Getting to the age of retirement often comes with uncertainty around regular income, as household expenses still continue. A pension plan is a way of gradually saving your contributions and building up a reliable stream of income to ensure a safe retirement. Not only this, many retirees use their accumulated retirement corpus to meet post-retirement financial goals...

Bhawanipatna: Two drivers were killed after a speeding truck hit them and their parked vehicles in Odisha's Kalahandi district  Wednesday, police said. The incident took place on National Highway-26 in front of Arihant Rice Mill at Khajurapada within Kesinga police station limits, they said. Police said the drivers were standing near their stationary trucks after loading paddy...

Mumbai: Hindi film industry actor Varun Dhawan is a fan of Rakhi Sawant. The actor recently appeared on comedian Tanmay Bhat’s show, and called Rakhi, an icon, who has become a part of pop culture. During the episode of the show, the actor along with others saw an Internet meme showing an installation at a music concert,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha exported 100,897 metric tonnes of seafood valued at Rs 5,428.67 crore during 2025-26, an officer said Wednesday. The state has emerged as one of the country's promising seafood-exporting states, supported by a long coastline, favourable aquaculture conditions and fisheries infrastructure, said Yashvir Singh, additional secretary in the department of commerce, ministry of commerce and industry....

Bhubaneswar: Amid rising crime cases and efforts to curb organised criminal syndicates, Odisha Police has reintroduced district-level inspections by senior IPS officers, an official notification said. The notification issued by the Odisha Police Headquarters in Cuttack June 6 said 15 senior IPS officers in the ranks of DGP, ADGP and IGP have been assigned to inspect police-related...

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Puri authorities have obtained patents for some key terms and logos associated with the 12th-century shrine, an official said Wednesday. This was revealed by Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator Arabinda Padhee while briefing reporters on rituals of the upcoming Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath July 16. We have secured patents...

Islamabad: An Mi-17 helicopter of the Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Wednesday, killing all personnel on board, the army said. There were no survivors, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan military, said, without giving the number of those killed. In a brief statement, it said that the accident...

New Delhi: Amid rumours of a possible merger of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) with the Congress, sources from the Mamata Banerjee-led party dismissed the reports Wednesday, stating there was no such plan. Dismissing the reports, a senior TMC leader called them baseless. We have no such information. This is baseless, a senior TMC leader told PTI. Speculation...

Bandar Seri Begawan: India and Brunei Darussalam Wednesday discussed ways to further deepen bilateral ties and parliamentary engagements. The discussions were held during a meeting between India's High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam, Ramu Abbagani, and Brunei Darussalam Legislative Council Speaker Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Lela Dato Seri Setia Haji Abdul Rahman. "Strengthening the bonds of friendship and...

New Delhi: The Congress has called a meeting of its general secretaries, in-charges and state unit chiefs Thursday during which the current political situation and the party's plans will be deliberated upon. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will preside over this crucial meeting, Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal said. An urgent meeting of AICC General Secretaries,...