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Bhubaneswar: Last month was the hottest March in India’s documented history since 1901, an analysis by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) revealed. The month with an average monthly day temperature of 33.1 degree Celsius also…

New Delhi: India’s stand on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hasn’t changed since Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Vladimir Putin in end-February and March. Reiterating his call for early cessation of violence in Ukraine, the Indian PM…

New Delhi: During his talks with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Friday, his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov said he wished to convey a “message personally” from President Vladimir Putin to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The President…

New Delhi: Income-Tax (I-T) rules will see many changes effective April 1 for the next financial year. Following are some of the major changes, according to a report in the Mint. Crypto tax The crypto tax in India kicks in from today. The…

New Delhi: There’s still time. Before March 31, 2022 is behind us, all taxpayers in the country need to get their Aadhaar card linked with Permanent Account Number (PAN). Anyone who doesn’t link the two documents will have to pay a penalty…

New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari claimed in Lok Sabha on Thursday that the price of electric vehicles (EVs) will be the same as that of petrol vehicles in India within two years. Promising to change the…

Mumbai: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has been granted 60 additional days to complete its investigation and file a chargesheet in the drugs-on-cruise case involving Aryan Khan. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of NCB, which was…

Bhubaneswar: There was no respite from the fuel price hike on Thursday which saw the 9th increase of 80 paise a litre in 10 days. Since the revision in fuel prices began on March 22, petrol and diesel rates have increased by Rs 6.40 per…

New Delhi: After decades, the disturbed areas under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur have been reduced. Union Home Minister Amit Shah took to Twitter on Thursday to announce this decision of the Union…

Bhubaneswar: All commercial and cooperative banking institutions, except in Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Chandigarh, and Mizoram, will remain closed on Friday (April 1), due to the annual closing of accounts, according to the Reserve Bank…