NEW DELHI: India and Oman rolled out a free trade agreement on Monday, with first set of consignments being shipped at concessional or zero rates, as New Delhi offered a food security pact to further cement ties with the Gulf Nation.Amid the West Asia conflict, which has disrupted supplies, Oman’s foreign trade advisor Pankaj Khimji…
Rourkela: A 26-year-old man, who sustained burn injuries after his speeding car caught fire on hitting a divider at Sundargarh on Sunday midnight, died on Monday. The deceased, Ananda Bhoi, of Giringkela village under Lephripada police station, was going to attend to his ailing mother at Government Medical College & Hospital, Sundargarh, when the mishap…
NEW DELHI: Govt is reviewing tariff concessions on Scotch and some other products proposed in the trade agreement with the UK if its concerns over steel quotas and duties are not addressed before the treaty is ratified.“We have to rebalance the FTA… We haven’t made up our mind, but we can consider action on certain…
Rourkela: Hemgir police in Sundargarh district have busted a large illegal gambling den in the Jamjharia forest area under Hemgiri police station near the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border and have arrested 26 persons on Monday allegedly for their involvement in illegal gambling activities, said SP (Sundargarh) Amritpal Kaur . Police also seized Rs 11,16,900 in cash, 9…
MUMBAI: Amid a sweeping restructuring at Tata Digital, Maya Tata, the daughter of Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata, is exploring a move out of the company, said people familiar with the matter.Maya, 37, is weighing roles across several Tata Group companies, including Trent and Tata Consumer Products, with people saying she is favouring the listed…
Sambalpur: The special intensive revision (SIR) process has been launched in Sambalpurdistrict to prepare a clean, error-free and updated electoral roll. Collector (Sambalpur) Siddheshwar Baliram Bondar said booth-level officers (BLOs) will conduct a door-to-door survey across the district from May 30 to June 28 to collect and verify voter information.During the survey, each voter will…
Investors holding Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) issued between 2019 and 2021 can apply for premature redemption in June 2026, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) opening redemption windows for five bond tranches during the month.Investors planning to exit before the eight-year maturity period must submit their requests within the specified timelines through banks, post…
A stray dog near a landfill Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing tussle between animal lovers and people who are against feeding stray dogs in public, an NGO, which rescues and rehabilitates sick and needy animals, has warned that the canines will show aggressive behaviour without food, which may be harmful for passers-by.Recently, an apartment in Nandan…
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has taken a major step towards a public market debut, announcing that it has confidentially filed paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed initial public offering (IPO), AP reported.The company said the filing gives it the option to go public after the SEC completes its review…
Bhubaneswar: In a relief for non-govt higher educational institutions, the state has substantially reduced the mandatory pledge money requirement, and allowed colleges to withdraw excess deposits locked with the higher education department for infrastructure development and institutional strengthening.The department released a notification in this regard on Monday, rationalising the pledge money and current account norms…
