There’s no ‘lehar’, only ‘zehar’ in PM’s language: Jairam Ramesh
Odisha: Independent candidate arrested for attacking BJP’s Berhampur MP candidate
Contentious Kotia witnesses robust voter turnout of 76.53% in Odisha polls
LS polls fourth phase: Voter turnout climbs to 67.25%
Kendrapara villages face extinction
PM Modi files nomination from Varanasi
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi filed his nomination Tuesday from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, aiming for a larger victory margin compared to his previous two wins in 2014 and then in 2019. The Prime Minister got down from his car at the gates of the district collectorate and walked to the...
Read moreWholesale inflation hit 13-month high in April
New Delhi: The wholesale inflation rose to a 13-month high of 1.26 per cent in April fuelled by rising prices of food articles, especially vegetables, amid expectations of RBI holding interest rates in the policy review next month. The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation has been rising for two months in a row. It was 0.20 per cent in February and 0.53 per cent in March. WPI inflation was 0.79...
Read moreHC junks penalty order against Tata Chemicals and others over ‘substandard iodized salt’
Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has quashed an order issued by the Food Safety Appellate Tribunal in Maharashtra's Buldhana in 2016, imposing penalty on Tata Chemicals Limited and other companies for "manufacturing and selling substandard iodized salt". In his order, Justice Anil L Pansare of the bench also directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to issue appropriate advisories or circulars to ensure procedural...
Read moreElgar Parishad case: Supreme Court grants bail to Gautam Navlakha
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday granted bail to activist Gautam Navlakha in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and SVN Bhatti refused to extend the stay imposed by the Bombay High Court order on the bail granted to Navlakha in the case. It also directed Navlakha to pay Rs 20 lakh towards expenses for security in house arrest. "We are inclined to not extend the...
Read moreFiring outside Salman Khan’s home: One more member of Lawrence Bishnoi gang arrested
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police have arrested one more member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang in connection with firing outside superstar Salman Khan's residence here last month, officials said Tuesday. The accused, identified as Harpal Singh (34), a resident of Fatehabad in Haryana, was apprehended by a team of the Mumbai crime branch from his hometown Monday evening, an official said. Singh was brought to Mumbai in the early hours of Tuesday...
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T20 WC: Najmul Hasan Shanto to lead Bangladesh’s 15-man squad
Dhaka: Najmul Hasan Shanto will be leading Bangalesh's 15-member T20 World Cup squad, which feature all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who has played every T20 World Cup since the inaugural edition in 2007. Injured Taskin Ahmed has also been been named in the squad for the 20-over showpiece. Shakib was named in the squad for Bangladesh's final two...
There’s no ‘lehar’, only ‘zehar’ in PM’s language: Jairam Ramesh
Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Tuesday claimed that there is no 'lehar' (wave) in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi but only 'zehar' (poison) in his language. Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, Jairam said that the language of the "outgoing" prime minister indicates he is "tensed and confused". "He (PM) has realised that farmers, youth,...
Saif Ali Khan modifies his famous Kareena tattoo
Mumbai: Actor Saif Ali Khan, who will be seen making his Telugu debut with Devara, has modified his wife Kareena Kapoor Khan’s tattoo on his forearm. The actor was recently spotted at Mumbai airport when he caught the attention of the shutterbugs. Saif had inked his wife’s name on his left forearm in Hindi while they were...
Markets climb as retail inflation eases in April
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices climbed Tuesday as retail inflation eased to an 11-month low of 4.83 per cent in April and buying in the country's most valued firm by market valuation Reliance Industries also added to the optimism. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 328.48 points, or 0.45 per cent, to settle at 73,104.61. During the day, it...
Amazon pumps Rs 1,600 crore into its India arm as e-commerce battle intensifies
New Delhi: E-commerce giant Amazon has pumped Rs 1,600 crore into its India arm, Amazon Seller Services, a regulatory filing by the company has shown. The investment comes as India’s e-commerce growth is expected to reach $200-230 billion by 2030, a steady 20-22 per cent rise. According to Amazon’s filing in the US, “The Board is hereby...
Odisha: Independent candidate arrested for attacking BJP’s Berhampur MP candidate
Berhampur: Berhampur Assembly independent candidate Siva Shankar Das was arrested and sent to jail Tuesday for allegedly attacking BJP’s Berhampur Lok Sabha candidate Pradeep Panigrahi on polling day Monday. Both Pradeep and Siva Shankar got into a heated argument at Gosani Nuagam Sunday during polling at the Utkalmani UP School booth in the first phase of the...
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One of the best parts of having a queen size bed in your room is that it is big enough to stretch and relax, and yet not so big to occupy the entire room. If you too are looking for a queen-size mattress for your room then look no further, because he has collected the last of...
Domestic passenger vehicle sales up 1.3% at record 3,35,629 units in April: SIAM
New Delhi: Passenger vehicle wholesales in India rose to record levels in April driven by strong demand for utility vehicles, automobile industry body SIAM said Tuesday. The overall passenger vehicle dispatches from companies to dealers rose 1.3 per cent year-on-year to record levels of 3,35,629 units in April, as compared to 3,31,278 units in April 2023. Utility...
Wholesale inflation hit 13-month high in April
New Delhi: The wholesale inflation rose to a 13-month high of 1.26 per cent in April fuelled by rising prices of food articles, especially vegetables, amid expectations of RBI holding interest rates in the policy review next month. The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation has been rising for two months in a row. It was 0.20...
Joe Biden signs bill banning US imports of Russian uranium
Washington: US President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that will prohibit US imports of unirradiated low-enriched uranium from Russia. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement that Biden signed the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act, which is aimed at "reducing, and ultimately eliminating, our reliance on Russia for civilian nuclear power." Having...