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Bhubaneswar, Oct 17: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said more reforms would be ushered in the state so that it is ranked among the country's top three on ease of doing business. "I would like our state to be ranked…

San Jose (California), Sep 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he dreamt of making India a $20 trillion economy and that he was pleasantly surprised by the change of perception about his country in a short period of time.…

In a big relief to foreign firms, which do not have permanent set up in India, the Modi government has exempted them from paying Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) retrospectively from April 2001. This is considered as a big boost to the economic…

While talking to a group of high-profile businessmen in Masdar City in the UAE, PM Narendra Modi outlined the business and trade opportunities between India and UAE. * I inherited problems of indecision, lethargy from the previous…

Petrol prices have been slashed by Rs 1.27 per litre and diesel by Rs 1.17 per litre with effect from midnight today. This is the fourt reduction in fuel prices in the last one month. Petrol and diesel prices were last revised on July 31.…

Aiming to garner a global brand in the name of Pahala Rasogola, the Director of Industries, Government of Odisha on Tuesday organized a one- day sensitization programme on ‘Registration of Geographical Indication for Pahala Rasogola’ at…

London, June 7 (IANS): In a relief for the crisis-hit Sahara Group, the Indian company has sealed the sale of its Grosvenor House hotel here and two US properties -- Plaza and Dream Downtown -- in an $850 million debt refinance deal, a…

Dhaka, June 6 (IANS): In a historic move, India and Bangladesh on Saturday ratified an over 40-year-old land border swap agreement and flagged off two new trans-border buses as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with his Bangladeshi…

Washington, June 6 (IANS): The India-US bilateral trade in goods and services has crossed the elusive $100 billion threshold and now stands at $103 billion, US envoy Richard Verma said here on Saturday, adding that both countries still have…

Agartala/Guwahati, June 5 (IANS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Dhaka from Saturday is likely to see the signing of 20 agreements besides talks with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on boosting trade,…