Amy Coney Barrett sworn in as 9th justice of US Supreme Court
Washington: Amy Coney Barrett was formally sworn in Tuesday as the US Supreme Court’s ninth justice. Her oath administered in private by Chief Justice John Roberts. Amy Coney Barrett’s first votes on the court could include two big topics that...
Piyush Goyal calls upon WTO members to ensure timely, equitable availability of COVID-19 vaccines
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal called upon the global community Tuesday to ensure timely and equitable availability of vaccines and medicines for COVID-19 in sufficient quantities and at affordable prices. Piyush Goyal was speaking at a virtual...
COVID-19 outbreak to erode 3 yrs of fiscal consolidation gains of states: RBI
Narendra Modi asks India to prevent ‘dynastic corruption’
55-year-old woman killed in UP for protesting against sexual harassment of her daughters
India, US ink landmark defence pact BECA, vow to fight Chinese aggression together
New Delhi: India and the US signed Tuesday the landmark defence pact, Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA). The defence pact will allow sharing of high-end military technology, geospatial maps and classified satellite data between the militaries of India and the US. The two countries held a high-level dialogue Tuesday....
Read moreGDP growth to be negative in current fiscal says Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Tuesday there were visible signs of revival in the economy but the GDP growth may be in the negative zone or near zero in the current fiscal. Nirmala Sitharaman said the economy saw a contraction in the April-June quarter, but demand has picked up in the festival season. Sitharaman speaking at the ‘India Energy Forum’ said infrastructure, fintech and all employment generating and asset...
Read moreAnother 2,010 COVID-19 patients recover in Odisha, total recoveries at 2,68,115
Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Tuesday said that 2,010 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 2,010 persons, 269 are from Khordha, 164 from Cuttack, 103 from Mayurbhanj, 102 from Sundargarh, 99 from Sonepur, 89 from Keonjhar, 86 from Bolangir, 79 from Bargarh, 75 from Jajpur, 73 from Angul, 73 from Nabarangpur, 72 from Balasore, 67 from Jagatsinghpur, 65 from Kalahandi, 63 from...
Read moreHorrific: Woman murdered in front of college in Haryana, chilling video goes viral
Faridabad: A chilling video has emerged where it is being seen a woman being shot to death by a youth here. The incident took place Monday afternoon when 21-year-old Nikita Tomar was shot dead in front of her college. The murder took place outside a college in Ballabgarh in this town where Nikita, had gone to take an exam. She was a final year commerce student. The video shows a man...
Read moreRBI notifies interest waiver scheme: Directs banks, NBFCs to comply
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has notified the Centre's scheme for ex-gratia payment of difference between interest on loans of up to Rs 2 crore in a bid to provide amid the pandemic. In a notification, RBI said: "All lending institutions are advised to be guided by the provisions of the Scheme and take necessary action within the stipulated timeline." The finance ministry wants all payments to be...
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Tech Mahindra goes on acquisition spree abroad
New Delhi: IT major Tech Mahindra Tuesday said it has acquired Melbourne-based digital enterprise technology firm Momenton and New Zealand-based Tenzing Ltd., a technology consulting company. The acquisition of Tenzing will cost the company approximately Rs 217.3 crore, the Momenton deal will cost around Rs 75 crore. Tech Mahindra said it has acquired 100 per cent equity...
GDP growth to be negative in current fiscal says Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Tuesday there were visible signs of revival in the economy but the GDP growth may be in the negative zone or near zero in the current fiscal. Nirmala Sitharaman said the economy saw a contraction in the April-June quarter, but demand has picked up in the festival season. Sitharaman speaking...
Amazon flexes muscles but Reliance holds deep war chest
New Delhi: The face-off between Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Jeff Bezos-run behemoth Amazon over the retail assets of Future Group in India has once again exposed the ambition of the so-called "gatekeeper for e-commerce" to keep the reins of a growing retail market in the country in its hands. The legal battle in Singapore...
Parag OFDC chairman
Bhubaneswar: In a minor reshuffle among senior IAS officers, the state government Tuesday appointed Parag Gupta as chairman of the state-owned Odisha Forest Development Corporation (OFDC). Gupta, an Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) rank officer, recently returned to the state after completing his central deputation. Steel & mines secretary Surendra Kumar has been given additional charge of chairman,...
Amy Coney Barrett sworn in as 9th justice of US Supreme Court
Washington: Amy Coney Barrett was formally sworn in Tuesday as the US Supreme Court’s ninth justice. Her oath administered in private by Chief Justice John Roberts. Amy Coney Barrett’s first votes on the court could include two big topics that have affected the man who appointed her. The Supreme Court is weighing a plea from President Donald...
France tightens security amid raging protests by Muslims
Paris: France is increasing security at religious sites as the interior minister said Tuesday that the country faces a ‘very high’ risk of terrorist threats, amid growing geopolitical tensions following the beheading of a teacher who showed his class caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. French diplomats are trying to quell anger in Turkey and Arab nations amid...
Single portal for all scholarship schemes
Bhubaneswar: Students are no longer required to log in to various portals to obtain government scholarships as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday launched the website, www.scholarship.odisha.gov.in, here through virtual mode. Unveiling the portal, as part of the 5T initiative, Naveen said 21 types of scholarships are being offered by six departments of the state. “Now, this single...
RBI asks Lakshmi Vilas Bank to reconsider names proposed for new MD, CEO
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India has asked Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB), which is in the midst of a merger process with Clix group, to reconsider the names proposed for the post of new MD & CEO, a senior official said Tuesday. In September, shareholders of the cash-strapped private sector lender had voted out seven board...
Piyush Goyal calls upon WTO members to ensure timely, equitable availability of COVID-19 vaccines
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal called upon the global community Tuesday to ensure timely and equitable availability of vaccines and medicines for COVID-19 in sufficient quantities and at affordable prices. Piyush Goyal was speaking at a virtual informal meeting of World Trade Organisation (WTO) members. Goyal said India and South Africa have proposed relaxing...
Doctor dies due to COVID-19 after being released from hospital in West Bengal
Kolkata: Another doctor succumbed Tuesday to COVID-19 in West Bengal. The doctor’s death took the total number of medical practitioners succumbing to the COVID-19 virus to over 20. This information was given by health department officials. Amal Roy was associated with Suri District Hospital in Birbhum district of West Bengal. He tested positive almost two weeks ago...
