Odisha sizzles, Bhubaneswar, Nuapada hottest at 43.2 degC
Two get 30-yr RI each for raping 15-year-old girl in Odisha
Patnaik launches BJD’s poll campaign, pledges to make Odisha number one state by 2036
Conspiracy claims against PM can’t be made irresponsibly: Delhi HC on Pinaki Misra’s defamation suit
Odisha: BJD gives tickets to Marndi couple, BJP to Singhdeo couple
Campaigning ends for phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls in 89 seats
New Delhi: The curtains came down Wednesday evening on a high-voltage campaigning for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls in 89 seats across 13 states April 26. Staggered over seven stages, the first phase of the elections held last Friday for 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories...
Read moreBiden signs a USD 95 billion war aid measure with assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
Washington: President Joe Biden signed into law Wednesday a USD 95 billion war aid measure that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and that also has a provision that would force social media site TikTok to be sold or be banned in the US. The announcement marks an end to the long, painful battle with Republicans in Congress over urgently needed assistance for Ukraine. “We rose to the moment, we...
Read moreCan’t control elections or pass directions on basis of suspicion, SC tells EVM critics
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said Wednesday it cannot "control the elections" or issue directions simply because doubts have been raised about the efficacy of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), as it reserved its judgement on a clutch of petitions claiming the polling devices can be tinkered with to manipulate the results. The court said it cannot change the thought process of those doubting the advantages of polling machines and advocating going...
Read more‘Congress’ loot… zindagi ke baad bhi’, says Modi as Pitroda’s inheritance tax remarks fuel fresh attack, opposition party distances itself
Ambikapur/ New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday seized on Congress leader Sam Pitroda's remarks on inheritance tax to step up the ruling BJP's blistering attack on the issue of "wealth redistribution", saying "zindagi ke saath bhi, zindagi ke baad bhi" is the opposition party's mantra to "loot" people. In his poll rallies, Modi framed Pitroda's comments in his wider onslaught against the Congress, asserting that they have exposed its hidden...
Read moreRBI bars Kotak Mahindra Bank from onboarding new customers via online, issuing fresh credit cards
Mumbai: The RBI Wednesday barred Kotak Mahindra Bank from onboarding new customers through its online and mobile banking channels and issuing fresh credit cards with immediate effect after the regulator found serious deficiencies in the lender's IT risk management. These actions, the RBI said, are necessitated based on significant concerns arising out of Reserve Bank's IT examination of the bank for the years 2022 and 2023 and the continued failure on...
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Biden signs a USD 95 billion war aid measure with assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
Washington: President Joe Biden signed into law Wednesday a USD 95 billion war aid measure that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and that also has a provision that would force social media site TikTok to be sold or be banned in the US. The announcement marks an end to the long, painful battle with Republicans...
Can’t control elections or pass directions on basis of suspicion, SC tells EVM critics
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said Wednesday it cannot "control the elections" or issue directions simply because doubts have been raised about the efficacy of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), as it reserved its judgement on a clutch of petitions claiming the polling devices can be tinkered with to manipulate the results. The court said it cannot change...
ICC ropes in Usain Bolt as T20 WC ambassador
Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Wednesday named sprint legend Usain Bolt as the ambassador of the upcoming T20 World Cup to be played in the West Indies and USA from June 1 to 29. Jamaica-born Bolt had created history at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing where he won the 100m, 200m and 4x100m races in...
Odisha sizzles, Bhubaneswar, Nuapada hottest at 43.2 degC
Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to reel under an intense heatwave as state capital Bhubaneswar Wednesday recorded over 43 degrees Celsius temperature for the second time in two days. According to the evening bulletin of IMD's Regional Centre, Bhubaneswar and Nuapada recorded the state's highest temperature of 43.2 degrees Celsius each on Wednesday. Earlier on April 22, the capital...
Pant, Axar century stand power DC to 224/4 against GT
New Delhi: Skipper Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel forged a blistering century stand en route to quickfire individual half-centuries to power Delhi Capitals to a solid 224 for 4 against Gujarat Titans in an IPL match here Wednesday. Pant and Axar stitched 113 off just 68 balls for the fourth wicket with their counter-attacking batting after DC...
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Kashmir issue should be resolved through ‘peaceful means’: Pak-Iran joint statement
Islamabad: Pakistan and Iran have agreed that the Kashmir issue should be resolved through "peaceful means based on the will of the people" of the region, said a joint statement issued by the two countries after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's maiden visit Wednesday. President Raisi paid an official visit to Pakistan from April 22-24 at the invitation...
RBI Deputy Governor Rabi Sankar gets one-year extension
New Delhi: The government has extended the term of RBI Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar for a period of one year, the central bank said in a statement. "The Central Government has re-appointed Shri T Rabi Sankar as Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, for a period of one year with effect from May 03, 2024, or...
Two get 30-yr RI each for raping 15-year-old girl in Odisha
Berhampur: A POCSO court in Odisha's Ganjam district Wednesday sentenced two men to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment each for raping a 15-year-old girl last year. Prabhat Kumar Rajguru, judge of a special POCSO court in Berhampur, also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on the two convicts, who hailed from the same village as that...
Gujarat Titans win toss, elect to bowl against Delhi Capitals
New Delhi: Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl in the Indian Premier League match against Delhi Capitals here Wednesday. Gill, playing his 100th IPL match, announced an unchanged playing XI for the contest. The Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals, who are struggling at the eighth spot with just three wins, made two...
