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New Delhi: India and New Zealand have successfully concluded the fourth round of negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Auckland and Rotorua, an official statement said Saturday. It followed five days of constructive and forward-looking discussions between the two sides, according to Commerce...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari Friday inaugurated the 84th Annual Session of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC) in Bhubaneswar and announced an additional Rs 1,000 crore road development package for Odisha. Speaking to the mediapersons, Nitin Gadkari said: "The funds...

Bhubaneswar: Union minister Nitin Gadkari Friday said India is transitioning from a fuel-importing to a fuel-exporting nation, driven by the growing production and use of ethanol, methanol and green hydrogen. Gadkari, addressing the 84th annual session of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC), emphasised the government's...

New Delhi/Sundargarh: State-owned engineering firm Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) Friday said that it has secured an order worth Rs 6,650 core from NTPC Ltd for setting up an 800-MW unit at Darlipali Supercritical Thermal Power Project Stage-II in Odisha’s Sundargarh district. "BHEL has received...

New Delhi: NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam Friday expressed confidence that some positive news on India's proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with the US will come out by the end of November. Speaking at 'CNBC-TV18's Global Leadership Summit 2025- 2nd Edition', Subrahmanyam also said by...

Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Friday as relentless foreign fund outflows and weak trends in global markets hit investors' sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 94.73 points, or 0.11 per cent, to settle at 83,216.28. During the day, it tanked 640.06...

New Delhi: Automobile retail sales across the domestic market witnessed a 21 per cent year-on-year increase in the 42-day festive season led by record registrations of passenger vehicles and two-wheelers, aided by GST rejig enabled drop in prices across segments, dealer' body FADA said Friday....

New Delhi: Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran Friday exuded confidence that economic growth would be upwards of 6.8 per cent in the current financial year driven by consumption boost provided by GST rate cut and income tax relief. The Economic Survey tabled in...

Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has flagged more than one lakh misleading messages and posts circulating across digital platforms under its "Sebi versus Scam" initiative, as per the market regulator's Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey. Speaking at a media event here, Pandey...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari Friday inaugurated the 84th session of the Indian Road Congress (IRC) in Bhubaneswar. About 3,500 delegates, including engineers, scientists, academicians, and administrators from across the country, will participate in the four-day-long event, organisers said. Accompanied...