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New Delhi: Hero MotoCorp Thursday urged the government to consider a phase-wise reduction in GST on automobiles, cutting rates for two-wheelers in the first stage, and deferring tax cut on four-wheelers to a later stage. The move would help the government contain potential revenue loss,...

Puri: The district administration is all set to organise a mega cleanliness drive on the coast here to mark the International Coastal Cleanup Day September 21. According to sources, at least 10,000 volunteers would participate in the drive at several places along the district coast....

Tehran: Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said a military strike on Iran would trigger ‘all-out war’, as the United States and its Gulf allies accuse the country of being behind attacks on Saudi Arabia oil facilities. Asked about the consequence of ‘an American...

Bhubaneswar: Three days after protests by the students of the Utkal University regarding bad infrastructure at the hostel premises and various departments of the varsity, the Higher education department minister Arun Kumar Sahoo paid a surprise visit to the University, Thursday, to review the premises.  The...

Barang: Visitors to Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) will be deprived of visiting the safaris as the zoo authorities have planned to shut down the safaris for a brief period. Sources said the safaris will remain closed till September 30 owing to maintenance works like trimming...

New Delhi: The US may offer oil and gas to India on concessional terms from its own reserves to help the latter tide over any shortages arising from the drone attacks on Saudi Arabian Oil Company, or Aramco, that have caused the biggest-ever disruption in...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet the heads of PSU banks Thursday to discuss merger-related issues and review their preparedness to execute the process within the stated timeline of April 1, 2020. "Tomorrow's PSB meeting will take up some of the key issues...

New Delhi: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Wednesday announced the decisions to relax foreign direct investment (FDI) norms in sectors such as coal mining, contract manufacturing, and single-brand retail trading. The DPIIT, under the commerce and industry ministry, deals with...

Berhampur: The Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) is set to keep the Silk City clean and green. The civic body has developed an app called ‘Safa’ through which garbage picking vehicles of BeMC can be better organised and streamlined. Apart from routine door-to-door garbage picking by...

Every year, Durga Puja committees in the capital put in their best efforts to beautify their pandals. To stand out among others, the Rasulgarh committee— in its 27th year of organising Durga Puja— is creating a fictional style pandal titled ‘Flower Gate’ More than 450...