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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has directed collectors of 23 districts to facilitate the availability of government land for the installation of 707 new 4G mobile towers under the Centre's Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) programme, an official statement said Thursday. Additional Chief Secretary of the Information...

New Delhi: The Centre has defended its decision to temporarily suspend Telegram's services across India ahead of the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination, telling the Delhi High Court that the messaging platform's architecture and repeated misuse for examination-related frauds left the Union government with "no other...

New Delhi: The government has ratified 8.25 per cent rate of interest on employees' provident fund (EPF) deposits for 2025-26, which is likely to be credited to over seven crore contributing members this month, a source said Thursday. EPFO provides the rate of interest on...

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New Delhi: The India-UK free trade agreement will come into force July 15 this year, the commerce ministry said Wednesday. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was inked July 24 last year. In a major stride for India's global economic engagement, India and the...

Kathmandu: Nepalese tea producers have announced an indefinite suspension of production from Thursday after India introduced stricter quality checks on imported tea to ensure compliance with domestic quality standards. Last week, the Tea Board of India said it has introduced stricter quality checks to ensure...

New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA has asked operators of uncontrolled airstrips to immediately review the operational conditions of their facilities and rectify deficiencies that affect safety against the backdrop of accidents at such airstrips. Several uncontrolled airstrips across the country are being utilised for landing...

New Delhi: Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has said that the temporary suspension of the messaging platform in India ahead of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2026 re-examination affected more than 150 million users. In a post on social media platform X, Durov...

Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher Wednesday, taking their winning run to the fourth straight session, buoyed by softening crude oil prices following a peace deal between the US and Iran. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 347.14 points, or 0.45 per...

New Delhi: India's current strategic petroleum reserves are equivalent to just about 9-10 days of the country's net crude imports, far below other major import-dependent countries, a new report revealed Wednesday. The report released by Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) said other countries...