Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Corridor (BCPPER), recently unveiled by Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, represents an urban development initiative to fuse the four regions into a unified coastal growth engine. Spanning key sectors such as industry, logistics, technology hubs, tourism and port-led trade, the corridor builds on complementary strengths: Bhubaneswar’s IT prowess, Cuttack’s commerce legacy, Puri’s...

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Sunday alleged that Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, his British wife Elizabeth Colburn and Pakistani national Ali Tauqeer Sheikh have a "deeper connection", and information from IB was secretly provided to the neighbouring nation. Addressing a press conference here ahead of the assembly polls, Sarma also claimed that FCRA rules were...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Sunday said adequate safeguards are in place in the trade agreement with the US to protect the interests of farmers and the domestic industry from any significant increase in imports. The trade deal with the US will ultimately help our farmers, who are already exporting USD 50-55 billion worth...

New Delhi: The prime accused in the Delhi biker death case, Rajesh Prajapati, has been sent to a one-day police remand by the court Sunday. The police had earlier demanded a three-day remand for the accused. However, the court only granted one-day custody. Sub-contractor Rajesh Prajapati was the first arrest made in the case. 25-year-old biker Kamal...

New Delhi: After three consecutive months of heavy selling, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned net buyers in the first week of February, infusing more than Rs 8,100 crore in Indian equities, aided by improving risk sentiment, along with a trade deal with the US. The inflows follow sustained withdrawals in recent months, with FPIs pulling out Rs...

New Delhi: The combined market valuation of eight of the top 10 valued firms jumped by a whopping Rs 4.55 lakh crore last week, with Reliance Industries emerging as the biggest winner, in line with a remarkable rally in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark surged by 2,857.46 points or 3.53 per cent. From the top-10 pack,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo said the state government was working to convert vast stretches of rice fallow land into productive areas by promoting short-duration pulses and oilseeds during the Rabi season. Singh Deo made the remarks while addressing a national-level workshop on pulses organised under the Rashtriya Dalhan Atmanirbharta Mission in Madhya Pradesh...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Popular Hindi film actor Manoj Pahwa, known for his work in movies and series such as Ready, Main Tera Hero, Dhamaal and most recently Ba**ds of Bollywood*, was just in Bhubaneswar for the promotion of his upcoming film Assi, a courtroom drama over a rape case starring top actress Taapsee Pannu. On the...

New York: The US has said it is "very excited" to have extended an invitation to India to join the Pax Silica initiative on supply chain security and will be soon signing with the Indian Government, underlining there is "very positive momentum" in relations with New Delhi. Highlighting the "great relationship" between President Donald Trump and Prime...

New Delhi: India is likely to begin scaling back its crude oil purchases from Russia under an agreement reached with the United States in exchange for lower trade tariffs, sources said, adding that these imports will continue for now, as refiners like Nayara Energy have limited alternatives. US President Donald Trump Friday signed an executive order rescinding...