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New Delhi: In signs of sluggish momentum in tax collections, Goods and Services Tax (GST) receipts in June fell to Rs 99,939 crore, down from over Rs 1 lakh crore in the previous month, the finance ministry said Monday. While the GST collections in June...

A whaling fleet comprising five small vessels set out from a port in northern Kushiro Monday, marking the resumption of commercial whaling by Japan after 31 years. A whale factory ship Nisshin Maru, and two other whalers also started off from the port of Shimonoseki,...

New Delhi: The government has come out with draft steel scrap policy, which is aimed at curtailing import dependency and make India self-sufficient by producing high-quality ferrous scrap. The draft steel scrap policy, on which the Ministry of Steel has sought comments from the stakeholders...

New Delhi: Major automobile manufacturers Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors and Toyota Monday reported a decline in domestic passenger vehicle sales in June, continuing the prolonged slump in market due to poor consumer sentiments. Mahindra & Mahindra, however, reported a 4 per cent growth in...

The Kalinga Literary Festival set to trigger global and national discussions on Mahatma Gandhi’s work and ideas through the variety of forms of literature; lived experience, politics, art, film, business, media and sports. BHUBANESWAR: Kalinga Literary Festival is back with its sixth edition to invigorate,...

BHUBANESWAR: Students of Std X and Std XII who could make it to the coveted brackets of 90% and above in the respective ICSE and ISC examinations-2019 were honored with medals and certificates at a felicitation ceremony at Loyola School here Monday. 78 students out...

BHUBANESWAR: Rajasthan Cotton Fab 2019, which has already attracted a huge footfall of fashion lovers, is scheduled to conclude at Exhibition Ground here Thursday. More than 100 stalls displaying authentic cotton, Rajasthani designs, Bandhani, Gujarati handiwork, fashion jewellery, crockeries and much more are set up...

Narayan Mohapatra, 70, a resident of Athagarh Gada Sahi and a sculptor-painter for the last 50 years, is an expert at painting and sculpting Lord Jagannath. He is a disciple of the late Shilapaguru Ananta Maharana who was a gold medallist in his profession. In...

New Delhi: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday sought details of recruitments in Central Universities after the promulgation of Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) ordinance by the Union government. Speaking in the Lok Sabha on the Bill, BJD MP from Cuttack Bhartruhari Mahtab...

Mumbai: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan Sunday met Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray at the latter’s residence here. Though Pradhan officially said that he called on Uddhav for working together for a ‘prosperous Maharashtra’, speculation was that the minister tried to...