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Moscow: Russia needs to create a railway route to the Indian Ocean to reduce dependence on strategically sensitive maritime chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz and the Bosphorus Strait, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin has said. His comments came amid the conflict in West...

New Delhi: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a supplementary prosecution complaint against Reliance Communications Limited under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act before the special court for PMLA cases here, according to an official statement issued Sunday. The supplementary prosecution complaint was filed...

Kathmandu: Prime Minister Balendra Shah 'Balen' is set to hold separate bilateral meetings focussing on bilateral relations with the Indian and Chinese ambassadors to Nepal Monday, the first such one-on-one diplomatic engagements after more than 100 days in office. After meeting the Indian envoy first,...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday received a phone call from the US Vice-President JD Vance; both discussed ways to further deepen India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership across key areas. PM Modi also congratulated JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, on the birth...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday concluded his two-day investment outreach in Delhi-NCR, securing investment proposals worth Rs 66,392 crore with the potential to generate 54,135 employment opportunities in Odisha. Of the total investment proposals, 38 MoUs worth Rs 64,703 crore were signed,...

New Delhi: The governmentSaturday clarified that consumers will not be charged for making payments through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), while any future merchant discount rate (MDR) will be limited to select transactions above a specified threshold. The Finance Ministry said that all person-to-person (P2P)...

Washington: The US Senate passed a sweeping Russia sanctions bill that does not name India but could expose it and other major buyers of Russian energy to tariffs of up to 100 per cent. Passed by the Senate by 86-11 vote, the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning...

Mumbai: The Indian equity benchmarks posted gains for the second consecutive week, over sharp corrections in crude oil prices and strong Q1 FY27 earnings results. Nifty jumped 0.77 per cent during the week and shed 0.27 per cent on the last trading day this week...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Declaring that “Odisha is ready to become India’s preferred destination for food processing,” Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday unveiled the state’s long-term vision to transform its agricultural strength into a globally competitive food processing ecosystem, calling upon industry leaders to partner in...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP and Opposition BJD Friday had a heated exchange of words over the Odisha government's alleged move to establish a nuclear power plant in the state. The issue was first raised by the BJD two days ago after representatives of a corporate...