Kendrapara villages face extinction

Kendrapara: The absence of a long-term plan to prevent natural calamities is posing serious threats to several villages under Mahakalapada block of Kendrapara district. Locals alleged that every year the administration holds meetings to tackle the situation in the aftermath...

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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...

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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 per cent in February and 0.53 per cent in March. WPI inflation was 0.79...

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HC 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...

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Elgar Parishad case: Supreme Court grants bail to Gautam Navlakha

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...

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Firing 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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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...

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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...

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

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...

India sends fresh consignments of relief materials to flood-hit Kenya

India sends fresh consignments of relief materials to flood-hit Kenya

New Delhi: India Tuesday sent fresh consignments of relief materials containing 40 tonnes of medicines and other supplies for the flood-affected people of Kenya. The HADR (Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief) consignments were sent to the African nation in a military transport aircraft. "The second tranche of HADR material containing 40 tonnes of medicines, medical supplies and...

Ananya Panday shares ‘forgotten photos’ of her in bikini

Mumbai: The Gen-Z diva Ananya Panday shared some unseen 'forgotten' pictures as a throwback Tuesday post, which are mostly from her beach vacations. The actress, who has 24.6 million followers on Instagram, shared a series of photos, featuring her posing in various bikinis. In the snaps, Ananya is seen wearing a sky blue coloured bikini, a pink...

 

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