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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Kejriwal’s PS ‘misbehaved’ with Maliwal at CM house, strict action will be taken: AAP’s Sanjay Singh

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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's PS Bibhav Kumar "misbehaved" with AAP RS MP Swati Maliwal Monday at the CM's residence and the AAP supremo will take strict action in the matter, party leader Sanjay Singh said. Addressing a press conference Tuesday, Singh said it is a "condemnable incident". "Yesterday, Maliwal had gone to meet Arvind Kejriwal at his residence. While she was waiting to meet him in the drawing...

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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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PM Modi files nomination from Varanasi

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 office where he filed his nomination papers. The four proposers of his nomination were Pandit Gyaneshwar Shastri, who has played a...

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Mumbai hoarding crash toll mounts to 14

Mumbai hoarding crash

Mumbai: The death toll in the hoarding collapse incident in Mumbai has risen to 14 while 75 others are injured, civic officials Tuesday said as rescue and search operations continued a day after the tragedy. Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar assured strict action against those responsible for the incident, while the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said it will take down the remaining billboards on the GRP land where the hoarding collapsed....

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Manika Batra reaches career-high ranking of World No. 24

New Delhi: Ace women's table tennis star Manika Batra rose to a career-best singles ranking of 24 following her success in the Saudi Smash, becoming the first Indian woman player to break into the top-25 in world rankings. The 28-year-old Khel Ratna awardee, who was in the 39th spot before the tournament, jumped 15 spots following her...

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Gary Kirsten to join Pakistan cricket team in England

Islamabad: Gary Kirsten will start his two-year assignment as the coach of Pakistan's white-ball cricket team when he joins the squad in England Sunday. Pakistan will play four Twenty20s against England to prepare for the T20 World Cup next month in the Caribbean and the United States. Pakistan has delayed naming its final 15-man squad for the...

Biden hiking tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum — adding to tensions with Beijing

Washington: The Biden administration announced plans to slap new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment — an election year move that's likely to increase friction between the world's two largest economies. The tariffs come in the middle of a heated campaign between President Joe Biden and his Republican predecessor,...

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Harmanpreet Kaur advances in latest ICC women’s T20I rankings

Dubai: Following an impressive 105 runs in a five-match series sweep over Bangladesh, Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur rose three places to 13th in the latest ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings released Tuesday. India looked in good touch just months out from this year's ICC Women's T20 World Cup as they registered a hard-fought series whitewash against Bangladesh....

Pakistan needs 2-3 years to implement IMF-advised structural reforms: Finance Minister Aurangzeb

Pakistan, IMF begin formal talks for new bailout package

Islamabad: Pakistan and the IMF have started negotiations for a fresh bailout package to address the cash-strapped country's fiscal challenges and implement crucial reforms, media reports said Tuesday. On Monday, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) mission chief to Pakistan, Nathan Porter, called on Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to "kick start the discussions on further engagement with the...

Raphael Varane to leave Manchester United

New Delhi: Manchester United defender Raphael Varane has announced that he will not be renewing his contract with the Premier League club at the end of the season, via an emotional video on social media. The center back joined United in 2021 from Real Madrid, a club where he spent more than a decade and solidified his...

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Airtel registers 31% decline in Q4 net profit

New Delhi: Telecom major Bharti Airtel Tuesday reported a 31 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 2,072 crore for the Jan-March quarter of 2023-24 compared to the corresponding figure of Rs 3,006 crore in the same period of the previous year. The Sunil Mittal-led company posted a 4 per cent increase in revenue...

 

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