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Mumbai: India’s stock exchanges will hold a regular live trading session on the Union Budget 2026-27 on February 1, despite it being Sunday. Historically, Budget presentations were done on February 1, while markets have opened for trading even when the date fell on a weekend....

New Delhi: India will host the 2nd India-Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (IAFMM) Saturday, in New Delhi, marking a significant step in strengthening ties between India and the Arab world. The high-level meeting will be co-chaired by India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and will...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Friday sought clarification from Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi or his office on whether the state is soliciting a loan from the World Bank. The Opposition party sought clarification a day after the Chief Minister and senior Odisha government officials met...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez Friday and the two leaders agreed to take the bilateral relations to new heights in the years ahead. The phone call between Rodriguez and Modi was the first since the capture of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Legislative Assembly will hold its Budget Session for 2026 from February 17 and continue till April 8. The session will begin with an address by Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati. The House will then take up the Motion of Thanks on the Governor’s address,...

New Delhi: World Bank Group and India Friday announced a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF), envisaging USD 8-10 billion in annual financing over the next five years to help accelerate India's next phase of growth and support its vision of becoming a developed economy. The...

New Delhi: Markets regulator Sebi has granted a no-objection certificate (NOC) to the country's largest bourse, National Stock Exchange (NSE), to proceed with its long-awaited public listing, an official said Friday. NSE's IPO plans had been stalled for more than a decade. The exchange first...

New Delhi: The trade agreement with the European Union (EU) will help India diversify its trade relationships and provide greater market access to its exporters amid growing uncertainty due to high US tariffs, Moody's Ratings has said. The free trade agreement (FTA) between India and...

Washington: President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Fed, a pick likely to result in sharp changes to the powerful agency that could bring it closer to the White House...