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Mumbai: Banks have urged the Reserve Bank of India to ease one of the key measures the regulator announced over the weekend to support the rupee and scrap the threshold above which the rule comes into effect, four sources familiar with the discussions said. Lenders...

Kesinga: Two hostels built for students in Odisha’s Kalahandi district remain unused nearly seven years after construction began, leaving students without the accommodation and basic facilities the project was intended to provide. The two hostels in Tundla village under Kesinga block were sanctioned in the...

Mumbai: The Election Commission of India has extended to October 26 the deadline for filing claims and objections to the draft electoral rolls in Maharashtra. The final voter list will be published as scheduled November 16, it added. The draft electoral rolls were published August...

Thuamul Rampur: Drinking water supply has remained disrupted for 17 days in Thuamul Rampur block in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, prompting criticism of the local panchayat after it blamed a shortage of government funds for failing to clear electricity dues. The disruption affected residents dependent on...

Los Angeles: Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire officiated the wedding of former wife Jennifer Meyer with music executive Geoff Ogunlesi just weeks after the actor finalised his divorce from the jewellery designer. Maguire and Meyer separated a decade ago, and Meyer filed for divorce six years...

Bhubaneswar: The NHAI has planted 5.20 lakh saplings across Odisha over the past four months to expand green cover and promote biodiversity along highway corridors, an official statement said Monday. The plantation drive includes initiatives such as the 'Arogya Van' programme, bee corridor plantations, median...

New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court opposing a contempt petition against authorities over traffic-and-transit curbs during protests in Delhi, stressing that the right to assemble cannot override public order and commuters' mobility. The application comes amid ongoing contempt proceedings in...

Kendrapada: Forest department officials rescued a six-foot-long female saltwater crocodile from a pond in a village in Odisha's Kendrapada district Monday and later released the reptile into the Bausagada river inside Bhitarkanika National Park, officials said. The crocodile was spotted by villagers at Pentha under...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD), the regional party's student wing, Monday accused the BJP government in Odisha of using the administration to secure electoral gains for the ABVP in student union polls, alleging interference by ruling-party leaders, intimidation of candidates and manipulation of...

New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and 10 other INDIA bloc leaders have moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging large-scale voter deletions and irregularities in the...