Kendrapada: Being visually impaired could not stop Subham Soumen Senapati (28), a visually-impaired man of Sitalapatana village in Kendrapada district’s Garadpur block from cracking the Odisha Civil Services Examination, the results of which were declared recently. He secured 164 rank in his 4th attempt and will be getting OAS. In 2015, Sanyasi Behera was the…
Wall Street’s record-breaking rally slowed on Tuesday as shares of Alphabet fell sharply after the Google parent announced plans to raise fresh capital to fund its growing investments in artificial intelligence.The S&P 500 slipped 0.1 per cent after hitting another all-time high a day earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 65 points, or 0.1…
Cuttack: A session’s court in Cuttack has ordered a fresh trial in a high-value cyber fraud case involving a Nigerian national who is accused of allegedly cheating a Cuttack woman of Rs 28.67 lakh, holding that the acquittal was passed without examination of key prosecution witnesses essential for a fair judgment.Second additional sessions judge Priyaranjan…
The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) begins its three-day meeting on Tuesday amid growing inflation concerns, with a majority of economists and treasury heads expecting the central bank to keep interest rates unchanged this week while signalling a tighter stance later in the financial year, PTI reported.The six-member MPC, headed by RBI…
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…
