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Washington: The US Department of Commerce has postponed its preliminary decision in a countervailing-duty investigation into imports of welded stainless line and pressure pipe from India, pushing the deadline from October 8 to December 14. The investigation also covers imports of the same product from...

New Delhi: The output of nine key infrastructure sectors slowed down to a three-month low of 4.8 per cent in August due to a fall in the production of coal, natural gas, crude oil, and fertiliser, according to the government data released Monday. The output...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The seventh session of the 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly (Monsoon Session) begins Tuesday, with the Opposition gearing up to corner the government over the MMDR Amendment Act, flood management, school textbook errors, law and order, agrarian distress, and the trafficking of...

Mumbai: Market benchmark indices ended higher Monday, with the Sensex climbing 564 points and the Nifty rising for the fourth day, amid cooling crude oil prices, fresh foreign fund inflows and a positive trend in global equities. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 564.03 points, or...

New Delhi: The negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and Canada are progressing, and the next round of talks will be held from October 5, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Monday. "...the next 90 days should be a very...

New Delhi: The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement will come into force October 20, a move which will help boost bilateral trade and investments between the two countries, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Monday. The agreement, which was signed April 27, provides duty-free...

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the US from September 23 to 25 at the invitation of US President Donald Trump, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced Monday. Xi is scheduled to arrive in Washington September 23 and hold summit...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has increased the dearness allowance (DA) of employees working in state public sector undertakings (PSUs) by 2 percentage points, benefiting eligible employees with retrospective effect from January 1, 2026. The General Administration and Public Enterprises department said in an order issued...

Bhubaneswar: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Sunday urged Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to convene a special session of the Assembly to pass a resolution seeking repeal of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026. Patnaik, who had written to Majhi on...

New Delhi: Market investors would track any implications arising from US President Donald Trump signing the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, with crude oil and geopolitical developments remaining the key driving trends for equities this week, analysts said. Besides, trading activity of foreign investors and...