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Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the 16th Finance Commission's scheduled visit to Odisha, the state government Wednesday decided to submit a demand of Rs 12,56,148 crore for the next five years. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi made the announcement after the proposal was approved at the Cabinet...

Bhubaneswar: More than 5,000 delegates, including envoys, investors and industrialists from India and 12 other countries, are expected to participate in the two-day Odisha business conclave, starting from January 28, an official said Wednesday. State Industries Department Principal Secretary Hemant Sharma said the government had...

Davos: As many as 33 industrial clusters from 16 countries, including five from India, Wednesday committed to economic growth, jobs creation and emission cuts as part of the World Economic Forum's Transitioning Industrial Clusters Initiative. The initiative, first launched at COP26 climate summit in 2021,...

Davos: A new Trade and Economic Participation Agreement with a four-nation European bloc will bring $100 billion worth of investment and create one million jobs in India, Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary said Wednesday. Here to attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, the minister told...

Mumbai: Benchmark Sensex rebounded nearly 567 points and Nifty regained 23,150 level Wednesday following gains in blue-chip stocks Infosys, HDFC Bank and Tata Consultancy Services, and firm global trends. The 30-share BSE Sensex surged 566.63 points or 0.75 per cent to close at 76,404.99. During...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved a minimum support price of Rs 5,650 per quintal for raw jute for marketing season 2025-26, an increase of 6 per cent or Rs 315 over the previous MSP. The decision was taken at the Cabinet Committee on...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha January 28 to inaugurate 'Utkarsh Odisha – Make in Odisha Conclave 2025' in Bhubaneswar, official sources said Wednesday. The Prime Minister will stay at the venue of the business conclave for around one and a...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he is considering imposing a 10 per cent tariff on Chinese imports starting February 1 to curb the flow of deadly drug fentanyl that Beijing sends to Mexico and Canada. Fentanyl is a highly addictive synthetic opioid, which,...

Davos: Diversified JSW Group on Tuesday announced plans to invest Rs 3 lakh crore across its businesses, in three regions of Maharashtra, including naxal-infested Gadchiroli. The conglomerate signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra government on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum...

Bhubaneswar: The budget session of the Odisha Assembly will start February 13 with Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati's address and will continue till April 5, an official notification stated Tuesday. The session will have 29 working days with a recession from February 22 to March 6,...