Rourkela: Odisha's Rourkela Assembly is going to witness a contest between two heavyweight candidates - former union minister Dilip Ray of the BJP and state Labour Minister Sarada Prasad Nayak of the BJD. Ray is a former central and state minister and three-time MLA from Rourkela, while Nayak is seeking his fourth term in the constituency. Though...

New Delhi: The Election Commission Tuesday barred Congress leader Randeep Surjewala from campaigning for 48 hours over his alleged derogatory remarks against BJP MP Hema Malini. This is the first campaign ban imposed by the poll body in this Lok Sabha election cycle. The Election Commission last Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Surjewala for his alleged...

New Delhi: The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its outlook for the global economy this year, saying the world appears headed for a “soft landing” — reining in inflation without much economic pain and producing steady if modest growth. IMF has pegged India's growth projection to 6.8 per cent this year, an increase of 0.3 pc over...

Kanker (Chhattisgarh): At least 29 Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district Tuesday, the Border Security Force (BSF) said. Three security personnel suffered injuries in the fierce gun-battle and a large quantity of weapons was also recovered from the spot, the state police said. The gunfight took place at around 2...

Bengaluru: ISRO said it has achieved a breakthrough in rocket engine technology with the development of a lightweight Carbon-Carbon (C-C) nozzle for rocket engines, enhancing payload capacity. This innovation accomplished by the space agency's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) promises to enhance the vital parameters of rocket engines, including thrust levels, specific impulse, and thrust-to-weight ratios, thereby...

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Tuesday released the names of 40-star campaigners in Gujarat for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls which included three incarcerated party leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain. For the first time, signalling an entry into politics, the list also names Sunita Kejriwal, Arvind Kejriwal's wife as star campaigner for...

New Delhi: Apple's iPhone exports from India almost doubled to $12.1 billion in 2023-24 from $6.27 billion in the preceding fiscal, trade intelligence platform The Trade Vision said Tuesday. The total smartphone exports from India surged to $16.5 billion in 2023-24, up from $12 billion in the preceding year. This surge underscores the broader impact of Apple's...

Mumbai: Actress Shilpa Shetty, Tuesday, shared a sneak peek into the Kanya Pujan at her residence, on the occasion of Ashtami, giving an adorable glimpse of her daughter Samisha. Shilpa took to her official Instagram handle, where she enjoys 32.4 million followers, and dropped a reel, wherein we can see her washing the little feet of Samisha,...

Berhampur: A group of doctors in government-run MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur performed laparoscopic bilateral adrenalectomy of a nine-year-old girl child, who was suffering from Cushing syndrome, a very rare disease, for the first time in Odisha. Cushing syndrome is caused due to a rare genetic disease called primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease (PPNAD), an...

New Delhi: The Indian space sector, led by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and other private players, has endless potential, and it's time to take elephant steps to scale higher, said Captain Gopichand Thotakura Monday. "India has achieved something which other countries have not been able to achieve for decades. And to really defy landing on...