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New Delhi: Department of Posts launched 'India Post Mascot Design Contest' on Innovate India MyGov platform, inviting citizens across the country to design the official mascot of India Post, with a total prize pool of Rs 2 lakh across mascot design and naming categories, according...

New Delhi: India scripted a historic chapter in its space journey Saturday as Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1, the country's first privately developed orbital rocket, under Mission Aagaman, making India only the third nation after the United States and China to have a private...

Bhubaneswar: The Mission Shakti department Friday signed a pact with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) to strengthen women-led agri-enterprises and create sustainable livelihood opportunities for members of self-help groups (SHGs) across the state. The MoU, marking the beginning of a...

New Delhi: After concluding a free trade agreement, India and the European Union (EU) are working on the proposed investment protection and GI (Geographical Indications) agreements, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. He said that the trade pacts will open huge opportunities...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Odisha has emerged as the fourth most investment-friendly large state in the NITI Aayog's Investment Friendliness Index, behind Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, according to the report released Friday. Gujarat topped the rankings among large states with an overall score of 56.6, followed...

New Delhi: India got its first hydrogen-powered train Friday, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged the passenger service from Haryana's Jind railway station. The train will run between the Jind and Sonipat railway stations and cover the 89-km distance in two hours, with halts at...

Mumbai: Market benchmark indices ended sharply higher Friday, with the Sensex climbing 964.58 points and the Nifty reaching the 24,330 level, led by buying in blue-chip Reliance Industries, bank and IT stocks. After a subdued ending in the previous trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex bounced...

Jind (Haryana): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday flagged off India's first hydrogen-powered train connecting Jind to Sonipat in Haryana from the railway station here. With this, India has joined a select group of countries that have operational hydrogen-powered trains and marks an important step towards...

Washington: A bill seeking to impose 100 per cent tariffs on five countries, including India and China, for buying Russian oil, while exempting European nations purchasing gas from Moscow, was introduced in the US Senate with the support of over 60 lawmakers. The bill, introduced...

New Delhi: In a significant step towards enhancing taxpayer services and promoting voluntary tax compliance, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has enabled the display of information relating to foreign assets and income received under the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) framework in the...