Bhubaneswar: The process of filing nomination papers for five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Odisha Assembly segments to be held May 20 started Friday with the Election Commission of India and Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) issuing the notification in this regard. The five Lok Sabha constituencies are Bargarh, Sundargarh (ST), Bolangir, Kandhamal and Aska Lok Sabha constituencies...

New Delhi: The country’s leading carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd Friday reported a 48 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 3,878 crore for the January-March quarter of 2023-24 compared to the same quarter of 2022-23. The company declared its highest-ever dividend of Rs 125 per share. The car giant reported its highest revenue of Rs...

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Araria/Munger: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday asserted that the Supreme Court judgment on Electronic Voting Machines was a "tight slap" to the Congress-led opposition which must "apologise" for committing the "sin" of creating distrust against EVMs. The prime minister, who addressed back-to-back election rallies at Araria and Munger Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar, also charged the opposition...

Mumbai: Market benchmarks Sensex and Nifty wilted under selling pressure Friday after a five-day rally as investors pared exposure to banking, financial and consumer durable stocks amid mixed trends in global markets. Rising global crude prices, a depreciating rupee and persistent foreign fund outflows further weighed on sentiment, traders said. Profit-taking also came into play as the...

Male: A 4,500-tonne high-tech Chinese 'research ship' is back in the Maldivian waters, two months after it spent a week docked at different ports in this archipelago nation. Xiang Yang Hong 03 was docked at the Thilafushi industrial island's harbour Thursday morning, news portal Adhadhu.com reported Friday. However, “the government has not disclosed the reason for its...

Bhubaneswar: Thirty-nine candidates have filed nominations for four Lok Sabha seats and 266 nominees submitted papers for 28 Assembly segments in Odisha for elections to be held May 13. In the first round of simultaneous elections in the state, the polling will take place in Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Berhampur Lok Sabha constituencies and the 28 Assembly...

Kolkata: The CBI Friday afternoon conducted a raid at the residence of a relative of suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas District and seized a huge cache of firearms and explosives. Sources said the CBI got a tip-off about the cache of arms and crude bombs at the residence of Shahjahan’s...

Vijayapura: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his attack on the grand old party, saying he is scared and may even shed tears on the stage. “You have heard the Prime Minister's speeches. He is scared. It's possible that he may shed tears on stage,” Gandhi said addressing a public...

Washington: The US has refrained from commenting on allegations that India denied the visa renewal of an Australian journalist, saying New Delhi can speak about its visa policy. Avani Dias, the South Asia Bureau Chief of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) left India April 19, and she claimed Tuesday that she was denied an extension of her...