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Manoj Nayak is the founder of Kalinga Biomedical, an enterprise rooted in his deep technical expertise. Born in Sartarpur, Bhadrak, he attended Chinmay Vidyalaya, Rourkela, before pursuing a Diploma in Biotech at UCPES, Berhampur. He furthered his specialisation with a B.Tech in Biomedical Engineering from...

New Delhi: Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties in areas of investment, energy and industrial cooperation. Manturov, on a two-day visit to India, also held talks with External Affairs Minister...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday said the government is preparing a fresh set of measures to help Indian exporters navigate disruptions in global trade caused by the ongoing conflict in West Asia. He indicated that several decisions are currently under consideration...

Colombo: Sri Lanka has met all targets set under the IMF's Extended Fund Facility programme, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said Thursday. He made the remarks during a meeting with an International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation, which is visiting the island nation for a combined fifth...

New Delhi: India-UK free trade agreement (FTA), signed in July last year, is likely to come into force in the next 30-45 days, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Thursday. Goyal held a bilateral meeting with Peter Kyle, UK's Secretary of State for Business...

New Delhi: The government has directed oil refineries to divert a portion of the feedstock normally used for producing cooking gas (LPG) to industries affected by the ongoing petrochemical shortage, which spans sectors from packaging to condom manufacturing. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas,...

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Thursday said that six Indian ships carrying products like LPG, LNG, have safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz so far as New Delhi remains in touch with Iran and other countries for safe transit of Indian ships...

Mumbai: Staging a spirited recovery, stock markets pared early losses to close higher Thursday, with the benchmark Sensex rising by 185 points and the broader Nifty settling above 22,700 on strong value buying in IT and banking shares and a sharp rebound in the rupee....

Hong Kong: Oil rose more than 7% and world shares fell after President Donald Trump said in his first national address since the Iran war began that the US will continue to hit Iran very hard. Trump also said in his Wednesday night speech that...

New Delhi: India's annual defence exports touched an all-time high of Rs 38,424 crore in the financial year 2025-26, marking an over 62 per cent growth over the previous fiscal, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday. The "big jump" in the defence exports reflected the...