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New Delhi: An over-the-top (OTT) viewer in India is spending approximately 70 minutes a day on video streaming platforms, with a consumption frequency of 12.5 times a week, a new report said. Viewers are accessing more than 2.5 platforms at a given time and movies...

Kolkata: The tax assessment process requires a lot more transparency and has to be process-driven and not discretion-driven, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said here Friday, as she asked tax collectors not to overreach. "If technology is used, it will be far more convenient to...

New Delhi: The government will achieve the target of giving 8 crore free cooking gas (LPG) connections to the poor nearly seven months ahead of schedule with Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to handover the 8-croreth connection Saturday. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched...

New Delhi: The finance ministry Friday asked large central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) to stick to their capital expenditure plan which will increase liquidity in the market and boost economic growth. This was emphasised during a meeting between finance ministry officials and heads of 'Maharatna'...

Bhubaneswar: Twin-city commissioner of police (CP) Sudhanshu Sarangi Friday felicitated woman constable Anupama Swain, who has brought laurels to the department by winning a bronze medal in ‘Jiu-Jitsu Martial Arts’ in the recently concluded ‘2019 Chungju World Martial Arts Masterships held in South Korea. The...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Friday deferred by a month the implementation of Pollution Under Control (PUC) certification, under the amended Motor Vehicle (MV) Act 2019. The decision has been taken to allow more time to people to get their vehicles checked and collect the PUC...

New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari Thursday assured the crisis-hit automobile industry of all possible support from the government, including taking up the demand of GST reduction with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Reiterating that the government would help the industry, the road transport and highways...

New Delhi: While 40 per cent Indians believe that our society is broken, a massive 69 per cent feel that the economy is rigged to favour the rich and powerful, a new survey said Thursday. Nearly 68 per cent Indians also feel that the traditional...

Vladivostok: Fostering Indo-Russian ties, India, Thursday announced an "unprecedented" $1 billion line of credit for Russia's resource-rich Far East with Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowing to support President Vladimir Putin's "stupendous efforts" to develop the extremely harsh region. Addressing the plenary session of the 5th...

BHUBANESWAR: With the current ruling dispensation laying emphasis on improving education in the state, experts have called for usage of innovative, interactive and inclusive techniques by the teachers for better understanding and participation of the students. On the eve of Teachers’ Day, Koraput’s Prabitra Mohan...