BCCI bans journalist Boria Majumdar for ‘threatening’ Wriddhiman Saha
Mumbai: The BCCI has imposed a two-year ban on Boria Majumdar for bullying senior wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha, barring the sports journalist from interviewing registering players and entering stadiums in the country. Majumdar won't be given media accreditation for two years...
Fresh pitch for port at Bahuda river mouth
Berhampur: Various outfits have revived the demand for a riverine small port at Bahuda river mouth in Ganjam district as the state government, which had mooted a proposal to this effect 10 years ago, is not taking any step, said...
Substandard work alleged in Sanaghagara facelift
Keonjhar: While the state Tourism department is spending a whopping Rs 4.26 crore for the development and beautification of famous Sanaghagara waterfall in Keonjhar district, locals have raised questions over the quality of the ongoing works. They accused the officials...
Jharigaon MLA in soup
Nabarangpur/Umerkote: Jharigaon MLA Prakash Majhi Tuesday landed in the soup after a woman lodged a complaint at Khandagiri police station in Bhubaneswar alleging sexual exploitation and murder threat by the former. The district units of Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party...
Odisha registers 10 new Covid-19 cases; 2 below 18 years
Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha recorded 10 new Covid-19 cases, of which two are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,88,085. Active caseload in the state now stands at...
BJP urges Governor Ganeshi Lal to withdraw ‘false case’ against MLA Subash Chandra Panigrahi
Bhubaneswar: A delegation of Odisha unit of the BJP, led by party chief whip in the Assembly, Mohan Majhi met Governor Ganeshi Lal here Tuesday. They sought his intervention in connection with the arrest of party MLA Subash Chandra Panigrahi...
RBI hikes interest rate by 40 bps to 4.40%
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank Wednesday increased the benchmark lending rate by 40 basis points (bps) to 4.40 per cent in a bid to contain inflation, which has remained stubbornly above the target zone of 6 per cent for the last three months. The decision follows an unscheduled meeting of the...
Read moreRBI raises CRR by 50 bps to 4.5 pc from May 21
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank Wednesday announced a hike in cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 50 basis points to 4.5 per cent, effective May 21, which will take out Rs 87,000 crore liquidity from the system. The decision was announced by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das after an off-cycle meeting of the rate-setting panel -- Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). CRR is a percentage of a bank's total deposits that it needs to maintain...
Read moreEU leader calls for Russian oil ban in new set of sanctions
Brussels: The European Union's top official Wednesday called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia in a sixth package of sanctions targeting Moscow for its war in Ukraine. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also proposed that Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, and two other major banks be disconnected from the SWIFT international banking payment system. Von der Leyen, addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, called on...
Read moreUkraine received 4.5bn euros in int’l aid since start of conflict: Ukrainian PM
Kiev: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said Ukraine has received 4.5 billion euros (about $4.73 billion) in financial international aid since the start of the conflict with Russia, the government press service said. Over the past week, Ukraine received $500 million in grant funds from the World Bank, Shmyhal added Tuesday. "We are especially grateful for such support. This helps us to maintain all social benefits in full, as well...
Read moreIndia reports 3205 new Covid cases, 31 fatalities
New Delhi: India reported 3,205 new coronavirus infections in a day, pushing the number of active cases to 19,509 and the overall tally to 4,30,88,118, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Wednesday. The data released at 8 am also showed that 31 fatalities were reported in a 24-hour span, taking the overall death toll to 5,23,920. An increase of 372 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload...
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BCCI bans journalist Boria Majumdar for ‘threatening’ Wriddhiman Saha
Mumbai: The BCCI has imposed a two-year ban on Boria Majumdar for bullying senior wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha, barring the sports journalist from interviewing registering players and entering stadiums in the country. Majumdar won't be given media accreditation for two years as part of the sanctions ratified by the BCCI Apex Council. On February 25, the BCCI had...
Prince Narula becomes the second finalist of ‘Lock Upp’
Mumbai: 'Bigg Boss 15' fame Pratik Sehajpal recently entered the reality show 'Lock Upp' during an Eid special episode. He interacted with inmates and also announced that Prince Narula is the second finalist. He has to decide between Azma Fallah and Prince. He created a major suspense and said whoever he will give the pendant to is...
YouTube Go to stop operating from August this year
San Francisco: Video-streaming platform YouTube has announced that YouTube Go, designed for offline videos, will no longer be available for users beginning in August. YouTube Go allows users to save videos for offline viewing, giving options over quality and file size so it is clear how much data a download will use. The app also allows for...
Rupee rises 8 paise to close at 76.40 against US dollar as RBI hikes interest rate
Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 8 paise to settle at 76.40 (provisional) against the US dollar Wednesday following RBI's surprise rate hike ahead of the US Federal Reserve's policy decision. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 76.46 against the US dollar. It moved in the range of 76.17 to 76.58 during the session. The...
Markets go into tailspin after RBI’s rate hike surprise; Sensex, Nifty slump over 2 pc
Mumbai: Equity markets fell sharply in late afternoon trade Wednesday, with the Sensex and Nifty diving over 2 per cent each after the RBI in a surprise move hiked the benchmark lending rate to 4.40 per cent to contain inflation. The 30-share BSE benchmark tumbled 1,306.96 points or 2.29 per cent to settle at 55,669.03. During the...
Vijay’s ‘Beast’ to be out on Netflix
Mumbai: Actor Vijay's latest movie Beast will start streaming on Netflix from May 11, the streamer announced Wednesday. The Tamil-language film, which released theatrically April 13, will also be available in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi on the digital platform. "Can you feel the power, terror, fire because Beast arrives on Netflix May 11 in Tamil, Telugu,...
We have to win every game from hereon to make it to finals: Warner on congested points table
Mumbai: Delhi Capitals have fluffed their lines during a few chases and the current mid-table "congestion" only means that they will have to win their remaining five games while checking out RCB's results, senior opener David Warner said Thursday. DC are currently seventh in the standings with eight points from nine games but with another five rounds...
Sensex tumbles over 1,060 points after RBI hikes interest rate
Mumbai: Equity markets fell sharply in late afternoon trade Wednesday, with the Sensex crashing 1,060.64 points after the Reserve Bank increased the benchmark lending rate to 4.40 per cent in a bid to contain inflation. The 30-share BSE benchmark tumbled 1,060.64 points or 1.86 per cent to 55,915.35 in late afternoon trade. The NSE Nifty also tanked...
Sidharth, Kiara attend Arpita Khan’s Eid party amid breakup reports
Mumbai: Actors Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani, who are rumoured to have split, were photographed attending Salman Khan's youngest sister Arpita Khan's star-studded Eid bash. Sidharth was seen in a black kurta pyjama for the party while Kiara was dressed in a white and grey top and pants paired with a long shrug. The two posed for...
RBI raises CRR by 50 bps to 4.5 pc from May 21
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank Wednesday announced a hike in cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 50 basis points to 4.5 per cent, effective May 21, which will take out Rs 87,000 crore liquidity from the system. The decision was announced by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das after an off-cycle meeting of the rate-setting panel -- Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)....
