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New Delhi: India is focusing on building a robust domestic defence ecosystem as strategic autonomy and indigenous military capabilities are essential to effectively deal with national security challenges, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Tuesday. In an address at a meeting of the Consultative Committee of...

Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty continued their winning streak for the fourth day in a row Tuesday, ending nearly 2 per cent higher, amid a correction in crude oil prices from their recent highs and renewed foreign fund inflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped...

New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Tuesday released “The Telecommunication Interconnection (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026” which will come into effect from January 1, 2027. Interconnection in telecommunications refers to the technical, operational, and commercial arrangements that connect two or more telecom networks,...

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has clarified Export Declaration Form (EDF) compliance norms for resident individuals exporting services, saying that they will be deemed to have submitted the EDF once they provide the required payment-related information to their authorised dealer (AD) bank....

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi left for New Delhi Monday evening on a two-day visit to attend the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam Tuesday. The CM is expected to participate in the summit Tuesday along with Deputy...

Stockholm: Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland and Estonia were hit Monday by problems with freezers and fridges that apparently were caused by cyberattacks, forcing some to dispose of ruined food. The problems follow a case last month in which attackers remotely took control of...

Brussels: Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever handed in his resignation Monday as a long-simmering budget crisis boiled over, but King Philippe has not yet decided whether to accept it. De Wever, a conservative Flemish nationalist, took office determined to tackle heavily indebted Belgium's budget...

Mumbai: India's markets regulator has recommended the government remove the long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax imposed on foreign investors, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said, as India looks to galvanise its underperforming equity markets. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday granted the CBI two days of transit remand of Sourabh Chandrakar, alleged kingpin in the Rs 6,000-crore Mahadev online betting app case. Principal District and Sessions Judge Nikhil Chopra allowed the agency's plea seeking the transit remand to produce...

Mumbai: The government will continue to support growth by undertaking capital expenditure until private sector investment increases, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Monday. Speaking at an event organised by HSBC here, she said the government accords top priority to fiscal prudence and will continue...