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Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday said he is hopeful that the MoU for establishment of a "mega" steel plant in mineral-rich Keonjhar district would be signed during a business conclave in the state on January 28-29. Majhi said he is focusing on signing of the

President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam arrived here on Tuesday night on a five-day visit that aims to further boost bilateral ties in a range of areas. Shanmugaratnam, accompanied by a high-level delegation, was received at the airport by Union Minister Jitin Prasada. It is his first visit to India as

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday called on Spanish President Pedro Sanchez and reiterated the "long-standing" India-Spain partnership, updating him on the progress in bilateral cooperation. Separately, he also called on the King of Spain Felipe VI. Jaishankar arrived in Spain on Monday for a two-day official

A thick layer of very dense fog covered New Delhi on Wednesday morning. The national capital's air quality fell into the "very poor" range. The Central Pollution Control Board reports that at 7 a.m. today, the AQI was measured at 344 in Delhi. It was

As many as 56 candidates filed their nominations on Tuesday for the February 5 Delhi Assembly elections, according to the Chief Electoral Officer. The nomination process for the Assembly polls began on January 10. So far, 85 nominations have been filed, with 20 submitted on January 13 and nine on

Highlights include Atishi filing her nomination for the Kalkaji seat ahead of Delhi polls, Sharad Pawar urging Amit Shah to maintain the decorum of his office, and Arvind Kejriwal accusing BJP of distributing money and gold to sway voters.

The rupee rebounded from its lowest-ever level and settled 8 paise higher at 86.62 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday as the American currency retreated from record high. Some recovery in domestic equity markets after the release of macroeconomic numbers also supported the Indian currency even though it

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday slammed Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq for his remarks against India, and said that Jammu and Kashmir is incomplete without PoK. "Jammu and Kashmir is incomplete without PoK. PoK is nothing more than a foreign territory for Pakistan... PoK&