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New Delhi: India’s benchmark Sensex slumped to its lowest in 32 months Thursday as surging oil prices, rising global bond yields and a weak er rupee heightened inflation concerns, adding to pressure from the central bank’s hawkish rate increase a day earlier. The Nifty 50...

New Delhi: The high-powered GST Council Thursday approved removing the arrest power of tax officials and raising the threshold for prosecution fivefold to Rs 5 crore, while introducing faster and largely automated refunds for taxpayers. Announcing the decisions taken at the 57th meeting of the...

By RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) over the alleged violation of waste management and environmental norms in the construction of a Micro Composting Centre (MCC) at Bharatpur. The tribunal has directed the Odisha...

New Delhi: The government has proposed that prescription drugs, including those with a high potential for abuse and addiction, cannot be advertised without prior approval of the Centre. The Union health ministry, in a draft notification issued September 28 and published in the Gazette of...

Jajpur: The scheduled student union election at Vyasanagar Autonomous College in Odisha's Jajpur district was cancelled Thursday after miscreants allegedly hurled crude bombs on the campus, officials said. The college authorities issued a notification cancelling the polls following a unanimous decision by the election and...

New Delhi: Flyers will have to shell out more for plane tickets as Air India and Air India Express have announced an increase in fuel surcharges on domestic and select international routes due to the rise in Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices amid the continuing...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway has loaded 120.76 million tonnes (MT) of freight up to September 2026, compared to 116.78 MT during the corresponding period of 2025-26, registering a growth of 3.4 per cent, an official said Thursday. Among the three divisions of the ECoR,...

Lahore: The Pakistan Super League will run concurrently with the Indian Premier League for the third successive year, with the Pakistan Cricket Board Thursday confirming March 18 to May 2 as the window for the 12th edition of its premier T20 competition. The PCB finalised...

Paradip: One person was killed and five others injured in a firecracker explosion at a house in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district Thursday, police said. The incident took place at Chandpur Mahila village within Tirtol police station limits. The deceased has been identified as Manoranjan Swain. His...

New Delhi: Air India and Air India Express Thursday announced a hike in fuel surcharges for domestic and international flights with effect from October 9 amid soaring jet fuel prices. In a statement, Air India said Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices have witnessed significant volatility...