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Stockholm: Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland and Estonia were hit Monday by problems with freezers and fridges that apparently were caused by cyberattacks, forcing some to dispose of ruined food. The problems follow a case last month in which attackers remotely took control of...

Brussels: Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever handed in his resignation Monday as a long-simmering budget crisis boiled over, but King Philippe has not yet decided whether to accept it. De Wever, a conservative Flemish nationalist, took office determined to tackle heavily indebted Belgium's budget...

Mumbai: India's markets regulator has recommended the government remove the long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax imposed on foreign investors, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said, as India looks to galvanise its underperforming equity markets. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday granted the CBI two days of transit remand of Sourabh Chandrakar, alleged kingpin in the Rs 6,000-crore Mahadev online betting app case. Principal District and Sessions Judge Nikhil Chopra allowed the agency's plea seeking the transit remand to produce...

Mumbai: The government will continue to support growth by undertaking capital expenditure until private sector investment increases, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Monday. Speaking at an event organised by HSBC here, she said the government accords top priority to fiscal prudence and will continue...

Tehran: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday that if the United States meets Iran's "legitimate" demands, it will be possible to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days. At a weekly press conference in Tehran, Baghaei said the basis for any indirect...

Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices ended sharply higher Monday, with the Sensex rallying 1,233 points and the Nifty climbing to 23,440.80, driven by a steep rally in bellwether Reliance Industries post earnings announcement and cooling crude oil prices. Foreign fund inflows and positive domestic macro...

New Delhi: Don't travel by air, the Supreme Court told a petitioner Monday while refusing urgent listing of a plea alleging nearly 700 per cent increase in airfares. An advocate mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta...

New Delhi: India's manufacturing sector activity growth eased in October as output and new orders rose at softer rates, while moderate cost pressures provided support and a buffer against a sharper decline, a monthly survey said Monday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers'...

By BANDANA SETHI, OP Bhubaneswar: Spread over nearly eight acres, the Bhoumanagar Haat, popularly known as Unit-4 Market, is one of the oldest and most prominent commercial centres in the state capital. The market was inaugurated October 2, 1974, by the then Chief Minister Nandini...