Berhampur: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday sought an action taken report (ATR) on the alleged custodial death of a 32-year-old man in Kabisurya Nagar police station in Ganjam district from the district administration. The NHRC has directed the district magistrate and SP (Ganjam) to submit the report within three weeks of the…
According to an assessment by Bloomberg Economics, RBI sold gold worth around $12 billion during the two weeks ending May 22. (AI image) Amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict, the Reserve Bank of India may have sold some of its gold holdings to protect foreign exchange reserves from the economic fallout of the Middle East situation,…
Rising petrol and diesel prices could rekindle inflationary pressures in the economy by increasing transportation, logistics and manufacturing costs, with the impact likely to be felt across food and consumer goods categories in the coming months, according to a Crisil report released on Tuesday.Petrol and diesel prices have risen by around Rs 7.5 per litre…
Students at work at a laboratory at FM University in Balasore Bhubaneswar: To document and preserve India’s traditional knowledge systems, the Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) division under the Union ministry of education has approved a research project of Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, focusing on the ethnozoological practices of tribal communities in the state. Students at…
AI image for representive purpose The story of a Delhi jobseeker who travelled to Hyderabad for an interview, spending about ₹14,000 on flight tickets and reportedly being turned down in 10 minutes, has led to a wider discussion online about hiring practices, travel reimbursements and the growing desperation among candidates in a tough job market.A…
Kendrapada: Bhitarkanika National Park, the country’s second-largest mangrove forest after the Sundarbans, is home to seven species of kingfishers thriving in its vast wetland ecosystem, said noted ornithologist Pramod Kumar Dhal (65). “India has 12 species of kingfishers. In my four decades of research, I have recorded seven species in Bhitarkanika,” said Dhal, who has…
Gold price prediction today: Gold prices continue to be weighed down by inflation concerns amid geopolitical tensions and rising oil prices, says Praveen Singh, Head Currencies and Commodities, Mirae Asset ShareKhan. Source link
Bhubaneswar: City student Bhavesh Patra has emerged as the state topper in the JEE Advanced 2026 examination, the results of which were announced on Monday.A student of Cohen International School, Bhavesh secured an All India Rank (AIR) of 29 and emerged as the Odisha State Rank 1 holder. He scored 293 marks out of a…
Screen grab from X @AshwiniVaishnaw’s video The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project achieved its third mountain tunnel breakthrough in Maharashtra within five months, marking another milestone in the construction of India’s first high-speed rail corridor.The breakthrough took place in Dahanu taluka of Palghar district in Maharashtra.Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday posted on X, “Mumbai-Amdavad…
The elephant carcass being exhumed from the orchard Bhubaneswar: The forest department on Monday arrested three persons for allegedly killing a ‘makhna’ (a male elephant with no tusks) and burying its carcass using an excavator in a mango orchard under Hindol range in Dhenkanal district.The arrested include Pramod Kumar Raj (64), owner of the orchard,…
