in August, riding on continued momentum of GST 2.0 despite a seasonal monsoon lull and the delayed onset of the festive calendar, FADA said Monday. In August last year,...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of his three-day investment outreach to the UAE from September 9 to 11, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said the state aims to establish export-led industrial growth by attracting global investors and strengthening international business linkages. CM Majhi said Odisha has...

New Delhi: Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Monday announced another hike in prices of select models by up to Rs 20,000 -- its third hike since May -- to be effective from this month, citing rising input costs and inflationary pressures. The previous two...

New Delhi: US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, Sunday met Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station and said his journey showcases US-India space cooperation. "Enjoyed meeting Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space...

New Delhi: After investing in Indian equities for two consecutive months, foreign investors turned net sellers in the first week of September, pulling out Rs 7,443 crore as a rebound in crude oil prices, rising US bond yields, and a firm dollar dented risk appetite....

New Delhi: The government has sold about 4,000 tonnes of buffer onions across 17 cities in the first ten days of a subsidised sale aimed at curbing skyrocketing prices, Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare said Sunday. The Centre, through its agencies NCCF and Nafed, is...

New Delhi: India has emerged as a crucial source of diesel for Europe, supplying about 60 per cent of the fuel transiting the Bab-el-Mandeb to the region in August, as Russian exports remain severely constrained and US shipments begin to weaken, according to data from...