New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday held that a 1974 Constitution Bench ruling upholding states' power to impose additional sales tax or surcharge calculated as a percentage of the existing sales tax continues to hold the field, saying a reference on the issue had become academic....
New Delhi: India's services sector activity recorded the strongest pace of expansion in four months in October as demand buoyancy fuelled growth in business activity and new orders amid easing cost pressures, a monthly survey said Wednesday. Companies were cautiously optimistic about the outlook, and...
Raurkela: Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has begun constructing a 3.2-km reinforced cement concrete (RCC) boundary wall along the Dumerta railway corridor as part of preparations for its proposed expansion, which aims to increase hot metal production capacity from 4.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to...
Bhubaneswar: With a focus on unlocking the industrial potential of Odisha’s mineral-rich hinterland and strengthening connectivity to major ports, the state government and the Centre deliberated on expediting the development of National Waterway-5 (NW-5), spanning 588 km across Odisha and West Bengal. A high-level meeting...
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Presenting Odisha’s long-term clean-energy roadmap at Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo 2026 in New Delhi Tuesday, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the state aims to source 74 per cent of its installed power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2047 and...
Bhubaneswar: In a major push to boost electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, the Odisha government has submitted a proposal to the Centre for setting up 290 additional public EV charging stations across 13 cities and along key national and state highways. The initiative aims to promote...
Washington: President Donald Trump says the US will stop providing USD 4 billion in aid each year to Israel in 2027 but will sell arms to its closest ally in the Middle East. The Republican president told Fox News Channel during a phone call Tuesday...
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached several assets, including aircraft, bank balances, fixed deposits, immovable properties, receivables & investments, totally valued at Rs 510 crore, in cases of alleged fraud related to the Anil Ambani Group, according to an agency statement issued Tuesday....
New Delhi: India is focusing on building a robust domestic defence ecosystem as strategic autonomy and indigenous military capabilities are essential to effectively deal with national security challenges, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Tuesday. In an address at a meeting of the Consultative Committee of...
Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty continued their winning streak for the fourth day in a row Tuesday, ending nearly 2 per cent higher, amid a correction in crude oil prices from their recent highs and renewed foreign fund inflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped...
The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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