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New Delhi: Industry chambers Thursday termed the 7 per cent GDP growth for 2019-20 pegged by the Economic Survey a ‘pragmatic target’ that pointed towards a cautious optimism about the economy on the back of investment revival and rural consumption. CII, FICCI and Assocham said...

Mumbai: Banks have reported a massive 73 per cent increase in incidents of fraud worth Rs 71,543 crore in FY19, a senior Reserve Bank official said Thursday. Till March 2019, the top five, 10 and 100 cases of frauds cumulatively reported constituted 24 percent, 34...

Bhubaneswar: Tata Steel Kalinganagar (TSK) has been included in the list of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Lighthouse Network, a community of manufacturers that are showing leadership in applying Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to drive financial and operational impact. According to the officials TSK...

New Delhi: Chief Economic Adviser K V Subramanian Thursday said India needs to accelerate investment in excess of 35 per cent of the GDP to achieve 8 per cent sustained growth which is essential for becoming a $ 5 trillion economy by 2024-25. “The investment...

PURI: It has been two months since the severe cyclonic storm ravaged through the heart of Odisha but for artistes of the famous Raghurajpur craft heritage village, the age-old tradition of embellishing the Rath continues undeterred. The cyclonic storm Fani which stuck the pilgrimage city...

BHUBANESWAR: The Esplanade One mall here celebrated the Rath Yatra with pomp and gaiety Thursday. The ceremony began at 3 pm at the mall and Partha Pratim, head of Esplanade One mall, played the role of the king. People from all walks of life and...

From early Thursday morning, the city restaurants witnessed serpentine queues of devotees who had been waiting to satiate their taste buds with several Satwik gastronomic delights. BHUBANESWAR: Rath Yatra is always a great festival. It showcases Lord Jagannath’s chariot procession along with his siblings to...

Puri: Intrinsic, immaculate and alluring were few of the many words described by the visitors who were mesmerised by the colourful Rangoli that adorned Bada Danda ahead of the Puri Rath Yatra. Made with a plethora of colours, the Rangoli emanated brilliance with its aesthetically-pleasing...

Bhubaneswar: A fresh notification from the Higher Education department Thursday rescheduled the date of commencement of classes for Plus III First Year students. The classes will now commence August 8 instead of August 24 as notified earlier. The new notification, however, said since the semester...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved the Code on Wages Bill which seeks to subsume existing laws related to workers remuneration and enable the Centre to fix minimum wages for the entire country. The Code on Wages is one of the four codes that...