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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Wednesday announced a hike in the ex-gratia amount for construction workers in case of any accidental death at the workplace to Rs 6 lakh. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi while attending a convention of construction workers in...

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday reiterated its demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani issue, saying it is needed urgently to unearth the full extent of the corruption, monopolisation and glaring gaps in the country's regulatory system. Congress general secretary in-charge...

Greater Noida (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said resilience of supply chains is critical for the economy as he made a pitch to boost investments in domestic manufacturing of semiconductors -- the foundation of everything from smartphone to EV and AI. Speaking at the...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday said it will set up a bench to hear subsequent pleas of mineral-rich states like Jharkhand seeking to recover royalty and tax dues on mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands worth thousands of crore of rupees from the Centre and mining...

New Delhi: Driven by the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, Apple has reached around $5 billion in iPhone exports from India in the April-August period this fiscal. According to industry data, this is a growth of over 50 per cent from the same period of first...

New Delhi: Eyeing India's requirement of military transport planes, US Defence major Lockheed Martin and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd Tuesday announced a "teaming agreement" to expand engagement through the C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifter project. The announcement, seen as a significant step in enhancing India's...

New Delhi: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd Tuesday refuted allegations of conflict of interest on payments made to Dhaval Buch, husband of SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch, describing the charges levelled by the Congress as "false and misleading in nature". In a regulatory filing, the company...

New Delhi: Owners of private vehicles equipped with a functional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) will not be charged any amount for travelling up to 20 km on highways and expressways per day, according to a notification. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Tuesday...

Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher Tuesday, marking their second straight day of gains following a rebound in the US markets and fresh foreign fund inflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 361.75 points or 0.44 per cent to settle at 81,921.29 driven by...

New Delhi: Congress Tuesday claimed that SEBI chairperson Madhabi Buch had a 99 per cent stake in a firm when it provided consultancy services to the Mahindra and Mahindra Group and her husband received Rs 4.78 crore as income from the conglomerate while she was...