Bhubaneswar: The Indian overseas community faces the significant challenge of managing their finances across borders. Living away from their homeland, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) often find themselves navigating through a complex maze of financial management, especially when it comes to investments and savings in India. The hurdles include understanding and leveraging the...

Angul: Brown sugar worth over Rs 1 crore has been seized and two persons have been arrested in Odisha's Angul district, police said Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force of Odisha Police conducted a raid in Talcher Monday morning and seized 1.1 kg of brown sugar, an officer said. Two persons, identified as 43-year-old...

Koraput: With day temperatures in Malkangiri and Nabarangpur districts of Odisha hovering between 39 and 42 degree Celsius, political parties are focusing more on evening meetings and small village gatherings while campaigning for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. Malkangiri district under Nabarangpur Lok Sabha seat recorded the highest temperature of 42 degrees Celsius recently. The India...

Colombo: Sri Lanka's Attorney General has informed the court that Yoni Patel, the owner of Kandy Samp Army, one of the seven teams played in the Legends Cricket Trophy, has been indicted on charges of match-fixing. A State Counsel representing the Attorney General informed the Colombo Magistrate Monday that Patel had been charged with criminal charges before...

Mumbai: Actress Pooja Hegde, who will soon be seen in the upcoming movie Deva alongside Shahid Kapoor, has become the new neighbour to blockbuster director Atlee, known for directing the Shah Rukh Khan and Nayanthara-starrer Jawan last year. The pan-India actress recently moved into a swanky sea-facing abode spanning 4,000 square feet, worth Rs 45 crore, a...

New Delhi: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for the third session in a row Tuesday, following gains in telecom, tech and consumer durable shares amid a firm trend in the global markets. After rallying over 400 points, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 89.83 points or 0.12 per cent higher at 73,738.45. During the session,...

New Delhi: The government Tuesday said it received bids from seven companies including Reliance Industries and JSW Neo Energy for production-linked incentives to set up battery manufacturing facilities of 10 GWh capacity with an outlay of Rs 3,620 crore. The other bidders on the list included ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited, Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies Private...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and BRS leader K Kavitha in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam till May 7. Special judge for CBI and ED matters Kaveri Baweja extended their custody after they were produced before the court through video conference on...

Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday stepped up offensive on the Congress and accused it of ‘planning and plotting’ to disturb the fabric of the quota system by introducing religion-based reservation when it was in power. Addressing a mega public rally in Rajasthan’s Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, PM Modi doubled down on his attack amid a series of accusations...

New Delhi/Cuttack: The Supreme Court Tuesday suspended the sentence of Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim in a corruption case. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Dipankar Datta issued notice to the Odisha government on the appeal filed by the Cuttack-Barabati MLA challenging the Orissa High Court's decision. "Issue notice. Having heard the senior counsel for the...