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Bhubaneswar: Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S met Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday to discuss the development of the American IT firm's biggest campus in India in the state, a statement said. At the meeting, Majhi said the state government would allot land in...

New Delhi: India's industrial production (IIP) growth accelerated to a six-month high of 5.2 per cent year-on-year in November 2024, riding on the increased festive demand and pick up in manufacturing sector, according to the official data released Friday. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP)...

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty nursed losses for the third consecutive session Friday, in lockstep with a weak trend in global equities as concerns over economic growth and a slowdown in quarterly earnings sapped investors' risk appetite. Surging crude oil prices and a...

Mumbai: The rupee declined 14 paise and touched the crucial 86.00-mark (provisional) for the first time against the US dollar Friday as it failed to resist pressure from a stronger American currency and huge outflow of foreign funds. Surging crude oil prices overseas and negative...

United Nations: The Indian economy is projected to expand by 6.6 per cent in 2025, primarily supported by robust private consumption and investment, according to a United Nations report that said economic growth in South Asia is expected to remain robust this year mainly driven...

New Delhi: After Narayana Murthy’s controversial 70-hour-a-week work, it is now the turn of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Chairman SN Subrahmanyan, who has gone beyond Murthy's work call, suggesting employees to work 90 hours a week - including Sundays - to stay competitive. In a...

New Delhi: The Indian economy is projected to grow at a robust 6.8 per cent in the financial year 2025-26, driven by strong high-frequency indicators, according to a Bank of Baroda forecast. The report expects nominal GDP growth to be around 10.5 per cent during...

Bhubaneswar: Brijendra Pratap Singh Wednesday took charge as the chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) at its corporate office here. Prior to joining NALCO, Singh was director-in-charge of Burnpur and Durgapur Steel Plant and a member of the board of SAIL, a...

New Delhi: The government's artificial intelligence programme unit IndiaAI and Microsoft have partnered to train 5 lakh individuals, including students, educators, developers, government officials, and women entrepreneurs on AI by 2026, a senior company official said Wednesday. Microsoft India and South Asia President, Puneet Chandok...

New Delhi: The Budget is expected to focus on boosting private capex, tax simplification and reduction in personal income tax, particularly for the lower-income groups, to stimulate demand, EY India said. The Union Budget for 2025-26 is scheduled to be presented in Parliament February 1....