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New Delhi: The government is considering liberalisation of foreign direct investment (FDI) norms in the defence sector to further attract overseas investors, an official said Monday. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is holding stakeholder consultations on the subject. "Some easing in...

New Delhi: Automotive dealers body FADA is confident of the sector clocking double-digit growth in the ongoing fiscal year, with good traction on the ground continuing since the GST rate cuts last year, its CEO Saharsh Damani said Monday. In an interview with PTI, he...

Mumbai: The highly anticipated Mirzapur: The Movie has been cleared by the censor board with hardly any modifications. A source close to the film shared that Mirzapur: The Movie has been certified by the CBFC with 'hardly any modifications', retaining all the raw elements intended...

Thiruvananthapuram/Bhubaneswar: Former Union Minister and Congress Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor Monday expressed deep sorrow over the death of IPS officer Shefeen Ahamed K, who passed away at the age of 50 after a prolonged battle with cancer. Ahamed was serving as Inspector General of...

Kataka: Police have launched a search for a seven-year-old girl allegedly abducted from the railway station area under the Chauliaganj police limits in Kataka district Monday, with CCTV footage showing an elderly man accompanying the child. The girl’s whereabouts and safety remain unknown. Police are...

Bengaluru: Teenaged batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Monday etched his name into the history books by becoming the youngest player to score a half-century in the Duleep Trophy during East Zone’s ongoing semifinal clash against Central Zone at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) Ground in...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday refused to pass orders on a plea seeking prohibition on a protest march the Cockroach Janata Party has called September 5, saying it expects everybody will act and behave in a peaceful and lawful manner. A bench comprising Chief Justice...

Puri: With clear instructions not to take the life of any animal or insect inside Puri's Jagannath Temple, authorities of the 12th century shrine, facing the menace of rats and cockroaches inside the sanctum sanctorum, have decided to use traditional pest control methods, including traps,...

Dhaka: Bangladesh has said it saw no risk in joining the Mecca defence pact with Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan, asserting it would not restrict Dhaka's engagement with other partners. Signed August 7, the 'Makkah Joint Defence Agreement' establishes a framework for collective deterrence and...

New Delhi: The government has notified the Semicon 2.0 scheme with an outlay of Rs 1.27 lakh crore to boost the chip manufacturing ecosystem in the country. The scheme has been divided into six segments covering designing of chips by Indian firms, setting up units...