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Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India had raised quite a few eyebrows when it announced an unconventional 35 basis points rate cut during its bi-monthly policy meet earlier this month. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, according to the minutes of the meeting released Wednesday, said that...

New Delhi: Government think tank Niti Aayog Thursday made a case for extraordinary steps to deal with the unprecedented stress in the financial sector which has resulted in an economic slowdown in the country. The government needs to take steps which eliminate apprehension from the...

Mumbai: Netflix and other over-the-top (OTT) platforms are slowly but steadily eating the cable TV business, a new KPMG report has said, adding that there was a decline of nearly 12-15 million active subscribers for the cable & satellite (C&S) universe in the fourth quarter...

Bhubaneswar: Chennai-based home appliances and kitchenware brand Butterfly Wednesday announced an array of festive offers on purchase of their products for Odisha market. Company’s category head for electrical appliances Venkatesh Kumar and Regional Manager (Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal) Arun Sahoo declared the scheme...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Thursday decided not to conduct student union elections in universities and degree colleges this year in the state. An order issued by the government said student union elections shall not be conducted in state universities and degree colleges coming under the...

Puri: Healthcare facilities in the Holy City are in complete disarray as the district headquarters hospital (DHH) and several other hospitals are suffering from myriad problems including crunch in manpower and infrastructure. The DHH, Chandan Hazuri Paediatric Hospital, Kamala Devi Maternity Hospital, a few community...

BHUBANESWAR: The city-based fashion and interior design institute, JD Institute of Fashion Technology, has won the prestigious ‘Best Designing Institute-East’ Award at India Education Awards 2019. The award function was held at the Taj West End Hotel in Bengaluru by Blindwink, a national market research...

BHUBANESWAR: Celebrating Krishna Janmashtami is one of the most eagerly awaited events in a calendar year for denizens of the capital city. Devotees usually begin preparations much before the festivities. This year however, the narrative surrounding the build-up to the festival is the unavailability of...

BHUBANESWAR: That food stalls are mushrooming across the capital city is fact of the day. While most of them do have licence to run their business, monitoring their quality and hygienic conditions is hardly done. In many areas of the city we can see food...

Bhubaneswar: The civic authorities with the help of police Wednesday removed unauthorised encroachments on a road from Kalpana Square to Badagada Canal under Badagada police limits here. “The eviction programme was aimed at removing encroachments from Kalpana Square to Jagannath Ashram Square, Tankapani Road, but due...