Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex plummeted 1,688 points Friday, tracking a massive selloff in global markets as concerns over a new COVID-19 variant spooked investors across the world. The 30-share index ended 1,687.94 points or 2.87 per cent lower at 57,107.15. Similarly, the NSE Nifty plunged...
Chennai: The Madras High Court has ruled that the caste of a person remains unchanged after getting converted from one religion to another, and based on the same, no inter-caste marriage certificate can be issued. Justice S M Subramaniam gave the ruling while dismissing a...
Dharwad (Karnataka): At a time when life is almost bouncing back to normalcy in Karnataka, as many as 50 students studying at a medical college in Dharwad district of Karnataka have tested positive for coronavirus, health department officials said Thursday. All the students are pursuing...
Benghazi: Libya's top electoral body Wednesday disqualified the son and onetime heir apparent of the late dictator Moammar Gadhafi from running for president in elections to be held next month, citing his previous convictions. The name of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi appeared on a list of...
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved a bill to repeal the three farm laws, which triggered protests at Delhi borders by thousands of farmers, and will be tabled in Parliament during the upcoming winter session for passage. November 19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in...
Bhubaneswar: The climate is changing. Shouldn’t we? The oceans are rising. When will we rise? Icecaps are melting. Can we afford to freeze? With all these questions, comes Dharitri Youth Conclave 2021, Climate Change: Focus Odisha. A first of its kind, the conclave commenced Wednesday...
New Delhi: Congress leader Kapil Sibal Wednesday attacked the Centre over the inflation, and said it has reached 'milestones' in price graphs. Sibal said in a tweet, "Price graphs Price: petrol: Rs 103 per litre diesel: Rs 83 per litre tomatoes: Rs 85 to Rs...
Bhubaneswar: Fifty-three girl pupils of a government-aided high school in Odisha's Sundargarh district and 22 MBBS students of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla in Sambalpur tested positive for COVID-19 in the last three days, a health official said. The...
Bhubaneswar: Carrying forward its industrialisation drive, the Odisha government Monday accorded in-principle approval to eight projects envisaging investment of around Rs 1,872.11 crore. The projects will also provide employment opportunities for 3,461 persons, government officials said. The approval was given at the State Level Single...
Bhubaneswar: The alarming rise in incidents of crime against women in the state notwithstanding, available data reveals that the major chunk of the amount approved by the Centre under the Nirbhaya Fund for various women-centric initiatives remains unutilised by the Odisha Police. For instance, the...
Brazil has come as a surprise at a time when extreme Right parties in Europe, Latin America and elsewhere, helped...
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The Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Shatrujeet Kapur’s remark on 22 October that Indian and Chinese forces are...
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By Aakar Patel Next week, on 3 November, America will have its midterm election. It is so called because it...
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By Dilip Cherian Five extensions in three months, including those of Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan and Home Secretary Govind Mohan,...
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