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Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower Friday amid profit-taking after the RBI lowered its growth expectations for the current fiscal year and forecast inflation to rise to 5.1 per cent. Also adding to the bearish trend in equities were foreign fund outflows, geopolitical...

Mumbai: Actress Celina Jaitly, who has filed for divorce from Peter Haag on grounds of domestic violence and cruelty, has now responded to the defamation threats from her estranged husband, and father‑in‑law. The actress took to her Instagram, and shared a carousel post responding to...

By ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Odisha is increasingly witnessing the realities of a changing climate. Bhubaneswar and several other parts of the state have experienced intense heatwaves, rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and prolonged dry spells, while rapid ur banisation and shrinking green cover have made cities...

MANOJ KUMAR JENA, OP As the world observes World Environment Day to raise awareness about environmental threats such as urbanisation, global warming and climate change, concerns are mounting over how these factors are impacting nature through untimely floods, landslides and increasingly unbearable summers. This year,...

Kendrapara: Far from home and desperate for help, five workers, including four from Odisha's Kendrapara district, have appealed for urgent assistance after allegedly being stranded in Thailand under distressing circumstances. The workers Khirod Das, Manoj Mallick, Kailash Sethi, and Nityananda Mallick from Kendrapara, along with...

New Delhi: The southwest monsoon set over Kerala Thursday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Typically, the monsoon arrives in Kerala around June 1, which marks the beginning of the Southwest monsoon season (June-September). "The southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts...

Koraput: Fresh concerns have surfaced over alleged entry of officials from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh into border villages of Kotia panchayat under Pottangi block in Koraput district. The officials reportedly visited the area again to review survey activities. According to reports, while census work in Kotia...

Bhubaneswar: School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond said all school textbooks will reach students before summer vacation. The minister said 90 per cent of textbooks have already been printed and are being distributed to students. The remaining 10 per cent will be delivered before...

Patna: A coaching institute of educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as 'Khan Sir', was allegedly vandalised and pelted with stones in Patna, police said Wednesday. He also claimed that firing took place at the institution, but police could not confirm it. The incident took place...

New Delhi: The southwest monsoon is expected to onset over Kerala around June 4, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Tuesday. Typically, monsoon arrives in Kerala around June 1, which marks the beginning of the southwest monsoon season (June-September). "Conditions are favourable for further advance...