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Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied for the third straight session Tuesday amid buying in blue-chip stocks like HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and firm trends in global markets. The BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 597.67 points or 0.74 per cent to settle at 80,845.75. During...

New Delhi: PhonePe Tuesday announced the launch of a new and affordable insurance plan for dengue and malaria on its platform, starting at just Rs. 59 per year. The affordable health coverage plan offers comprehensive year-round coverage of up to Rs. 1 lakh for medical...

Bhubaneswar: At a time when there is a growing need for a skilled workforce in the emerging semiconductor sector, Institute of Technical Education (ITE) & Education Services (ITEES), Singapore is contemplating sending a proposal to the state government for providing semiconductor and IT-ITeS training in...

New Delhi: India's manufacturing sector growth fell to a joint 11-month low of 56.5 in November, restricted by competitive conditions and inflationary pressures amid a softer increase in factory orders, a monthly survey said Monday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI)...

Bhubaneswar: Cyber fraudsters have swindled Rs 125.63 crore from people of Odisha during the last three years (2021 to 2023), Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the state Assembly Monday. While replying to a question from BJD legislator Prasanta Behera in the House, Majhi said...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and the Congress members in the Odisha Assembly Monday expressed concern over the acute scarcity of potatoes and the rising price of tuber in the retail market. The issue was raised during the Zero Hour by Opposition Chief Whip Pramila Mallik, who...

New Delhi: The government Monday scrapped 30-month old windfall profit tax on domestically-produced crude oil and on export of jet fuel (ATF), diesel and petrol following a decline in international oil prices. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary tabled a notification in Rajya Sabha...

New Delhi: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into India surged by a robust 45 per cent to $29.79 billion in September during the current financial year compared to $20.5 billion in the same period during 2023-24, according to figures compiled by the Department for Promotion...

New Delhi: The mega success story of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) continues, and it would be no surprise if the number of UPI transactions touches 25 billion a month towards the end of 2025, industry experts said Monday. After reaching a record high in October...

New Delhi: Trading sentiment in the equity market this week will be guided by global trends, foreign fund movement, macroeconomic data announcements and RBI's interest rate decision, analysts said. The monthly auto sales data announcement would also be tracked by investors this week. "Looking ahead,...